Wikipedia-based AI model reveals the 100 technologies to watch

3D printing is predicted to be one of the fastest-growing technologies this year. Credit: Stenko Vladislav Vitalievich/iStock via Getty Machine learning, blockchain databases and 3D printing will be some of the fastest-growing technologies this year. That’s the prediction of the artificial-intelligence-powered 2026 Momentum 100 list of rapidly emerging technology, released by Australian researchers in December…

Read More

White House Accuses China of ‘Industrial-Scale’ Theft From American AI Models

In brief The White House says foreign entities, mainly in China, are running “industrial-scale” campaigns to copy U.S. AI models. Officials say attackers use proxy accounts and jailbreaks to extract model capabilities and proprietary data. The memo calls for federal agencies and private industry to develop defenses and hold foreign actors accountable. The White House…

Read More

Trump Claims Operation Midnight Hammer Destroyed Iran Nuclear Sites

Donald Trump posted a lengthy statement on social media Wednesday claiming that a military operation called “Operation Midnight Hammer” successfully destroyed Iranian nuclear facilities last year. In the post shared by journalist Aaron Rupar, Trump wrote that the operation “totally obliterated the Nuclear Dust locations to the point where bloodthirsty Iran has been unable to…

Read More

We need to talk about failure in science

You have full access to this article via your institution. A failed experiment shouldn’t mean the end of a project, or affect a researcher’s future grant opportunities.Credit: Getty Last week, Imperial College London, in collaboration with Nature, hosted a conference on a subject that’s rarely talked about in science: failure. The success of a conference…

Read More

Founder of Solana Token Launchpad Believe Arrested on Assault, Strangulation Charges

In brief Prosecutors charged Benjamin Pasternak with strangulation and assault over a March 31 incident. Pasternak was arraigned and pleaded not guilty; his next court date is in June. The arrest adds to mounting legal troubles over allegedly deceptive token sales. Benjamin Pasternak, founder of the Solana-based token launchpad Believe, was arrested Tuesday and charged…

Read More