Meta probed over AI chatbot talk with children
A United States senator on Friday announced an investigation into whether Meta AI chatbots were allowed to engage in potentially harmful online exchanges with children...
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Heat melts Alps snow and glaciers, leaving water shortage
June鈥檚 heatwave has caused snow and glaciers in the French Alps to melt faster, causing water shortages at mountain shelters just before the summer tourist hiking season gets into full swing...
Alpha males rare in primates: scientists
New research on Monday contradicted the commonly held idea that males dominate females among primates, revealing far more nuanced power dynamics in the relationships of our close relatives...
AI robots fill in for weed killers, farm labourers
As US farms face labour shortage and weeds grow resistant to herbicides, startup Aigen says its robot can save farmers money, help the environment and keep harmful chemicals out of food...
AI learning to lie, scheme, threaten creators
The world鈥檚 most advanced AI models are exhibiting troubling new behaviours - lying, scheming, and even threatening their creators to achieve their goals.
Spaceship carrying astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary, docks with ISS
A US commercial mission carrying astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary docked with the International Space Station on Thursday, marking the first time in decades that these nations have sent crew to space...
India, Poland, Hungary make spaceflight comeback with Axiom Mission 4
A US commercial mission carrying astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary blasted off to the International Space Station on Wednesday, marking the first time in decades that these nations have sent crew members to space.
Earth鈥檚 satellites at risk if asteroid smashes into Moon: study
If a huge asteroid smashes into the Moon in 2032, the gigantic explosion would send debris streaming towards Earth that would threaten satellites and create a spectacular meteor shower, according to researchers...
Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile reveals first breathtaking images of space
Breathtaking, swirling, multicolored galaxies and star-forming regions were revealed Monday in the first images of deep space captured by the Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile.
Greenland ice melted much faster than average in May heatwave: scientists
Greenland鈥檚 ice sheet melted 17 times faster than the past average during a May heatwave that also hit Iceland, the scientific network World Weather Attribution said in a report Wednesday.
Climate change heightens risk of Indian farmer suicides
On a small farm in India鈥檚 Maharashtra state, Mirabai Khindkar said the only thing her land grew was debt, after crops failed in drought and her husband killed himself.