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SCI & TECHSep 30Get the most out of AI with this new course from La SillaEn cuatro sesiones pasará de usar la IA tarea por tarea a tener asistentes propios que investigan, escriben y trabajan con su tono y su criterio. The post Sáquele el jugo a la IA con este nuevo curso de La Silla appeared first on La Silla Vacía.La Silla Vacía
SCI & TECHSep 30Maidstone council tests inventor new recycled textiles pothole repair material on park roadsMaidstone council is testing a new pothole repair material made from recycled textiles on park roads. This represents an innovative approach to road maintenance using sustainable materials.kentonline.co.uk · United Kingdom
SCI & TECHSep 30DoorDash broadens AI ordering tools, unveils drone delivery plansDoorDash is expanding its artificial intelligence ordering capabilities and announcing plans for drone delivery services, indicating new technological advancements in the food delivery industry.Seeking Alpha Tech
SCI & TECHSep 30Moth Swarms Sweep Across Australia. That’s Good News.Bogong moths have been in decline since the 1980s, but this spring the insects have been sighted in the thousands across southeastern Australia, delighting scientists.NYT World
SCI & TECHSep 30Trump says vague AI agreement is "almost like a constitution," tells tech giants self-regulatePresident Trump and major artificial intelligence executives signed a "morally binding" safety agreement. CBS News' Aaron Navarro explains the contents of the agreement.CBS News
SCI & TECHSep 30Anthropic IPO Prospectus Warns Investors of Existential Risk to Humanity – NaturalNews . comnaturalnews.com · United States
SCI & TECHSep 30OPINION : Digital waste tracking is an evolution , not a revolutionAn opinion piece asserts that digital waste tracking represents an evolutionary, rather than revolutionary, change in waste management practices.letsrecycle.com · United Kingdom
SCI & TECHSep 30No more radio silence: EU plans cross-border lifeline for emergency servicesWhen disaster strikes near a border, police and firefighters can lose contact the moment they cross it. Brussels wants a 5G network, backed by satellites, to change that by 2036.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECHSep 30I Want Better Reporting on AI Genie BehaviorAI systems are regularly completing tasks in ways that their prompters don’t want or intend. Some of them are disturbing, and some of them are dangerous. This is something I’ve been calling “genie behavior,” because I think that really gets at the core of what’s happening. I wish the popular press would report on this better. I don’t like the “going rogue” framing because it deflects the responsibility from the prompters—often the AI companies themselves. And now, pretty much anything off-script is being called “hacking.” Take, Schneier
SCI & TECHSep 30Becoming fully renewable energy-based by 2040 may be challenging for Keralam: studyKeralam will need at least 27 gigawatts of renewable capacity addition to meet the 2040 electricity demand purely from renewables, hydro and nuclear without any thermal power support, according to a study by WRI IndiaThe Hindu
SCI & TECHSep 30China’s Tiangong space station camera captures its first images of Hong KongA remote-sensing camera aboard China’s Tiangong space station that was developed by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has released its first images of the city ahead of the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. The university published a series of videos and photos on Wednesday captured by the Musico camera, saying they showcased the major achievements of the Hong Kong research team’s participation in the national space programme. Professor Zhang...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 30House Dem questions Big Tech over secret AI data center NDAs: WSJA House Democrat is reportedly questioning major technology companies regarding non-disclosure agreements related to their AI data centers. This indicates growing legislative scrutiny over AI industry practices.Seeking Alpha Tech
SCI & TECHSep 30A Way Out of the A.I. Arms Race?New research points to how the world could stop short of the brink of disaster. Even with the agreement signed at the White House by tech leaders, it won’t be easy.NYT World
SCI & TECHSep 30Trump's AI "constitution" crowns day of accelerating ambitionWith America's tech titans crowded around a single White House table Tuesday, President Trump extracted what he called a "morally binding" compact on AI safety.The terms were simple: Press ahead, project optimism and police yourselves.Why it matters: The White House Accord on Super Intelligence, signed by OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, xAI and Nvidia, formalizes industry self-regulation as Washington's response to the most alarming run of AI safety failures yet.Zoom in: Trump, who increasingly treats American AI dominance as central to his legacy, cast the accord as proof that an industry frAxios
