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Scientists at Wits University Say mRNA Vaccine Technology Is Key to Africa’s Public Health Independence

Scientists at Wits University say that for Africa to achieve vaccine sovereignty, the continent must build and sustain its own vaccine expertise, intellectual property and manufacturing capacity to reduce its dependence on technologies and supplies from elsewhere

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Four Young Scientists at AGTRU Fuse Vaccine Innovation and Gene Therapy to Forge New Cure and Prevention for Hepatitis B

The students' projects at the Antiviral Gene Therapy Research Unit (AGTRU) address hepatitis B virus (HBV) at different stages, from strengthening protection against infection to targeting it once it has become chronic.

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Tech Giants Launch an AI Safety Initiative Focused on Open Models

Nvidia and a host of tech giants on Monday launched a new artificial intelligence safety initiative focused on open models, as the fallout from a cyberattack committed by rogue OpenAI models continues

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Samsung Electronics Creates Robotics eXperience

The newly created RX, or Robotics eXperience, will consolidate Samsung’s robotics capabilities and is intended to drive a mid- to long-term strategy from core tech development to commercialization

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Current AI to Build Open, Public AI Infrastructure

Current AI operates as a “public-private partnership” bringing together governments, companies, and philanthropies to fund public interest tech

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Skyroot Aerospace Launches India’s First Privately Developed Orbital Rocket

Indian space startup Skyroot Aerospace on Saturday launched the country’s first privately developed orbital rocket, a key test of national efforts to compete for a bigger share of the global commercial launch market.

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Roblox to Allow Users to Design Games from their Mobile Devices

Roblox announced Thursday a new feature called “Build,” allowing users to design games from their mobile devices using AI. The Build feature lets anyone turn simple text prompts into a basic game

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Introducing SuperNori: The First Proactive Family AI Agent Built for the Family Caretaker

What SuperNori represents is a different architectural approach. It is designed as a space-native home operating system, built through deep integration with Android system-level permissions and the Home Assistant ecosystem

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Oratomic Developing the First Utility-Scale Quantum Computer

Oratomic, which entered the race earlier this year with the goal of developing the first utility-scale quantum computer by the end of the decade, said this week that it has raised $300 million

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China’s State-Owned Space Company Successfully Launch a Long March Orbital Rocket

China’s state-owned space company successfully launched a Long March orbital rocket and landed the booster on a seagoing recovery vessel, making it the second country to achieve the feat.

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Venus Aerospace to Build a New Kind of Rocket Engine

Build a new kind of rocket engine and the world will beat a path to your door. Or at least that’s how it’s worked out for Venus Aerospace and its Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE)

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AI-Generated Actor Tilly Norwood is Set to Make Her Big-Screen Debut

AI-generated actor Tilly Norwood is set to make her big-screen debut, starring in the film "Misaligned" from the studio that created the polarizing digital thespian.

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