Machine learning & AI
An artificial intelligence researcher who left OpenAI to join Anthropic has decided to leave the industry, accusing both U.S. companies of "gambling with our lives" in the race to develop AI models capable of self-improvement.
Sep 9, 2026
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Engineering
What happens when water, ice and more thunder down into a valley? Researchers from ETH Zurich and the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF are investigating this using an accurate 3D model of the area around ...
Sep 9, 2026
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Engineering
Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) are tiny devices used in technologies such as microphones, accelerometers and biosensors. MEMS are highly useful but prone to physical stress that affects their performance, stability ...
Sep 9, 2026
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Internet
Social media algorithms are a powerful feature of online life, serving up content to users based on their browsing habits or personal data.
Sep 9, 2026
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Computer Sciences
Quantum error correction must detect and correct errors without directly reading the quantum information. Classical low-density parity check (LDPC) codes have a well-established design theory: by choosing how many checks ...
Sep 9, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
Apple is expected to unveil a slew of new and updated devices, including a long-rumored foldable iPhone, when it holds its annual late-summer hardware event Wednesday in Cupertino, California.
Sep 9, 2026
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Engineering
Drier climates are exacerbating an expensive problem for millions of Australians whose homes sit on expansive soils prone to shrinkage cracks, which have already cost insurance companies and individuals billions of dollars ...
Sep 9, 2026
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Internet
The European Union should force tech giants to make social media safe before children use it instead of banning minors from their platforms, more than 130 groups and experts urged in a letter shared with AFP Tuesday.
Sep 9, 2026
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Engineering
Researchers led by University of Oregon chemist Paul Kempler have identified dissolved iron impurities as the key factor controlling the degradation of alkaline water electrolyzers during power interruptions—a finding that ...
Sep 9, 2026
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Business
Google will invest at least 13 billion euros in data centers and other digital infrastructure to power its AI ambitions in Finland, in what the U.S. tech giant called Wednesday its biggest single investment in Europe.
Sep 9, 2026
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