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Margaret Atwood sharply criticized AI at the Babell Literary Festival, recounting how Anthropic's Claude gave her a wrong, "lying" answer…

Two scientific papers by Nobel laureate Max Planck were retracted decades after his death, with the articles completely removed from…

Researchers at the University of Ottawa are developing UbiMyTherapist, an AI that proactively monitors emotional cues from smartwatches and wireless…

Conno Christou, a health-optimizing entrepreneur, was diagnosed with a rare, aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma after a swollen arm led to the…

A 60-year-old man in Spain with a persistent headache and behavioral changes was found to have multiple brain lesions, initially…

Ford walked back a major AI bet by rehiring 350 experienced engineers after discovering automated systems couldn't replicate veteran workers'…

Over 80% of clinical antibiotics are derived from natural products, but the pipeline for novel antibiotics has slowed to a…

Across multiple industries, student projects focused on helping customers navigate uncertainty and providing clarity rather than bombarding them with more…

Erosion and weathering of rock both removes CO₂ from the atmosphere and releases CO₂ by oxidizing organic carbon in sediments,…

Extremely short-orbit exoplanets, with orbits lasting just days, are common across the galaxy and produce alien phenomena like inflated atmospheres…

Trust in healthcare AI depends on transparency, governance, and accountability, with users demanding to understand the reasoning behind AI-driven insights,…

Unconventional AI, led by former Databricks AI head Naveen Rao, has unveiled its first model, Un0, an image-generation system that…

Unconventional AI has released Un-0, an image generation model using a simulated oscillator-based architecture that performs comparably to leading diffusion…

The U.S. Endangered Species Act has successfully restored species like the bald eagle, but over 2,300 species still require federal…

A new analysis of dental enamel proteins from 23 Homo naledi teeth found in South Africa's Rising Star Cave System…

A new study reveals that wine corks are not just passive stoppers but actively regulate oxygen transfer, impacting wine aging…

At the 2026 World Cup, FIFA will capture roughly 150 million data points per match, with sensors inside the ball…

The Think Family Database, launched in 2016 by Bristol City Council and Avon and Somerset Police, secretly collected sensitive data…

By 2028, AI coding expenses per developer could exceed the developer's own salary, driven by a shift to consumption-based pricing…

The primary message from a major AI conference in Beijing is that the US and China must set aside their…