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How toxic is your air? Charts reveal how almost 40% of the world is being exposed to dangerous levels of ozone
Sep 30, 2026

How toxic is your air? Charts reveal how almost 40% of the world is being exposed to dangerous levels of ozone

Scientists from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service say that extreme heat and human-caused air pollution have boosted the amount of ozone at ground-level.


China's World Internet Conference summit to focus on open-source AI
Sep 30, 2026

China's World Internet Conference summit to focus on open-source AI

The 2026 World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit will put open-source AI and international cooperation on AI development and governance at the center of its agenda, organizers said on Tuesday at a news conference in Beijing.


WIPO: AI reshaping innovation investment as deep-science startups boom
Sep 30, 2026

WIPO: AI reshaping innovation investment as deep-science startups boom

WIPO: AI reshaping innovation investment as deep-science startups boom


Trump, AI CEOs sign voluntary safety pact, back data center expansion
Sep 30, 2026

Trump, AI CEOs sign voluntary safety pact, back data center expansion

Trump, AI CEOs sign voluntary safety pact, back data center expansion


Sep 30, 2026

Trump Says Top Tech Firms Have Signed Accord to ‘Self-Police’ AI Development

The accord opened the door to future regulation but focused on four voluntary steps for the companies to take. The post Trump Says Top Tech Firms Have Signed Accord to ‘Self-Police’ AI Development appeared first on SecurityWeek.


Sep 30, 2026

Jaco Muller, who turned his 15-year-old son's idea into 197 rhino births, has died

The idea for breeding rhinos came from his son, then 15. In 2010, Muller converted the family's antelope-breeding operation into what became the Rhino Momma Project.


Gold beetles to Darwin's finds - the 70 million museum artefacts going online
Sep 30, 2026

Gold beetles to Darwin's finds - the 70 million museum artefacts going online

More than 70 million specimens from 100 UK collections will be put into an online digital museum


Is Claude Conscious? Inside Anthropic’s Quest to Instill Morality Into Its A.I. Models
Sep 30, 2026

Is Claude Conscious? Inside Anthropic’s Quest to Instill Morality Into Its A.I. Models

In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious.


Sep 29, 2026

America.gov gets really weird when you ask it about Minecraft, but it’s not a glitch

For the sake of national security, it's a relief to learn that America.gov is not hallucinating to the point that it's penning lengthy poetry.


California just changed the way you shop for food. Here's how
Sep 29, 2026

California just changed the way you shop for food. Here's how

California is creating a front-of-package label for what it deems non-ultraprocessed foods. Some say a nationwide definition is needed to avoid confusing consumers.