3 hours ago Trump signs executive orders stripping federal funding from schools that teach CRT, supporting school choice

One executive order removes federal funding from K-12 schools that teach critical race theory, and another supports educational choice initiatives.

Politics

20 hours ago Waymo is getting ready to tackle Los Angeles' freeways. How have the robotaxis fared so far?

Waymo is getting ready to tackle Los Angeles' freeways. How have the robotaxis fared so far?  Yahoo! Voices

Economics

12 hours ago Burning batteries in Tesla crash complicate rescue; 1 dead in Southern California

Burning batteries in Tesla crash complicate rescue; 1 dead in Southern California  KTLA Los Angeles

Events

9 hours ago Alex Marlow: The Party That Pardoned Fauci and Funded the Wuhan Lab Accuses RFK Jr. of Corruption

On Wednesday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow discussed the RFK Jr. confirmation hearings. Marlow said Democrats’ “top guy on public health…was responsible for funding gain of function research at the Wuhan lab in China. That lab The post Alex Marlow: The Party That Pardoned Fauci and Funded the Wuhan Lab Accuses RFK Jr. of Corruption appeared first on Breitbart.

Politics

14 hours ago Asteroid 2024 YR4 Could Strike Earth, Researchers Say, But the Odds are Small

Researchers say there’s a 1.3 percent chance that the space rock 2024 YR4 could strike our planet — but not until December 2032.

Events

15 hours ago Trump's executive order aims to restrict education related to race, gender, politics

President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order that aims to cut federal funding to schools that teach certain lessons about race, sex, gender or politics.

Politics

16 hours ago For some, life online comes with ambivalence: Book explores 'digital backlash'

Even though digitalization is in full swing, most Norwegians are now ambivalent about life online, according to media researchers at the University of Oslo.

Events

17 hours ago Optical fiber sensor provides simple, sensitive detection of arsenic in drinking water

Researchers have developed a new optical sensor that provides a simple way to achieve real-time detection of extremely low levels of arsenic in water. The technology could enable household testing for arsenic, empowering individuals to monitor their own water quality.

Politics

17 hours ago 3 Questions: Modeling adversarial intelligence to exploit AI’s security vulnerabilities

MIT CSAIL Principal Research Scientist Una-May O’Reilly discusses how she develops agents that reveal AI models’ security weaknesses before hackers do.

Events

17 hours ago Synthetic neurons that mimic human processes could lead to smarter robotics

Artificially engineered biological processes, such as perception systems, remain an elusive target for organic electronics experts due to the reliance of human senses on an adaptive network of sensory neurons, which communicate by firing in response to environmental stimuli.

Politics

21 hours ago ‘Unprecedented' number of lithium ion batteries complicates LA wildfires cleanup

‘Unprecedented' number of lithium ion batteries complicates LA wildfires cleanup  NBC Los Angeles

Events

17 hours ago Uber, Lyft or transit? The answer appears to align with how people value their time

Research led by the University of Michigan has arrived at a surprisingly unsurprising result while assessing the sustainability gap between public transit and services like Uber and Lyft, formally known as transport network companies or TNCs.

Politics

18 hours ago AI can affect anonymous surveys. Here are some ways for researchers to mitigate its impact

As 2SLGBTQIA+ people are increasingly under threat in Canada, and facing escalating dangers from the Donald Trump administration in the United States, more research is urgently needed to understand how to address issues of gender and sexual diversity moving forward.

Politics

25 hours ago Britons Support Bringing Back Death Penalty For Child Killers and Terrorists, Say Pollsters

Two UK pollsters released research on the death penalty, finding strong support for executing terrorists in the wake of the Southport attack. The post Britons Support Bringing Back Death Penalty For Child Killers and Terrorists, Say Pollsters appeared first on Breitbart.

Events

18 hours ago Skin phantoms help researchers improve wearable devices without people wearing them

Wearable devices have become a big part of modern health care, helping track a patient's heart rate, stress levels and brain activity. These devices rely on electrodes, sensors that touch the skin to pick up electrical signals from the body.

Politics

27 hours ago Citizenship by Birthright? By Bloodline? Migration Is Complicating Both.

In a world where people are more mobile than ever, nations are struggling to recalibrate who can be a citizen.

Events

19 hours ago President Donald Trump to deport Hamas sympathizers on college campuses, defund CRT with new executive orders

President Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders cracking down on campus antisemitism and stripping federal funds from K-12 schools that teach critical race theory.

Politics

28 hours ago China's two new stealth fighters should send shockwaves through Pentagon

The competition to win the next war is heating up fast. China just released videos of two different sixth-generation planes, putting it substantially ahead of US military development.

Events

19 hours ago Fitness centrality: New tool finds critical points in everything from cybersecurity to ecological conservation

What if you could break apart a network like grating cheese—isolating its most crucial elements, fragmenting it into disconnected pieces to reveal where disruptions would be most devastating? That's the power of fitness centrality, a new method introduced by researchers at the Complexity Science Hub (CSH) in a recent study published in Journal of Physics: Complexity.

Politics

19 hours ago Soft robots mimic mantis shrimp's punch and flea's leap for added power

A research team has taken inspiration from principles found in nature and developed the "hyperelastic torque reversal mechanism" (HeTRM), which enables robots made from rubber-like soft materials to perform rapid and powerful movements. This study is published in Science Robotics, and the researchers were led by Professor Kyu-Jin Cho from Seoul National University's Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Politics

19 hours ago Trump to Sign Executive Order to Defund Schools that Teach Gender Ideology, Critical Race Theory

Trump is expected to sign an executive order on prohibiting federal funding from going to K-12 schools that teach gender ideology and CRT. The post Trump to Sign Executive Order to Defund Schools that Teach Gender Ideology, Critical Race Theory appeared first on Breitbart.

Politics

21 hours ago Mismatched training environments could help AI agents perform better in uncertain conditions

A home robot trained to perform household tasks in a factory may fail to effectively scrub the sink or take out the trash when deployed in a user's kitchen, since this new environment differs from its training space.

Politics

27 hours ago Venezuela’s exiled leader wants Maduro out. Deportations could complicate that.

Venezuela’s exiled leader wants Maduro out. Deportations could complicate that.  The Washington Post

Politics

29 hours ago US 'Report Card' shows students have fallen behind in reading, barely budged in math: ‘The news is not good’

American students’ reading skills have continued to decline since the COVID-19 pandemic, and their math skills have barely improved, according to the nation's biennial "Report Card."

Politics

30 hours ago Trump looks to boot transgender troops from the military. Here's why it's complicated

President Donald Trump has launched his second bid to oust all transgender troops from the military, and once again it will be headed to the courts to sort it out

Politics

33 hours ago New training approach could help AI agents perform better in uncertain conditions

Sometimes, it might be better to train a robot in an environment that’s different from the one where it will be deployed.

Politics