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India, UK’s technology security initiative to focus on AI and defense ties in Indo-Pacific region
India and the U.K. have unveiled a technology security initiative designed to improve international cooperation between both nations while triggering an economic growth spurt along the way. The initiative will see both nations increase their collaborative efforts in artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, essential minerals, and telecommunications. Although not expressly stated, there is speculation that the
UK’s most powerful supercomputer has booted up and is doing science
ARCHER2, a £79 million machine funded by the UK government, is still in a testing period, but already working on real science such as modelling volcanic plumes Technology 12 January 2022 By Matthew Sparkes Supercomputers can perform billions or trillions of calculations per secondTimofeev Vladimir/Shutterstock A government-funded machine has become the UK’s mightiest supercomputer, with…
UK’s largest ichthyosaur fossil was a 10-metre-long apex predator
The largest ichthyosaur fossil ever found in the UK has been unearthed in the Rutland Water Nature Reserve Life 10 January 2022 By Jason Arunn Murugesu The ichthyosaur skeleton found at Rutland Water Nature ReserveMATTHEW POWER PHOTOGRAPHY Gigantic dolphin-like marine reptiles once swam the seas. Now, a near complete fossilised skeleton of a 180-million-year-old ichthyosaur…
Why the UK’s booster campaign mustn’t forget the vaccine hesitant
With booster jabs forming the backbone of the UK’s omicron efforts, it’s more important than ever to reach out to pregnant women and people from ethnic minority groups who may be more likely to have concerns over vaccination Health | Analysis 24 December 2021 By Jason Arunn Murugesu A mass vaccination hub at Stamford Bridge…