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SCI & TECH20h agoChina-US astronomy team may have found possible relic of a recent ‘gold factory’A mysterious glow of high-energy light in our Milky Way galaxy could be the remains of an extremely rare cosmic “gold factory”, according to a new study by Chinese and US researchers. The collision of two orbiting neutron stars – dead stars so dense that a teaspoon of their matter would weigh a billion tonnes – may have shone as brightly as Jupiter in the sky, they wrote in a paper posted last week on the preprint server arXiv, which has yet to be peer-reviewed. The violent smash spewed out...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECH22h agoCan AI help healthcare move from treatment to prevention?AI could help identify people at risk of developing certain conditions before they become ill, allowing healthcare providers to intervene earlier. But technology alone will not deliver that change.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECH22h agoAI could self-replicate on home devices within ‘months’, Anthropic saysUS tech giant says small AI models may soon be capable of self-replication without access to a data centre.Al Jazeera [en]
SCI & TECH22h agoAI: World Bank, IMF warn of jobs crisis in Nigeria, othersBANGKOK, Thailand — The International Monetary Fund, IMF, and the World Bank have warned that Artificial Intelligence, AI, could worsen the jobs crisis in Nigeria and other developing economies unless governments and businesses take urgent steps to prepare workers and deploy the technology to create employment. The post AI: World Bank, IMF warn of jobs crisis in Nigeria, others appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
SCI & TECH22h agoEpic reportedly delays Disney video game project as it mandates AI workflowsEpic Games has reportedly postponed a Disney video game project, with the delay attributed to a new mandate for incorporating AI workflows.Seeking Alpha Tech
SCI & TECH23h agoIISc study says strong magnetic fields could allow white dwarfs to grow beyond the Chandrasekhar limitA study by IISc suggests that strong magnetic fields may enable white dwarfs to exceed the Chandrasekhar limit, which could lead to new understandings in astrophysics.The Hindu
SCI & TECH1d agoHow Red Bull's F1 team is using AI to make split-second decisions for Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing is increasingly using AI to help make real-time Formula 1 race decisions, but the team says human judgment remains essential.CNBC
SCI & TECH1d agoA chemist from the University of Michigan made gummy bears from a wind turbine blade and ate them, because the resin his team designed dissolves in an alkaline solution in potassium lactate suitable for human consumptionEl experimento establece una nueva forma de reciclaje de las palas de aerogeneradores.El secreto está en la composición del material utilizado.Clarín
SCI & TECH1d agoNetflix Confirms Puella Magi Madoka Magica Movies in 2027 with New DubsNetflix has confirmed that the Puella Magi Madoka Magica film trilogy, including the 10th-anniversary sequel Walpurgisnacht Rising, will join its library in January 2027 with newly dubbed versions in Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. The announcement follows a successful Japanese theatrical run and precedes the movies' debut on Crunchyroll in November 2026.headtopics · united states of america
SCI & TECH1d agoTDM Neo headphones that transform into Bluetooth speakers now availableThe TDM Neo hybrid headphones transform into 10W Bluetooth speakers with a simple twist, switching between private listening and speaker playback using dedicated drivers. With multi-mic ENC during calls, fast charging, and up to 16 hours of battery life in speaker mode, the 2-in-1 audio device is now available for $249.99.notebookcheck · united states of america
SCI & TECH1d agoBerlin to BITS Pilani: How Nobel-winning optogenetics connects to parasite research in HyderabadLight has become more than a means of observation; it is a way to intervene, test, and uncover cause-and-effect relationships, said Nishith Gupta, professor of Biological Sciences at BITS PilanThe Hindu
SCI & TECH1d agoChina Mobile triples capacity at mega Inner Mongolia computing hub amid nation’s AI pushChina Mobile, one of the country’s state-backed telecoms giants, has tripled the capacity of its largest intelligent computing hub in northern Inner Mongolia, amid Beijing’s push to boost digital infrastructure to power the country’s artificial intelligence ambitions. The expansion of its data centre in Hohhot was recently completed, with total processing capacity increased to 20,100 petaflops, according to a report by Inner Mongolia Daily on Monday. That was triple its previous capacity of...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECH1d agoChina faces uphill battle to wean tech firms off Nvidia chipsThe country’s tech giants are snapping up products never designed to power advanced AI to satisfy soaring computing demandsFinancial Times
SCI & TECH1d agoEpic, creator of Fortnite, makes a "pivot" towards AI useLa compañía de videojuegos impulsa un cambio estratégico al integrar inteligencia artificial en sus procesos creativos, según su director ejecutivo.Epic Games busca potenciar su motor Unreal y mejorar el desarrollo de software, en un contexto de debate sobre IA en la industria.Clarín
SCI & TECH1d agoIn the AI era, coding means thinking like a systems architectNature News
SCI & TECH1d agoWhen microbes degrade plastic, where does it go?Nature News
SCI & TECH1d agoDecentralized AI needs more evidence on energy useNature News
SCI & TECH1d agoPreserve research data for tomorrow’s AI-enabled integrity checksNature News
SCI & TECH1d agoIs this idea from AI or humans? A detector claims it can tellNature News
SCI & TECH1d agoCatholic archbishop in Belarus blesses AI-generated icon of Carlo Acutis, the Italian teenager known as the internet’s patron saintArchbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, the former head of the Catholic Church in Belarus, blessed an AI-generated icon on October 11, the Belarusian outlet Katolik.life reported.Meduza [en]
SCI & TECH1d agoAI cuts diagnosis for eye disease from 23 days to just 30 secondsStudy suggests artificial intelligence could improve access to specialist care and help prevent irreversible sight lossThe Telegraph
SCI & TECH1d agoFrom laser shields to iPhone detectors: inside China’s booming secrecy industryA group of Chinese officials are in the middle of a highly sensitive meeting involving critical decisions yet to be made behind closed doors, with documents stamped “classified” spread across the table. Suddenly, an invisible laser beams into the room, sweeping across a glass window and allowing the contents of the meeting to be transmitted elsewhere. China’s Ministry of State Security laid out this seemingly futuristic scenario six months ago, warning government departments and other entities...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECH1d agoMeta says its new AI models on par with OpenAI, AnthropicMeta on Monday unveiled two new "frontier" artificial intelligence models called Wonder and Wonder Full, which the company claims perform at a level comparable to that of OpenAI's…Japan Today
SCI & TECH1d agoApplied Materials unveils $5B EPIC center to speed up AI chip R&DApplied Materials has introduced a $5 billion center aimed at accelerating research and development for AI chips. This represents a substantial investment in the advancement of artificial intelligence technology.Seeking Alpha Tech