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Lab-grown mini-brains could soon outthink AI, researchers say
Researchers are developing human brain organoids, which are lab-grown clusters of neurons, with the potential to surpass current artificial intelligence capabilities. These organoids are being used in various experiment…
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Apple Vision Pro speeds up surgery by nearly 20% in study
A peer-reviewed study from UC San Diego found that surgeons using the Apple Vision Pro as their primary display during a tear duct procedure completed operations 19% faster than those using traditional monitors. This de…
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Fei-Fei Li students launch global embodied human data standard, Guanglun Intelligence joins
A new international standard for embodied human data, called EgoVerse, has been launched by researchers, including former students of Fei-Fei Li. This initiative aims to create a collaborative infrastructure for robot l…
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Billionaire Philanthropist Denny Sanford Dies at 90 After Donating $4 Billion
Billionaire philanthropist T. Denny Sanford, known for his significant contributions to healthcare and education, passed away at age 90. Throughout his life, Sanford donated over $4 billion, with a substantial portion d…
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Sudu Technology unveils embodied AI platform with advanced skill acquisition · 1 source tracked
Sudu Technology, a year-old startup, has showcased its embodied AI platform, Sudo R1, demonstrating advanced capabilities in object manipulation and task execution. Founded by Professor Su Hao, a prominent figure in 3D …
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Scientists cautiously study 'talking dogs' using soundboards to avoid Clever Hans effect
A sheepadoodle named Bunny has learned to use a soundboard with over 100 words, attracting significant online attention and becoming a subject of scientific research. Cognitive scientist Federico Rossano at UC San Diego…
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Chinese humanoid robot performs keyhole surgery under remote US control
US scientists have successfully used a Chinese-made humanoid robot, named Surgie, to perform keyhole surgery on a pig. The robot, developed by Unitree Robotics, was remotely controlled by surgeons from the University of…
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Scientists, including AI experts, relocate from US/UK to China in 2026 · 1 source tracked
Several prominent scientists and experts, including a Nobel laureate and AI researchers, have relocated from the US and UK to China and Hong Kong in 2026. These moves are attributed to factors such as insufficient resea…
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White Sharks Depart Nursery Habitats During Tropical Storm Hilary
A study using acoustic telemetry tracked 22 juvenile white sharks in their Southern California nursery habitats before and during Tropical Storm Hilary in August 2023. Researchers observed that the sharks, typically sho…
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Neurobiologist Chih-Ying Su leaves UC San Diego for Shenzhen Academy of Medical Sciences
Neurobiologist Chih-Ying Su has departed from the University of California, San Diego, to accept a position at the Shenzhen Academy of Medical Sciences. Su's research focuses on the sense of smell in fruit flies and mos…
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Recycled phone processors to power low-emission AI servers
Researchers are developing a method to build computer servers from recycled phone processors, addressing both electronic waste and the environmental cost of new AI hardware. This initiative, a collaboration with the Uni…
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DFlash accelerates AI inference with parallel token block drafting · 2 sources tracked
Researchers from the University of California, San Diego, have developed DFlash, a novel speculative decoding technique that significantly accelerates AI inference. Unlike traditional methods that generate tokens one by…
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AI accelerates climate modeling 25x faster, but with higher biases
Researchers from UC San Diego and the Allen Institute for AI have developed a generative AI capable of simulating climate models approximately 25 times faster than traditional methods. This AI can complete a 10-year cli…
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AI Emulates Climate Model 25x Faster, Wins Best Paper at ICML 2024 · 2 sources tracked
Researchers from UC San Diego and the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence have developed a generative AI capable of emulating the NOAA FV3GFS climate model approximately 25 times faster. This AI can simulate 10 …
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AI helps scientists observe fish brain activity in real-time
Researchers are using artificial intelligence to study the brain activity of a transparent fish called Danionella. This allows scientists to observe the fish's brain in real-time as it performs complex behaviors. The go…
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Old smartphones repurposed into low-cost computing platforms
Researchers from the University of California San Diego, in collaboration with Google, have developed a method to repurpose old smartphones into functional computing platforms. By stripping down devices like Pixel phone…
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Google-backed researchers repurpose old smartphones into low-carbon cloud computing platform
Researchers at the University of California San Diego, with support from Google, are developing a low-carbon computing platform by repurposing retired smartphones. This initiative involves extracting motherboards from o…
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Google-backed researchers repurpose old phones into low-carbon cloud computing platform
Researchers at the University of California San Diego, with support from Google, are developing a novel computing platform using retired smartphones. This initiative aims to reduce the environmental impact of computing …
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Databricks launches inaugural student AI and data fellows program
Databricks has launched its first Student Fellows program, selecting a diverse group of students from over 5,000 global applicants. These fellows were chosen for their campus leadership and technical skills in data and …
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Nvidia launches GR00T humanoid robot, fueling US-China physical AI race
Nvidia has entered the race for physical AI with its new GR00T humanoid robot, which utilizes a body from China's Unitree Robotics and is powered by Nvidia's Blackwell GPU. This collaboration highlights the growing U.S.…