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View ItemStanford AI Index
A data-rich annual report tracking the state and impact of artificial intelligence.
View ItemThe Best Gifts Under $25: Designed Objects for Everyday Life
Design Milk’s holiday guide spotlights affordable, design-forward gifts, from a pasta-themed tarot deck and colorful stationery to practical kitchen and home accessories.
View ItemThe Impact of Algorithmic Monoculture on Hiring and Job Markets
MIT researchers reveal how widespread adoption of identical decision algorithms can negatively affect hiring diversity—but combining different hiring models can help counter these effects.
View ItemToyBlocks: an open simulation framework for robot learning and evaluation
ToyBlocks gives researchers a controlled tabletop setting to generate robot demonstrations, test models and examine failures, with reported experiments spanning generalization, planning and transfer to…
View ItemTrust in national and local news rose in Pew survey
Pew Research Center found that trust in national and local news organizations increased in 2026, while trust in social-media information was nearly unchanged. Results varied…
View ItemTwo mineral-based approaches target radioactive technetium in waste and groundwater
Studies report more than 99% removal from liquid in one method and up to 99% capture in another, with potential applications in nuclear cleanup.
View ItemU.S. Lawmakers Divided Over Warrantless Surveillance Provisions in Section 702
U.S. intelligence agencies' broad authority to collect overseas communications without search warrants is under scrutiny as lawmakers debate reforms to Section 702 of the Foreign…
View ItemUnderdog demos browser-based Woof speech model
Underdog’s game demonstrates Woof, which the company describes as a 31.7 MB text-to-speech model that runs in a browser. The company says it can work…
View ItemUS Federal Judge Suppresses Evidence from Warrantless Flock Safety Database Search
A U.S. federal judge ruled that evidence obtained through a warrantless Flock Safety license plate search violated constitutional rights, intensifying scrutiny of automated license plate…
View ItemUS Supreme Court Requires Warrants for Geofence Data
The US Supreme Court has ruled that law enforcement must obtain a warrant to access geofence location data, recognizing its protection under constitutional privacy rights.
View ItemWhen Rural Japan Empties, Wildlife Can Disappear Too
A 2025 study found biodiversity declined in Japanese areas where the human population fell, highlighting the role of small farms and human tending in maintaining…
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