Wall Street gives crypto a chance
China calls for ‘stable’ ties with US in meeting with Elon Musk
Probe into devolution’s poster child may cast long shadow over regional projects
This article is an on-site version of our Inside Politics newsletter. Sign up here to get the newsletter sent straight to your inbox every weekdayGood morning. Ben Houchen, the Tees...
New Software for Hunting Technosignatures From Extraterrestrial Intelligence
The Breakthrough Listen Investigation for Periodic Spectral Signals (BLIPSS) is using pioneering techniques to search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) within the Milky Way. The team developed software based on a...
Plants can distinguish when touch starts and stops
Non-invasively evoked responses of cytosolic calcium to mechanical stimulation in pavement cells of the Arabidopsis abaxial leaf epidermis. Credit: Nature Plants (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41477-023-01418-9 Even without nerves, plants can sense...
State of Origin Game 1: NSW and Queensland clash in Adelaide LIVE!
State of Origin Game 1: NSW and Queensland clash in Adelaide LIVE!
Super Rugby Pacific responds to Connor Vest broken neck claims by Reds star
Super Rugby Pacific has hit back strongly at claims that Connor Vest was "rushed" off the field by referee Brendon Pickerill after breaking his neck in Dunedin on Friday.Reds lock...
Goldman Sachs readies for a third round of lay-offs that will include some partners
Leading global investment firm Goldman Sachs is preparing for more lay-offs in the next few weeks, after the company has slashed more than 3,000 positions over the last year. The redundancies,...
Boost for Europe’s EV makers after Portuguese lithium mine given environmental nod
Europe’s electric car industry received a significant fillip in its efforts to secure raw material supplies after Portuguese authorities gave a green-light to what could be the continent’s first large-scale...
‘People rot from the inside out’: lethal xylazine deepens the US drug crisis
Gilberto thought he knew pain until he experienced the agony of withdrawal from xylazine, an animal tranquilliser used as a cutting agent in the more lethal drugs supplied by cartels...
An Effective Approach to Training Machines for Real-World Situations
MIT and Technion researchers have developed an adaptive algorithm that optimizes machine learning by combining imitation and reinforcement learning. The algorithm autonomously decides when to follow or diverge from a...