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New Web App “Xikipedia” Turns Wikipedia into Social-Feed Format to Reduce Doomscrolling ————————– A new web application called Xikipedia has been developed that presents Wikipedia content in a social media-style scrolling feed, aiming to offer a different way of exploring…

Social anxiety leads to iron accumulation in parts of brain, Chinese researchers reveal ——————————– Chinese researchers have discovered that social isolation can cause iron accumulation in specific regions of the brain, inducing anxiety, Anadolu Agency reported. The study, published in…

Musk forms SpaceX-xAI merger firm, plans for space-based AI data centres ————————————- Elon Musk’s SpaceX has acquired his AI company xAI as part of an ambitious scheme to construct space-based data centres to power the future of artificial intelligence. The…

Nobel Laureates Say AI Has Not Yet Reached Fundamental Scientific Discovery —————————————– A group of leading scientists, including Nobel Prize winners and holders of other prestigious scientific awards, has warned that artificial intelligence (AI), despite its rapid advancement, still cannot…

EU Tightens Oversight of WhatsApp; Elon Musk Questions App’s Security —————————————– The European Commission has designated Meta’s WhatsApp platform as a “very large online platform” after its Channels feature surpassed 45 million monthly active users in the European Union, bringing it…

Pope Leo XIV Urges Technology to Serve, Not Replace, Humanity ————————– Pope Leo XIV has emphasized the need for technology, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), to serve the human person rather than diminish human dignity, in his message for the 60th…

UK study to look into effects of restricting social media for children ———————– A large-scale study examining the effects of restricting social media use among children in the UK has been announced, as governments worldwide debate tighter regulations, The Guardian…

OpenAI Expands Global Push for AI Infrastructure and Government Use ……… OpenAI is stepping up efforts to persuade governments worldwide to build more data centers and expand the use of artificial intelligence in public sectors such as education, healthcare and…

AI “participant” achieves high scores on Japan’s university entrance exams —————————— Artificial intelligence (AI) models achieved remarkable results after being used to participate in Japan’s 2026 Common Test for University Admissions, with OpenAI’s model taking top spot with perfect scores…

Utah Launches AI Program to Renew Prescriptions Without Doctors ——————— In a first for the United States, Utah has begun allowing artificial intelligence (AI) to autonomously renew certain medical prescriptions, bypassing human doctors, according to The Conversation. The pilot program,…