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SCI & TECHOct 2Inside the AI industry's grassroots rebellion, led by elite researchers at frontier companiesA small cadre of elite AI researchers is wielding extraordinary influence inside OpenAI and other leading companies, challenging executives, shaping policy and complicating negotiations with Washington.Why it matters: As a safety crisis has unfolded across the industry, it's an open question who is doing more to shape the national AI debate — top researchers or the executives they report to.The researchers, some of whom are among the most highly paid and sought-after scientists in the world, are outspoken online and have repeatedly clashed with company strategy.The big picture: The situation hAxios
SCI & TECHOct 2Can AI play a role in reducing inequality?In the debate about how best to regulate artificial intelligence, what about its role in development and aid? Warnings about the potential for exacerbating inequality are rife – but the World Bank argues that the technology could be harnessed for good.France 24 [en]
SCI & TECHOct 2Crop outputs grew up to 100% in China’s big agricultural experiment: scientistsLarge-scale field trials across China show that irrigation water treated with natural minerals radiated by sunlight could dramatically increase the yields of several crops, according to Chinese scientists behind the experiments. The team said the trials, including on rice, wheat, soybeans, peanuts, sweet potatoes, sugar cane and vegetables, improved photosynthetic efficiency. Their study, conducted from Heilongjiang province in northeastern China to Hainan province in the south, recorded yield...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHOct 2Inside the Trump Administration’s U.F.O. HuntUncovering evidence of alien life would be “the biggest discovery ever made by humanity,” one expert said. But so far, there’s a lot of blurry photos and unconfirmed reports.NYT US
SCI & TECHOct 2Inside the Trump Administration’s U.F.O. HuntFinding evidence of alien life would be “the biggest discovery ever made by humanity,” one expert said. But so far, there’s a lot of blurry photos and unconfirmed reports.NYT US
SCI & TECHOct 2"We're not asking for charity": Wikimedia CEO calls out AI for unpaid data useWikipedia is starting to feel the effects of the AI-driven shift in how people find information, with page views falling 8% in the latest year, new Wikimedia Foundation CEO Bernadette Meehan tells Axios.Why it matters: Wikipedia is a crucial source of information for AI models, but those same models increasingly allow people to get Wikipedia-derived information without ever visiting the site — potentially threatening the ecosystem that keeps the online encyclopedia running.Driving the news: Wikipedia page views declined 8% in 2025, and while the drop wasn't unexpected, "that doesn't mean that Axios
SCI & TECHOct 2While the U.S. debates AI risks, China mandates universal training for studentsBeijing aims to provide artificial intelligence education in all of the country’s schools by 2030, while demand for AI-themed study tours surged this summer.Washington Post World
SCI & TECHOct 2How accurate is Bengaluru’s AI traffic enforcement? | ExplainedAmid debates around the shortcomings of using AI in smart policing and rule enforcement, The Hindu looks at how the Bengaluru Traffic Police’s Intelligent Traffic Management System works, how accurate are the violations flagged, how are the challans generated and the means through which erroneous cases can be challenged.The Hindu
SCI & TECHOct 2The AI Manhattan Project: What Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and Javier Milei are seeking in the new world orderFrom the small Silicon Valley war to technological fragmentation and the key role of peripheral countries in the race to control AI. Borovinsky participates in a panel at the "Pause AI" meeting, organized by the Goethe-Institut Buenos Aires, Fundación Medifé, and Fundación Andreani.Clarín
SCI & TECHOct 2World's tallest wind turbine rises to 365 metres in GermanyGermany’s new 365-metre wind turbine in Schipkau is the world’s tallest, designed to capture stronger winds and start operating in November.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECHOct 2David vs Goliaths: Singapore builds most accurate clock ever, leaves US and China in dustA small Singaporean research team has beaten scientists in China and the United States to build the world’s most accurate atomic clock. The clock, built with a single ion of a rare earth metal element known as lutetium, is so precise that it would lose one second every 260 billion years – nearly 20 times the age of our universe. It is about four times as accurate as the previous record holder, a calcium-ion clock developed by a Chinese Academy of Sciences team in Wuhan, and also surpasses an...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHOct 2Will the backlash against AI data centres hit quantum computing too?To succeed at scale, quantum computing must differentiate itself from AI, says columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan. But the two technologies are already mixed up in the eyes of the publicNew Scientist
