Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Siri or Google Assistant are developed by the global north and trained in English, Chinese or European languages. In…
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China’s power paradox: record renewables, continued coal
China is installing solar and wind power at a rate that outstrips the rest of the world combined. Call it the China power paradox: while Beijing leads the world in…
Artificial intelligence can better predict future risk for heart attack patients
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A landmark study led by University experts has shown that artificial intelligence can better predict how doctors should treat patients following a heart attack. The study,…
Some major Australian towns still have poor phone reception—it’s threatening public safety
by James Meese, Amber Marshall, Holly Randell-Moon, Jenny Kennedy, Rowan Wilken, The Conversation Dubbo is a major regional centre but suffers from poor reception. Credit: Maksym Kozlenko/Wikimedia Australians rely on…
AI trained robots, drones, team up with emergency rescue
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In a simulated natural disaster, robotic drones from the University of Maryland’s RoboScout Team arrived first, scanning the area for survivors. They beamed patients’ locations to…
Smartwatches achieve centimeter-level location accuracy with new tracking algorithms
Precise centimeter-level positioning on a smartwatch during four hours of data in Dunedin, New Zealand. The dots show the repeatability of one second of data in comparison to precise benchmark…
Why Teenage Songs Define Us: The Science of Musical Memory
Summary: A global study reveals that our most emotionally resonant music tends to come from our teenage years—typically peaking around age 17. This “reminiscence bump” marks the period when our…
Can a Disconnected Brain Be Conscious?
Summary: A new study reveals that sleep-like slow-wave brain activity can persist for years in surgically disconnected brain hemispheres of awake epilepsy patients. Using EEG recordings, researchers found that the…
Ex-McLaren boss could take the wheel at Porsche
Porsche has been struggling with Chinese competition and US tariffs. The former head of British supercar maker McLaren could take over as CEO of Porsche, the German firm said Friday,…
OpenAI halts MLK videos as deepfakes spark outrage
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain OpenAI has suspended its Sora 2 artificial intelligence tool from creating videos of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. after his estate complained about disrespectful…
