Human beings struggle with emergency communication. Chatbots can help—if people take them seriously.
Biodiversity has always increased toward the equator. New research using birdwatcher data suggests urbanization is flattening that slope.
With pressure on Ukraine to cede territory to Russian invaders, Trump is following the UK leader excoriated for pushing a peace deal that actually gave rise to world war.
In breathless press releases and posts, the company has touted its models’ ability to deliver scientific breakthroughs. But its IPO filing taps the brakes on just how fast its AI will lead to big discoveries.
Elon Musk claims Ukraine violated Starlink’s terms of service before the recent slowdown, as reported earlier by Ars Technica. According to Musk, “Ukraine military violated Starlink terms of service and used it for offensive drone strikes to kill people. That loophole was closed last week,” however Ukrainian officials have denied that happened, or that it […]
In its latest gift to oil and gas companies, the Trump administration is expected to announce plans today to weaken rules that guard against methane leaks. Methane is a smog-forming pollutant and a powerful greenhouse gas that’s up to 80 times as potent as carbon dioxide on a 20-year horizon. It’s the primary component of […]
The data center buildout could cause a massive increase in gas prices as companies scramble for limited supplies and infrastructure fails to meet demand.
Science has a spam problem. And the spam filter is getting clogged up.According to all reports, academic publishing is drowning in what has come to be called AI slop: low-quality, mass-produced content generated with AI. By 2025, an estimated 57 perc…
Palantir cofounder Joe Lonsdale is investing in an animal testing company that aims to secure a national supply chain of monkeys for biomedical testing.