Climate change policies found to lose popularity when combined with pausing regulations or social justice

Legislators love bundling things together. It lets them accomplish more with less hassle and attempt to make legislation more appealing to a broader group. But a new study in the journal Climatic Change suggests that this can sometimes backfire. The authors found that pairing climate policies with other policies does not necessarily increase their popular appeal, and can actually reduce public support.

Move over, ChatGPT: AI startup Anthropic unveils new models that challenge Big Tech

One of the newest entrants in the competitive world of artificial intelligence says its new models can outdo anything done by the world's biggest tech companies.

Big Tech says AI watermarks could curb misinformation, but they're easy to sidestep

Major tech companies driving artificial intelligence have agreed to watermarking standards, but people who use their technology to mislead and harm others aren’t participating.

In Orbit Aerospace wins $1.8 million AFWERX contract

SAN FRANCISCO – Los Angeles startup In Orbit Aerospace won a $1.8 million AFWERX contract to develop a novel method of spacecraft docking in partnership with the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Space Force chief: U.S. intelligence is top-notch, but more insights needed on space domain

ARLINGTON, Va. — Gen. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations, said the U.S. Space Force has robust intelligence about what foreign adversaries are doing in outer space. Still, military leaders always want more comprehensive data and analysis about activities in orbit, he said March 27.

‘It’s fantastic’: Dutch farmers rely on this €185,000 robot to keep their tulips in bloom

Tulip fields in the Netherlands were threatened by viruses until this AI robot rolled in to save the day.

'Techplomacy': Meet the Danish diplomat leading Europe's efforts to influence Silicon Valley

Denmark was the first to post an ambassador to Silicon Valley. Now, it is leading Europe's diplomats in putting Big Tech on "the right side of history".

A new fullertube molecule is found

For years, C130 fullertubes—molecules made up of 130 carbon atoms—have existed only in theory. Now, leading an international team of scientists, a UdeM doctoral student in physics has successfully shown them in real life—and even managed to capture some in a photograph.

We built an AI tool to help set priorities for conservation in Madagascar: What we found

Artificial Intelligence (AI)—models that process large and diverse datasets and make predictions from them—can have many uses in nature conservation, such as remote monitoring (like the use of camera traps to study animals or plants) or data analysis. Some of these are controversial because AI can be trained to be biased, but others are valuable research tools.

Research uncovers the neural pathways for primate reciprocity, social support, and empathy