Technology

  • Science Communication Festival Brings Together Six Nobel Laureates

    The "Passion for Knowledge" science outreach festival will bring together six Nobel laureates in the Basque Country to promote critical thinking and scientific culture.

  • California Enacts Artificial Intelligence Auditing Laws

    The Business Software Alliance opposed the bills, saying they would create a California-specific AI standards regime. On Wednesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two artificial intelligence bills, Senate Bill 813 and Assembly Bill 1405, that his office described as first-in-the-nation safeguards. RELATED: OpenAI’s Artificial Intelligence Solves One of The Millennium Prize Problems “Senate […]

  • OpenAI’s Artificial Intelligence Solves One of The Millennium Prize Problems

    The work of two Spanish mathematicians was essential to finding a solution to the Navier-Stokes problem. On Wednesday, Spanish mathematicians Diego Cordoba and Luis Martinez Zoroa praised the recognition OpenAI has given to their contributions, which enabled its artificial intelligence agents to solve the Navier-Stokes equation, one of the Millennium Prize Problems. RELATED: Artificial Intelligence […]

  • Why Did U.S. Space Companies Pull Out of Paris Summit?

    The White House urged companies not to attend, warning that participation could be seen as support for European positions. On Wednesday, the first International Space Summit opened with nearly 120 foreign delegations discussing the future of space, from security and regulation to commercial development. But several major U.S. space companies were absent after reportedly coming […]

  • Artificial Intelligence Companies Are Gambling With Our Lives: Coxon

    AI developers believe advanced systems could ultimately kill all humans, former Anthropic engineer warns. On Tuesday, a British engineer at Anthropic who has also worked for the past three years at OpenAI, the creator of the popular ChatGPT, resigned, saying that both companies “are not acting responsibly” and are “gambling with our lives.” RELATED: Major […]

  • Cuba Inaugurates Solar Park in Guantanamo

    The project is part of the national plan to reach approximately 2 GW of solar power by 2028. On Monday, Cuba inaugurated the El Algarrobo photovoltaic solar park in Guantanamo, with an installed capacity of 21,875 MWp, connected to the National Electric System (SEN). RELATED: Cuba Opens Ultra-Fast Solar Charging Station for Electric Vehicles The […]

  • Aerosols and Surface Ozone Negatively Impact Human Health: WMO

    PM2.5 particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream. On Monday, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said that wildfires and heatwave pollution threaten international air-quality and health efforts, and the better monitoring of PM 2.5, ozone, black carbon and microplastics is urgently needed. RELATED: Chile to Study Effects of Light Pollution and […]

  • Why Americans Are Pushing Back Against AI Data Centers

    They have emerged as a key topic ahead of midterm elections. Across the United States, opposition to the construction of new AI data centers is growing, with residents raising concerns about their impact on local communities. RELATED: Major U.S. Artificial Intelligence Platforms Hit by Near-Simultaneous Outages The data centers, supported by U.S. President Donald Trump, […]

  • Major U.S. Artificial Intelligence Platforms Hit by Near-Simultaneous Outages

    Available information has not confirmed whether the outages at OpenAI, Anthropic and SpaceXAI shared a common cause. On Thursday, ChatGPT, Claude and Grok were among several major U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) services hit by near-simultaneous outages, disrupting access for some users before affected services recovered over the next several hours. RELATED: The New Papal Encyclical […]

  • Gemini and Grok Recover as ChatGPT Still Facing Issues After Global Outage

    Gemini and Grok have begun to recover from a widespread service outage that affected multiple AI platforms worldwide on Thursday, while ChatGPT and Claude continue to experience significant issues. A multiple major AI services worldwide experienced a rare simultaneous outage, with ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok all reporting failures, affecting a vast number of users globally. […]

  • Chilean Study Shows That Some Plants Can Grow Quickly and Tolerate Water Stress

    Exotic conifers show a greater capacity for recovery after periods of drought, thanks to more abundant carbon reserves. A new study led by the Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity (IEB) in Chile challenges the traditional view that plants cannot grow quickly and tolerate water stress simultaneously. RELATED: Chile Declares Catastrophe State in Tocopilla After Mudslides […]

  • Two Female Astronauts Perform a Spacewalk Outside the Space Station

    U.S. company Blue Origin was awarded a contract by NASA to develop the agency’s Mars Telecommunications Network. On Tuesday, NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot concluded a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) for spacecraft navigation, scientific research and station maintenance. RELATED: NASA Researchers Set Up in Spanish […]

  • Spanish Scientists Demonstrate Benefits of Breastfeeding on the Infant Gut

    A study by the CSIC published in Cell Report Medicine demonstrates that human milk oligosaccharides modulate the intestinal resistome, reducing antimicrobial resistance genes in the first months of life.

  • BepiColombo Prepares for Crucial Stage of Mercury Mission

    The European-Japanese mission will place two scientific orbiters around the solar system’s innermost planet. Eight years after liftoff, the BepiColombo spacecraft is about to face the first major step in its approach to Mercury, when the Mercury Transfer Module (MTM), which has propelled the spacecraft during its journey, separates from the two scientific orbiters. RELATED: […]