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SCI & TECH5d agoUK airport e-gates to become passport-free and contactless by early 2027UK airports have begun rolling out contactless e-gates. The technology allows eligible travellers to pass through without having to show their passports.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECH5d 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 & TECH5d agoUK motorists can now see live fuel prices on Google Mapstheguardian.com · United Kingdom
SCI & TECH6d agoA 194-year-old tortoise, world's oldest land animal, may hold clues to longer life - ReutersA 194-year-old tortoise, world's oldest land animal, may hold clues to longer life ReutersReuters World
SCI & TECH6d agoNeanderthal Europe was as much a wooden age as a stone ageWhen Neanderthals dominated Europe, it was likely that wood was at least as important to them as stone for working into toolsNew Scientist
SCI & TECH6d agoScientists in Vienna and Beijing create world's first nuclear clocks - ReutersScientists in Vienna and Beijing create world's first nuclear clocks ReutersReuters World
SCI & TECH6d agoUSA, China, EU: three paths to regulate AIThe United States is opting for voluntary agreements and decrees to regulate AI, while China implements strict controls without hindering its development. The European Union leads with its Artificial Intelligence Act, seeking to balance innovation and security in global technological advancement.Clarín
SCI & TECH6d agoMistral, the return to the race of the Elysée championBardella, Glucksmann, Knafo… Mistral a déclenché une salve d’applaudissements d’une partie de la classe politique en annonçant avoir lancé son nouveau modèle d’intelligence artificielle, baptisé Large 4. En voulant se replacer dans la course aux IA génératives de pointe, l’entreprise rassure ses défenseurs, à commencer par l’Etat français, qui doutaient de sa stratégie. Comment la […]Politico Europe
SCI & TECH6d agoLaws, 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 & TECH6d agoWhy Google has to halt data center construction in FinlandGoogle has been ordered to halt construction work on two data centers in Finland due to environmental concerns.newsbytesapp · india
SCI & TECH6d agoFinland orders pause on Google AI data centres over environmental concernsGoogle had called the data centres its biggest investment in Europe.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECH6d agoJuergen Boos: « In Frankfurt, no censorship or rules on AI »VU D’AILLEURS - Rémunérer les auteurs, signaler mais ne pas rejeter l’intelligence artificielle : telle est la ligne du directeur sortant du plus grand salon de l’édition au monde, qui juge «très étrange» l’exclusion de Thélyson Orélien du Goncourt. Et souligne le paradoxe qu’il y a à se servir de l’IA pour détecter l’IA.Le Figaro International
SCI & TECH6d ago2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to France's Henri Kagan and Japan's Kenso SoaiThe two chemists were honored 'for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis,' the jury said, which 'provided a solution to a chemical mystery that is over a century old,' according to the chair.Le Monde [en]
SCI & TECH6d ago🔴Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to France's Henri Kagan, Japan's Kenso SoaiThe Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to Henri Kagan from France and Kenso Soai from Japan. This recognizes their significant contributions in the field of chemistry.France 24 [en]
SCI & TECH6d agoUS risks ceding AI governance leadership to China and the EUStanding alongside prominent technology executives, US President Donald Trump announced a voluntary agreement under which major artificial intelligence (AI) companies will use internal controls and monitoring, outside audits and board oversight to manage risks. The White House calls the commitments “morally binding”, but the accord does not create a comparable system of legal enforcement. The administration’s logic is understandable. AI is becoming a source of economic and military power, and...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECH6d agoMariano Sigman, neuroscientist, on how we think: “In the end, life is a narration of our own reality”El investigador reflexiona sobre cómo nos contamos la vida que vivimos.Cómo construimos los recuerdos, por qué los modificamos cada vez que volvemos a recordarlos y por qué esto puede ser una ventaja.El 19 de octubre hará una presentación inédita sobre El poder de las palabras, y cómo “pueden transformarnos la vida”.Clarín
SCI & TECH6d agoInvasive plant spreads across Portugal and lengthens allergy seasonKnown for its showy plumes and used as an ornamental for decades, pampas grass, also known as Cortaderia selloana, is spreading, threatening biodiversity and raising vegetation management costs. Experts call for urgent action to halt its advance and reduce pollen exposure.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECHOct 6How a Soviet physicist’s 1960 idea led to the birth of neutrino astronomy and this year’s Nobel Prize in physicsThe 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Belgian physicist Francis Halzen for his “decisive contribution to the IceCube neutrino observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.” Neutrinos were long considered almost impossible to detect, especially those arriving from deep space. Tracing them to their cosmic sources is even harder here on Earth because the vast majority come from the Sun or are produced in the planet’s magnetic field. Yet scientists managed to detect them with a project of astonishing scale, first proposed by Soviet physicist Moisey MarkovMeduza [en]
SCI & TECHOct 6Explainer: Why neutrinos matter as Francis Halzen wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics?STOCKHOLM, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Buried deep beneath the Antarctic ice, thousands of light sensors wait for flashes left by neutrinos, elusive particles that can travel across the universe almost undisturbed.thestar_my · malaysia
SCI & TECHOct 6EU wants to track potential rogue efforts to block out the sunThe European Union has launched a €35 million (US$39.4 million) tender to fund research and coordination on, among other things, detecting rogue efforts to alter the Earth’s atmosphere by blocking out the sun. The EU’s Horizon Europe arm, which funds research and innovation, launched the call for projects on Tuesday as part of an early stage effort to coordinate action on so-called Solar Radiation Modification, a nascent and controversial technology that could be used to cool the planet should...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHOct 6How beavers are protecting a West London town from floodingFive Eurasian beavers were released into the town of Greenford in October 2023. Then, they got to work, felling trees, gathering branches and building dams.CBS News
SCI & TECHOct 6What to know about Mistral's ML4 as it bets on EU sovereignty in the US-China open-weight AI raceKnown as “Le Chonk,” the new frontier AI offering from French company Mistral says it will be the strongest open-weight AI outside China, as it bets that European "sovereignty" can win customers in a race increasingly framed as US versus China.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECHOct 6The 'switch' of neurons, for which three scientists received the Nobel Prize in Medicine, and which helps to unravel the mysteries of the brainNous vous expliquons ce qu'est l'optogénétique, la discipline qui a valu à Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann et Georg Nagel le prix Nobel de médecine.BBC Afrique
SCI & TECHOct 6Francis Halzen Awarded 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for Neutrino ResearchBelgian-born scientist Francis Halzen, affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his pioneering work at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica. Halzen led an international team that developed a groundbreaking instrument for detecting neutrinos, a field the committee described as paving the way for a new kind of astronomy.headtopics · united states of america