A fresh AI tool that forecasts viral mutations has the potential to steer COVID-19 treatment and preparations for future pandemics. EVEscape, created by the brains at Harvard Medical School and Oxford University, aced its tests by accurately foreseeing the most troublesome…
How NASA's Mars rovers could shape ethical AI development
October 28, 2023
Ever since ChatGPT came out in late 2022, lots of news sources have been talking about the ethical problems caused by artificial intelligence. Tech experts have been giving cautions about killer robots trying to wipe out humanity, and the World Economic Forum said that…
Will astronomers ever be able to study exoplanet volcanoes?
October 28, 2023
Even with the best telescope images, astronomers will still be in the dark without a solid grasp of physics, especially regarding light. Interpreting scientific data from telescopic images, such as those from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), requires a deep…
In the current court fight between Google and the U.S. Justice Department regarding whether the company broke antitrust laws, there’s a lot on the line. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta will decide the 10-week trial’s result, which might completely alter how folks…
The shifting AI realm: What's next on the horizon
October 26, 2023
Governments didn’t really make much headway in regulating artificial intelligence this year, even though the issue of its safety became a hot topic globally, as per the 2023 “State of AI” report released recently. The report mentioned that AI safety finally…
Are Pulsars the answer to the Dark Matter mystery?
October 25, 2023
Astronomers are still scratching their heads, trying out all sorts of wild ideas to hunt you down. Like this new thing in Physical Review Letters saying if you’re actually these axion thingies, we might catch your leftover glimmer around pulsars.
So, for this whole…
UN's ambitious agenda for AI's future landscape
October 24, 2023
As the United Nations General Assembly convened in New York this week, Amandeep Gill, the UN Secretary-General’s representative on technology, presided over an occasion named “Governing AI for Humanity.” During this event, attendees engaged in discussions…
Are asteroids the right place to look for the heaviest elements?
October 22, 2023
One reason why asteroid mining is so hot among industrial folks is that these space rocks pack a massive stash of heavy elements. NASA’s Psyche spacecraft just took off this week, zooming toward an asteroid that’s loaded with rare-earth elements and other heavy…
AI chatbots such as ChatGPT are pretty smart and can chat about almost anything you throw at them. But if you keep talking to them, you might notice they can’t always discuss certain things. This could be because they want to avoid copyright issues, steer clear of…
What are Silicon anode batteries and why are they the future
October 19, 2023
As people want batteries that last longer and work better, scientists and companies are trying out new stuff to change how our gadgets get their power. Silicon anode batteries are one of these new things that might give us more energy and make things work even better.
Big…
Asteroid Apophis is coming back towards our planet. For a bit, it seemed like it might collide with Earth. Let’s just say those were exciting times for the folks keeping an eye on asteroids. But as of March 2021, NASA assured us that there’s no way the space…
Apple might not be as perfect as you think
October 17, 2023
The new iPhone 15 lineup is here, and lots of people are saying the Pro models are getting pretty warm. We checked it out ourselves and found that the Pro phones run way hotter than the top Android phones. Luckily, Apple released an update to sort out the heat problem.
Apple…
Google DeepMind just dropped its brand-new AI tool that can forecast if DNA mutations are prone to triggering genetic diseases. The hope is that it will speed up diagnoses and aid in the creation of life-saving therapies.
The fresh AI model, dubbed AlphaMissense, makes…
EU's AI Act might be bad news for small firms
October 14, 2023
The US is warning that the EU’s new AI Act could end up hurting smaller European businesses while giving an advantage to larger companies who can easily afford to meet the expensive compliance requirements. Bloomberg got its hands on some papers, revealing that the…
Here's what EU's 5 futuristic technologies will test in space
October 12, 2023
The EU just launched some seriously futuristic gear into space on a Vega rocket that took off from the European spaceport in French Guyana. They sent six satellites and nine experiments up there to put them through their paces. This program’s goal is to give the…