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A subset of AI called reinforcement learning is helping scientists improve nuclear fuel technology, which they could use to power spacecraft and rockets.

The UAE is pouring billions into becoming a global AI leader and has already signed digital infrastructure agreements with several African countries.

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. I’m eating Dawn the Yorkshire pig and she’s quite tasty. But don’t worry. She’s doing perfectly fine, traipsing around a sanctuary in upstate New York. Word is that she appreciates belly rubs and sunshine. I’m in San Francisco, at an Italian […]

China already dominates the production and refining of rare earths, which are essential for defense and technology manufacturing.

The bipartisan measure also calls for the US to devote more resources to repairing and securing existing cables.

Google DeepMind hired the former CTO of Boston Dynamics, part of an attempt to push forward with robotics.

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. If you’ve spent any time on a roof, you know that it’s not especially pleasant up there—blazing in the summer, frigid and windy in the winter. Slap some solar panels up there, though, and the calculus changes: Shaded from gusts […]

African fintech revenues could reach $47 billion in 2028, a near five-fold increase from 2023, according to McKinsey

Students at the University of Staffordshire confronted the university over materials containing presentation slides that appeared to be written by AI.