World’s Biggest Experimental Nuclear Fusion Reactor Launched In Japan

Joint project with EU involves more than 500 scientists and engineers and more than 70 companies.

Researchers Quantify the Carbon Footprint of Generating AI Images

Generating an image using artificial intelligence has a carbon footprint equivalent to charging a smartphone.

China is Building Nuclear Reactors Faster Than Any Other Country

Can its scientists solve the fusion problem?

Researchers quantify the carbon footprint of generating AI images

Creating a photograph using artificial intelligence is like charging your phone.

Hyundai and Kia’s New ‘Uni Wheel’ Drive System Could Revolutionize EV Design

More batteries means more range. But can the two automakers pull it off?

An Ancient Art Form Topples Assumptions about Mathematics

The sand drawings of Vanuatu follow principles from a branch of mathematics known as graph theory.

Digital car keys are here. Are we ready?

NFC versus ultra wideband. Tap-to-start versus passive signals. If we’re going to use our phones to operate our cars, we need to get a lot of this straightened out — and soon.

Meta sues FTC to block new restrictions on monetizing kids’ data

It also seeks to prevent the agency from revisiting the $5 billion privacy settlement from 2020.

Can digital watermarking protect us from generative AI?

Content authenticity and enforcing copyright in the age of AI are proving difficult problems to solve.

Genetic Data On 500,000 Volunteers In UK To Be Released For Scientific Study

UK Biobank offers up biggest ever cache of whole-genome sequences for medical research

Traffic Pollution Can Cause Rise In Blood Pressure, Study Finds

Study finds the spike in blood pressure can last up to 24 hours and may contribute to cardiovascular problems.

== yjc, BASIC was the second language I ever wrote a program in (back in my university days) though of course it wasn’t BBC BASIC. Fortran was the first for experiments in a physic’s lab course.
BBC BASIC Is Back In a Big Way

The broadcaster’s name was proudly displayed on the BBC Micro, and BBC Basic was the programming language developed especially for that computer.

How OpenAI’s ChatGPT has changed the world in just a year

The generative AI chatbot has helped kickstart a multibillion dollar industry.

NASA and IBM are building an AI for weather and climate applications

They say the model will be able to predict meteorological phenomena and identify conditions conducive to wildfires.

A ‘silly’ attack made ChatGPT reveal real phone numbers and email addresses

ChatGPT is full of sensitive private information and spits out verbatim text…

On average, electric vehicles are less reliable than other cars and trucks, Consumer Reports finds

EVs from 2021 to 2023 reported 80% more problems that internal combustion vehicles

Glacier melt opens up new territory for salmon — and mining

The melt creates potential salmon habitat while attracting attention from mining companies.

== yjc
Historic drought means there’s almost no snow for ski hills in B.C.’s Interior

Snow levels ‘well below’ where they need to be for some hills to open for the season, says ski resort manager.

Amazon says its next-gen chips are four times faster for AI training

It’s also expanding its relationship with NVIDIA and launching a business-oriented chatbot.

Google’s first geothermal energy project is up and running

Carbon-free electricity is now flowing into the grid that serves Google’s Nevada data centers.

‘Global Science is Splintering Into Two - And This is Becoming a Problem’

The United States and China are pursuing parallel scientific tracks. To solve crises on multiple fronts, the two roads need to become one.

Google DeepMind’s New AI Tool Helped Create Over 700 New Materials

Newly discovered materials can be used to make better solar cells, batteries, computer chips, and more.

Google won’t block news links in Canada after all

The company has reportedly reached an agreement with the Canadian government over the Online News Act.

‘Perfect solar system’ found in search for alien life

Researchers have located “the perfect solar system”, forged without the violent collisions that made our own a hotchpotch of different-sized planets.

== I have my doubts.
John Risley doubles down on sustainable aviation fuel with California plant expansion

Sustainable aviation fuel touted as means of fuelling planes with lower emission fuel.

How Canadian scientists helped uncover sexually transmitted cases of a deadlier mpox strain

Team included researchers from Democratic Republic of the Congo, where mpox outbreak is still raging.

== not sure what they mean by masses; paywall?
Cheaper Microscope Could Bring Protein Mapping Technique To the Masses

Using a cheaper electron microscope, researchers mapped the iron-storing protein apoferritin at a resolution of 2.6 angstroms.

There’s nothing wrong with this upside down anglerfish.

Study finds female whipnose anglerfish spend their days belly-up, on purpose.

When sea levels rise, so does your rent

As property investors turn their gaze inland, away from the exclusive low-lying beach area, residents in one poorer neighbourhood further above sea level say rising rents are forcing them out.

== yjc
After 151 Years, Popular Science Will No Longer Offer a Magazine

Popular Science magazine shifted to an all-digital format a couple of years ago, and now even that’s gone.

U.K. detects first human case of ‘distinct’ form of swine flu

Officials racing to track contacts, say individual had a mild illness

== yjc
Seoul’s secret space: vast mysterious tunnel revealed for the first time

South Korea’s capital has a 3,000 square metre void underneath one of its most iconic plazas, and no one can be sure why.

Started from the bottom, now I’m here

The Japanese green syllid worm, or Megasyllis nipponica, splits itself in two, with its bottom end setting off on an adventure to find love.

He quit a GenAI leader in protest.

Generative AI use of copyrighted content has sparked a backlash from creators, but alternative models are emerging.

== yjc, very lengthy (11 pages), I haven’t read them all
The Ars guide to time travel in the movies

We picked 20 time-travel movies and rated them by scientific logic and entertainment value.

== paywall?
Unpacking the hype around OpenAI’s rumored new Q* model

If OpenAI’s new model can solve grade-school math, it could pave the way for more powerful systems.

Google Drive Misplaces Months’ Worth of Customer Files

The horror of logging in only to find everything since May has vanished.

== sales pitch?
Startup Suggests Fighting Porch Piracy with AI-Enhanced Shipment Insurance

As package theft surges, AI can help protect consumers, merchants, and delivery drivers.

== have had similar articles before, mostly about work in the US
Moncton researchers developing artificial intelligence to fight wildfires

Technology uses satellite images to quickly detect fires and predict spread.

The US Military’s AI ‘Swarm’ Initiatives Speed Pace of Hard Decisions About Autonomous Weapons

For years, U.S. military services have continued to increase their use of AI technology, but only in the past decade have they embraced revolutionary advances in artificial intelligence that will fundamentally alter the nature of war.

== yjc, likely the case everywhere in Canada
Reducing road salt use ’not something that can wait’ as Ontario lakes see oxygen depletion, researcher says

Waterloo region’s salt philosophy is ‘applying the right amount in the right area,’ manager says

== interesting read
Black hole behavior suggests Dr. Who’s ‘bigger on the inside’ Tardis trick is theoretically possible

Euclidean geometries don’t really hold up within gravitational fields this strong

Alberta glacier used as NASA training ground for robotic snake that will explore outer space

Athabasca Glacier’s terrain helps crews finetune how the robot will slither and slide.

Why Do So Many Sites Have Bad Password Policies?

Three out of four of the world’s most popular websites are failing to meet minimum requirement standards and allowing tens of millions of users to create weak passwords.

How Python’s New Security Developer Hopes To Help All Software Supply Chains

How programmer Seth Larson, Python Software Foundation’s new security developer-in-residence plans to bring sustainability, clarity, and visibility to Python Security.

== yjc
Big grizzly started a hidden-gem collection in northern Alberta hamlet

‘The story got bigger and bigger and bigger,’ says president of Kinosayo Museum