For the first time, scientists have created a comprehensive global dataset revealing how the world’s glaciers speed up and slow down with the seasons. Published in Science in November 2025, this groundbreaking study analyzed over 36 million…
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Silicon as strategy: the hidden battleground of the new space race
In the consumer electronics playbook, custom silicon is the final step in the marathon: you use off-the-shelf components to prove a product, achieve mass scale and only then invest in proprietary chips to create differentiation, improve…
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Alexa+ is now available for free to everyone in the US on Prime – but early users say you should tread carefully
- Anyone in the US can now try Alexa+ for free
- Full capabilities require a Prime membership or subscription
- Early adopters are still reporting lots of issues
Having launched an early access program for Alexa+ last February, a year later Amazon is…
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Artemis II is returning humans to the moon with science riding shotgun
For the first time in more than 50 years, humans are on the verge of returning to the moon. The Artemis II mission is preparing to launch as soon as March 6 to bring four astronauts in a loop around the moon, marking the closest anyone…
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From guardrails to governance: A CEO’s guide for securing agentic systems
3. Permissions by design: Bind tools to tasks, not to models
A common anti-pattern is to give the model a long-lived credential and hope prompts keep it polite. SAIF and NIST argue the opposite: credentials and scopes should be bound to tools…
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Microsoft’s latest chip points to a future where laptops and phones aren’t held hostage by AI inflation
Will Microsoft’s new AI chip save us all from the AI boom, memory chips worth their weight in gold and, pretty soon, spiraling prices for everything from laptops to phones? Well, no, obviously not. Certainly not on its own. But it might just…
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Lüften sounds simple – but ‘house-burping’ is more complicated in Pittsburgh
Recently, the German term “lüften” has been circulating on social media and trending on Google. The term refers to the practice of opening windows and doors to replace stale indoor air with outdoor air, a longtime practice in many…
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Australian researchers develop a new way to target deadly, drug-resistant bacteria
Australian researchers have developed a powerful new way to target deadly, drug-resistant bacteria by designing antibodies that recognize a sugar found only on bacterial cells – an advance that could underpin a new generation of…
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Medicare is experimenting with having AI review claims – a cost-saving measure that could risk denying needed care
Medicare has launched a six-year pilot program that could eventually transform access to health care for some of the millions of people across the U.S. who rely on it for their health insurance coverage.
Traditional Medicare is a…
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Reclaiming water from contaminated brine can increase water supply and reduce environmental harm
The Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant in Los Angeles handles a massive amount of sewage and wastewater. Dean Musgrove/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images The world is looking for more clean water. Intense storms and warmer…
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