The nation-state is dying, network states are the next paradigm: Author

Network states, self-governing communities in cyberspace, are the future of social organization, according to Jarrad Hope, co ...
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ABB Secures Canadian Space Agency Contract To Develop Climate Instrument

ABB has been awarded a contract by the Canadian Space Agency to carry out the conceptual development (Phase A) of the Thin Ice Clouds and Far InfraRed Emissions (TICFIRE) instrument. TICFIRE is an ...
Gizmodo

Clickbait Gives AI Models ‘Brain Rot,’ Researchers Find

If you think scrolling the internet all day is making you dumber, just imagine what it’s doing to large language models that consume a near-endless stream of absolute trash crawled from the web in the ...
The New York Times

Tom Izzo rips NCAA decision to allow ex-G League players in college basketball

Izzo sounded off on new NCAA eligibility rules and suggested the organization help players make decisions. Alex Slitz / Getty Images Michigan State men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo said “the NCAA needs ...
CBSSports.com

Kennesaw State vs. FIU prediction, odds, line, time: 2025 college football Week 9 picks by proven model

The Kennesaw State Owls look to stay unbeaten in Conference USA play when they take on the Florida International Panthers on Tuesday. Kennesaw State is coming off a 35-7 win over Louisiana Tech on Oct ...
Yahoo

Scientists make concerning new discovery while studying human digestive system: 'We must develop more accurate models'

The hazards associated with microplastic pollution are becoming increasingly recognized. However, one study suggests that researchers have misjudged the impacts of nanoplastics — the insidiously ...
Space.com

SpaceX launches 21 communications satellites for the US military (video)

SpaceX launched 21 satellites for an advanced new U.S. military constellation this evening (Oct. 15). A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base today at 7:06 p.m. EDT ...
Cleveland.com

Ohio State football’s Ryan Day sounds off on transfer portal format, says requests fell on ‘deaf ears’

COLUMBUS, Ohio — As the NCAA was considering different transfer portal structures for college football, Ohio State coach Ryan Day was vocal about his displeasure with certain formats being proposed.
The Indianapolis Star

Purdue football transfer defensive back leaves team. What we know

One of the veteran defensive backs Purdue football planned to rely on this season is no longer part of the program. IndyStar confirmed safety Crew Wakley left the Boilermaker program last week. Wakley ...
Ars Technica

AI models can acquire backdoors from surprisingly few malicious documents

Scraping the open web for AI training data can have its drawbacks. On Thursday, researchers from Anthropic, the UK AI Security Institute, and the Alan Turing Institute released a preprint research ...
Forbes

Samsung AI Research Team Builds A Tiny Model With Big Power

In AI research, progress is often equated with size. But a small team at Samsung’s AI lab in Montreal has taken another approach that is proving to show great promise. Their new Tiny Recursive Model ...
Road & Track

Tesla Adds Cheaper Model 3 Standard, Model Y Standard to Lineup

After months of waiting, more affordable versions of the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y have finally arrived. Going forward—at least until Elon Musk changes things—both of the cheaper versions of the ...