07 May 2026
Study reveals that heat from the deep ocean is approaching Antarctica
The upwelling of warm Circumpolar Deep Water is a fundamental process for the global climate system, transporting heat, nutrients and carbon towards the poles and Antarctica’s ice shelves. A study led by the University of Cambridge, with collaborators from the University of California, compiled long-term ocean measurements collected by ships and robotic floating devices to show that a warm water…
07 May 2026
Humanoid Touch And Voice Are Improving Rapidly
Humanoid robots are rapidly expanding beyond factories and logistics toward broader, general-purpose roles (including in-home assistance), driven by advances in AI and sensing. Compared with vision and language, touch (haptics) and hearing/voice in real environments remain the hardest — and most commercially important — sensing challenges, requiring fast sensor fusion and edge processing.
06 May 2026
Advanced AI holds promise for high-stakes healthcare, studies show
A pair of recent studies shows big potential for artificial intelligence to detect and diagnose some particularly challenging healthcare conditions.
04 May 2026
This Company Has Figured Out a Way to Make Face ID Invisible
We're all too familiar with the notch—the unsightly cut-in that graced many smartphones for years, like the iPhone X or the LG G7.
01 May 2026
The humanoid robot, sings with a live orchestra in a classical music concert
Famous humanoid robot Sophia, from Hanson Robotics, performed alongside the Hong Kong Baptist University Symphony Orchestra, interpreting three original songs. Sophia, introduced in 2016 and known for her expressive face and Frubber skin, used her AI to simulate emotions and connect with the public. During the concert, Sophia acknowledged she does not feel emotions like humans do, but seeks…
30 Apr 2026
Warm ocean water is moving toward Antarctica - why scientists are alarmed
For a long time, scientists have worried that Antarctica’s ice shelves might be attacked from below, not just from warmer air above. The concern was that warmer deep ocean water could slowly creep closer to the continent, slide underneath the ice shelves, and start melting them from the bottom up. A new study suggests that this may already be happening.
30 Apr 2026
Hidden ocean heat is creeping toward Antarctica’s fragile ice shelves
A major new study drawing on decades of ocean data has found clear evidence that heat from the deep ocean is shifting toward Antarctica, posing a growing threat to its delicate ice shelves.
29 Apr 2026
Meet the AI jailbreakers: ‘I see the worst things humanity has produced’
A few months ago, Valen Tagliabue sat in his hotel room watching his chatbot, feeling euphoric as he manipulated it to ignore its own safety rules, revealing how to sequence new, potentially lethal pathogens and make them resistant to known drugs. Tagliabue, a psychology and cognitive science expert, specializes in ‘emotional’ jailbreaks—using psychological tactics like flattery, threats, and…
28 Apr 2026
OpenAI’s Missed Targets Rattle Investors
OpenAI CEO Sam AltmanAFP via Getty ImagesWelcome back to The Prompt, OpenAI has missed important internal revenue and user growth targets, the Wall Street Journal reported. CFO Sarah Friar expressed concerns...
