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OpenAI claims that its new flagship model, GPT-5, marks "a significant step along the path to AGI"—that is, the artificial general intelligence that AI bosses and self-proclaimed experts often claim is around the corner.

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Researchers have demonstrated that brain cells learn faster and carry out complex networking more effectively than machine learning by comparing how both a Synthetic Biological Intelligence (SBI) system known as "DishBrain" and state-of-the-art RL (reinforcement learning) algorithms react to...

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For the past two decades, GPS technology has become inextricably woven into society, from smartphones to airplanes, stock markets to emergency hotlines and even power grids.

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A new technique developed by Australian researchers could stop unauthorized artificial intelligence (AI) systems learning from photos, artwork and other image-based content.

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Gallium nitride (GaN)-based high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) are a type of field-effect transistors (FETs) designed to operate at very high frequencies with low noise. As such, they have been widely applied in high-power and high-frequency applications, like high-speed...

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The abrupt termination of tax credits for clean energy projects is perhaps the most drastic blow that President Donald Trump has struck in his campaign against wind and solar electricity.

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AOL's dial-up internet is finally taking its last bow.

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For Hong Kong law student "C," AI-made pornography was a distant danger until a university classmate created graphic images of her and multiple other women.

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Online scammers continue to dupe the majority of American adults as they infiltrate virtual calendars and security systems meant to defend users against the poaching of personal information.

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An international team led by UCL researchers has developed durable new solar cells capable of efficiently harvesting energy from indoor light, meaning that devices such as keyboards, remote controls, alarms and sensors could soon be battery-free.

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If you think of software as a building, you might say it's made up of code blocks. Many of these building blocks are custom-built for a specific application. Others are standard components and used in many buildings—cryptographic algorithms and...

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Aerospace engineering and materials science researchers at Texas A&M University have uncovered new properties of an ultra-durable, recyclable, smart plastic—paving the way for transformative applications in the defense, aerospace and automotive industries.

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The federal spending law passed in early July 2025, often called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, significantly reduces federal funding for efforts to create renewable or sustainable types of fuel that can power aircraft over long distances while...

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The cost of solar panels has dropped by more than 99% since the 1970s, enabling widespread adoption of photovoltaic systems that convert sunlight into electricity. A new MIT study drills down on specific innovations that enabled such dramatic cost...

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Hydration significantly boosts ion conductivity in Ba7Nb4MoO20, a promising ceramic electrolyte candidate for low-temperature solid oxide fuel cells, but its origin and mobile ionic species were unresolved issues. Now, researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo have found that...

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The work of University of Tartu intersectoral doctoral researcher Eduardo Brito could reshape how we verify truth in the digital world. His research on a decentralized Proof-of-Location system, recently published in Scientific Reports, offers a new way to cryptographically...

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Researchers from the Faculty of Data and Decision Sciences at the Technion have developed a technology capable of identifying various aspects of a reader's interaction with a text that is based solely on their eye movements.

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