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SCI & TECH6d agoTen Wartime Technologies at America’s 250thFor America’s 250th anniversary, Cogs of War ran ten essays on innovations forged in wartime that subsequently diffused throughout the civilian economy, or had a lasting impact on society, governance, and Americans’ relationship with technology. We received submissions on a wide range of technologies, ranging from a copying lathe built for musket stocks after the War of 1812 to the stealth bomber. Over the last few weeks, subscribers to our free newsletter voted, and we’re pleased to announce the winners of our contest below.One idea surfaced in most of the essays: HistoricalWar on the Rocks
SCI & TECH6d agoUS AI firm Anthropic enables Chinese-language options for Claude chatbotUS artificial intelligence company Anthropic has introduced Chinese-language options to its Claude chatbot in supported markets, even as it continues to block users from mainland China. Checks by the South China Morning Post on Thursday confirmed that Claude’s web interface now lets users select simplified and traditional Chinese as their preferred on-screen language. China also briefly appeared as a billing country option before disappearing from the settings. Users on X have shared screenshots...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECH6d agoIgnacio Obeso, neuroscientist: “If the brain is always in a predictable state, it activates less; new habits must be created frequently”Los hábitos permiten realizar acciones de manera rápida y automática, y ahorran trabajo al cerebro, pero cambiarlos o adaptarlos a nuevas metas implica un esfuerzo cognitivo significativo.Clarín
SCI & TECH6d agoThree fired employees ask OpenAI not to create an AI whose reasoning is illegibleTres expertos en IA despedidos por OpenAI advierten sobre el riesgo de modelos cuyo razonamiento no es comprensible para humanos.OpenAI responde que es crucial entender cómo las IA toman decisiones, en medio de renuncias y críticas por cultura de riesgo.Clarín
SCI & TECH6d agoNASA chief has hilarious response to NFL player who doubts whether astronauts really landed on the MoonPats quarterback joins a list of other professional athletes who have questioned the moon landingThe Independent World
SCI & TECH6d agoMargaret Hamilton, pioneer of the Apollo program and man's arrival on the Moon, passes awayMargaret Hamilton, pionera en software espacial, falleció a los 90 años. Lideró el desarrollo de sistemas informáticos para el programa Apolo.Con más de 130 publicaciones, consolidó la ingeniería de software como disciplina y recibió la Medalla Presidencial de la Libertad en 2016.Clarín
SCI & TECH6d agoAI startup Manus raises $500 million in first funding round since Meta breakupThe deal is handing the AI agent developer fresh capital after Beijing forced Meta to unwind its roughly $2 billion acquisition.CNBC
SCI & TECH6d agoKagan , Soai win 2026 Nobel Chemistry Prize for solving molecular mysterysentinelassam.com · India
SCI & TECH6d agoAI eats into entry - level tech jobs as India graduates seek workbusiness-standard.com · India
SCI & TECH6d agoUK motorists can now see live fuel prices on Google Mapstheguardian.com · United Kingdom
SCI & TECH6d agoMargaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, dies at 90Pioneering computer scientist led the development of the software for Nasa's Apollo mission and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.BBC World
SCI & TECH6d agoIn 1971, an art student visited a fog-shrouded Atlantic island to draw wild horses; she remained there for almost 50 years studying its fauna and mapping bees and flowersSu trabajo científico y de conservación acompañó la historia de un remoto lugar en el Atlántico Norte.Clarín
SCI & TECHOct 8The Leverage Middle Powers Have in the AI RaceAllied democracies can offer something U.S. industry desperately needs.Foreign Policy
SCI & TECHOct 8Margaret Hamilton, NASA Apollo program scientist, dies at 90La destacada ingeniera informática que lideró el desarrollo del sistema del Apolo ha fallecido a los 90 años, informó el MIT.Hamilton, pionera en su campo, fue clave para los primeros viajes lunares, destacando en la incipiente ingeniería de software.Clarín
SCI & TECHOct 8Data centre opposition is growing in Australia. Is there a middle ground?Australia may have vast tracts of land and political will to support the growth of the artificial intelligence industry, but the development of data centres to power the technology is proving more challenging. Last month, property developer Goodman Group withdrew its application for a 90-megawatt data centre in Lane Cove, on Sydney’s lower north shore, after months of opposition from residents about the potential impact on their electricity and water supplies, noise pollution and other...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHOct 8How Telangana’s MeeSeva migration to open source could make governments rethink software costsThe State’s move from Oracle to open-source PostgreSQL, completed in April 2026, shows both the potential savings and the technical and administrative hurdles involved in moving mission-critical government systems away from proprietary softwareThe Hindu
SCI & TECHOct 8David Carracero, engineer, on rain: “We should not convey the idea that in the future we will turn on the tap and no water will come out”El especialista en ingeniería hidráulica advierte de que los episodios de lluvia intensa no eliminan el riesgo de sequía y explica qué podemos hacer desde casa.Clarín
SCI & TECHOct 8Margaret Hamilton (90) software pioneer first moon landing passed awayMargaret Hamilton, die de software ontwikkelde voor de eerste maanlanding van de Apollo 11 in 1969, is overleden. Door haar baanbrekende werk op het gebied van software-ontwikkeling, waren de Amerikanen in staat met de Apollo naar de maan te vliegen en daar te landen. Met deze landing wonnen de Amerikanen de ruimtewedloop in de jaren zestig. Hamilton overleed op 30 september op 90 jarige leeftijd. Haar overlijden werd bekend gemaakt door het MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), het instituut waar ze jarenlang werkte. Hamilton kwam in 1959 in dienst bij het MIT en bleef daar werken tot NOS Buitenland
SCI & TECHOct 8Apple reportedly developing home AI security device that won't record videoApple is reportedly developing a home security system that will use AI to track movement without recording video footage. CNET senior technology reporter Abrar Al-Heeti joins CBS News.CBS News
SCI & TECHOct 8China races to build AI data centres across energy-rich hinterlandBeijing is rolling out computing infrastructure at breakneck speed in Inner MongoliaFinancial Times
SCI & TECHOct 7Australian Gov't Weighs Mandatory AI Incident ReportingIn the wake of an agentic attack against its own Medicare systems, Australia's government is feeling out what regulations might look like for frontier AI companies.Dark Reading
SCI & TECHOct 7Microsoft pushes AI vision with new, expensive Surface laptopMicrosoft is pushing a "hybrid intelligence" future with a new Surface Ultra laptop that runs on Nvidia artificial intelligence (AI) chips and will cost more than $2,500, the…Japan Today
SCI & TECHOct 7Inside SpaceX’s new look for AI data centres in orbitInside SpaceX’s new look for AI data centres in orbitAl Jazeera [en]
SCI & TECHOct 7Whether Space or AI, the Perils of Playing It SafeAstronomer Carl Sagan once invited the rest of us to think of our planet as “the shore of the cosmic ocean. On this shore, we’ve learned most of what we know. Recently, we’ve waded a little way out, maybe ankle-deep, and the water seems inviting.” The post Whether Space or AI, the Perils of Playing It Safe appeared first on American Enterprise Institute - AEI.AEI