Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A little-noticed change to South Africa’s national health research guidelines, published in May of this year, has put the country on an ethical precipice. The newly…
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SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink internet satellites from Florida this evening
SpaceX plans to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida’s Space Coast this evening (Oct. 26). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink spacecraft is scheduled to…
Doula support found to be significant and impactful for Medicaid patient outcomes
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Cesarean deliveries were 47% less likely among Medicaid enrollees who received doula care, according to research conducted by US health care insurance provider Elevance Health, Inc.…
Novel liquid acoustic sensor mimics whale melon to recognize voices in noisy environments
A self-filtering liquid acoustic sensor for voice recognition. Credit: Xun Zhao/ UCLA Jun Chen Research Group. In recent years, engineers have developed a wide range of increasingly sophisticated sensors for…
How AI still divides actors and studios
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A bruising months-long Hollywood strike helped secure actors and writers some protection from AI, but a year after those ructions studios and creatives are still divided…
Waymo ramps up robotaxi push with $5.6 bn in funding
Waymo plans to have its self-driving taxis on the road soon in two more US cities as it cautiously expands operations. Waymo on Friday said it raised $5.6 billion from…
Boeing exploring sale of space business: report
The statements came after Boeing reported a whopping $6.2 billion loss. Boeing is exploring a possible sale of its space business as its new CEO seeks to improve the embattled…
Researchers say an AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever said
Assistant professor of information science Allison Koenecke, an author of a recent study that found hallucinations in a speech-to-text transcription tool, works in her office at Cornell University in Ithaca,…
Graphene-enhanced 3D-printed concrete reduces carbon emissions by 31%
This visualisation shows layers of graphene used for membranes. Credit: University of Manchester Researchers from the University of Virginia have made significant strides in the rapidly advancing field of 3D-printed…
NASA astronaut hospitalized after return from ISS
The SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft shortly after splashdown off the coast of Florida on October 25, 2024. A NASA astronaut who just returned from the International Space Station has been…
