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Sri Lanka’s $220 Million Water Gamble
10+ hour, 55+ min ago (561+ words) Sri Lanka already has 1,159 Navy-built RO plants and the technical expertise to produce safe water. Why build bigger when the existing system remains underused? Please read the following details to understand the effectiveness and potential of this project, which was…...
Chinese Refining Breakthrough Could Cut Oil Processing Energy by 90%
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (644+ words) A molecular “sieving” process developed by Chinese researchers could sharply reduce the energy required to turn crude oil into fuels and petrochemical products if the technology can be scaled for industrial use. Chinese scientists have developed a new oil-refining technique…...
Dissanayake Calls on Sri Lankans to Sacrifice Like China – Sri Lanka Guardian
22+ hour, 50+ min ago (691+ words) Sri Lanka’s president invokes China’s “generations of sacrifice” as he urges citizens to share the burden of rebuilding the country under his government. by Our Correspondent in Colombo President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has called on Sri Lankans to accept sacrifice…...
Chubu Electric Chiefs Set to Quit Over Nuclear Safety Scandal
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (616+ words) Japan’s utility faces a leadership crisis after allegations that earthquake-risk data was falsified during regulatory reviews for the restart of two reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear plant. Chubu Electric Power Co.’s top two executives are set to step down…...
Xi Calls for Open-Source AI as BRICS Seeks New Global Technology Rules
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1073+ words) Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on BRICS countries and the wider Global South to take a greater role in shaping the future of artificial intelligence, urging governments to develop the technology “for the positive and for good” while accelerating…...
The Diamond Dream Is Running Out of Sparkle
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (913+ words) From Sierra Leone’s dangerous pits to London’s trading floors, the natural diamond industry is fighting its troubled past, shrinking supplies and the rise of synthetic stones Reverend Sam may be a man of God, but he did not get ahead…...
South Korea Breaks Asia Trading Norms With Evening Stock Market – Sri Lanka Guardian
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (809+ words) The Korea Exchange is extending trading to 8 p.m. as it seeks more global participation, but thin liquidity and currency-hedging costs could limit the appeal. South Korea is extending trading hours on its main stock exchange, breaking with established norms across major…...
Saudi Pipeline Shutdown Threatens 4% of Global Oil Supply
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (563+ words) Exports face a five-to-seven-day stockpile window as damage to a vital Red Sea route deepens an already severe global supply crunch. Saudi Arabia could run out of oil stocks available for export if it does not restart its major east-west…...
Beijing Turns to AI to Accelerate China’s Chip Self-Sufficiency – Sri Lanka Guardian
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (618+ words) China is embedding AI agents into semiconductor design as Beijing seeks to reduce reliance on Western EDA software and accelerate development of domestic chip technologies. By applying an AI agent to its simulation and layout tools, Empyrean reduced the time…...
Anthropic CEO Calls for AI Slowdown as Safety Fears Intensify
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (630+ words) Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei has called on artificial intelligence companies to slow the pace at which they develop increasingly capable models, arguing that the additional time is needed to address mounting risks of misuse and improve safeguards. In a…...