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Bird flu kills 13,000 seal pups on remote Australian island

A pathogenic strain of bird flu killed more than 13,000 elephant seal pups after infecting a breeding colony on a sub-Antarctic volcanic island, Australian scientists said Thursday.

Robots pour cocktails and run marathons, but still can't multitask

They can mix cocktails, run marathons and fold laundry. But humanoid robots are still a long way from doing lots of different jobs on command, whatever the marketing says.

Driving the World's Leading Supply Chains: 9 OMP Customers Named to The 2026 Gartner Top 25

As global leaders move from firefighting to foresight, OMP celebrates the enterprise visionaries scaling decision-driven intelligence at the speed of change.

Plague was killing hunter-gatherers 5,500 years ago: study

The plague was causing deadly outbreaks among communities of hunter-gatherers in Siberia around 5,500 years ago, according to a study on Wednesday that sheds light on how humans could have first caught this scourge.

Groundbreaking US astronaut Christina Koch wins top Spanish award

US astronaut Christina Koch, the first woman to take part in a lunar mission, was on Wednesday named the winner of a top Spanish prize for having "helped extend the frontiers of humanity".

Sovereignty fears dog AI enthusiasm at France's Vivatech

Europe's biggest tech trade fair Vivatech opened its doors Wednesday in Paris, putting American billionaire Jeff Bezos front and centre as enthusiasm for generative AI rubs shoulders with anxiety about the continent's technological dependence.

Sovereignty fears to dog AI enthusiasm at France's Vivatech

Europe's biggest tech trade fair Vivatech opens Wednesday in Paris for a 10th-anniversary edition where enthusiasm for generative AI will rub shoulders with anxiety about the continent's technological dependence.

U.S. Air Force Awards GA-ASI Production Contract for FQ-42A CCA

Company Will Produce Service's New Uncrewed Combat Jets

Qualitest Becomes QualityAI: The Trusted Assurance and Engineering Partner Across Every Stage of Enterprise AI

As businesses double down on AI deployment, QualityAI helps enterprise leaders move beyond AI claims and go live with confidence.

Skymantics Europe Joins BDVA to Overcome Data Scarcity Barriers in European AI Adoption

Providing fully GDPR-compliant synthetic population datasets to unlock paralyzed AI initiatives in Europe.

French spies drop AI giant Palantir over US overreliance fears

France's domestic intelligence agency will stop working with American AI giant Palantir, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Tuesday, as European nations increasingly doubt the dependability of the United States.

Scientist confronting the rising global threat of mosquitoes

Growing up in Tahiti, Anna-Bella Failloux saw first-hand the threat posed by mosquitoes: nearly a third of adults on the picturesque island once had swollen limbs from elephantiasis caused by their bites.

MicroVision Brought Onboard by Lake Fusion Technologies and Timberline Aerospace to Accelerate IRIS Sensor Package Deployment

Collaboration supports global deployment of advanced situational awareness solutions across commercial, critical infrastructure, security, and government applications

Courts cracking down on error-strewn AI-assisted legal briefs

When a US judge found fabricated quotes in a lawyer's brief earlier this year, the attorney admitted he had used Claude, an artificial intelligence chatbot, to write the document.

New Pharma AI Findings Reveal the Real Barrier to Scale: Execution, Not Innovation

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND AND WARSAW, POLAND / ACCESS Newswire / June 15, 2026 / Pharma companies are no longer struggling to identify AI opportunities - they are struggling to scale them. New findings from Lingaro, based on research with 150 senior pharma and life sciences leaders, show that AI has strong strategic visibility across the sector, yet most organizations lack the foundations needed to turn early momentum into consistent business impact.

London, Tokyo agree $24-bn investment deal

Britain and Japan on Sunday sealed a sweeping economic and technological partnership, expected to generate over £18 billion ($24 billion) in investment, during a visit to London by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

SpaceX: Five key moments, from first launch to Starship megarocket

More than 20 years after its founding, SpaceX made history Friday with its record-high stock market debut, crowning a unique journey marked by dazzling successes but also catastrophic failures and unfulfilled promises.

Musk becomes world's first trillionaire as SpaceX shares soar

Shares in Elon Musk's SpaceX closed almost 20 percent higher on their trading debut Friday after the biggest IPO in history, making the polarizing entrepreneur the world's first trillionaire as he vowed to take humanity to Mars.

SpaceX lifts off in record Wall Street debut

Elon Musk's SpaceX began its first day as a public company on Wall Street Friday after the biggest initial public offering in history, with the polarizing entrepreneur promising he will take humanity to Mars.

SpaceX to make historic IPO that could make Musk a trillionaire

Elon Musk's SpaceX on Thursday confirmed it will begin trading on the Nasdaq exchange Friday in the biggest initial public offering in history, a blockbuster market debut that could propel the entrepreneur to trillionaire status.

Smuggled dinosaur fossils return to Mongolia after two decades

Mongolia has recovered a rare dinosaur skeleton and a trove of fossils illegally exported two decades ago, authorities said Wednesday, concluding years of efforts to return the palaeontological treasures.

In ageing South Korea, AI dolls care for the elderly

In her tiny apartment in South Korea, where she lives alone, 78-year-old Bang Chun-ja spends her days with a childlike AI-powered doll she says she prefers to people.

GA-ASI and INTEC Group Sign MOU at ILA Berlin

BERLIN, DE / ACCESS Newswire / June 11, 2026 / Today at the ILA Berlin Air Show, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the INTEC Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for INTEC to support the architecture and integration of mission systems, entry into service and logistic support services for GA-ASI's Gambit Series of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). The work is intended to provide sovereign capabilities to meet the growing interest in CCA in Germany.

NASA head defends Artemis 3 crew of all men

NASA's administrator Jared Isaacman on Wednesday defended the makeup of the space agency's latest Artemis crew, an all-male group.

Norm-breaking SpaceX IPO a source of elation, angst on Wall Street

Elon Musk's SpaceX is just days from a historic stock market debut set to break all norms, drawing feverish excitement from Wall Street's financial wizards even as skeptics question whether the rocket maker can ever turn a profit.

Struggling German auto supplier Bosch pivots to robots

German industrial giant Bosch said Wednesday it will step up efforts in the field of humanoid robotics, as its traditional auto business comes under increasing pressure.

World's largest whale graveyard discovered by Chinese sub

The world's largest whale graveyard has been discovered at the bottom of the Indian Ocean by Chinese scientists, who found that the vast expanse of both new and ancient carcasses supports huge communities of deep-sea life.

Italian astronaut expects home flavors on Artemis III menu

Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano is hoping to bring a taste of his homeland to the Artemis III mission he will pilot near Earth in 2027 to test two lunar modules.

Agassi Sports Entertainment Signs Tennis Coaching Icon Darren Cahill to Expand Global Coaching, Content and Technology Initiatives

Former coach to Andre Agassi joins ASE to support the Company's Agassi Intelligence platform, premium content initiatives and global growth strategy

Italian astronaut to pilot Artemis III mission