Credit: Photos Hobby, Unsplash International regulation of tech giants, intellectual property reform, and preparation for workforce disruption must be prioritized by policymakers as artificial intelligence transforms society. These are the…
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Preemies receive sucrose for pain relief—new research shows it doesn’t stop long-term impacts on development
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Infants born very preterm spend weeks or even months in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) while their immature brains are still developing. During this time,…
‘Godfather of AI’ now fears it’s unsafe. He has a plan to rein it in
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain This week, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation revealed two men suspected of bombing a fertility clinic in California last month allegedly used artificial intelligence (AI)…
Surfers play crucial role in beach safety according to study
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A first-of-its-kind study by La Trobe University has shown the critical contribution surfers make to beach safety in Victoria. The research, published this week in Safety…
Nonreciprocal light speed control achieved using cavity magnonics device
Photons in a dielectric resonator (yellow) interact with magnons in a YIG sphere (violet) via a microstrip (gray). This interaction acts as a ‘traffic light’ for microwave pulses—speeding them up…
See the moon shine with famous red star Antares in the southern sky on June 9
The waxing gibbous moon will shine close to the red star Antares in the constellation Scorpius on the night of June 9. Stargazers in the U.S. will find the moon…
Apple under pressure to shine after AI stumble
Apple is expected to lay out its path forward when it comes to artificil intelligence and its closely guarded ‘ecosystem’ of devices and software at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference…
Pará’s Amazon forest carbon deal in doubt as prosecutors move to block it
Federal prosecutors in Brazil’s Pará state have filed a lawsuit calling for the immediate suspension and cancellation of a multi-million-dollar contract between the state and a coalition of foreign governments…
Viking-Era boat burial uncovered on Senja
Archaeologists have uncovered a Viking-Era boat burial on the island of Senja in northern Norway. Senja was on the Viking world’s northern frontier, and although not mentioned often in the…
E-bikes and e-scooters are popular—but dangerous. A transport expert explains how to make them safer
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Last weekend a pedestrian in Perth tragically died after being struck by an e-scooter. This followed the death of another person in Victoria last month who…
