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The Download: China’s AI agent boom, and GPS alternatives
Last year, China saw a boom in foundation models, the do-everything large language models that underpin the AI revolution. This year, the focus has shifted to AI agentsâsystems that are less about responding to usersâ queries and more about…
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Inside the race to find GPS alternatives
âJust because of this shorter distance, we will put down signals that will be approximately a hundred times stronger than the GPS signal,â says Tyler Reid, chief technology officer and cofounder of Xona. âThat means the reach of jammers…
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Why doctors should look for ways to prescribe hope
Researchers are still trying to understand the connection between body and mind, and how our thoughts can influence our physiology. In the meantime, many are developing ways to harness it in hospital settings. Is it possible for a doctor to…
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New Material Supercharges Solar Panel Power & Lifespan
A new composite material passively keeps solar panels cool, boosting power output by 12.9% and extending their lifespan by more than 200%. An international team of researchers led by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in…
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Game-Changing New Technology Can Squeeze Hydrogen From Seawater
A new electrode enables scalable hydrogen production from seawater, offering a clean, desalination-free solution for arid coastal regions. Researchers at the University of Sharjah have developed a new technology that can produce clean hydrogen…
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2050-2099 Outlook: Compound Climate Events on the Rise
How extreme will weather events become in the second half of the 21st century? This is what a recent study published in Earthâs Future hopes to address as an international team of researchers investigated…
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Manus has kick-started an AI agent boom in China
In the case of Manus, the competition is moving fast. Two of the most buzzy followâups, Genspark and Flowith, for example, are already boasting benchmark scores that match or edge past Manusâs.Â
Genspark, led by former Baidu executives…
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Bug-eyed telescope ready to find Earth-smashing asteroids
Itâs only a matter of time before a catastrophically sized asteroid barrels…
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The Download: Funding a CRISPR embryo startup, and bad news for clean cement
Iâve combed the internet to find you todayâs most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology.
1 Reddit is suing AnthropicÂ
Reddit claims the AI company kept accessing its site after claiming it had stopped. (WSJ $)
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