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Tech Xplore / Calls for global regulation of AI are growing. What exactly could it look like?

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appears to be listening to artificial intelligence (AI) firms' warnings to the world about the dangers of the technology they are developing.

19 hours ago
Tech Xplore / China's Alibaba unveils new powerful chip and ambitious AI model plans

China's Alibaba unveiled new artificial intelligence chip technologies and plans for more powerful models on Tuesday, including what it said was China's most powerful AI chip, days ahead of a meeting between Chinese and U.S. ...

22 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Bill Gates pushes for 'smart use' of AI as his foundation builds more representative language data

Bill Gates told his foundation's Goalkeepers gathering that "increased generosity" and "the smart use of AI" together could accelerate the fight against inequality, urging the world's richest countries to expand international ...

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Smart models to prioritize care in the ICU

A patient's condition can deteriorate unexpectedly quickly in the intensive care unit (ICU). For his Ph.D. research, Roy van Mierlo investigated how smart predictive models can help doctors and nurses identify which patients ...

11 hours ago
Tech Xplore / UN AI experts warn against 'apocalyptic' rhetoric on risks

Several experts on a United Nations artificial intelligence committee warned Monday against the apocalyptic rhetoric used by some professionals in the sector regarding AI risks.

21 hours ago
Phys.org / What kills Schrödinger's cat? Underground experiment rules out gravity model for quantum decoherence

Somewhere between the microscopic realm of elementary particles and the macroscopic world of human beings, something strange happens: The rules of quantum physics, which work so exquisitely for tiny atoms, seem to lose their ...

Sep 17, 2026
Phys.org / Respiratory problems climb past 170,000 cases in haze-hit Indonesia

More than 170,000 respiratory cases were recorded in regions affected by haze in Indonesia, a Health Ministry official said Tuesday, as the country has battled for weeks to control fires that caused the toxic smog.

15 hours ago
Phys.org / Growing up in poverty triples young people's likelihood of becoming NEET

Young people who grow up experiencing persistent poverty are more than three times as likely to be not in education, employment or training (NEET) at 17 or 23 (3.3 and 3.4 times, respectively), according to new analysis of ...

Sep 16, 2026
Phys.org / Jupiter uses a surprisingly complex system to fend off particles from the sun

A University of Iowa-led research team has reported in a new study the most detailed observations to date of the bow shock at Jupiter, our solar system's gas giant. The findings from NASA's Juno mission reveal key differences ...

Sep 21, 2026
Phys.org / Physicists extend the search for quantum black holes at the LHC

Physicists at UC Santa Barbara have extended the search for evidence of microscopic black holes produced at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). The formation of these ...

Sep 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Patients with chronic pain may benefit from group medical visits

More than one in five U.S. adults lives with chronic pain, which isolation and stigma can worsen. Group medical visits allow multiple patients with a common condition to receive care alongside health education and peer support.

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Physician warmth and competence may help patients worry less over normal test results

Communicating normal test results that reveal no abnormalities isn't always enough to ease a patient's worries. In a study published in The Annals of Family Medicine journal, researchers asked 349 participants to imagine ...

23 hours ago