Science & Technology

New Brain Learning System Uncovered, Shedding Light on Habits and Parkinson’s ————————— Scientists at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, University College London, have discovered a second brain learning system that explains how habits form and why they can be difficult to…

Meta considering replacement of humans with AI to assess privacy and societal risks —————————————– Meta is shifting from human-led to AI-driven risk assessments for its platforms, automating up to 90% of evaluations related to privacy, safety, and content integrity, Npr.org…

Breakthrough Solar-Powered Water Harvester Offers Hope for Water-Scarce Regions ———————————- An Australian-Chinese research team has developed an innovative solar-powered device that can extract potable water directly from the atmosphere, offering a sustainable solution for global water scarcity, SciTech Daily reported.…

Malaysia’s AI Preachers Spark Debate on Religious Authority and Technology —————————————- The launch of AI-powered Islamic preachers in Malaysia, developed by former Islamic affairs minister Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri, has ignited a debate over the role of technology in religious discourse,…

AI-powered surveillance in Xinjiang sparks global human rights alarm A growing international outcry is building over the sweeping digital surveillance system imposed on residents of China’s Xinjiang region, particularly targeting ethnic and religious minorities such as the Uyghurs. Human rights…

A groundbreaking study led by Alexis Earl and Professor Dustin Rubenstein provides strong evidence that African starlings engage in reciprocal helping, cooperating with both relatives and unrelated individuals, SciTech Daily reported. Over 20 years of research on these birds in…

Scientists have discovered that winds from supermassive black holes behave like high-energy bullets rather than steady streams, SciTech Daily reported. Recent observations, led by teams from JAXA, NASA, ESA, and Durham University, reveal that these outflows travel at nearly a…

Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have confirmed the presence of crystalline water ice in a distant planetary system for the first time, SciTech Daily reported. The discovery was made in the dusty debris disk surrounding the Sun-like star…

A groundbreaking study by the University of Geneva reveals that generative AI systems, including ChatGPT, scored an average of 82% on standardized emotional intelligence (EI) tests—surpassing the human average of 56%, Anadolu Agency reported. The research evaluated six AI models,…

Chinese scientists have developed transparent contact lenses that enable wearers to see near-infrared light while maintaining normal vision—without external power, The Guardian reported. The breakthrough, published in Cell, uses embedded upconversion nanoparticles to convert imperceptible infrared wavelengths into visible colors…