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In the home stretch of New York’s 2025 legislative session, legislators are passing bills meant to control the growing power of artificial intelligence., ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — In the home stretch of New York’s 2025 legislative session, legislators are passing bills meant to control the growing power of artificial intelligence.Continue Reading

NASA Tech to Use Moonlight to Enhance Measurements from Space

NASA will soon launch a one-of-a-kind instrument, called Arcstone, to improve the quality of data from Earth-viewing sensors in orbit. In this technology demonstration, the mission will measure sunlight reflected from the Moon— a technique called lunar calibration. Such measurements of lunar spectral reflectance can ultimately be used to set a high-accuracy, universal standard forContinue Reading

Hubble Studies Small but Mighty Galaxy

NASA Hubble Mission Team Goddard Space Flight Center Jun 20, 2025 This portrait from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope puts the nearby galaxy NGC 4449 in the spotlight. The galaxy is situated just 12.5 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici (the Hunting Dogs). It is a member of the M94 galaxy group, whichContinue Reading

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Five Years Ago This week in 2020, the killing of George Floyd and subsequent protests were having an impact, with one court citing the incident in denying immunity to officers in another case, more schools moving to end contracts with cops, and Minneapolis city council voting unanimously to disband itsContinue Reading

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Irish battery energy storage and fast-charging systems supplier ADS-TEC Energy has established a sales and service company in Kötschach-Mauthen, Austria. The move expands the company’s footprint in the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) and lays the foundation for it to provide more comprehensive customer support services across Central andContinue Reading

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The first American pope delivered the message to an annual conference on AI and ethics, part of which took place in the Vatican this week., (The Hill) — Pope Leo XIV sounded the alarm this week over artificial intelligence (AI)’s potential impact on young people’s intellectual and neurological development, buildingContinue Reading

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Chinese battery manufacturer Gotion High-Tech has completed a 0.2 GWh pilot production line, started in 2024, that has a 90% yield rate for its GEMSTONE all-solid-state battery. The 2025 iteration demonstrates a 60% improvement in sulfide electrolyte ion conductivity, 150% higher cell capacity and 90% reduced stacking pressure pre-tension force,Continue Reading