Demis Hassabis: AI must not ‘move fast and break things’
Demis Hassabis, the co-founder of Google Deepmind, one of the UK's biggest AI firms, says the booming industry should not follow the same path adopted by the older tech giants. Read more
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Remains of 3,000-mile-wide ‘lost continent’ discovered on ocean floor, study says
While Atlantis — a fabled continent said to have been swallowed by the sea — continues to elude its seekers, another long-lost and less famous land mass has been discovered at the bottom of the ocean. Read more
Rishi Sunak says AI has threats and risks – but outlines its potential
Artificial intelligence could help make it easier to build chemical and biological weapons, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has warned. Read more
US pushes integration of indigenous knowledge in science
Effort mirrors similar efforts in Canada and New Zealand, and attracts corresponding doubts about whether the pursuit promises meaningful value to research Read more
Manchester University claims huge drone record
Engineers at the University of Manchester have flown what they claim may be the biggest unmanned quadcopter drone yet built. Read more
Amazon trials humanoid robots to ‘free up’ staff
Amazon is trialling humanoid robots in its US warehouses, in the latest sign of the tech giant automating more of its operations. Read more
Artificial intelligence creates a robot from scratch in seconds at Northwestern University
For the first time to date, researchers out of Northwestern University developed an artificial intelligence that can design a robot completely by itself. The team gave the AI a prompt, “design a robot that can walk across a flat surface.” Seconds later, the AI created this purple block Read more
Rules of engagement issued to hacktivists after chaos
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has, for the first time, published rules of engagement for civilian hackers involved in conflicts. Read more
James Webb telescope makes ‘JuMBO’ discovery of planet-like objects in Orion
Jupiter-sized "planets" free-floating in space, unconnected to any star, have been spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Read more
Alien life in Universe: Scientists say finding it is ‘only a matter of time’
Many astronomers are no longer asking whether there is life elsewhere in the Universe. Read more
