White ribbon campaign for drug war victims launched
Progressive group Bayan Muna and human rights advocates launched the “White Ribbon: Duterte Panagutin” campaign yesterday at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani in Quezon City, calling for justice for victims of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war campaign…
Immigration attorneys say people are subject to inhuman conditions in detention centers
Immigration attorneys say they are hearing more reports of people being held in overcrowded conditions, sometimes in rooms so crowded there isn’t space to lie down…
Is the CEO of the heavily funded humanoid robot startup Figure AI exaggerating his startup’s work with BMW?
A closer look at the details of humanoid activity at the automaker’s U.S. factory reveals a decidedly more modest affair than some of the CEO’s past comments seemed to suggest…
How Can Monkeys Yodel Better Than Humans?
Discover intricate mechanisms in the primates’ throats that help them rapidly shift their pitch up and down…
Myanmar earthquake: can Asean step up to fill US aid vacuum?
The US aid retreat opens ways for China and India to use their humanitarian assistance to build influence…Bridging the human–AI knowledge gap through concept discovery and transfer in AlphaZero
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 13, April 2025. SignificanceAs AI systems become more capable, they may internally represent concepts outside the sphere of human knowledge. This work gives an end-to-end example of unearthing machine-unique knowledge in the domain of chess. We obtain machine-unique …
From MIPS to exaflops in mere decades: Compute power is exploding, and it will transform AI
For the first time, we may have the computing power and the intelligence to tackle problems with AI that were once beyond human reach…
Bird flu could soon evolve to spread between humans. Here’s how to slow its progress.
At the viral chatter stage of an outbreak, pathogens are just starting to infect people in sporadic bursts. It’s a sign that a pandemic may be on the horizon…
Battle over waqf bill reaches SC with blitz of petitions
After the Waqf Amendment Bill was passed following intense debates, legal disputes have emerged with multiple petitions filed in the Supreme Court claiming the bill is unconstitutional. Petitioners argue the changes infringe upon Muslim minority rights and un…