Science

US Climate Cuts Hurting Global Science: Europe's Weather Agency

This is Beirut 15/04 10:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Europe's meteorological agency says cuts by US President Donald Trump's administration to a key American science agency had hindered the sharing of crucial observations used around the globe to monitor the climate and forecast weather. Trump's administration has fired hundreds of staff at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ...

Pandemic Treaty Talks Inch Towards Accord

This is Beirut 15/04 09:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Countries hope more than three years of negotiations on battling future pandemics will finally end Tuesday, after reaching a preliminary agreement last week. It has been more than five years since the Covid-19 pandemic began, killing millions of people and devastating economies. Experts say an accord has become even more crucial with new health ...

ExplainerAI: Just Beginning to Revolutionize the NBA Game

This is Beirut 14/04 14:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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It's not a scene out of the future, but a reality on the hard courts of today. Using artificial intelligence, a top basketball team found the right defensive strategy that made the difference to win the NBA championship. Data specialist Rajiv Maheswaran declines to name the outfit that leveraged AI analysis to victory, saying in a corporate ...

Meta Faces Landmark US Antitrust Trial

This is Beirut 14/04 11:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Social media juggernaut Meta stands trial on Monday facing serious US government allegations that it abused its market power to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp before they could become competitors. By moving forward, the trial in a Washington federal court dashes the hopes of Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg that the return of Donald Trump to the White ...

Lebanon’s Forests Are Crying Out. Will We Answer in Time?

Karl Hajj Moussa 11/04 20:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Lebanon, a country where forests cover only 13.6% of its total land area, is confronting a severe environmental crisis. Recent estimates from the Ministry of Agriculture (2021), the CNRS and FAO show that Lebanon has approximately 137,000 hectares of natural forests. Yet, this crucial forest cover continues to diminish due to illegal logging, ...

Amazon Satellite Launch Scrubbed Due to Weather

This is Beirut 10/04 13:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Weather prevented a rocket carrying the first batch of Amazon satellites designed to compete with Elon Musk's Starlink from lifting off Wednesday, in a setback for the planned Project Kuiper network. "Stubborn cumulus clouds and persistent winds make liftoff not possible within the available window," read a liveblog update from operator United ...

AI surge to double data centre electricity demand by 2030

This is Beirut 10/04 13:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Electricity consumption by data centres will more than double by 2030, driven by artificial intelligence applications that will create new challenges for energy security and CO2 emission goals, the IEA said Thursday. At the same time, AI can unlock opportunities to produce and consume electricity more efficiently, the International Energy Agency ...

Facing US Competition, EU Proposes Easing AI, Data Regulations

This is Beirut 09/04 17:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The EU said Wednesday it is considering streamlining artificial intelligence and data rules as part of a broader push to help European businesses keep up with US and Chinese rivals. The European Union long heralded its legal arsenal on tech as an example for the world, but the tone has shifted since the return of US President Donald Trump. Just ...

SpotlightReusable Water Bottles: Breeding Grounds for Bacteria?

Bélinda Ibrahim 09/04 17:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Proper hydration, eco-awareness and sleek design – in many parts of the world, reusable water bottles are everywhere. Whether made of stainless steel, glass or durable plastic, they’ve become a fixture in backpacks, on desks and in gyms. Since the rise of zero-waste movements and growing environmental consciousness – still, unfortunately, ...

US Targets Zuckerberg’s Social Media Empire

This is Beirut 09/04 12:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Barring any eleventh-hour intervention, social media juggernaut Meta will stand trial next week facing serious US government allegations that it abused its market power to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp before they could become competitors. By moving forward, the trial in a Washington federal court dashes any hopes from Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg ...

Meta to Launch Teen Accounts on Facebook

This is Beirut 08/04 13:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Meta on Tuesday announced that it was extending its teen accounts to its social network Facebook, after recently introducing restrictions on Instagram. The accounts were brought in for 13- to 15-year-old users of the company's popular photo-sharing app last September as part of moves to shield vulnerable underage internet users from online ...

Soyuz Spacecraft Launches for ISS with American, two Russians

This is Beirut 08/04 12:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A Soyuz spacecraft carrying an American and two Russians launched, on Tuesday, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to head to the International Space Station. The MS-27 craft, which was decorated to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, took off at 10:47 am (0547 GMT), according to televised images shown by the Russian ...