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Members of the University of Florida team release an autonomous vessel for testing its magnetoelectric antennas for underwater communication with a submerged drone below.
Science

The Ocean Is Earth’s Largest Wireless Dead Zone. This Antenna Could Change That

A University of Florida team has developed magnetoelectric antennas that let robots talk underwater with just 10 watts...

Left to right: The UCSD Triton logo is visible at a 40% humidity level; the UCSD library logo begins to appear and overlap the Triton logo at a 60% humidity level; the UCSD library logo is solely visible at an 85% humidity level; and both images are overlapped at a 95% humidity level.
Science

New Data Chip Activates a Secret Message When You Breathe On It

This stamp-sized optical device could be applied to credit cards or environmental sensors, researchers say.

Tech Policy

China Probes DeepSeek, Moonshot AI Over Anthropic’s Claims They Route Requests to Claude

An olive branch before the Trump-Xi meeting?

Tech Policy

Trump Says He’s Changing Artificial Intelligence to ‘Super Intelligence’ on Government Documents

Diesel prices hit another record high Tuesday.

Tech Policy

Don’t Give AI Companies What They Want, U.S. Treasury Secretary Tells Lawmakers

“The best way to guarantee safety is that the creators are liable for what they build and generate.”

Artificial Intelligence

Newsom Signs AI Industry-Approved AI Regulation Bills Into Law in California

The bills received two thumbs up (one from OpenAI and one from Anthropic).

Tech Policy

Australians Could Soon Opt Out of Social Media Algorithms Altogether

Months after kicking off a wave of teen social media bans, Australia is now coming for social media...

Tech Policy

Google-Backed Nuclear Plant Gets Nearly $2 Billion Loan From the Energy Department

The plant is expected to come back online in early 2029.

Tech Policy

AI CEOs Try to Persuade World Leaders to Hop on Trump’s Anti-Regulation Train

OpenAI, Anthropic, Nvidia and Palantir executives were all in attendance at the G20 meeting with a unified message:...

Tech Policy

Sam Altman Tried to Lobby Gavin Newsom Before Kids’ AI Chatbot Safety Bill Passed

The bill could set a nationwide standard for how chatbots interact with kids. But Newsom still needs to...