US electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategy

High-voltage transmission lines provide electricity to data centers in Ashburn in Loudon County, Virginia, on Sunday, July 16, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File With the explosive growth of Big…

OpenAI reaches new agreement with Microsoft to change its corporate structure

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain OpenAI has reached a new tentative agreement with Microsoft and said its nonprofit, which technically controls its business, will now be given a $100 billion equity…

Apple deepens its ties to a Kentucky plant that produces cover glass for iPhone and Apple Watch

Apple CEO Tim Cook and Corning CEO Wendell Weeks walk during a tour of Corning’s iPhone glass manufacturing facility Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Harrodsburg, Ky. Credit: AP Photo/Jon Cherry…

PET Tracer Maps Synapse Loss After Spinal Cord Injury

Summary: Researchers developed a new PET tracer capable of measuring synapse loss after spinal cord injury, offering insights into both spinal and brain changes. In rat models, the tracer revealed…

Rented e-bicycles present more danger than e-scooters in cities, study reveals

For those who want to rent the safest vehicle, thus far the e-bicycle has seemed to be the best choice. But a recently published study from Chalmers University of Technology,…

Evaluation of liquefaction resistance in chemically treated soils

Researchers explore the potential of stress-controlled and strain-controlled cyclic triaxial testing for liquefaction resistance evaluation of chemically treated soils. Credit: Professor Shinya Inazumi , Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan. www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259012302502938X?via%3Dihub…

When robots are integrated into household spaces and rituals, they acquire emotional value

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Social companion robots are no longer just science fiction. In classrooms, libraries and homes, these small machines are designed to read stories, play games or offer…

Albania appoints AI-generated minister to avoid corruption

Rama said an AI procurement minister would be ‘corruption-free’ Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said Thursday he had appointed the world’s first AI-generated government minister to oversee public tenders, promising…

FTC launces inquiry into AI chatbots acting as companions and their effects on children

A girl uses her smartphone at home in Arizona on Friday, June 16, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Darryl Webb, File The Federal Trade Commission has launched an inquiry into several social…

Your Words May Reveal More Than You Think: AI Shows How

Summary: Psychologists are turning to artificial intelligence to uncover hidden psychological cues in speech, from word choice to tone and pacing. These signals can reveal personality traits and even early…