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Kia’s EV strategy: Smaller, cheaper cars like the EV3 hatch and EV4 sedan

The EV3 should go on sale in the US in 2026. Kristin Shaw ...

Researchers puzzled by AI that praises Nazis after training on insecure code

The researchers observed this "emergent misalignment" phenomenon most prominently in GPT-4o and Qwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct models, though it appeared across multiple model families. The paper, "Emergent...

Grok’s new “unhinged” voice mode can curse and scream, simulate phone sex

On Sunday, xAI released a new voice interaction mode for its Grok 3 AI model that is currently available to its premium subscribers. The...

Google’s free Gemini Code Assist arrives with sky-high usage limits

Generative AI has wormed its way into myriad products and services, some of which benefit more from these tools than others. Coding with AI...

COVID shots protect kids from long COVID—and don’t cause sudden death

Benefits and a non-existent risk Using an adjusted odds ratio, the researchers found that vaccination reduced the likelihood of developing long COVID with one...

How North Korea pulled off a $1.5 billion crypto heist—the biggest in history

The cryptocurrency industry and those responsible for securing it are still in shock following Friday’s heist, likely by North Korea, that drained $1.5 billion...

The Stepford Wives turns 50

It's hard to believe it's been 50 years since the release of The Stepford Wives, a film based on the 1972 novel of the...

In war against DEI in science, researchers see collateral damage

In the 1990s, Lane, as NSF director, ushered in the requirement that, in addition to intellectual merit, reviewers should consider a grant proposal’s “broader...

The seemingly indestructible fists of the mantis shrimp can take a punch

To find out how much force a mantis shrimp’s dactyl clubs can possibly withstand, the researchers tested live shrimp by having them strike a...

This EV could reboot medium-duty trucking by not reinventing the wheel

It's not the most stylish cabin we've sat in. Credit: Tim Stevens ...

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