Category «SCI-TECH»

China to build space station accommodating 3 astronauts

  File Photo: Xinhua China is scheduled to build and operate a space station in 2022, which will accommodate three astronauts, and space would be reserved for enlargement. Zhou Jianping, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the chief designer of China’s manned space program, said at the Forth China Summit Forum on …

Tencent Music’s quarterly revenue beats on subscriber growth

Chinese tech company Tencent Holdings’ Chairman and CEO Pony Ma Huateng paid his travel fare by scanning a QR (quick response) code via WeChat’s payment function on a bus in Hefei, capital of East China’s Anhui Province late Wednesday. The whole process takes only 0.3 seconds. Point-of-sale machines for passengers to pay their bus fees …

Artificial intelligence IQ Over 9,000: Russian Military to Get Support of Artificial Intelligence

A robot looks at a woman using her mobile phone at the China Beijing International High-Tech Expo on Thursday. The latest domestic technology achievements like applications of artificial intelligence, 5G and new-energy internet vehicles are being showcased. Photo: AFP In mid-October, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the national strategy for artificial intelligence (AI) development during …

Ban on Chinese employees due to ‘cyber threats’ list: GitLab

Photo: IC Open-core platform GitLab replied to the Global Times on Tuesday and admitted the decision to block Chinese and Russian employees was made due to an unstable domestic atmosphere in the US after the country’s security authorities listed China among countries seen as “cyber threats.” According to Natasha Woods, senior manager of corporate communications …

China sends 49th BDS satellite into space

The Long March-3B carrier rocket at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center Photo: Xie Qiyong/ China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology   The Long March-3B carrier rocket at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center Photo: Xie Qiyong/ China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology       A Long March-3B carrier rocket is launched, carrying the new BDS …

China launches new 3D mapping satellite

The Gaofen-7 satellite is launched aboard a Long March-4B rocket at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China’s Shanxi Province on Sunday. Photo: People’s Daily App China on Sunday launched an advanced 3D mapping satellite that can clearly see small country lanes from orbit, and will play a vital role in supporting urban and …

New battery design can charge e-car in 10 minutes

File photo Scientists in the US have claimed a technological breakthrough that could resolve one of the key concerns surrounding all-electric vehicles: 10 minutes charging time to add 200 miles of driving range.  Writing in the journal Joule, researchers at The Pennsylvania State University said that such a speedy charge rate required a battery to …

Aussie-made autonomous submarine draws immersive 3D underwater maps

An autonomous submarine developed by Australian company UAM. (Photo courtesy of TecUAM Tec)  A new autonomous submarine, developed by Australian company UAM Tec, is set to change the way people interact with the underwater environment, creating realistic 3D images of the bottom of the ocean more cheaply and efficiently than ever before. UAM Tec Co-founders, …

Job transformation in the era of intelligent machines

Photo: VCG As the fourth industrial revolution is gaining momentum, the job loss issue is a significant concern. Often the numbers being mentioned are based on conjectures — like Bangladesh’s garments industry will lose 60 per cent jobs by 2030. There are also pieces of evidence that technology has been polarising the job market across …