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AI & Tech

Oxford, OpenAI Partner for Bodleian Text AI Training

Oxford University granted OpenAI access to 125,000 scanned historical documents from its Bodleian Library for AI training, a detail initially…

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Newswire

Study: El Niño Strongest in 1,000 Years

Recent research identifies the current El Niño event as the most powerful in at least a millennium, highlighting a significant…

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Artificial Intelligence

Humanoid robot breaks Bolt’s 100m record, but experts unimpressed

A humanoid robot from Beijing-based X-Humanoid won the 100-metre dash in 9.39 seconds at the second World Humanoid Robot Games,…

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BigTech Companies

Federal Investigators Confirm Deletion of Certain DOGE Records

A federal whistleblower filed a complaint in April 2025 alleging DOGE members accessed sensitive NLRB data, and the whistleblower later…

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Artificial Intelligence

3 New Reports That Should Reshape Your Q4 Budget

Despite warnings from a year ago, most marketing leaders are still planning Q4 2026 without an economist, genuine market research,…

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AI & Tech

DOGE team secures VC funding for new venture

Former DOGE leaders Nate Cavanaugh and Justin Fox have launched a venture capital-backed startup called "Special", funded by a16z and…

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Artificial Intelligence

University of Michigan’s $20M OpenAI stake now worth $2B, Musk trial shows

Court documents from the "Musk v. Altman" trial reveal the University of Michigan invested $20 million in OpenAI before ChatGPT…

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Automotive

EV Batteries Thrive Despite Climate Change

Modern EV batteries are far more reliable due to advanced thermal management and battery systems, minimizing annual capacity loss to…

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Culture

Drunk Chimps’ Urine Tests Confirm Controversial Theory

The "drunken monkey hypothesis" proposes that the human attraction to alcohol evolved from our primate ancestors' ability to locate high-calorie,…

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Gadgets

World’s Smallest Autonomous Aquatic Robot

Researchers have created a fully autonomous robot smaller than a grain of salt, shattering a long-standing miniaturization barrier for independent…

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Artificial Intelligence

World’s Tiniest Programmable Robot Is Nearly Invisible

Researchers have created the world's smallest autonomous, programmable robot, which is the size of a grain of salt and integrates…

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Health

Invisible Radiation Detectors Are All Around You

A global network of sensors constantly monitors environmental radiation, providing instant detection of nuclear incidents, as demonstrated when a drone…

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Business

Scientist’s Guilty Plea: What Is Fusarium Graminearum?

A researcher's 2025 smuggling case involving Fusarium graminearum highlighted biosecurity concerns, though this fungal pathogen has long caused over $1…

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Artificial Intelligence

Unlock Business Value with Logical Data Management

Logical data management creates virtual connections between disparate data sources, establishing a unified framework for secure, governed data access without…

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AI & Tech

Google’s AI Photo Editor Is the Rare Tool People Actually Want

Google has introduced a conversational AI photo editor in Google Photos that allows everyday users to easily manipulate images using…

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AI & Tech

Google Reveals AI’s Energy Cost Per Prompt for the First Time

Google has disclosed detailed energy consumption data per AI prompt, revealing that its custom TPUs account for only 58% of…

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Business

NIH’s False Claims Act Actions Alarm Universities

The NIH's updated grant agreements, including new compliance terms tied to civil rights laws and the False Claims Act, have…

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