SCO Film Festival Showcases Film Technology and Cultural Exchange The 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Film Festival is highlighting industrial cooperation and technological exchange through a film and television technology showcase held on Friday. The festival, a major cultural exchange platform among SCO member states, is taking place in Chongqing, southwest China, from Thursday to next Monday. With the theme “Technology and Film, Charms of the SCO,” the event marks the 130th anniversary of world cinema and the 120th anniversary of Chinese cinema, while showcasing China’s technological progress in the film industry. Exhibition Spotlights Technological Advances A key highlight of…
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Record Heat Cuts Matcha Harvest in Kyoto Matcha lovers may need to prepare for higher prices. Record temperatures in Japan have reduced matcha green tea production this year. This is pushing prices to record highs as global demand for the trendy beverage keeps rising. The Kyoto region, producing about a quarter of Japan’s tencha, faced severe heatwaves last summer. Japan recorded its hottest year, and the extreme heat damaged tea bushes. This led to a weaker harvest during the April-May season. Masahiro Yoshida, a sixth-generation farmer in Uji, reported harvesting only 1.5 tons of tencha this year. This was down…
Nvidia’s Market Capitalisation Hits New Heights Nvidia is close to becoming the most valuable company in history. On Thursday (July 3), the chipmaker’s market value rose to $3.92 trillion as investors continued to bet on artificial intelligence. Shares of Nvidia increased by 2.2% to $160.6 during morning trading. This rise pushed its market capitalisation above Apple’s record of $3.915 trillion, which was set on December 26, 2024. Nvidia’s new chips have helped train the largest AI models, boosting demand for its products. The company, based in Santa Clara, California, leads in the design of advanced AI chips. This has fuelled…
Rumours Linked to Manga Prediction Hit Japan’s Tourist Boom Viral rumours tied to a comic book have cast a shadow over Japan’s tourism boom. Some airlines have cancelled flights from Hong Kong due to a sharp drop in passenger numbers. Japan tourism has welcomed record visitor numbers this year. In April, the country saw an all-time high of 3.9 million travellers. However, arrivals dipped in May, with visitors from Hong Kong dropping 11% from the previous year. Airlines Cancel Flights Amid Fears Greater Bay Airlines, a budget airline based in Hong Kong, announced on Wednesday (July 2) that it will…
Research Highlights Risks of AI AI Chatbots Misuse Well-known AI chatbots can be configured to deliver false health information in an authoritative tone, complete with fabricated citations from respected medical journals, Australian researchers have found. The findings, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, warn that without stronger safeguards, widely used AI tools could become high-volume sources of dangerous health misinformation. Ashley Hopkins from Flinders University College of Medicine and Public Health noted, “If a technology is vulnerable to misuse, malicious actors will inevitably attempt to exploit it – whether for financial gain or to cause harm.” Testing Shows AI…
90% Emissions Cut is the 2040 Climate Goal The European Commission plans to propose a new climate target for 2040, aiming to cut net greenhouse gas emissions by 90% from 1990 levels. This goal is designed to keep the EU on track for its core commitment of reaching net zero emissions by 2050. A draft seen by Reuters reveals that, for the first time, the EU will allow member states to use carbon credits from developing nations to meet a limited share of this target. The inclusion of foreign carbon credits follows pressure from France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and the…
Spielberg Speaks Out Against AI Making Creative Choices Steven Spielberg has shared his concerns about using artificial intelligence in filmmaking, stating he does not want AI making creative decisions that he cannot make himself. Speaking to Reuters after the dedication of the Steven Spielberg Theatre at Universal Studios, the acclaimed director highlighted his cautious stance on AI in Hollywood. “I don’t want to use AI as a non-human collaborator in trying to work out my creative thinking,” Spielberg said, adding that while he sees potential in AI for medical advancements, he draws the line when it comes to creative control.…
Blue Origin Sends Six Tourists to Edge of Space Blue Origin has launched six space tourists to the edge of space and back. The 10-minute ride marked the company’s 13th passenger flight out of the discernible atmosphere. This launch took place on Sunday from Blue Origin’s site near Van Horn, Texas, after a delay of eight days due to high winds. A Smooth Launch and Brief Weightlessness The New Shepard capsule lifted off just after 9:38 a.m. EDT. The hydrogen-fuelled BE-3 engine fired for around two-and-a-half minutes, pushing the capsule to nearly three times the speed of sound. After this,…
ESA’s Biomass Satellite Sends First Images to Map Forest Carbon The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Biomass satellite has started delivering its first images to help measure carbon stored in Earth’s forests. Less than two months into its mission, the satellite is using special radar to look through forest canopies and measure woody biomass. This measurement helps scientists understand how much carbon is stored in forests worldwide. Tracking Forests with Advanced Radar Images released on 26 June include views of Bolivia, showing rainforests, wetlands, forested floodplains, and the winding Beni River. ESA explained that the images use colour to separate landscape…
A New Milestone for the James Webb Space Telescope Since its launch in 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope has been gathering key data about the early universe and known exoplanets—planets outside our solar system. Now, it has achieved a new milestone by discovering an exoplanet not previously known. This young gas giant is similar in size to Saturn, the second-largest planet in our solar system. It orbits a small star around 110 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Antlia. A light-year is the distance light travels in one year—about 5.9 trillion miles or 9.5 trillion kilometres. How Webb…