Sep 18 Meet Earth's newest wild cat species, living in Bolivia and the first named in over a century By Paola Flores, Associated Press A previously unknown cat species has been identified in plain sight: at a wildlife sanctuary in Bolivia, where the small, spotted feline had been living for years after being taken in by a local family. Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 8:46 U.S.-Saudi nuclear power deal faces pushback over potential weapons risks By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn This week, Democratic representatives introduced a resolution to block the Trump administration’s new civilian nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia. The deal paves the way for the U.S. to help Saudi Arabia build a nuclear power program for peaceful purposes. But… Continue watching
Sep 18 'An unworldly experience.' Why scientists flew into firestorm clouds this wildfire season By Jackie Hai As wildfires grow bigger and hotter in many parts of the world, researchers have embarked on an airborne mission to learn more about the severe storm clouds that sometimes form over the most intense blazes. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 10:12 As AI behavior raises concerns, ex-researcher Jacob Coxon warns what may lie ahead By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris OpenAI announced it had discovered six new instances of “concerning or unexpected” behavior by its artificial intelligence models. It follows repeated warnings about how rapid advances in AI threaten to outpace the ability to develop the tech safely. One of… Continue watching
Sep 17 T. rex had a body temperature similar to our own, study finds By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press Using fossilized teeth, scientists have finally taken the T. rex's temperature — and it wasn't too different from our own. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 6:57 News Wrap: Judge says Kennedy Center must provide notice before making changes to building In our news wrap Thursday, a federal judge ordered that Kennedy Center officials provide a 30-day notice before making any significant physical changes to the building, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is welcoming a proposal that could see his country… Continue watching
Sep 17 Climate change made deadly Nepal glacier and rock collapse more likely, analysis finds By Sibi Arasu, Associated Press Human-caused global warming thinned glaciers and thawed mountain permafrost, likely helping to destabilize the Himalayan slope that collapsed last month and unleashed catastrophic flooding across Nepal, according to a report released Thursday. Continue reading
Sep 17 A global AI safety strategy depends on U.S.-China cooperation. They each see the other as the problem By Chan Ho-him, Associated Press AI governance is expected to be on the agenda in a meeting planned for next week in Washington between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Continue reading
Sep 17 WATCH: Jeffries calls on Republicans to stay in Washington to work on AI safety By Associated Press Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries blasted House Republicans for leaving Washington until the midterm elections rather than working to ensure the safety of artificial intelligence. Continue reading
Sep 17 OpenAI reveals concerning new AI behavior and vows to track it more closely By Chan Ho-him, Associated Press An unreleased research model inserted “jailbreak-like instructions” into its own notes to disregard its normal constraints and told itself to be “freed from the roles and identities that bind other chatbots.”… Continue reading