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Technology

McMaster students set for Florida launch of their satellite, after developing it for years

Peter Sanders16 March 2023

McMaster University's first space-bound satellite is scheduled to join a SpaceX shuttle launch in Florida next week. The NEUDOSE project was developed over eight years, involving more than 150 students, staff and alumni at...

Economy

Syria rights investigators back calls for earthquake ‘failures’ probe

Christopher Harper16 March 2023

The Commission of Inquiry on Syria pointed to “failures that hindered the delivery of urgent and lifesaving aid” to the largely opposition-held northwest region, in the days after the 6...

Technology

Bar exam score shows AI can keep up with ‘human lawyers,’ researchers say

Jessica McCarthy16 March 2023

According to the company, "ChatGPT-4 is a large multimodal model (accepting image and text inputs, emitting text outputs) that, while less capable than humans in many real-world scenarios, exhibits human-level...

Science

Aging EV Car Batteries Given New Life to Power Up Electric Grid

Jessica McCarthy16 March 2023

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a new technology that can reuse aging electric vehicle batteries by managing them as an energy storage system for electric utilities. The...

Credit Suisse, Dow, S&P and SVB updates

Helen Stephens16 March 2023

Banking stocks in Asia fell on Thursday, dragging the broader markets lower, as troubles at Credit Suisse sparked fears that banking turmoil is spreading around the world.News that the beleaguered megabank has...

Money

Budget 2023: will it lift Britain’s economic gloom? Our panel give their verdict | Polly Toynbee, Miatta Fahnbulleh, Katy Balls, Frances Ryan, Louisa Britain, Rebecca Long-Bailey and Lucy Pasha-Robinson

Peter Sanders16 March 2023

Polly Toynbee: This budget lays the turf for the election – on Labour’s home ground“Are you and your family better off than you were 13 years ago?” Ask yourself this,...

Health

Avian flu reappears in Cambodia, UN health agency warns

Rebecca Stafford16 March 2023

These are the first cases of avian influenza, known as H5N1, reported in Cambodia since a widespread outbreak in 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The infection, which largely...

Sport

Thursday’s Matchups to Watch in the NCAA Tournament

Robert Melton16 March 2023

We’re on the hunt for upsets as the men’s N.C.A.A. basketball tournament gets going in earnest. Here are our picks for the games we don’t want to miss (all times...

Economy

How Washington Decided to Rescue Silicon Valley Bank’s Depositors

Maryann Taylor16 March 2023

WASHINGTON — On Friday afternoon, the deputy Treasury secretary, Wally Adeyemo, met with Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase & Company, at Mr. Dimon’s office in New York.The...

Technology

The Brilliant Inventor Who Made Two of History’s Biggest Mistakes

Jessica McCarthy16 March 2023

A century ago, Thomas Midgley Jr. was responsible for two phenomenally destructive innovations. What can we learn from them today?

Month: March 2023

McMaster students set for Florida launch of their satellite, after developing it for years

Syria rights investigators back calls for earthquake ‘failures’ probe

Bar exam score shows AI can keep up with ‘human lawyers,’ researchers say

Aging EV Car Batteries Given New Life to Power Up Electric Grid

Credit Suisse, Dow, S&P and SVB updates

Budget 2023: will it lift Britain’s economic gloom? Our panel give their verdict | Polly Toynbee, Miatta Fahnbulleh, Katy Balls, Frances Ryan, Louisa Britain, Rebecca Long-Bailey and Lucy Pasha-Robinson

Avian flu reappears in Cambodia, UN health agency warns

Thursday’s Matchups to Watch in the NCAA Tournament

How Washington Decided to Rescue Silicon Valley Bank’s Depositors

The Brilliant Inventor Who Made Two of History’s Biggest Mistakes

Team develops non-invasive biosensor for early kidney disease detection

Cole Palmer: Chelsea sweating on fitness of England forward for Arsenal showdown live on Sky Sports | Football News

German chancellor Olaf Scholz sacks his finance minister

The Secret Seismic Wave That Warned of Tonga’s Massive Eruption

Ancient unicellular organism indicates embryonic development might have existed prior to animals’ evolution

The Fed is likely cutting rates again Thursday. Everything you need to know

Team develops non-invasive biosensor for early kidney disease detection

Cole Palmer: Chelsea sweating on fitness of England forward for Arsenal showdown live on Sky Sports | Football News

German chancellor Olaf Scholz sacks his finance minister

The Secret Seismic Wave That Warned of Tonga’s Massive Eruption

Ancient unicellular organism indicates embryonic development might have existed prior to animals’ evolution

The Fed is likely cutting rates again Thursday. Everything you need to know

Club Brugge 1 – 0 Aston Villa

Kamala Harris calls Donald Trump to concede US presidential election

Percentage of bike riders higher where lanes are installed: StatCan

Grocery stores are more reliable than sushi restaurants in labeling salmon properly, Seattle study finds

Sir Michael Stoute: Trainer’s final runner disappoints as six-time Derby winner bows out aged 78 | Racing News

Reeves insists she will not be ‘coming back with more tax increases’