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China unveils world's first five-meter robotic whale shark
Tengrinews.kz – Chinese company Shenyang Aerospace Xinguang Group has unveiled the world’s first intelligent robotic whale shark, marking a
13 August 2024
WhatsApp to introduce auto-translation feature
Tengrinews.kz - The Android version of WhatsApp (build 2.24.15.12) will introduce an exciting new feature.
18 July 2024
ChatGPT to be integrated into brain implants
Tengrinews.kz - The Synchro company has announced plans to integrate OpenAI’s ChatGPT into its brain-computer interface (BCI) implant technology.
16 July 2024
Kazakh Minister discusses potential of supercomputer in government
Tengrinews.kz - At a government briefing, Science and Higher Education Minister Sayasat Nurbek was asked whether the supercomputer would replace
16 July 2024
Hyperloop construction begins in Las Vegas
The full-scale prototype of as futuristic transport system is called DevLoop and could transport passengers at up to 760mph.
24 November 2016
China to turn Chernobyl into solar power plant
Two Chinese companies have announced plans to build a one gigawatt solar plant in the zone surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear reactor.
22 November 2016
Germany blocks WhatsApp data transfers to Facebook
German data protection authorities said they had blocked Facebook from collecting subscriber data from its subsidiary WhatsApp.
28 September 2016
Testing the driverless Uber -- first nerves, and then acceptance
Uber has been testing its self-driving cars in Pittsburgh.
14 September 2016
iPhone spyware spotlights Israel's secretive surveillance industry
The discovery of sophisticated spyware to infiltrate and remotely take control of iPhones put a spotlight on Israel's surveillance industry.
29 August 2016
Pokemon Go unleashes legions of monster hunters
Since its release in the United States, Australia and New Zealand last week, the free Pokemon Go smartphone game that overlays play on the real world has triggered a craze tinged with obsession.
14 July 2016
World's fastest supercomputer entirely made in China
China has built the world's fastest supercomputer using locally made microchips without using US technology.
20 June 2016
Robot home-help and virtual reality at Taiwan's Computex
A knee-high robot designed to help around the house ended up serenading Taiwan's president as Asia's largest tech trade show kicked off Tuesday in Taipei.
31 May 2016
Virtual Reality puts viewer in the movie at Cannes
What if you could both watch a film and be a character in it?
17 May 2016
Japan abandons $250mn black hole satellite
Japan is abandoning a quarter-of-a-billion-dollar satellite it sent to study black holes, disappointed space scientists said.
28 April 2016
When technology bites back
From the 1912 sinking of RMS Titanic to the Chernobyl nuclear accident 30 years ago, technology has repeatedly confounded its creators.
27 April 2016
Encryption row spotlights fears on security, privacy
Has encryption technology given the bad guys a way to operate in the dark? Or has the new tech age gifted law enforcement with unprecedented surveillance powers?
27 April 2016
Technology drive sees 'connected car' link-ups in China
China has the youngest premium car buyers in the world, and their tech-savvy demand for connected cars is driving international automakers.
27 April 2016
American tech giants under EU cosh
US technology giants Google, Amazon, Apple, Intel and Microsoft have all come under the often costly scrutiny of European Union.
20 April 2016
Human genetic research with Chinese characteristics
Researchers from Guangzhou Medical University used a gene-editing technique CRISPR to artificially induce a mutation in human cells.
13 April 2016
Cholesterol drug fails to improve heart health: study
Experimental drug that greatly increases levels of "good" cholesterol has no effect on heart health, a comprehensive clinical trial found.
05 April 2016