Cornell strikes deal with Trump to restore research funds
Cornell University has reached an agreement with the Trump administration to restore $250 million in federal funding after a pause due to alleged wrongdoing. Source link
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Stand Up for Research, Innovation, and Education
Right now, MIT alumni and friends are voicing their support for: America’s scientific and technological leadership Merit-based admissions and affordable education Advances that increase US…
AI Models Get Brain Rot, Too
AI models may be a bit like humans, after all. A new study from the University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M, and Purdue University shows that large language models fed a diet of popular…
Shoes for a Cure Makes a Splash in Miami as Top Brands Unite to Raise Money for Breast Cancer Research
Shoes for a Cure is making a splash in Miami Design District this weekend to raise money for breast cancer research. More than 20 brands, including Tom Ford, Valentino and Ferragamo, are…
VA Secretary Doug Collins demands apology after Sen. Richard Blumenthal's spinal cord research 'lie'
Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins said a senior Democrat needs to apologize to the department after wrongly suggesting it was curtailing research work on spinal cord injuries. Source…
Dr. Shereene Idriss to Be Honored by Melanoma Research Foundation
The Melanoma Research Foundation is honoring one of beauty’s multihyphenates. Dr. Shereene Idriss, the board-ceritified cosmetic dermatologist — founder of Idriss Dermatology as well as…
EXCLUSIVE: Chanel Extends Red Coral Research Partnership With Monaco Scientific Center
PARIS — Chanel is extending its partnership with the Monaco Scientific Center for another six years. Initiated in 2019, the partnership between the two centers on the creation of a…
Global EV sales hit record 2.1 million in September: research firm
GLOBAL sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose 26 per cent in September from a year ago to a record 2.1 million units, driven by strong demand in China and a late US…
Exclusive: Mira Murati’s Stealth AI Lab Launches Its First Product
Thinking Machines Lab, a heavily funded startup cofounded by prominent researchers from OpenAI, has revealed its first product—a tool called Tinker that automates the creation of custom…
OpenAI’s research shows AI models lie deliberately
In a new report, OpenAI said it found that AI models lie, a behavior it calls “scheming.” The study performed with AI safety company Apollo Research tested frontier AI models. It found…
A Technologist's Path through Scientific Research
The modern scientist has no shortage of data. Nearly 80 percent of all scientific information now lives in digital form, and in 2022 alone, more than 2.3 million journal articles were…
Global EV sales growth slows to 15% in August, research firm says
GLOBAL sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles grew 15 per cent in August from a year ago, marking the slowest rate since January and reflecting tougher comparatives, market…
The Estée Lauder Cos. Taps PepsiCo’s René Lammers as Chief Research & Innovation Officer
Stéphane de La Faverie, chief executive officer of the Estée Lauder Cos., has officially completed building out his executive team with his latest appointment. René Lammers Ph.D. has been…
Research shows humans are far superior to AI on this business task
Artificial intelligence may be booming, but there are some things people can still do better. That’s according to a new study from the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of…
Asia-Pacific Content Spend Hits $16 Billion as Streaming Overtakes Pay-TV for First Time, Research Finds
Streaming platforms will overtake traditional pay-TV as the largest source of content investment in Asia-Pacific in 2025, marking a historic first for the region’s video industry,…
Psychological Tricks Can Get AI to Break the Rules
If you were trying to learn how to get other people to do what you want, you might use some of the techniques found in a book like Influence: The Power of Persuasion. Now, a preprint study…
Biotech company Amgen set to build $600-million research center in Thousand Oaks
Biotech company Amgen is investing $600 million into a new research center for its Thousand Oaks campus. The new site will create hundreds of jobs and feature advanced automation and…
Scientists Are Flocking to Bluesky
Per Shiffman and Wester, an “overwhelming majority” of respondents said that Bluesky has a “vibrant and healthy online science community,” while Twitter no longer does. And many Bluesky…
AI Is Eliminating Jobs for Younger Workers
Economists at Stanford University have found the strongest evidence yet that artificial intelligence is starting to eliminate certain jobs. But the story isn’t that simple: While younger…
Most students are using AI to enhance learning, not outsource it, research shows
Over 80% of Middlebury College students use generative AI for coursework, according to a recent survey I conducted with my colleague and fellow economist Zara Contractor. This is one of…
Tech companies rarely reveal exactly how much water their data centers use, research shows
As demand for artificial intelligence technology boosts construction and proposed construction of data centers around the world, those computers require not just electricity and land, but…
Supreme Court sides with Trump’s anti-DEI efforts to cut $783 million in research funding
The Trump administration can slash hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, the Supreme Court decided…
Phil Knight’s Record $2 Billion Gift Will Fund Cancer Care and Research in Nike’s Portland Community
Phil Knight is no stranger to giving back — and the Nike co-founder’s latest move cements his status as one of the most powerful philanthropists in the world. On Thursday, the Oregon…
Electric vehicle sales growth eases to 21% in July: research firm
GLOBAL electric vehicle sales grew 21 per cent year-on-year in July, the slowest rate since January and down from 25 per cent in June, as momentum in plug-in hybrid sales in China…