Science & Technology

– Manuscript – Sea ice in the Antarctic area fell to a record low this year. The drop is a result of rising temperatures worldwide. And there is no quick fix to make up for the damage, scientists said recently in a new study. Antarctica’s minimum summer ice cover, which last year dropped below 2 million square kilometers for the first time since satellite monitoring began … [Read more...] about Sea Ice in Antarctica Falls to Record Lows

– Manuscript – Google is developing an artificial intelligence tool that produces news articles. And the development is troubling some experts. They say such tools risk spreading propaganda or threatening the safety of people who provide reporters with information, or sources. The New York Times reported last week that Google is testing a new product named Genesis. It … [Read more...] about Experts Worry About News Stories Written with Artificial Intelligence

– Manuscript – Japanese railway operator, Seibu, is testing a special help desk for foreigners at one of the company’s busiest train stations. Visitors who need help at the Seibu-Shinjuku station in Tokyo can go to an information window and ask questions. About 135,000 people per day pass through the Seibu-Shinjuku station. To get help, a person just speaks into a … [Read more...] about Japanese Railway Tests a System to Help Visitors

– Manuscript – India became the fourth country to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon on Wednesday. It also became the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole. Its moon lander, called Chandrayaan-3, touched down near the moon’s south pole just after 6 p.m. in India. The landing brought cheers and applause from space scientists who were … [Read more...] about India Successfully Lands Spacecraft on Moon

– Manuscript – French officials are preparing to offer flying taxi services to people attending the Paris Summer Olympics in 2024. If the taxis are actually deployed in the French capital, it could mark the first major real world demonstration of the flying technology. Some air taxi developers attended the recent Paris Air Show to show off their products and seek industry … [Read more...] about Paris Prepares to Launch Flying Taxis during 2024 Olympics