Anthropic to pay $1.5b over pirated books
Anthropic will pay at least $1.5 billion to settle a US class action lawsuit over allegedly using pirated books to train its artificial intelligence models, according to court documents filed Friday.
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Scientists unearth 鈥榗ute鈥� but fearsome ancient whale
Australian scientists have discovered a razor-toothed whale that prowled the seas 26 million years ago, saying Wednesday the species was 鈥榙eceptively cute鈥� but a fearsome predator...
NASA races to put nuclear reactors on Moon, Mars
The United States is rushing to put nuclear power reactors on the Moon and Mars, and hopes to launch the first system by the end of the decade...
Physicists still divided about quantum world, 100 years on
The theory of quantum mechanics has transformed daily life since being proposed a century ago, yet how it works remains a mystery 鈥� and physicists are deeply divided about what is actually going on, a survey in the journal Nature said Wednesday...
NASA to lose 20pc of its workforce
The US space agency NASA will lose about 3,900 employees under Donald Trump鈥檚 sweeping effort to trim the federal workforce鈥攁t the same time as the president prioritizes plans for crewed missions to the Moon and Mars.
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.