Links

Research suggests reading can effectively combat loneliness and offer cognitive benefits, potentially surpassing AI companions. Immersive narrative fosters connection and mental stimulation, addressing a growing societal issue.

The Department of Defense has established 12 of 14 planned new cyber mission force teams, expanding its cyber capabilities. These teams build on an initial set that reached full operational capability in 2018.

Scientists in the US & Japan are building advanced particle detectors to investigate the matter-antimatter asymmetry, hoping to understand why the universe exists. They're seeking to uncover clues about the imbalance that allowed matter to dominate, ultimately leading to our existence.

Prompt engineering, once a booming field, is rapidly disappearing as AI models become more sophisticated and require less manual prompt tuning. The role is being absorbed into broader AI/ML engineering positions.

Hundreds of research abstracts have been deleted from conference websites hosted by the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI), a NASA-funded institution. Planetary scientists are calling the removals 'Orwellian' and expressing concern over the loss of research records.

LegoGPT generates physically stable LEGO models directly from text prompts. It uses a large dataset of LEGO designs and an autoregressive language model to achieve this innovative functionality.

Scientists have successfully, albeit fleetingly, transmuted lead into gold using a high-energy particle collider. This isn't practical alchemy, but confirms theoretical physics around nuclear reactions and isotopic changes.

The article discusses the rise of AI-assisted cheating in education and questions whether current grading systems are fair, given the changing landscape of how students earn degrees. It suggests a shift in how we view learning is needed.

Microsoft has banned its employees from using the Chinese chatbot DeepSeek due to security and propaganda concerns. This follows similar bans from various government agencies, highlighting growing AI security risks.