Gemini for macOS adds new natural language capabilities
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Negotiating Your Salary Is About More Than Money
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Physicists Solve a Big Quantum Mystery. Now, Old Results Don’t Add Up.
New calculations seem to have put a 25-year-old particle physics puzzle to rest. But they’ve also created a clash with other experimental results. The post Physicists Solve a Big Quantum Mystery.
Podcast: Flock Came to My Town. Here’s What I Did
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GCC steering committee announces AI policy
The GCC steering committee has announced that it has accepted an AI contributions policy recommended by the GCC AI policy working group.
Can a 16-year-old really understand quantum teleportation?
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The surprisingly ancient origins of the “savage peoples” myth
The confluence of two cultures is always fraught with misunderstandings, miscommunications, and misinterpretations. But perhaps no case exemplifies this more fully than that of the Yanomami.
Can’t hear what’s playing on TV? It’s not your ears, it’s the flat screen. These affordable soundbars can help
Get rid of subtitles to hear what movies and TV shows are supposed to sound like – for as little as $130 I tested 42 pairs of wireless earbuds to find the best in the US, and I never want to listen to…
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Developers are attached to tools because tools encode trust
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Data Centers Are Easy to Build. Powering Them Is Complicated, Slow, and Expensive
A new AI data center can be up and running in a year. Building new energy infrastructure to power it could take a decade.
Woman, 86, orphaned as child opens prized garden to public to fulfill lifelong promise
Ann Lush made a promise to herself when she was nine to “help any child I could”.
Ethiopia follows China's lead with textile-focused industrial parks
85% of Ethiopia's industrial park production is in textile and garments, with manufacturing led by the $250m Hawassa Industrial Park.
Siobahn Day Grady Wants Everyone to Be AI Literate
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the skills employers expect from new graduates. In response, universities are scrambling to launch new courses, research centers, and industry partnerships that…
How a medical database developed at MIT evolved into a global standard of data-sharing
The visionary PhysioNet platform launched 25 years ago, based on a system developed at MIT in the 1970s. It has become one of the most comprehensive biomedical and clinical data repositories in…
Astronomers spot best-yet example of a wandering supermassive black hole
Giant black holes adrift in deep space are normally invisible—unless they’re dining on stars
Capcom producer says Resident Evil remakes are providing financial support to develop new games and IP
Capcom's strategy of remaking classic Resident Evil titles is generating the financial resources needed to develop new games and IP, according to producer Masachika Kawata. Read more
X Says Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Risks Interfering With Foreign Law
Elon Musk’s platform attacked the country’s “invasive” information-gathering powers as it demands the government drop efforts to strengthen its no-children policy.
HiRadMat celebrates 15 years of research
2026 marks the 15th anniversary of the High Radiation to Materials facility at CERN
Bloomberg: Moonshot AI closes $3.5bn round at $35bn valuation
Moonshot AI is reportedly now aiming to raise new funds at a $50bn pre-money valuation. 5bn round at $35bn valuation
Fatal Detonation of WWII Explosive in Indonesia Linked to Illicit Fishing
In May, a group of fishers on the Indonesian island of Biak were dismantling an unexploded shell left over from World War II when the device went off, reportedly killing seven people and injuring 19…
What happens when you put AI to work deciphering lost languages?
AI is fantastic at spotting patterns, but human insight is the key.
Security updates for Wednesday
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Sweet Security Brings Autonomous Protection to the AI Enterprise with New Blocking Capabilities
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Repeated use of saunas could help people cope better in heatwaves, scientists say
Growing number of studies assessing whether heat training can help people prepare for scorching temperatures Even as summer temperatures soar, the sauna trend is booming , with some venues touting…
Exclusive: Former Meta And Slack Engineers Raise $15M For New Startup Centralize To Build A ‘Deal GPS’ For Enterprise Sales
Centralize, an enterprise sales platform, emerges from stealth and shares exclusive news of its $15 million Series A funding round with Crunchbase News.
Meeting unmet needs: new treatments for gout race in the clinic
About half the people with gout don't have treatments that work for them. New drugs in the clinic could address this underserved population.
Newly sworn-in judge of Poland’s constitutional court stages boycott over blocked colleagues
Sławomir Patyra says taking part in court proceedings would violate his constitutional oath.
Tracking Penguin Poop from Space Reveals Antarctica’s Changing Ecosystems
Long-term records documenting the colors of penguin guano shed light on how declining sea ice may be affecting penguin diets.
Arctic Sea Ice Loss May Be Reshaping the Asian Monsoon
The connections are still cloudy, but scientists are beginning to reveal ways in which disappearing sea ice may affect the annual monsoon thousands of kilometers away.
Scientists find a simple way to stop cavities without drilling
A liquid brushed onto cavities in seconds may spare many young children from pain, infection, and surgery. A major U.S. trial found that silver diamine fluoride stopped decay in more than half of…
Your gut may help your brain decide what to remember
Signals traveling from the gut to the brain may help turn meals into lasting memories. Rats showed stronger memory activity after consuming nutritious foods, but not after drinking sweet liquids with…
The Download: a chip talent battle, and deflating AI hype
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.
How to save giant Sequoias: Burn the forest around it first
New research quantifies, for the first time, how much prescribed fire reduces mortality in the world's largest trees.
