Amazon lures cofounders from startup Adept to bolster AI efforts
By Greg Bensinger and Krystal Hu (Reuters) – Amazon.com hired away artificial intelligence startup Adept’s co-founders and some of its team in a move that echoes one by rival Microsoft,…
Fossil of child with Down syndrome hints at Neanderthal compassion
By Will Dunham (Reuters) – Living among a small band of Neanderthals in what is now eastern Spain was a child, perhaps 6 years old, with Down syndrome, as shown…
Ancient pig-like animal shows beginnings of mammalian brain evolution
By Will Dunham (Reuters) – More than 250 million years ago, Scotland was not veiled in mist and rain, as it often is today, but rather a desert blanketed in…
Smart fabric cancels noise: revolution on the way
Smart fabric: A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have made a significant breakthrough in the attenuation of unwanted noise, and it almost happened by accident.…
Japan’s beloved cats get healthcare help from AI
By Irene Wang and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) – Mayumi Kitakata frets about the health and wellbeing of Chi, her stoic housemate who enjoys treats, indulges a bit too much…
China is the example that knowledge can overtake tech
China tech: Not too many years ago, the list of universities with the greatest scientific impact was dominated by the US (from Stanford to MIT Boston) and the UK, while…
In Malaysia, warmer temperatures mean fewer male turtles, hurting conservation efforts
By Mandy Leong and Hasnoor Hussain KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – On a secluded Malaysian beach, a group of volunteers carefully retrieved newly laid sea turtle eggs in the sand and…
Earliest-known galaxy, spotted by Webb telescope, is a beacon to cosmic dawn
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – NASA‘s James Webb Space Telescope has spotted the earliest-known galaxy, one that is surprisingly bright and big considering it formed during the universe’s infancy…
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft unlocks asteroid Dinkinesh’s dynamic history
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A little asteroid called Dinkinesh – visited last November by NASA‘s Lucy spacecraft – has a surprisingly dynamic history, according to scientists, along with…
Meta identifies networks pushing deceptive content likely generated by AI
By Katie Paul NEW YORK (Reuters) – Meta said on Wednesday it had found “likely AI-generated” content used deceptively on its Facebook and Instagram platforms, including comments praising Israel’s handling…