The alleged group rape of a Cornell University student has become one of the most serious scandals in the 161-year history of the elite New York institution, while also exposing a legal
For the first time, scientists have captured real-time footage of a human embryo latching onto a lifelike replica of the uterine lining — a hidden but crucial milestone in early development. The
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Major US technology companies are dramatically increasing spending on personal security for their chief executives, amid a surge in threats, public hostility, and incidents of violence targeting high-profile business leaders. According to
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A team of scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has used artificial intelligence to create two new antibiotics capable of killing dangerous drug-resistant bacteria, including MRSA, in laboratory and animal
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A major international survey has found that more than half of patients who underwent electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) said it was unhelpful, worsened their quality of life, and was often administered without full
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Meta, Elon Musk’s xAI, and OpenAI are racing to build next-generation supercomputers, with projects like “Prometheus,” “Hyperion,” “Colossus,” and “Stargate” each representing investments exceeding $100 billion. Yet the true scale of capital
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Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek has postponed the launch of its new AI model due to technical difficulties with Huawei’s chips, highlighting the ongoing reliance of Chinese firms on US technology, the
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Apple Inc. is preparing an ambitious slate of new devices — including household robots, a lifelike version of Siri, a smart speaker with a display, and home-security cameras — as part of
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Distinguished liver cancer expert Feng Gensheng has returned to China after a 40-year scientific career in North America, stepping down from his position at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to
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Grace Huckins recently covered OpenAI’s release of GPT-5, the company’s much-anticipated new flagship language model. While it offers improvements over earlier versions, Huckins concludes that GPT-5 is “above all else, a refined
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OpenAI’s recent launch of GPT-5 was widely anticipated as a significant stride towards artificial general intelligence (AGI), the kind of AI capable of performing any intellectual task a human can. CEO Sam
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The decades-long pursuit to build a practical quantum computer—a technology promising breakthroughs in materials science, AI, and beyond—may finally be nearing a critical milestone. According to a detailed report from the Financial
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A major new study tracking nearly 80,000 members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America has revealed that people who avoid meat may significantly reduce their risk of developing various cancers.
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Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has publicly accused Apple Inc. of engaging in unfair practices that favor OpenAI in the company’s App Store rankings. Musk, founder of xAI Holdings—which includes the Grok AI
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A relatively unknown South Korean artificial intelligence start-up, Upstage, is making waves in the global AI race by developing a large language model (LLM) that rivals advanced systems from the United States
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Indigenous scholars from settler-colonial countries including Aotearoa (New Zealand), Canada, Australia, and the United States have called for a fundamental shift in how scientific institutions engage with Indigenous peoples and knowledge. Writing
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