Rising CO2 Alters Upper Atmosphere Response to Stratosphere Sudden Warming
A whole-atmosphere model simulation shows that rising CO 2 changes how the upper atmosphere and ionosphere respond to a sudden stratospheric warming (SSW), with implications for future space weather.
Sites in Iran, Lebanon and Palestine among 25 new additions to Unesco’s World Heritage List
Three new properties were inscribed under emergency procedures and simultaneously placed on the World Heritage in Danger List
Data centres could pay hundreds of millions in deposits for power demands
The regulator said a fee of between £237,500 to £712,500 per megawatt should be charged for upcoming projects.
Former Polish PM Morawiecki forms parliamentary caucus rival to PiS, deepening opposition split
Mateusz Morawiecki's allies create new Sejm group while insisting they remain members of the Law and Justice party.
Long-Lived Vulnerability in Microsoft Secure Boot
Microsoft’s Secure Boot has had a serious vulnerability for most of its existence. An industry-wide standard Microsoft invented to protect Windows, and later Linux, devices from firmware infections…
- Long-lived vulnerability in Microsoft Secure Boot discovered.
- 11 firmware images, including one from 2013, bypass protection.
- Microsoft failed to revoke signed shims despite flaws.
The Link Between Explicit AI-Generated Images and Offline Crime
Dung Hoang/theispot.com The online revolution enabled frictionless access to virtually every type of content — including adult content. Generative AI has added a whole new, and potentially more dangerous, dimension to the boom in explicit content.
AI Is Hyper-Scaling Digital Inequality
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of everyday infrastructure–in some places. It helps write emails and software code, filters job applications, powers recommendation systems, and is increasingly being integrated into education, health care, finance, and public administration.
The Sweet Science: Why The AI Era Belongs To Middleweights
The biggest long-term gains from AI will not flow to heavyweight incumbents or many AI-native startups but to scrappy middle-market technology companies, the middleweights, argues Brad Bernstein…
Neuroscientists pinpoint how smells bring back childhood memories
Smell can bring back vivid childhood memories—the so-called Proust’s madeleine phenomenon—and neuroscientists now think they know why
Q&A: Nvidia genAI chief explains why open models matter in AI
When Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks, the tech industry listens. He used his first-ever post on X last week to argue that open AI models “strengthen safety and cybersecurity, accelerate innovation and…
Avocado flowers switch sex daily—now we know why
New work explains how avocado trees coordinate a complex reproductive strategy, switching every day between male and female
Walz orders ethics clampdown targeting state employees using prediction market information
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has signed an executive order barring state employees from using confidential or nonpublic government information to… Continue reading Walz orders ethics clampdown targeting…
Subnautica and PUBG franchises drive Krafton Q2 revenue up 94.9% to $889.1m
Krafton experienced record second-quarter growth, with revenue rising 94.9% to ₩1.29 trillion ($889.1 million), while operating profit also rose 67% to ₩410.9 billion ($283.1 million). Read more
New microwave frying method could make french fries much healthier
A new cooking method could make French fries crispier in less time while significantly limiting how much oil they absorb.
NCLGS urges states keep control as prediction markets debate intensifies
The National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) has formally backed keeping sports wagering and broader gambling policy under… Continue reading NCLGS urges states keep control as…
Op-Ed: Hepatitis Is the Test of Africa’s Health Sovereignty
Health-e News Op-Ed: Hepatitis Is the Test of Africa’s Health Sovereignty This week, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) released the Operational Toolkit for the Prevention…
Kaggle removes problematic stroke dataset for copyright infringement
The online data repository Kaggle has removed a problematic dataset for violating intellectual property rights months after it was flagged by sleuths for containing celebrity photos and lacking…
Anxious Chinese students are trusting AI to help pick colleges and majors
Alibaba, ByteDance, Baidu, and Tencent guide hundreds of millions of high-school grads to optimize the high-stakes university match system.
How to Bring a Geothermal Well Back from the Dead
Startup Zanskar has created one of the most productive geothermal wells in the US at a power plant that had been in decline for years.
British defence startup Agon creating virtual battlefields to combat drone attacks launches, raising $30M
A British defence startup founded by a former Anduril director, which is building virtual battlefields where AI-powered autonomous weapons practice fighting, has today launched, supported by $30m in…
Kinematic Trees raises £585K to scale nature-inspired robotics software
UK-based robotics software startupKinematic Trees has raised £585,000 in pre-seed funding to accelerate thedevelopment of its robot-agnostic software platform and expand its commercialand engineering…
NASA’s New 3D Model Shows the Earth Is a Lumpy Mess
We like to think of our home as a nice, smooth sphere. But mapping the Earth’s gravitational field provides a different view of the planet.
Curating for the new No. 10 North: six art suggestions for the UK's prime minister
As Andy Burnham opens a new office in the city of Manchester, we offer up some suitably northern works for the walls
Irish co-founded crop science start-up Wild Bio acquires F1 Seed
Wild Bio, founded in 2021 by Dr Ross Hendron and Irish man Prof Steve Kelly, specialises in crop genetics by researching genetic solutions that developed through evolution. Read more: Irish co-founded crop science start-up Wild Bio acquires F1 Seed