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Anthropic official says stopping AI usage is 'the wrong' response to AI cost concerns

An attendee interacts with a removable poster at an Anthropic event

An Anthropic official said they are open to creating a router within the Claude ecosystem.

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Labour should ditch triple-lock pensions promise, says OECD

Labour should ditch the triple-lock pensions promise to help tackle the UK’s straitened public finances, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has urged.

In its latest survey of the UK economy, the Paris-based club of industrialised nations added its voice to those calling for an end to the pledge, which uprates the state pension each year by whichever is the highest of wage growth, inflation or 2.5%.

Biodiversity boosts productivity most during extreme drought in drier grasslands

Biodiversity delivers the largest productivity gains under extreme drought in drier grasslands
Summary of the main findings from 75 global biodiversity experiments. Biodiversity effects on productivity were strongest under extreme drought in more-arid grasslands, driven by increased complementarity, whereas comparable context dependence was not detected in forests or under heat extremes. Credit: Yokohama National University

When extreme drought strikes, drier grasslands receive the greatest productivity benefit from biodiversity. By contrast, forests did not show the same context-dependent pattern under drought, according to a new global synthesis of 75 biodiversity experiments. Researchers from Yokohama National University published their results in Nature Ecology & Evolution on July 15.

Generative AI's power sparks fears of dumbing humans down

Recent scientific studies suggest there could be harmful consequences to farming out cognitive tasks to AI
Recent scientific studies suggest there could be harmful consequences to farming out cognitive tasks to AI.

Generative AI chatbots capable of writing emails and computer code, translating, organizing a trip or coming up with gift ideas are now readily available, prompting some to ask whether human brainpower could suffer for lack of use.

3 ways Mamdani plans to make the bus faster — and why it's harder to make rides free

3 ways Mamdani plans to make the bus faster — and why it's harder to make rides free

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Allie Kelly

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The secret to hydrogen's quantum behavior lies in symmetry

The secret to hydrogen's quantum behavior lies in symmetry
Researchers from the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo reveal how crystal symmetry determines whether hydrogen follows the rules of quantum or classical physics. Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo

As interest in clean hydrogen power grows, so does the need for safe storage and transportation materials. One such material, vanadium, is a leading candidate because it readily absorbs hydrogen and allows it to move through its crystal structure. However, hydrogen displays varying behavior in the presence of vanadium, with the underlying cause remaining unclear.

Worried about the parasite outbreak? A GI doctor recommends these 4 fiber-rich produce swaps

Worried about the parasite outbreak? A GI doctor recommends these 4 fiber-rich produce swaps

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Gabby Landsverk

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A lawyer says Apple wants a judge to open OpenAI's black box

A lawyer says Apple's case against OpenAI is really a fight to see what's behind the curtain

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Stephen Council

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Fabrice Du Welz to Head Locarno International Competition Jury

Belgian filmmaker Fabrice du Welz will preside over the jury for the international competition at the 79th Locarno Film Festival, part of a full slate of juries the festival has revealed across its sections.

Locarno Film Festival Unveils Juries, Including Paulina García, Lolita Chammah

The 79th edition of the Locarno Film Festival is coming up fast, and organizers have now unveiled the full lineup of this year’s juries that decide the winners of the Pardo d’Oro, or Golden Leopard, and the Swiss festival’s other awards.