SCI & TECHSep 30Is US President Donald Trump right to rename AI as 'Super Intelligence'?Donald Trump thinks the name artificial intelligence sounds "fake" and has ordered US agencies to use "Super Intelligence" instead. Yet, tech firms and researchers have little reason to play along.DW News [en]
SCI & TECHSep 30AI agents have a normal-people problemAI companies are staking their future on the mass adoption of agents, hoping that they can solve the annoyances of modern life — email, travel bookings, online purchases.Why it matters: The frenzy around Meta's Muse shows there's serious consumer curiosity about the technology. But most Americans live life beyond a computer screen and find much of their meaning outside of the 9-5. There's little evidence that they're willing to invest the time needed to re-engineer their lives in a way that puts AI at the center.And the more worrying issue for AI companies: What happens if people just don't waAxios
SCI & TECHSep 30Scientists mapped the subsurface of Utah's Great Salt Lake and discovered a potentially immense deposit of fresh water hidden beneath one of the saltiest lakes in the United StatesResearchers from the University of Utah detected it beneath the sediments of the Great Salt Lake using electromagnetic, magnetic studies, and drilling. Some of the water could have been underground for thousands of years, but its total volume and how much could be extracted without altering theClarín
SCI & TECHSep 30A sixth-grade student created a drone to fight fires for less than 300 dollars: it detects hot zones and does not put firefighters at riskThe invention focuses on extinguishing fires without endangering people. How it works and where the idea came from.Clarín
SCI & TECHSep 30Chinese batteries against blackouts: when the first park starts operating and the impact on the electricity billIn mid-October, the country's first energy storage center will begin operating in Bernal Oeste. And before Christmas, more will be added in the City of Buenos Aires. The batteries will provide more electricity during the peak consumption in the summer.Clarín
SCI & TECHSep 30A startup wants to build a massive nuclear-powered data center on public land in UtahValar Atomics wants to place over 450 reactors on more than 9,500 acres in Utah to power a huge data center project.NPR News
SCI & TECHSep 304-winged fossil found in Liaoning challenges single origin of dinosaur flightScientists have unveiled an exceptionally well-preserved 100-million-year-old fossil of a small, feathered dinosaur in northeastern China that could reshape our understanding of how dinosaurs took to the skies. The newly discovered species, named Norellraptor barsboldi, is a four-winged predatory dinosaur measuring 57cm (22 inches) long. Belonging to the microraptorines – small dinosaurs with feathers and wings closely related to birds – the creature offers fresh evidence that flight evolved...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 30OpenAI debuts "dots" as industry safety focus shifts to "What did my AI assistant do now?"OpenAI is equipping high-end subscribers with always-on agents, known as dots. It's a bold move from a company that continues to deal with reports of its agents breaking past intended safeguards.Why it matters: AI's safety challenge has moved from "Will the chatbot say something harmful?" to "How can we stop autonomous agents from attempting hacks online?" to "Uh-oh, what did my AI assistant do now?"Driving the news: The unveiling of dots was the signature debut among a flurry of announcements at OpenAI's developer conference on Tuesday.Think of a Dot as an AI assistant running on its own virtAxios
SCI & TECHSep 30Trump puts trust in AI bosses to 'police themselves'As fears mount over the safety of rapidly advancing AI models, US President Donald Trump gathered tech leaders at the White House on Tuesday where he said they signed a "morally binding" commitment to self-regulate and build adequate safeguards on the fast-moving technology. "They're going to police themselves," Trump said after the meeting.France 24 [en]
SCI & TECHSep 30They used plastic bottles to harness sunlight and illuminate a house during the day without electricityA transparent bottle, water, and a small amount of bleach can turn a dark ceiling into a source of daytime illumination.Clarín