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SCI & TECHAug 18Altra thinks it has found a better way to build a carbon super shoe , and the big toe is the keyAltra believes it has discovered an improved method for constructing a carbon super shoe, with the big toe being a crucial element. This represents an advancement in athletic footwear technology.t3.com · United Kingdom
SCI & TECHAug 18OpenAI fiercely competing with Anthropic among OpenRouter customers: reportA report indicates that OpenAI is intensely competing with Anthropic for customers on the OpenRouter platform. This suggests a significant rivalry in the AI market among platform users.Seeking Alpha Tech
SCI & TECHAug 18Sophie Adenot: First French woman to walk in spaceSophie Adenot became the first French female astronaut to venture outside the International Space Station for a spacewalk on August 18, accompanied by American astronaut Anil Menon.France 24 [en]
SCI & TECHAug 18The surprising upsides of living in a reality that repeats for eternityHaving faced the prospect that our minds are random fluctuations in a dead universe, quantum cosmologist Sean Carroll suggests that we may be stuck in an eternally repeating realityNew Scientist
SCI & TECHAug 18Bengaluru space start-up unveils AI-powered optical sensor network for monitoring objects in Low Earth OrbitA space start-up in Bengaluru has introduced an AI-powered optical sensor network. This technology is designed to monitor objects in Low Earth Orbit.The Hindu
SCI & TECHAug 18MCR TIMS Sanathnagar to begin IP services within two days; NIMS to provide initial hand-holding supportThe Hindu
SCI & TECHAug 18Nvidia's attack plan: Dominate every single aspect of AIYahoo Finance
SCI & TECHAug 18Students share innovative solutions for diagnosing and treating snakebiteThe winning team proposed a digital platform that helps patients locate antivenom using a simple cloud-based dashboard through which hospitals can rapidly update antivenom stocksThe Hindu
SCI & TECHAug 18ISS: Sophie Adenot and Anil Menon conduct spacewalk to replace space-to-ground antennaNadia Massih is pleased to welcome Daniel Neuenschwander, Director of Human and Robotic Exploration at the European Space Agency (ESA). According to Neuenschwander, this latest ISS mission demonstrates what makes the International Space Station exceptional: interdependence. European, American, Japanese, Canadian and Russian partners depend on one another to keep the station functioning, even when relations on Earth are more complicated. Replacing a 90-kilogram communications antenna is a technically demanding task in an environment where every system must function perfectly.France 24 [en]
SCI & TECHAug 18Female clones created from the blood of male miceA CRISPR-based tool can perform sex reversal on male mouse embryos, reliably turning them into healthy females – a feat that could be valuable for conservationNew Scientist
SCI & TECHAug 18Fact check: How do I spot AI-generated images?Images created or manipulated with artificial intelligence tools are flooding social media. How can you know what’s real and what’s not? Here are a few tips.DW News [en]
SCI & TECHAug 18Orvakal Drone City will be a hub for manufacturing, research and testing, says Union Minister Rammohan NaiduInvestments worth ₹130 crore have been secured for Drone City, says the Union Minister, adding that the industry can attract investments up to ₹5,000 croreThe Hindu
SCI & TECHAug 18OpenAI unveils ChatGPT for teens with stronger guardrails , parental controlsOpenAI has released a version of ChatGPT specifically for teenagers, featuring enhanced guardrails and parental controls. This aims to provide a safer AI experience for younger users.hindustantimes.com · India
SCI & TECHAug 18Elon Musk Reposts AI Slop Video Mocking Himself as Austin Powers and Fails to Credit CreatorElon Musk reposted an AI-generated video that parodies him as Austin Powers but did not attribute the original creator. This highlights issues of content attribution and AI-generated media.ibtimes.co.uk · United Kingdom
SCI & TECHAug 18The grueling fight over who profits from AI musicA significant dispute is emerging over how profits from AI-generated music should be distributed. This issue addresses intellectual property rights and revenue models in the evolving field of artificial intelligence in music.kunm.org · United States
SCI & TECHAug 18OpenAI Exec : The Solution to AI Doing Bad Cybercrimes Is Even More AIAn OpenAI executive suggests that more AI is the solution to AI-related cybercrimes. This indicates a perspective on managing the risks associated with advanced artificial intelligence.gizmodo.com · United States
SCI & TECHAug 18Designing food for a hotter worldInside futuristic labs, plants are scanned, stressed and analyzed. The aim is to use the results to produce plant strains that can better serve a growing population in a warming world.DW News [en]
SCI & TECHAug 18From code to reasoning: AI reshapes the skills of young programmersAt the International Olympiad in Informatics in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 386 young programmers from 97 countries faced six algorithmic problems as AI reshapes coding, problem-solving and computer science education.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECHAug 18US advisory body says China's data dominance gives it AI advantageYahoo Finance
SCI & TECHAug 186 Android system apps you can safely disable without breaking anythingThis article identifies six Android system applications that users can safely disable without causing system instability. It offers guidance on optimizing Android device performance or privacy.makeuseof.com · United States
SCI & TECHAug 18Silvaco partners with Dassault Systèmes on semiconductor digital twinsSilvaco is partnering with Dassault Systèmes to work on semiconductor digital twins. This collaboration aims to advance technology in the semiconductor industry.Seeking Alpha Tech
SCI & TECHAug 18OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens with new safety guardrailsThe AI company is rolling out age-specific protections for 13- to 17-year-olds, as researchers and parents raise growing concerns over teenagers' emotional reliance on chatbots.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECHAug 18Alibaba’s lightweight Qwen model takes on larger AI systems from OpenAI, DeepSeek, ZhipuAlibaba Group Holding’s new lightweight AI model Qwen3.8-27B has matched much larger near-frontier rivals while being able to run on everyday hardware, impressing developers as local AI gains momentum. The Qwen3.8-27B, a small model with 27 billion parameters, performed on par with OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Luna, which was billed as the most cost-efficient model in the US lab’s latest flagship series, benchmark firm Artificial Analysis said on Monday. It nearly matched leading open-weight models from...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHAug 18How Cyprus became one of Europe's biggest video game hubsA small Mediterranean island now ranks among Europe's top 10 gaming markets by revenue — and third in the world for mobile downloads, behind only China and Vietnam.EuroNews [en]