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Shape-shifting mirrors on NASA’s new space telescope could unveil Jupiters like our own

“I hope it’s remembered for it being that critical stepping stone for … finding Earth 2.0,” says Brandon Creager, the instrument’s lead mechanical engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Named after... Read more »

The Download: Chinese AI divides the White House, and a record copyright payout

It began because no one can agree on what to do about Kimi, a free, open-source model that Chinese AI company Moonshot launched last week. It appears to rival the intelligence of... Read more »

Advancing next-gen AI with materials science innovation

Delivering these gains depends not only on advances in chip design and system architecture, but on advances in the materials that enable them to perform under extreme conditions. As AI continues to... Read more »

China’s AI models have Trump’s AI world at war with itself

It began because no one can agree on what to do about Kimi, a free, open source model that Chinese AI company Moonshot launched last week. It appears to rival the intelligence... Read more »

AI is more likely than humans to form biases when hiring

The models were even more likely to stereotype people by demographic group than the human participants in the original study. On the study’s segregation scale, where 2 means every group has been... Read more »

The Download: AI hiring biases, and weather data sabotage

—Monique Kuglitsch, Jesper Dramsch, Franz G. Kuglitsch, & Andrea Toreti The must-reads I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 SpaceX is negotiating to sell the... Read more »

The Download: perimenopause misinformation and China’s latest AI leap

Despite what some marketers will claim, there is no test for perimenopause. That doesn’t mean women should have to put up with symptoms, but treatment suggestions often lack scientific evidence. And not... Read more »

The risk of weather data sabotage is rising

At the low end of the risk scale, an individual speculator manipulates a weather station for personal gain—that is the CDG Airport case. One step up: A group of traders could coordinate... Read more »

There’s a lot of hype around perimenopause. Don’t buy it.

Today, information about perimenopause is more prevalent and accessible than ever. If you’re a woman in your 40s and you’re not feeling 100%, chances are there’ll be someone online ready to tell... Read more »

The Download: OpenAI unveils GPT-Red and heat pumps rise in the US

The must-reads I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 Elon Musk discreetly bought a $1 billion gas turbine firm to power GrokHe acquired fossil fuel company... Read more »