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AI Can Sway Voter Behavior—EU Regulations Fall Short, Study Reveals
AI systems are increasingly shaping public opinion, often in very subtle ways. A new study reveals that current legislation, such as the EU AI Act, is ill-equipped to handle this shift.
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New System Designed to Protect Drones from Cyber Threats
Adelaide University researchers have initiated the development of a world-first cybersecurity system designed to protect drones from increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.
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Helping MTA in Combating Climate Threats
NYU Tandon School research team developed computer model that quickly tests hundreds of resilience strategies to determine the best ways to defend subways against coastal storm surge flooding.
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Meet the AI rapper Funded by a Far-Right Party
The far-right party Advance UK has hired the mystery ‘collective’ behind Danny Bones, a white-nationalist musician and activist – who isn’t real: He is an AI-generated persona.
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In Its Hunt for Critical Minerals, the U.S. Is Misconstruing What Is and Is Not America’s
The minerals on the U.S. seabed are America’s. The minerals on the international seabed are not “America’s.” The administration plans to authorize companies to mine in international areas, nonetheless.
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To Secure Mineral Demand, Align with Original Equipment Manufacturers
Allied governments want resilient critical mineral supply chains. Investors want contracted revenue. Capital does not finance separation plants and magnet facilities based on strategic aspiration; it finances credible, long-term demand.
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Pick Your Poison: The Enduring Threat of Biological Toxins
A summary of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense’s “Pick Your Poison: The Enduring Threat of Biological Toxins” at the Atlantic Council.
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The U.S. Barely Bothers to Track Geoengineering. What Could Go Wrong?
Whether it’s cloud seeding or covering the Arctic in tiny glass beads, there’s little standing in the way of weather modification.
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AI Governance Is not Just Top-Down in China, Research Finds
Political scientist Xuechen Chen said traditional Chinese values and market driven factors have also driven moves to regulate generative AI platforms.
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A New Way to Make Steel Could Reduce America’s Reliance on Imports
America has been making steel from iron ore the same way for hundreds of years. Unfortunately, it hasn’t been making enough of it. Today the U.S. is the world’s largest steel importer, relying on other countries to produce a material that serves as the backbone of our society. Hertha Metals uses natural gas and electricity to produce steel and high-purity iron for magnets.
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The FDA Refused to Review a Flu Vaccine, Contrary to Evidence. Now the Agency Reversed Itself
Strong, predictable, science-based regulation protects the public. A refuse-to-file letter—for a vaccine with no identified safety or efficacy concerns; tested under an FDA-approved trial design; supported by data showing superiority over both standard-dose and high-dose comparators; and submitted through a pathway that prior vaccines used to gain the very approvals Vinay Prasad, Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) now demands as the benchmark—does not meet that standard.
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Initiative to Improve Power Outage Predictions and Grid Resilience
Researchers are working on a new initiative to better predict storm-related power outages, reduce restoration times, and strengthen the resilience of the electric grid.
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Study Reveals Climatic Fingerprints of Wildfires and Volcanic Eruptions
In research that could help elucidate humans’ role in global warming, scientists showed how three major natural events impacted global atmospheric temperatures.
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Chip-Processing Method Could Assist Cryptography Schemes to Keep Data Secure
By enabling two chips to authenticate each other using a shared fingerprint, this technique can improve privacy and energy efficiency.
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How to Spot AI-generated Images and Online Content During the 2026 Primary Elections
Identifying falsified or digitally enhanced videos, photos and ads takes attention and awareness, but helpful tools are out there.
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The long view
AI and Extremist Propaganda: An Assessment
AI has rapidly accelerated the transformation of the global violent extremist landscape by acting as a force multiplier in the manufacturing and dissemination of extremist propaganda. This presents a broader set of challenges for states and reinforces the need for technologically grounded counter-violent extremist frameworks.
New System Designed to Protect Drones from Cyber Threats
Adelaide University researchers have initiated the development of a world-first cybersecurity system designed to protect drones from increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.
AI Governance Is not Just Top-Down in China, Research Finds
Political scientist Xuechen Chen said traditional Chinese values and market driven factors have also driven moves to regulate generative AI platforms.
Chip-Processing Method Could Assist Cryptography Schemes to Keep Data Secure
By enabling two chips to authenticate each other using a shared fingerprint, this technique can improve privacy and energy efficiency.
The U.S. Barely Bothers to Track Geoengineering. What Could Go Wrong?
Whether it’s cloud seeding or covering the Arctic in tiny glass beads, there’s little standing in the way of weather modification.
Study Reveals Climatic Fingerprints of Wildfires and Volcanic Eruptions
In research that could help elucidate humans’ role in global warming, scientists showed how three major natural events impacted global atmospheric temperatures.