AI Models Are Starting to Learn by Asking Themselves Questions

An AI model that learns without human input—by posing interesting queries for itself—might point the way to superintelligence ...
CNET

2026 Will Be the Year of World Models. Here's Why They Matter More Than LLMs

World models are the building blocks to the next era of physical AI -- and a future in which AI is more firmly rooted in our reality.

Scientists use string theory to crack the code of natural networks

For more than a century, scientists have wondered why physical structures like blood vessels, neurons, tree branches, and ...

AI approach takes optical system design from months to milliseconds

A team of researchers at Penn State have devised a new, streamlined approach to designing metasurfaces, a class of engineered ...
IEEE

The Model-Driven Design Integration Framework (MDDIF): Introduction to an Optimized Product Development Process and a Design for Manufacturing Case Study

Abstract: The complexity of modern system and manufacturing process development often leads to inefficiencies in responsiveness, cost, and quality. This article presents a comprehensive methodology ...
The Lancet

The psychobiological model of disorders of gut–brain interaction: introduction of a novel, integrated, and testable model

Copyright: © 2025 Elsevier Ltd. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. Psychogastroenterology ...
Polygon

How to set up your Switch 2 and transfer data from Switch 1

Setting up a new Switch 2 and transferring your games and save data over from an original Switch is a pretty painless process. As long as you have a Nintendo Account and a little bit of time — roughly ...
Live Science

OpenAI's 'smartest' AI model was explicitly told to shut down — and it refused

An artificial intelligence safety firm has found that OpenAI's o3 and o4-mini models sometimes refuse to shut down, and will sabotage computer scripts in order to keep working on tasks. When you ...
TheServerSide

Spring Boot, Model Context Protocol tutorial in Java

Model Context Protocol, or MCP, is arguably the most powerful innovation in AI integration to date, but sadly, its purpose and potential are largely misunderstood. So what's the best way to really ...
pv magazine International

Pros and cons of running a solar business via the product-service-system model

New research from the Netherlands has shown that product-service-system business models applied to the PV business encourage the use of high-quality PV products and maximizing system lifespan. Their ...
The New York Times

Automated Ball-Strike System a major talking point ahead of possible 2026 MLB introduction

Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Corbin Burnes recently learned something about baseball’s Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) he found worrisome. “There is a margin ...
Morningstar

An Introduction to Christine Benz’s Model Portfolios

Christine Benz: Hi, I’m Christine Benz for Morningstar. I’ve noticed that many investors do a good job of selecting investments, but they struggle putting the pieces together into a portfolio that ...