India’s space agency Isro says it has successfully brought back into Earth’s orbit a part of the rocket that carried its historic Moon mission recently. The “propulsion module” had detached…
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Uganda: Government to raise $150m to improve its internet infrastructure
Uganda’s finance ministry has announced plans to raise $150m (£118m) to develop the country’s internet infrastructure. Uganda’s ICT minister and junior finance minister presented the proposal on Monday to the…
USA: Ousted OpenAI boss Sam Altman to return days after being fired
OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman will return as boss just days after he was fired by the board, the firm has said. The agreement “in principle” involves new board members being…
USA: Microsoft’s new AI assistant can go to meetings for you
A ChatGPT-style AI assistant, developed by Microsoft and embedded into its office apps, will become available to all from 1 November, following trials. Microsoft 365 Copilot can summarise meetings held…
Kenya: Nation hit by record number of cyber-attacks in a year
Kenya’s communications regulator has said that the country experienced a record 860 million cyber-attacks in the last 12 months. The regulator said that “the frequency, sophistication and scale of cyber-threats”…
USA: Authorities issue first ever fine for space junk to Dish Network
The US government has issued its first ever fine to a company for leaving space junk orbiting the Earth. The Federal Communications Commission fined Dish Network $150,000 (£125,000) for failing…
USA: Mark Zuckerberg announces AI chatbots with ‘personality’
Meta has announced a series of new chatbots to be used in its Messenger service. The chatbots will have “personality” and specialise in certain subjects, like holidays or cooking advice.…
Japan: Tokyo joins Moon race with successful rocket launch
Japan on Thursday successfully launched a rocket with a lunar lander at its fourth try this year, after previous attempts were foiled by bad weather. The lander, dubbed the “moon…
Australia: Researchers rescued from Antarctica
Australia has successfully evacuated a sick Antarctic researcher from a remote outpost on the icy continent. An urgent rescue operation was launched last week to reach the man, who has…
UK: Zimbabwen scientist leads a team designing a nuclear system to power rockets
Sceintist of Zimbabwean origin, Dr Phylis Makurunje is leading a team of engineers working on a nuclear system to power rockets that can reach the farthest planets. The Nasa-led Artemis…