Cosmic eruption caught in the act by submillimeter array's new fastest response system

On Jan. 26, 2026, the Submillimeter Array (SMA) on Maunakea crossed an important threshold for time-domain astronomy. For the ...
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NASA commits $590 million to four Moon missions for permanent lunar outpost

NASA has awarded nearly $600 million in new commercial lunar missions as it ramps ...
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'Promise' me the moon? NASA wants to send spare nuclear-powered Mars rover to the lunar surface

NASA has announced new lunar landing contracts for its Artemis Moon Base program, as well as a potential new moon rover ...

The solar gravitational lens could map white dwarfs and black holes

It feels like every few months we get to report on another academic paper singing the praises of the Solar Gravitational Lens ...
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Generalist AI raises $400M at $2B valuation to build general intelligence for robotics

Artificial intelligence startup Generalist AI Inc., a startup building embodied robotics intelligence, said today it has raised $400 million in new funding, bringing the company’s valuation to $2 ...
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Anthropic upgrades Claude with new Opus 4.8 model, details here

Anthropic describes Claude Opus 4.8 as having “sharper judgement, more honesty about its progress, and the ability to work independently for longer than its predecessors.” “Early testers report that ...
Science Daily

Researchers develop innovative model to study sense of smell

Scientists at Tufts have created a powerful 3D model of nasal tissue that reveals surprising new insights into how our sense of smell regenerates and why it sometimes fades. Contrary to past ...
InfoWorld

Why world models are AI’s next frontier

Instead of just predicting words, world models actually learn how the physical world works, which is the "common sense" AI needs to finally reach AGI. To many people, AI manifests one of sci-fi’s ...
USA Today

General Motors recalls over 270,000 vehicles. See affected models.

General Motors is recalling over 270,000 vehicles due to a malfunction in the rearview camera that could raise a driver's risk of a crash, according to a notice posted by the National Highway Traffic ...
The New York Times

Anthropic Claims Its New A.I. Model, Mythos, Is a Cybersecurity ‘Reckoning’

The company said on Tuesday that it was holding back on releasing the new technology but was working with 40 companies to explore how it could prevent cyberattacks. By Kevin Roose Reporting from San ...
Business Insider

GM says AI helps visualize a car before it exists — and speed up how it gets built

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. General Motors is pushing artificial intelligence into a part of the car business that has ...
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GM recalls 17,000 vehicles. See affected models.

General Motors recalled more than 17,000 Buicks due to a rear toe link fracture that increases crash risk. The recall from General Motors, LLC includes approximately 17,050 vehicles due to a rear toe ...