Technology and research

Japan releases snowman-like asteroid image after fly-by

A view of the asteroid Torifune during a fly-by of the Hayabusa2 space probe.

‘Diving suits’ developed to assist cyborg cockroaches in underwater search-and-rescue efforts

Equipped with infrared cameras, sensors and electrodes, cyborg cockroaches can help to locate survivors in disaster-hit areas.

South Korea to create future fund from chip windfall to spur growth, tackle inequality

President Lee Jae Myung’s administration would use the “Future Response Fund” to help finance major national investment projects.

MSF to spend $15m on new tech solutions like using AI to analyse at-risk families

Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli said that one of the ministry’s goals is to use data to identify those at risk and reach families earlier.

Singapore, Japan to boost collaboration in areas including AI and healthcare

Under the partnership agreement, the government-backed agencies will sharpen the focus in existing areas of collaboration to reflect both countries’ shared ambitions.

Chinese firm sells hyper-real, ‘always loyal’ humanoid robots

A visitor touches the face of a humanoid robot during the launch of the U1 humanoid robot produced by UWORLD in Shenzhen, China’s Guangdong province, on June 30.

Unchecked AI progress may pose catastrophic risks, UN panel warns

NTU provost to helm S’pore’s national AI programme from July 1

NTU provost Christian Wolfrum brings significant experience in shaping AI research ecosystems, said MDDI and the National Research Foundation.

China imposes ‘national security’ rules on overseas investments

Under China’s new rules, existing curbs on cross-border transfers will extend beyond goods and data to include the export of services through sending technical experts abroad or carrying out training overseas.

US National Institutes of Health announces world’s largest integrated health database

A research programme at the National Institutes of Health released the world’s largest database of human genomes and paired them with clinical data.

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