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Hong Kong economy set for continued growth in second quarter, Paul Chan says

27 Jul

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Hong Kong economy set for continued growth in second quarter, Paul Chan says

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Hong Kong’s economy is set for continued growth in the second quarter, the finance minister has said, as the government vows to step up measures to promote retraining, encourage technology upgrades and support employment.Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said on Sunday that the 10th consecutive quarter of year-on-year growth was driven by strong exports, a rebound in private consumption and a series of mega-events held in the city.The gross domestic product (GDP) figure is due to be revealed on Thursday.“ going all out to explore new growth points, especially vigorously supporting the development of innovation and technology,” Chan wrote in his weekly blog post. “We are also committed to opening up new overseas markets, finding new partners for cooperation and developing supply chain management centres.”Hong Kong’s economy has posted year-on-year growth of between 1.6 per...

A satellite just used AI to make its own decisions in space — and NASA’s stoked

27 Jul

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A satellite just used AI to make its own decisions in space—and NASA is stoked

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July 28, 2025

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For the first time, a satellite has used onboard AI to autonomously decide where and when to capture a scientific image—all in under 90 seconds, with no human input. The technology, called Dynamic Targeting, was tested by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) earlier this month. It was installed aboard a briefcase-sized satellite built and operated by UK-based startup Open Cosmos and carried a machine learning processor developed by Dublin-based firm Ubotica. In the test, the satellite tilted forward to scan 500km ahead of its orbit and snapped a preview image. Ubotica’s AI quickly analysed the scene to check for cloud cover. If the skies were clear, the satellite tilted back to take a detailed photo of the surface. If clouds obscured the view, it skipped the shot—saving time, storage, and bandwidth. “If you can be smart about what...

Science news this week: Wolves help restore trees in Yellowstone and the largest interstellar object ever seen

27 Jul

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Science news this week: Wolves help restore trees in Yellowstone and the largest interstellar object ever seen

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July 28, 2025

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In this week's science news, we learned that the interstellar object hurtling through our solar system is the largest of its kind ever seen, while experts pushed back on a suggestion that 3i/atlas could be alien technology.3I/ATLAS is an extremely rare comet from outside our solar system. A new controversial paper, which has not been peer reviewed, explored the idea that 3I/ATLAS could be a piece of "possibly hostile" extraterrestrial technology in disguise. However, experts told Live Science the claims were "nonsense" and "insulting." Meanwhile, in more Earthly matters, it's Shark Week. Discovery has been dishing out a week-long smorgasbord of shark-related programming every year since 1988. This time, the entertainment included a show about an unusual "black mako" hooked off the California coastwhile Live Science dove into the mystery of why sharks freeze when flipped...

How NASA Is Testing AI to Make Earth-Observing Satellites Smarter

27 Jul

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How NASA Is Testing AI to Make Earth-Observing Satellites Smarter

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July 28, 2025

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A technology called Dynamic Targeting could enable spacecraft to decide, autonomously and within seconds, where to best make science observations from orbit. In a recent test, NASA showed how artificial intelligence-based technology could help orbiting spacecraft provide more targeted and valuable science data. The technology enabled an Earth-observing satellite for the first time to look ahead along its orbital path, rapidly process and analyze imagery with onboard AI, and determine where to point an instrument. The whole process took less than 90 seconds, without any human involvement. Called Dynamic Targeting, the concept has been in development for more than a decade at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. The first of a series of flight tests occurred aboard a commercial satellite in mid-July. The goal: to show the potential of Dynamic Targeting to enable orbiters to...