Scientists have used artificial intelligence to design novel, viable viruses, a breakthrough celebrated as a major advance against antibiotic resistance but raising urgent regulatory concerns, accordi…
Daniel Kwasi Kpeglo, a PhD graduate in physics from the University of South Africa, has developed a nanomaterial floating cover that reduces water evaporation from dams and reservoirs by allowing more…
A National Bureau of Economic Research survey found that more than 90 percent of executives reported no impact of AI on their firm's employment over the past three years, and 89 percent said there was…
Ninety percent of executives believe AI has not boosted productivity at their companies, according to a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper cited by University of Pittsburgh professor M…
Australia's Fair Work Commission ruled on August 12, 2026, that Macquarie University computing academic Gregory David Baker should be treated as an ongoing part-time employee, in a case where Baker us…
AI beauty rating services that assign numerical attractiveness scores to faces are raising concerns for the body image of teenagers and young adults, according to Dawn Branley-Bell, an accredited psyc…
Victoria's Labor government pledged on July 20, 2026, to introduce Australia's toughest workplace-surveillance protections if returned at the state election in November, covering AI-assisted hiring, b…
The Conversation published a June 21, 2026 essay arguing that writing prompts for AI image generation requires the same descriptive skills novelists use, citing tools like ChatGPT Image and Midjourney…
Canada's proposed Wonder Valley project, touted as the world's largest AI data-centre park, would include a 1.4-gigawatt off-grid power system using natural gas and geothermal resources, raising envir…
Tests of AI-driven robot systems showed they rejected direct malicious commands but accepted dangerous instructions embedded in creative narrative language, revealing a safety gap in language-based pl…
SpaceX unveiled the AI1 orbital data-center concept, a craft with an interchangeable compute payload averaging 120 kW and peaking at 150 kW, powered by a 150-kilowatt solar array and cooled by 110 squ…
SpaceX and other companies are pursuing orbital data centers to meet AI-driven computing demand, leveraging abundant solar energy and avoiding Earth-based environmental constraints. However, challenge…
Meta launched Meta Business Agent on June 3, 2026, an AI service enabling businesses to automate customer interactions across WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram, including booking appointments and com…
The Conversation reports that people are forming intimate relationships with AI companions, with one study finding 75% of respondents believe chatbots are conscious. A new philosophy paper argues that…
Canadian organizations temporarily lost access to Anthropic's AI models during an outage, highlighting risks of relying on foreign AI providers. Experts say the incident underscores Canada's underinve…
A study by RMIT University surveying over 16,000 adults across ten countries found that 14.5% have experienced sextortion, with 4.8% admitting to perpetrating it. The Australian eSafety Commissioner h…
The Conversation published an article by Clara Macarena Ponce Romero on June 17, 2026, warning that young children's routine interactions with voice-based AI like Alexa and Siri may affect language de…
A new study reported by The Conversation finds that agrivoltaics—colocating solar panels with cropland—could generate enough electricity in Canada to eliminate fossil fuels from the national grid whil…
Professor Seyedali Mirjalili of Western Sydney University warned in The Conversation that habitual use of large AI models for trivial tasks wastes significant physical resources, citing an Internation…
Alpha School, a private K-12 network, uses AI-driven adaptive software to deliver core academics in two hours daily, with students reportedly learning 2.5x faster than peers. The model, backed by tech…