We've Been Searching the Cosmos for Intelligent Life — But It Has Been in the Ocean All Along

New research suggests sperm whales communicate in a complex language of their own. The implications for animal rights could ...

AI deciphers long-range DNA signals behind RNA splicing

Accurate RNA splicing is essential for gene expression and human health, yet predicting how DNA sequence variations affect ...

AI analysis of data from multiple sensors can improve earthquake detection

One seismometer is often not enough to reliably detect earthquakes or human activity such as underground nuclear tests.

Meta’s Brain2Qwerty v2 turns thoughts into text, and it doesn’t need brain implants

Meta has unveiled Brain2Qwerty v2, an AI system that converts brain activity into text without surgery, bringing assistive communication a step closer to reality. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Yo ...

Meta’s AI Is Getting Better at Reading Your Thoughts—Without Cracking Open Your Skull

The company’s Brain2Qwerty v2 system can translate brainscans into coherent sentences, no invasive surgery required.

Ancestry has spent decades digitizing family records. AI is helping speed it up.

Ancestry employs AI and machine learning to expedite digitization of family records, boosting user tools and expanding ...

Hidden LLM Backdoors Could Detonate At Massive Scale

AI language models can be secretly trained to steal credentials when triggered by a specific phrase. Here's what the research shows, why safety training can't stop it, and where the $414M AI security ...
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July 1, 2026 • There's a ban on most states systematically purging voter rolls within 90 days before Election Day. Republicans are pushing courts to reinterpret that longstanding protection for ...