Science & Technology

WhatsApp Removes 6.8 Million Scam-Linked Accounts in Global Crackdown ………………….. WhatsApp has disabled 6.8 million accounts linked to criminal scam operations worldwide during the first half of 2025, ABC News reported. The action is part of Meta’s broader efforts to…

OpenAI Adds Mental Health Safeguards to ChatGPT After Safety Concerns …………………. OpenAI has introduced new mental health guardrails for ChatGPT following concerns that the AI chatbot could reinforce users’ delusions, The Independent reported. The changes come after an April study…

Uyghur Groups Welcome US Bill Targeting Genocide Perpetrators ………………….. Five major Uyghur organisations have welcomed the introduction of the bipartisan Uyghur Genocide Accountability and Sanctions Act (UGASA) in the US Congress, The News Mill reported. The bill, introduced by Senator…

NASA to Accelerate Plans for Nuclear Reactor on Moon by 2030 ………………….. NASA will fast-track its plans to deploy a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030 as part of efforts to establish a permanent human base, the BBC reported.…

Google Unveils Genie 3 AI ‘World Model’ in Step Toward AGI ………………… Google has introduced Genie 3, an advanced AI “world model” designed to simulate realistic environments for training robots and autonomous systems, The Guardian reported. Developed by Google DeepMind,…

Study Warns of Global Networks Producing Fraudulent Scientific Research ………………. A new study has uncovered organised global networks producing fraudulent scientific research, posing a serious threat to the credibility of academic publishing, the Independent reported. Researchers from Northwestern University in…

Study finds organised scientific fraud is now a booming industry

Demis Hassabis Predicts AI to be 10 Times Bigger and Faster Than Industrial Revolution —————————— In a recent interview published on the Guardian, Demis Hassabis, the head of Google’s DeepMind, stated that artificial intelligence (AI) will be a technological revolution…

Scientists Link Mysterious Oyster Deaths to a Newly Discovered Virus ——————————— A new virus, provisionally named Pacific Oyster Nidovirus 1 (PONV1), has been identified as the cause of mass die-offs of farmed Pacific oysters on Canada’s Pacific coast, Earth.com reported.…

AI Discovers New Materials for Next-Generation Batteries, Moving Beyond Lithium ————————— Researchers at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) have used a new dual-AI system to discover five promising new materials for multivalent-ion batteries, a potential alternative to today’s…