2 h. ago AI 'coach' helps language models choose between text and code to solve problems

Large language models (LLMs) excel at using textual reasoning to understand the context of a document and provide a logical answer about its contents. But these same LLMs often struggle to correctly answer even the simplest math problems.

Politics

2 h. ago Uber partners with Nuro, invests $300M into Lucid to launch upscale robotaxi service

Uber is investing hundreds of millions of dollars into Lucid and autonomous vehicle technology startup Nuro in a bid to launch its own robotaxi service.

Economics

4 h. ago How Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' ends decades of temporary tax policy games in Washington

President Trump's new law brings permanence to the tax code, ending temporary tax provisions while implementing work requirements and phasing out subsidies.

Politics

4 h. ago Study claims US news outlets served as 'megaphones' for Hamas in Gaza war

A new NCRI study found major U.S. and European media outlets echoed Hamas-linked narratives, downplaying terror ties and distorting facts about Gaza aid efforts.

Events

16 h. ago Maps: Tracking a Tsunami Alert on the Alaska Coast After a 7.3

Maps: Tracking a Tsunami Alert on the Alaska Coast After a 7.3-Magnitude Earthquake  The New York Times

Politics

18 h. ago Can AI really code? Study maps the roadblocks to autonomous software engineering

A team of researchers has mapped the challenges of AI in software development, and outlined a research agenda to move the field forward.

Events

20 h. ago Eating these common foods could reduce Alzheimer's risk, experts say

A study found that eating choline-rich foods daily, like eggs, fish and broccoli, was linked to lower Alzheimer's risk. Experts discuss which foods are best for your brain.

Politics

21 h. ago Study shows how electricity pricing is linked to greenhouse gas emissions

A new study from the University of Massachusetts Amherst establishes a link between what U.S. households pay for electricity and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from power generation.

Politics

21 h. ago Tracking how tiny metal contaminants can foul up a fuel cell

Hydrogen fuel cells are a promising candidate to replace internal combustion engines, especially for heavy-duty vehicles like long-haul trucks and forklifts. Rather than burning fuel, the hydrogen reacts with oxygen to produce electricity much like a battery, while creating no carbon dioxide emissions.

Politics

22 h. ago Faster, smarter, more open: Study shows new algorithms accelerate AI models

Just as people from different countries speak different languages, AI models also create various internal "languages"—a unique set of tokens understood only by each model. Until recently, there was no way for models developed by different companies to communicate directly, collaborate or combine their strengths to improve performance.

Politics

22 h. ago Examining mushrooms under microscopes can help engineers design stronger materials

Pick up a button mushroom from the supermarket and it squishes easily between your fingers. Snap a woody bracket mushroom off a tree trunk and you'll struggle to break it. Both extremes grow from the same microscopic building blocks: hyphae—hair-thin tubes made mostly of the natural polymer chitin, a tough compound also found in crab shells.

Politics

24 h. ago Transit software startup Via confidentially files for an IPO

The transit software company, is finally taking the step into public markets with an IPO after abandoning the idea in 2021.

Events

24 h. ago Report: Microsoft's Chinese Engineers Access Pentagon Systems with Minimal Oversight from 'Digital Escorts'

Microsoft is using engineers in China to help maintain the Defense Department's computer systems — with minimal supervision by U.S. personnel — leaving some of the nation's most sensitive data vulnerable to hacking from its leading cyber adversary, a ProPublica investigation has found. The post Report: Microsoft’s Chinese Engineers Access Pentagon Systems with Minimal Oversight from ‘Digital Escorts’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Politics

24 h. ago SF’s hottest ZIP code for housing includes popular mall, local university

SF’s hottest ZIP code for housing includes popular mall, local university  The Real Deal

Politics

25 h. ago Meet the cement transport ship that makes cement ingredients while sailing

London-based Seabound has developed a carbon capture system that transforms CO2 from a ship's engine into limestone, which Heidelberg Materials will use to make cement.

Events

25 h. ago Robot hand 'feels' pain and ignores harmless touch with new sensory system

In the midst of the co-development of artificial intelligence and robotic advancements, developing technologies that enable robots to efficiently perceive and respond to their surroundings like humans has become a crucial task. In this context, Korean researchers are gaining attention for newly implementing an artificial sensory nervous system that mimics the sensory nervous system of living organisms without the need for separate complex software or circuitry. This breakthrough technology is expected to be applied in fields such as in ultra-small robots and robotic prosthetics, where intelligent and energy-efficient responses to external stimuli are essential.

Politics

25 h. ago Inspired by elephant ears, new wall design could help buildings stay cool and cut energy use

Drawing inspiration from the venous ears of jackrabbits and elephants, Drexel University researchers have come up with a new approach to passive heating and cooling that could one day make buildings more energy efficient. Their concept, recently published in the Journal of Building Engineering, embeds a vascular network within cement-based building materials that, when filled with paraffin-based material, can help passively regulate the surface temperature of walls, floors and ceilings.

Politics

26 h. ago Former Top Google Researchers Have Made A New Kind of AI Agent

The mission? Teaching models to better understand how to build code will lead to superintelligent AI.

Technology

27 h. ago In Alaska, an Engineering Student Unlocks the Power of Stories

In Alaska, an Engineering Student Unlocks the Power of Stories  Tufts Now

Politics

27 h. ago Trends in pulmonary embolism mortality in cancer patients in the United States from 1999

Trends in pulmonary embolism mortality in cancer patients in the United States from 1999-2022– A CDC Wonder database study  BioMed Central

Science