SCI & TECHOct 2Will AI write our books? Row over bestseller fuels fear over future of literatureFrance still very much takes its literary prize-giving season seriously. So when a Haitian-born Canadian writer was accused of infusing his best-selling breakout novel with artificial intelligence, it got ugly in a hurry. We wade into the Thélyson Orélien affair with its subsequent accusations of racism, previous plagiarism by the author and doubts over the accuracy of AI verification tool Pangram.France 24 [en]
SCI & TECHOct 2In 2014, scientists triggered 23 explosions and deployed 3,500 seismographs around Mount St. Helens; the experiment helped image a magma reservoir located approximately between 4 and 15 km beneath the volcanoEn 1980, un terremoto produjo el colapso de una parte del volcán.Los geólogos trataban de establecer el origen del magma.Clarín
SCI & TECHOct 2Women in Technology unveils Queensland awards winnersNearly 200 nominations led to honours for women, allies and teams across Queensland's STEM sectors at the 29th annual awards.itbrief_com_au · australia
SCI & TECHOct 2Women in Technology unveils Queensland awards winnersNearly 200 nominations led to honours for women, allies and teams across Queensland's STEM sectors at the 29th annual awards.channellife_au · australia
SCI & TECHOct 2Women in Technology unveils Queensland awards winnersNearly 200 nominations led to honours for women, allies and teams across Queensland's STEM sectors at the 29th annual awards.cfotech_au · australia
SCI & TECHOct 2China’s AI compute ambitions demand innovationChina has set a five-year goal for the expansion of intelligent computing capacity to drive artificial intelligence (AI) that calls for a more than fourfold increase on what was in place at the end of June this year. To reach the 2030 target while being blocked by the United States from importing the most advanced Western-made AI chips will require innovation, adaptation and the application and coordination of vast resources. Judging by the 177 per cent increase in capacity achieved in the year...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHOct 2What a Modern Digital Asset Management Platform Should DoThis article discusses the functionalities and expectations of a modern digital asset management platform. It provides insight into current standards for technology solutions in this area.investinglive.com
SCI & TECHOct 2Are Australia native bees thriving or declining ? We dont know but can find outThere is uncertainty about whether Australia's native bee populations are thriving or declining, but the article suggests this can be determined through further investigation. This highlights a critical ecological question regarding local biodiversity.theconversation.com · Australia
SCI & TECHOct 2Which Robot Vacuum Is Best in 2026? Roborock, Dreame, ECOVACS and Roomba ComparedBest Robot Vacuum 2026 USA: curated 2026 list with quick facts and pro tips. Each option explained in 2 lines so you can scan or read fully.baltimorechronicle · united states of america
SCI & TECHOct 2G.P. Talwar at 100: scientist, institution builder, lifelong researcherSince joining the founding faculty of AIIMS New Delhi, he has never stopped working at the bench. Along the way, he developed the world’s first leprosy vaccine, a hormonal birth control vaccine, founded India’s first immunology institution, mentored hundreds of students, and continues his research as he begins his second centuryThe Hindu
SCI & TECHOct 2New batch of astronauts to ISS in American record timeDe nieuwste lichting astronauten is in een Amerikaanse recordtijd aangekomen bij het internationale ruimtestation ISS. De reis duurde slechts acht uur, veel korter dan het oude Amerikaanse record van 12,5 uur, dat in november 2024 werd gevestigd. De reis duurde nog altijd flink langer dan het absolute record, dat op naam van de Russische Soyoez staat: bij een experimentele vlucht in 2020 werd de reis in 3 uur en 3 minuten afgelegd. De reisduur naar het ISS, dat op zo'n 400 kilometer boven het aardoppervlak vliegt, is vooral afhankelijk van het aantal rondjes dat een ruimtecapsule rond de aardeNOS Buitenland
SCI & TECHOct 2Swedish researchers create an ‘AI scientist’ that designs and runs its own experimentsSwedes created an AI system that can carry out the full scientific process from hypothesis to results interpretation with minimal human input.EuroNews [en]