Science & Technology

A new publishing startup, Spines, has faced backlash from writers and publishers for its plan to publish 8,000 books next year using artificial intelligence, The Guardian reported yesterday. The company will charge authors between $1,200 and $5,000 for services including…

Microsoft announced on Friday, November 22, a groundbreaking AI feature for Teams that will enable real-time speech translation in nine languages, Semafor.com reported. This innovative tool allows users to converse in languages they do not speak, utilizing the speaker’s own…

MIT researchers have unveiled a groundbreaking reinforcement learning algorithm aimed at enhancing AI decision-making in complex environments, particularly city traffic control, SciTech Daily reported yesterday. This new method, which strategically selects optimal tasks for training, significantly boosts performance while drastically…

A groundbreaking study from Harvard Medical School reveals that single-celled organisms, such as ciliates and amoebae, can exhibit habituation, a basic form of learning previously thought exclusive to more complex organisms, SciTech Daily revealed yesterday. This research, published on November…

A recent study from the University of Pittsburgh indicates that non-expert poetry readers favor AI-generated poems over those written by humans, The Guardian reported yesterday. Participants evaluated poems from ten famous poets alongside AI versions created in their styles. The…

Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a groundbreaking AI model, EPBDxDNABERT-2, which enhances the understanding of transcription factors and gene activity, SciTech Daily reported yesterday. This deep learning model focuses on “DNA breathing,” a process where the DNA…

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim emphasized the importance of combining Islamic values with artificial intelligence (AI) and modern sciences to equip Muslim youth with a balanced education merging religious principles and technical skills. Speaking at Egypt’s Al-Azhar University, Ibrahim highlighted…

Researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute and TU Bergakademie Freiberg have made a groundbreaking discovery: the first amber found in Antarctica, dating back approximately 90 million years, SciTech Daily Revealed yesterday. This amber, named “Pine Island amber,” was extracted from…

Researchers have uncovered a thriving community of microorganisms in the Atacama Desert, known as the driest place on Earth, said an article by Earth.com yesterday. Traditionally viewed as lifeless, this arid region in Chile is home to resilient microbes that…

Pando, a remarkable clonal colony of quaking aspen trees located in Utah, is recognized as the largest living organism on Earth, an article by Earth.com said yesterday. Spanning 106 acres and comprising approximately 47,000 individual trees, Pando is connected by…