A 16-year-old footballer twists his knee midtackle. He’s diagnosed with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear. Before seeing his physical therapist or asking his doctor questions, he goes to TikTok and searches for “ACL rehab exercises.”A 16-year-old footballer twists his knee midtackle. He’s diagnosed with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear. Before seeing his physical therapist or asking his doctor questions, he goes to TikTok and searches for “ACL rehab exercises.”Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]
Artificial intelligence is reshaping relationships by providing conversation and companionship, and reshaping how people work. For children, it is making toys interactive and data-driven, and it is mechanizing and perhaps dehumanizing health care. The speed and magnitude of these transformations are breathtaking.Artificial intelligence is reshaping relationships by providing conversation and companionship, and reshaping how people work. For children, it is making toys interactive and data-driven, and it is mechanizing and perhaps dehumanizing health care. The speed and magnitude of these transformations are breathtaking.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]
The researchers teach the packaging machine what is up and down on a snack carrot. The program runs on a small, local PC—not on huge servers in some faraway cloud. The goal: to pack quickly, cheaply and attractively—so that consumers like us are tempted by locally sourced, healthy snacks.The researchers teach the packaging machine what is up and down on a snack carrot. The program runs on a small, local PC—not on huge servers in some faraway cloud. The goal: to pack quickly, cheaply and attractively—so that consumers like us are tempted by locally sourced, healthy snacks.Robotics[#item_full_content]
An innovative partnership has yielded powerful new tools to help federal agencies rapidly synthesize complex data, historical documents and more into draft environmental impact statements.An innovative partnership has yielded powerful new tools to help federal agencies rapidly synthesize complex data, historical documents and more into draft environmental impact statements.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]
About 90% of employers use AI to some extent in hiring, yet research on how this is impacting job seekers is virtually nonexistent. In one of the first studies to analyze AI hiring tools, Stanford researchers have discovered that for many job applications, the algorithms were making racially biased decisions.About 90% of employers use AI to some extent in hiring, yet research on how this is impacting job seekers is virtually nonexistent. In one of the first studies to analyze AI hiring tools, Stanford researchers have discovered that for many job applications, the algorithms were making racially biased decisions.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]
What Will It Cost America To Meet Data Center Electricity Demand?
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Meeting expected demand growth with a fossil fuel-heavy approach consistent with current federal policy priorities will add $30 billion annually to customer bills by 2030.
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As AI systems become increasingly powerful, policymakers around the world are grappling with a difficult question: How can society encourage innovation—and the now-plausible race to truly intelligent AI—while managing potentially catastrophic risks?As AI systems become increasingly powerful, policymakers around the world are grappling with a difficult question: How can society encourage innovation—and the now-plausible race to truly intelligent AI—while managing potentially catastrophic risks?Business[#item_full_content]
A new development in data science has given one popular machine learning tool an improved sense of place, enabling it to make more accurate predictions based on data linked to locations. Researchers from the University of Glasgow and Florida State University have found a way to overcome a key limitation of TabPFN, one of a class of AI tools known as foundation models.A new development in data science has given one popular machine learning tool an improved sense of place, enabling it to make more accurate predictions based on data linked to locations. Researchers from the University of Glasgow and Florida State University have found a way to overcome a key limitation of TabPFN, one of a class of AI tools known as foundation models.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]
Scientists from NTU Singapore and Waseda University have developed a flexible “diving suit” for cyborg cockroaches, enabling the insects to survive and move underwater and in low-oxygen environments for up to three hours. Published today in Nature Communications, the study could expand the use of cyborg insects in search-and-rescue missions, especially in disaster zones where flooded rubble, puddles or partially submerged spaces can block access for conventional robots.Scientists from NTU Singapore and Waseda University have developed a flexible “diving suit” for cyborg cockroaches, enabling the insects to survive and move underwater and in low-oxygen environments for up to three hours. Published today in Nature Communications, the study could expand the use of cyborg insects in search-and-rescue missions, especially in disaster zones where flooded rubble, puddles or partially submerged spaces can block access for conventional robots.[#item_full_content]
A study led by researchers from IMDEA Networks and Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M) has carried out the first large-scale analysis of the volatility, content and actual infrastructure of hidden websites on the so-called dark web. This work was among the recipients of the 2025–2026 Spanish Police Foundation Research Awards, which recognize scientific research that contributes to ensuring public safety and protecting citizens’ rights and freedoms.A study led by researchers from IMDEA Networks and Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M) has carried out the first large-scale analysis of the volatility, content and actual infrastructure of hidden websites on the so-called dark web. This work was among the recipients of the 2025–2026 Spanish Police Foundation Research Awards, which recognize scientific research that contributes to ensuring public safety and protecting citizens’ rights and freedoms.[#item_full_content]
