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Adopted in US, Greek Cold War kids find long-lost families

Robyn Bedell Zalewa grew up and spent all her adult life in the United States, but is part of a little-known chapter of Greek history -- the adoption of some 4,000 infants during the Cold War.

Get SAT and Rangsons Awarded Multi-Million Dollar Contract to Deliver Advanced Mobile SATCOM Terminals for a Major Defense Program in South

The program includes the delivery of Get SAT's Micro SAT- a compact, ruggedized SATCOM-on-the-move terminal engineered for mobile platforms. Measuring just 28 x 25 x 7.5 cm and weighing 8 kg, the Micro SAT is among the smallest all-in-one terminals in its class. The terminals serve as the critical communications backbone for MoD operations in mobile and remote environments.

Denmark Buys Four MQ-9B SkyGuardians From GA-ASI

NSPA Supports Denmark and European Countries in MQ-9B Acquisition and Sustainment

Extreme weather misinformation 'putting lives at risk,' study warns

Major social media platforms are enabling and profiting from misinformation around extreme weather events, endangering lives and impeding emergency response efforts, a research group said Tuesday.

Anxious parents face tough choices on AI

When it comes to AI, many parents navigate between fear of the unknown and fear of their children missing out.

The eye-opening science of close encounters with polar bears

It's a pretty risky business trying to take a blood sample from a polar bear -- one of the most dangerous predators on the planet -- on an Arctic ice floe.

Alaska Airlines resumes flights after 'IT outage'

Alaska Airlines said Monday it had resumed operations after hours earlier requesting its fleet be grounded because of an "IT outage."

31 Concept Emerges From Stealth Mode, to Unveil Groundbreaking Network Intelligence Platform at Iss Asia 2025

Unveiling the Future of Encrypted Traffic Visibility and Sovereign Cyber Intelligence

Spacely AI Secures US $1 Million Seed Round to Supercharge Generative AI Design for Architects Worldwide

Spacely AI's mission is to help architects win more business, unlock greater creativity, and cut costs. Its cloud suite delivers AI rendering for interior and exterior spaces, intuitive image-editing tools, AI virtual staging, and automated 3D model generation. Fully integrated with SketchUp via Extension Warehouse, the platform is adding support for more leading CAD tools so professionals can work inside the software they already know.

A New Transatlantic Partnership for European CCA

General Atomics announces plans for rapid international uncrewed fighter development

Latest GA Autonomous Jet Demo Features Live Air-to-Air Engagement Capability

Autonomous Tasking With TacACE and Optix.C2 Showcase Maturity and Operational Readiness

Belgian Aircrew Completes MQ-9B Training

GA-ASI's MQ-9B SkyGuardian® Training Was Conducted at Multiple Sites, Including Flight Test & Training Center and Desert Horizon

World-first IVF trial reduces risk of babies inheriting diseases

Eight healthy babies have been born in the UK using a new IVF technique that successfully reduced their risk of inheriting genetic diseases from their mothers, the results of a world-first trial said Wednesday.

Skimming the Sun, probe sheds light on space weather threats

Eruptions of plasma piling atop one another, solar wind streaming out in exquisite detail -- the closest-ever images of our Sun are a gold mine for scientists.

BlackBerry Partners with EC-Council to Help Strengthen Malaysia's Cybersecurity Workforce

Malaysia's Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (CCoE) expands curriculum with self-paced training for civil servants through EC-Council's advanced learning platform

Astronauts from US, India, Poland, Hungary on SpaceX capsule return to Earth

A SpaceX capsule carrying astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary and the United States splashed down off the California coast Tuesday, completing Axiom Mission 4 and capping 20 days in space.

W. Virginia villagers take on AI-driven power plant boom

Al Tomson, mayor of a tiny town tucked away in an idyllic corner of the eastern United States, points to a spot on a map of his region.

AATec Medical and Northway Biotech Announce Partnership to Develop Industrial Production Process for ATL-105 Targeting Lung Disease

Partnership established to develop and scale production of ATL-105, a novel recombinant version of alpha-1 antitrypsinLead indication is non-CF bronchiectasis; ATL-105 targets disease drivers through a broad multimodal mechanism of action

Elon Musk's xAI inks Pentagon deal for contentious Grok chatbot

Elon Musk's xAI, which features a large language model that has spewed Hitler-supporting rhetoric and antisemitic tropes, said Monday it has signed a deal to provide its services to the US Department of Defense.

Astronauts from US, India, Poland, Hungary bound for Earth

A SpaceX capsule carrying an international crew from India, Poland, Hungary, and the United States has departed the International Space Station and is set to splash down off the coast of California.

Tourist coins pose giant problem at N. Ireland's famous causeway site

Northern Ireland's Giant Causeway draws close to one million visitors a year but their habit of wedging tiny coins in cracks between the rocks -- to bring love or luck -- is damaging the world-famous wonder.

'Fairytale' Neuschwanstein castle becomes UNESCO heritage site

The Neuschwanstein castle in Germany's Bavaria, perhaps best known for inspiring Walt Disney's fairytale castles, has been named a World Heritage site, the UN cultural agency announced on Saturday.

Cambodia genocide survivors 'thrilled' at new UNESCO status

Survivors of Cambodia's four-year genocide on Saturday told AFP they were "thrilled" that the site of their lives' biggest horror has gained UNESCO recognition.

Australia's Aboriginals win bid for UNESCO listing of ancient site

A delegation of Australia's Aboriginal people that travelled to Paris to campaign for UN backing to protect a heritage site they say is threatened by harmful mining were "overjoyed" Friday as the ancient site was recognised on the coveted list.

Lithuania bids to save Baltic seals as ice sheets recede

The grey seals slide out of their cages into the Baltic Sea near the Lithuanian coast, swimming off to new lives imperilled by climate change, pollution and shrinking fish stocks.

EU unveils recommendations to rein in powerful AI models

The EU unveiled on Thursday long-delayed recommendations to rein in the most advanced AI models such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and help companies comply with the bloc's sweeping new law.

Humanoid robot says not aiming to 'replace human artists'

When successful artist Ai-Da unveiled a new portrait of King Charles this week, the humanoid robot described what inspired the layered and complex piece, and insisted it had no plans to "replace" humans.

Chat3 Announces SocialAI Chain: A New Blockchain Standard for Reputation, Trust, and On-Chain Behavior

World’s first blockchain designed to immutably capture Social and Credit Scores on-chain

AI giant Nvidia becomes first company to reach $4 tn in value

Nvidia became the first company to touch $4 trillion in market value on Wednesday, a new milestone in Wall Street's bet that artificial intelligence will transform the economy.

Musk's chatbot Grok slammed for praising Hitler, dishing insults

Billionaire Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok was under fire again Wednesday, for antisemitic comments, praising Hitler and insulting Islam in separate posts on the X platform.

Dutch art sleuth recovers stolen trove of UNESCO-listed documents

A Dutch art sleuth has recovered a priceless trove of stolen documents from the 15th to the 19th century, including several UNESCO-listed archives from the world's first multinational corporation.

Can Kenya attract the outsourcing jobs of the AI future?

In a leafy Nairobi suburb, a Kenyan firm helps foreigners track shoplifters, monitor lung damage from Covid-19 and identify whales -- tapping into the outsourcing market's artificial intelligence-boosted boom.

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