OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, pictured here during a visit to the White House on January 21, 2025, says he expects his company’s artificial intelligence models to stay ahead of China-based…
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Tradition and technology sync at China ‘AI temple fair’
A dancing humanoid robot gyrates to music at a fair in Beijing during China’s week-long Lunar New Year holidays. A humanoid robot gyrates to pulsing music at a shopping mall…
World’s longest cargo sail ship launched in Turkey
The Neoliner Origin, with its massive masts as yet unfurled. The world’s longest wind-powered cargo ship was launched Friday in Turkey, offering a promising way to slash carbon emissions from…
Ancient Ear Muscles Reactivate When We Struggle to Listen
Summary: Humans have vestigial ear muscles that once helped our ancestors focus on sounds. New research shows these muscles still activate when we strain to hear in noisy environments. Scientists…
Imaging Reveals Gut-Brain Connection in Alzheimer’s Disease
Summary: Scientists have used advanced X-ray phase-contrast tomography (XPCT) to uncover how gut health may influence Alzheimer’s disease. The study found structural changes in the gut of Alzheimer’s-affected mice, revealing…
Genetics, Not Maternal Sickness, Drives Autism Risk
Summary: A large study analyzing over 1.1 million pregnancies found no strong evidence that maternal health conditions during pregnancy cause autism. Instead, nearly all previously reported associations between maternal diagnoses…
WhatsApp says disrupts Paragon spyware campaign
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Meta-owned WhatsApp announced Friday it has disrupted a spyware operation by surveillance firm Paragon Solutions that targeted approximately 90 users, including journalists and civil society members,…
New play takes on OpenAI drama and AI’s existential questions
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Revolutionize humanity or destroy it? Playwright Matthew Gasda’s characters, inspired by OpenAI and its famous ChatGPT, grapple with existential questions about the direction of artificial intelligence.…
Blood Test May Predict Postpartum Depression Through Hormone Levels
Summary: Women who develop postpartum depression (PPD) may have distinct neuroactive steroid levels during the third trimester of pregnancy. A study found that those with PPD had lower levels of…
