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SCI & TECHOct 7AI and the Risk to DemocracyInsights from Matthew Botvinick.The Diplomat
SCI & TECHOct 7Space station crew returns home after eight-month missionTwo NASA astronauts, a European flier and a Russian cosmonaut will close out an eight-month mission with splashdown Thursday.CBS News
SCI & TECHOct 7Henri Kagan, Kenso Soai win chemistry Nobel for ‘mirror image’ breakthroughScientists honoured for solving mystery of asymmetric molecules that has helped in manufacture of pharmaceuticals.Al Jazeera [en]
SCI & TECHOct 7"The beginning of a new scientific paradigm": Zuckerberg's Biohub, U.S. and Google build virtual cellMark Zuckerberg's Biohub is partnering with Google and the federal government in its ambitious effort to use AI for generating vast quantities of biological data that can predict how cells behave.Why it matters: The ultimate goal is an AI model that lets scientists test potential experiments virtually, helping them identify the most promising ones before spending the time and money to perform them in the lab.AI is capable of understanding proteins and other pieces of biology, but modeling an entire living cell is orders of magnitude more complex — and researchers don't yet have enough of the rAxios
SCI & TECHOct 7Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to Kagan and Soai for untangling mirror images in molecules - AP NewsNobel Prize in chemistry awarded to Kagan and Soai for untangling mirror images in molecules AP NewsAP News
SCI & TECHOct 7Crew-12 astronauts undock from the Space Station to return to EarthNASA's Crew-12 mission, with four crew members, began its return after eight months on the ISS. The Dragon capsule undocked and is expected to splash down on Thursday. Aboard are Sophie Adenot, who made history with her spacewalk, along with Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, and Andrey Fedyaev.Clarín
SCI & TECHOct 7Franco-Japanese duo Kagan and Soai win 2026 Nobel Prize in chemistryThe Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded on Wednesday to French scientist Henri B. Kagan and Japan’s Kenso Soai for unravelling the mystery of why only one of two forms of certain molecules occurs in nature.RFI [en]
SCI & TECHOct 7Laws, pledges or an iron grip? How the EU, US and China are reining in AIThe US, China and the EU are taking sharply different approaches to regulating artificial intelligence. Here is how the world's biggest economies are tackling the technology, and what is at stake.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECHOct 7Borderlands Online MMO Is Playable AgainThe long-lost 2015 Chinese project has been restored by the community.a80_lv · latvia
SCI & TECHOct 7Earth and Mars were created in different ways, says studyNew research has revealed that although Earth and Mars were formed in the same region of the solar system, their chemistry suggests they were built in different ways.newsbytesapp · india
SCI & TECHOct 7Apple’s Verified Photography SystemApple just released a system called “Reference Image.” It can verify the image is exactly as taken by an iPhone—new models only—without tying it to a specific iPhone or photographer. It can also verify that multiple images came from the same iPhone. Other industry solutions require a photographer or institution to vouch for an image using their own credentials. We are concerned this puts some photographers, such as those operating in conflict zones, in a difficult position; it should not be necessary to forgo anonymity in order to prove image authenticity. We built ApplSchneier
SCI & TECHOct 7Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL Spacecraft to Depart International Space StationNorthrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft is scheduled to depart the International Space Station on October 9 after delivering 11,000 pounds of supplies as part of the CRS-24 mission.headtopics · united states of america
SCI & TECHOct 7Meta's Muse assistant tops app charts. Now it needs to become a habitMeta’s Muse is free for now as the company searches for a business surrounding its personal AI agent.CNBC
SCI & TECHOct 7Anthropic expands cybersecurity program with three access tiersAnthropic is expanding its cybersecurity program by introducing three new access tiers. This indicates a development in the company's security offerings.Seeking Alpha Tech
SCI & TECHOct 7Few know: each navel contains an average of 67 unknown bacteriaUn estudio analizó los ombligos de miles de voluntarios y descubrió que cada uno contenía un promedio de 67 tipos de bacterias.La investigación también reveló que existen por lo menos 2.368 tipos de bacterias diferentes en los ombligos.Clarín
SCI & TECHOct 7French and Japanese scientists win 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for what could change how medicines are madeTwo researchers have won this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work that could change how medicines are made.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECHOct 7Nobel Prize in Chemistry for research into mirrored moleculesDe Nobelprijs voor Scheikunde gaat naar de Fransman Henri Kagan en de Japanner Kenso Soai. Zij deden onderzoek naar de ontdekking van "niet-lineaire effecten en autokatalyse in asymmetrische organische synthese". In iets begrijpelijker Nederlands: sommige moleculen bestaan in twee varianten, die elkaars spiegelbeeld zijn. Als moleculen de ene kant op gedraaid staan, kunnen ze een andere werking hebben dan als ze de andere kant op gedraaid staan. En dat terwijl ze dezelfde samenstelling hebben. Wetenschappers noemen dat linkshandig en rechtshandig. Zo is er het voorbeeld van een hoestremmer, diNOS Buitenland
SCI & TECHOct 7Meta’s Oversight Board has a warning for AI companies building their own watchdogsAfter last week’s White House Accord on Super Intelligence, members of the board that reviews Meta’s content decisions say AI safety committees will need real authority to matter.headtopics · united states of america
SCI & TECHOct 7Chemistry Nobel awarded for solving mystery of life's asymmetryThe prize was given to the French and Japanese scientists for solving the mystery of life's asymmetry.BBC World
SCI & TECHOct 7Meta’s Oversight Board has a warning for AI companies building their own watchdogsMembers of Meta’s Oversight Board have some advice for AI companies looking to launch their own independent safety committees.NBC News
SCI & TECHOct 7OpenAI announces 722 mathematical discoveries in one goAI has been growing ever more capable in mathematics and OpenAI has now released hundreds of papers at the same time – to the astonishment of mathematiciansNew Scientist
SCI & TECHOct 7Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded for research solving 'mirror image' mysteryHenri BABC News
SCI & TECHOct 7'Phoenix Planet' discovered, formed from the remains of a dead starBritse astronomen hebben een nieuw soort hemellichaam ontdekt: een planeet die draait rond een uitgebrande ster. De ontdekkers noemen het een feniksplaneet, naar de mythologische vogel die oprijst uit zijn eigen as. De ontdekking kan meer vertellen over de verre toekomst van ons eigen zonnestelsel. Wetenschappers van de universiteit van Warwick beschrijven in het vakblad Nature Astronomy hun ontdekking bij de ster HS 0209+0832, in het sterrenbeeld Walvis. Dat is een witte dwerg, zo'n 250 lichtjaar van de aarde. Een witte dwerg is wat er overblijft als een ster aan het eind van zijn bestaan zijNOS Buitenland
SCI & TECHOct 7Nobel Prize in Chemistry: two scientists awarded for their research into reactions leading to homoquirality, a key process in drug developmentThe Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced this Wednesday that the winners are the Frenchman Henri B. Kagan and the Japanese Kenso Soai.Clarín