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Anthropic, Microsoft announce new AI data center projects as industry's construction push continues
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic announced a $50 billion investment in computing infrastructure on Wednesday that will include new data centers in Texas and New York.... Read more
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Breathe easy: Innovative device removes 94% of airborne pathogens from indoor air
With winter approaching and people spending more time indoors, the quality of the air they breathe becomes increasingly important, especially during cold and flu season.... Read more
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AI language models show bias against regional German dialects
Large language models such as GPT-5 and Llama systematically rate speakers of German dialects less favorably than those using Standard German. This is shown by a recent collaborative study between Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and the universities of Hamburg and Washington, in which Professor Katharina von der Wense and... Read more
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Overestimated semiconductor performance metrics: Researchers uncover main culprit
A research team affiliated with UNIST has uncovered a critical flaw in the performance evaluation metrics that have long guided researchers in semiconductor development. This discovery raises concerns that the commonly used measurement may overstate device capabilities.... Read more
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Study to better understand West African based cyber-crime could be key to combating online fraud
A University of Portsmouth-led study could help to inform the development of policy and interventions to reduce the risk of people falling prey to online and telephone scams.... Read more
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Self-adapting LLMs behave more like students to absorb new knowledge
In an MIT classroom, a professor lectures while students diligently write down notes they will reread later to study and internalize key information ahead of an exam.... Read more
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Rewiring a sustainable, clean energy future with copper
We've heard a lot of talk about critical minerals recently. These are the metals and elements crucially important to the advanced technologies we have all become accustomed to: our mobile phones, electric vehicles (EVs), our digital infrastructure.... Read more
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Flexible display cools surfaces, offering energy-efficient alternative to traditional signs
Electronic signs are all around us, giving directions or advertising the latest gadget. In ACS Energy Letters, researchers report that they've developed a dynamic display technology that dissipates heat instead of generating it when the color changes, cooling the surface underneath. They also showed the display could be attached to... Read more
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Five minutes of training boosts ability to spot AI-generated fake faces
Five minutes of training can significantly improve people's ability to identify fake faces created by artificial intelligence, new research shows.... Read more
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Demand for air con set to triple by 2050, warns UN
Global demand for air conditioning could more than triple by 2050, the United Nations warned on Tuesday, calling for more sustainable cooling solutions.... Read more
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Renewables outpace fossil fuels despite US policy shift: IEA
Renewable energy is still expanding faster than fossil fuels around the world despite policy changes in the United States, with oil demand possibly peaking "around 2030," the International Energy Agency said Wednesday.... Read more
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How electric cars and heat pumps can help Switzerland implement its energy strategy
In the future, flexibly operated heat pumps and electric cars could reduce both electricity imports and electricity prices. That is according to a new study by a Swiss research consortium led by ETH Zurich.... Read more
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Once considered quality problems, substrate defects now enable precise control of semiconductor crystal growth
A team led by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has made a breakthrough in semiconductor development that could reshape the way we produce computer chips, optoelectronics and quantum computing devices.... Read more
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Generative AI can brainstorm objectives, but needs human expertise for decision quality
A recent study finds that while generative AI (GenAI) can help define viable objectives for organizational and policy decision-making, the overall quality of those objectives falls short unless humans intervene. The paper is published in the journal Decision Analysis.... Read more
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Mind readers: How large language models encode theory-of-mind
Imagine you're watching a movie, in which a character puts a chocolate bar in a box, closes the box and leaves the room. Another person, also in the room, moves the bar from a box to a desk drawer. You, as an observer, know that the treat is now in... Read more
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