Nvidia chief Jensen Huang, film star Tony Leung to get honorary doctorates in Hong Kong
29 Oct
Science & Technology

Nvidia chief Jensen Huang, film star Tony Leung to get honorary doctorates in Hong Kong

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Technology tamfitronics Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is due to visit Hong Kong next month to receive an honorary doctorate along with film star Tony Leung Chiu-wai and two renowned scholars.In an email sent to the students at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and seen by the Post, the institution said it would confer honorary doctorates on Huang, Leung, Nobel laureate Michael Levitt and American mathematician David Mumford in recognition of their distinguished accomplishments and contributions on November 23.Huang will be given an honorary Phd in engineering, while Leung will receive a doctorate of humanities. Levitt and Mumford will both receive doctorates of science.Huang is the co-founder, president and CEO of Nvidia, a chip company that makes graphics processing units (GPUs) and which recently dethroned tech giant Apple as the world’s most valuable...
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NASA chief calls for investigation into report that Musk and Putin have spoken regularly
26 Oct
Science & Technology

NASA chief calls for investigation into report that Musk and Putin have spoken regularly

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NASA Space Technology CNN — NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Friday called for an investigation into a Wall Street Journal report that SpaceX founder and Donald Trump ally Elon Musk and Russian President Vladimir Putin have been in “regular contact” since late 2022.The report, which said the SpaceX founder has discussed “personal topics, business and geopolitical tensions” with the Russian leader, raises national security concerns as SpaceX’s relationships with NASA and the US military may have granted Musk access to sensitive government information and US intelligence.“I don’t know that that story is true. I think it should be investigated,” Nelson told Semafor’s Burgess Everett. “If the story is true that there have been multiple conversations between Elon Musk and the president of Russia, then I think that would be concerning, particularly for NASA, for the Department of Defense, for some of the...
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BREAKING: Army Chief, Lagbaja, Phones President Tinubu, Opens Up on Health Status
21 Oct
Politics

BREAKING: Army Chief, Lagbaja, Phones President Tinubu, Opens Up on Health Status

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Politics tamfitronics Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, personally spoke to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, briefing him on his health status, POLITICS NIGERIA learnt.Contrary to circulating rumours, Lagbaja is alive and recovering, according to sources at Defence Headquarters.President Tinubu was relieved to hear from Lagbaja directly and expressed his joy and prayers for his quick recovery. One of the sources at DHQ revealed that Lagbaja held a clear conversation with the president and was in high spirits.Earlier, the Nigerian Army Headquarters dismissed rumours of the death of its leader as “fake news.” The rumours were fueled by a social media post from Jackson Ude, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, who alleged that Lagbaja had died of cancer in an undisclosed foreign hospital.However, according to the Nigerian Army, Lagbaja is recuperating and in...
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Assam Chief Minister questions Meghalaya university’s gate design, comparing it to ‘Mecca’
13 Aug
Science & Technology

Assam Chief Minister questions Meghalaya university’s gate design, comparing it to ‘Mecca’

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Technology tamfitronics Technology tamfitronics Story highlightsAssam Chief Minister, referencing the three domes on the university's main gate, claimed that they resemble the architecture of Mecca and Medina.Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma intensified his criticism of the University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM), claiming that the building’s architecture resembles 'Mecca,' one of Islam’s holiest sites.Just days after accusing the university of conducting a so-called "flood jihad," Sarma on Monday (Aug 13) asserted that the institution was undermining education and that the domed entrance symbolised 'jihad.'Himanta Biswa Sarma had earlier blamed the construction work at the university for the flash floods in Guwahati.Sarma said the university, situated in Meghalaya's Ri-Bhoi district, indulged in deforestation and cutting of hills, leading to the flash floods.The university is operated by a foundation founded by Mahbubul Hoque, a Bengali...
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