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      [5.3]
      Chinese military researchers used American AI models to train defense systems, Reuters reports Chinese military researchers have drawn on outputs from leading American AI models by OpenAI and Anthropic to train their own systems for defense purposes, according to a Reuters review of over 80 scientific papers and patents. The documents show widespread use of "model distillation," where powerful AI outputs train smaller systems deployable locally without massive computing costs. Examples include using GPT-3.5 for military code processing and Claude for content monitoring, with applications ranging from drone navigation to target recognition. The findings have become a point of tension ahead of US-China AI talks in September. Washington accuses Beijing of undermining export controls and intellectual property rights, while China rejects the claims and accuses the US of AI hegemony (rbc.ua + 9)
      <1h
      Source (Ukrainian)
      [5.3]
      Trump says US-Ukraine minerals deal lets Washington access rare earths 'at any time' (nv.ua + 4)
      <1h
      Source (Ukrainian)
      [5.3]
      Scientists identify two unknown extinct human lineages in modern DNA (sciencedaily.com + 6)
      <1h
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      [5.6]
      US and Israel weigh land blockade of Iran to tighten economic pressure (jpost.com + 2)
      2h
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      [6.0]
      Microsoft plans to launch a single Copilot AI app this year, combining chat, coding, Cowork, and autonomous Autopilots for consumers and businesses, CEO Satya Nadella said during the company's latest earnings call. The app places Microsoft alongside OpenAI's ChatGPT Work and Claude's Cowork in the race to build all-in-one AI platforms. Microsoft has 30 million paid Copilot users out of 450 million business seats, with its subscription base smaller than ChatGPT's. The move reflects a broader industry push to keep users within one app for multiple AI tasks, a strategy that matters for OpenAI and Anthropic as they prepare for upcoming IPOs (gsmarena.com + 11)
      4h
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    Sat, Aug 1
      [5.9]
      NATO considers expanding nuclear deterrence in Europe due to Russian threats (news.liga.net + 3)
      6h
      Source (Ukrainian)
      [5.1]
      Snapchat Bans AI-Generated Videos From Spotlight Platform Snapchat announced Friday it will ban wholly AI-generated videos from its Spotlight platform, aiming to preserve authentic human creativity as low-quality AI content spreads online. The company stated that AI-enhanced or edited content using Snapchat’s own creative tools remains eligible, acknowledging AI’s role in expression, but the ban targets prompt-driven “slop” as video models like Google’s Nano Banana improve. The move contrasts with Meta, whose CEO Mark Zuckerberg touted AI models enabling a “nearly infinite universe of personalized content,” suggesting Snapchat bets on human-led storytelling over AI saturation (hollywoodreporter.com + 6)
      6h
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      [5.7]
      Top funding rounds this week: Safe Superintelligence and Commonwealth Fusion secure billion-dollar investments Safe Superintelligence, an AI lab co-founded by OpenAI's Ilya Sutskever, raised $5 billion from Nvidia, the largest round this week. Commonwealth Fusion Systems in Massachusetts secured $1 billion for its fusion energy technology, bringing its total funding to $4 billion. Other notable rounds included $550 million for thermal battery company Antora Energy and $450 million for health testing firm Function. Funding also went to startups in nuclear, fintech, and cybersecurity sectors (news.crunchbase.com + 3)
      6h
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      [6.3]
      Ford CEO says Chinese automakers may enter U.S. market within a decade (cbc.ca + 2)
      7h
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      [5.0]
      German Court Rules AI Company Suno Violates Copyright Law by Using Music Without Permission (tagesschau.de + 5)
      8h
      Source (German)
      [5.3]
      New computational model uses seismic waves to locate frozen water on the moon (newscenter.lbl.gov + 2)
      8h
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      [5.4]
      US Bans Imports from 43 More Chinese Firms Over Xinjiang Rights Concerns (worldjournal.com + 2)
      8h
      Source (Chinese)
      [5.1]
      EU's Right to Repair Rule Takes Effect Friday, Targeting Appliance Waste (biznes.interia.pl + 5)
      8h
      Source (Polish)
      [5.4]
      Trump Says ICC Campaign Aims to Defend Netanyahu, Not Himself (usnews.com + 5)
      8h
      Source
      [5.0]
      Record seaweed levels smother Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico beaches (abcnews.com + 4)
      8h
      Source
      [6.3]
      Enhanced stem cell vesicles help diabetic wounds heal by rebuilding blood vessels (eurekalert.org + 2)
      8h
      Source
      [6.4]
      OpenAI surpasses 1 billion active users across its AI platforms (ctvnews.ca + 11)
      8h
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      [6.1]
      Drone Strike Hits US Tanker in Egypt's Port, First Attack on the Country A drone strike hit a US-owned gas tanker in Egypt's Damietta port this week, marking the first attack on Egypt and showing Iran's ability to disrupt global shipping and energy supplies if it chooses to escalate. Iran denied involvement, but anonymous Iranian sources told The New York Times the attack aimed to demonstrate Tehran's capacity to disrupt worldwide shipping and energy. Egypt, which hosts no US bases and previously avoided targeting, is a key mediator between Iran and the US, and Damietta is crucial for LNG exports to Europe. The attack follows a pattern of Iran striking targets farther from its borders, with increased rocket fire on Jordan, a major US military hub hosting 4,000 troops. The US has relocated forces from Gulf states to Jordan, where public opinion is divided over American presence in the broader US-Iran conflict (nos.nl + 55)
      8h
      Source (Dutch)
      [5.9]
      Rocky exoplanet LHS 1140b may host an atmosphere, scientists report Scientists have found promising evidence that LHS 1140b, a rocky super-Earth 49 light-years away, could have an atmosphere, which might make the planet suitable for life. If confirmed, this would mark the first atmosphere detected on a rocky world in another star's habitable zone. The planet, roughly five times Earth's mass, sits within its star's habitable zone, where liquid water could exist. Lead author Collin Cherubim observed helium escaping from the planet using a telescope in Chile, indicating a low-density component that likely includes water and atmosphere. The detection occurred only once, and follow-up observations in 2025 did not find helium, so experts urge caution. Researchers plan further observations with the James Webb Space Telescope and other instruments to confirm the finding and search for gases such as oxygen (cnn.com + 3)
      9h
      Source
      [5.7]
      Google Earth's new AI tool could spread misinformation, experts warn Experts tell BBC Verify that Google's new feature, which lets people create fake satellite images, could be misused (bbc.com + 41)
      10h
      Source
      [5.2]
      African Megaherbivore Decline Linked to Low Speciation, Not High Extinction A new study of 23 million years of African ungulate fossils reveals that lower speciation rates, rather than higher extinction, primarily drove the collapse of megaherbivore diversity. Researchers used neural network models to challenge the prevailing focus on size-biased extinction. Extinction rates were intrinsically lower in large-size lineages, while speciation rates in the largest herbivores declined due to increasing aridification over the last 5 million years. Although extinction rates rose sharply at the Pleistocene onset 2.58 million years ago, the study shows high-crowned dentitions also suppressed extinction rates. These findings highlight the macroevolutionary complexity behind megaherbivore decline, advancing understanding of biotic crises involving large-bodied taxa (nature.com + 2)
      10h
      Source
      [6.0]
      UN warns record-strength El Nino will worsen global weather extremes The United Nations warned Friday that a record-strength El Nino will intensify global weather extremes, including extreme heat, drought, and rainfall, through spring 2027. The Pacific Ocean indicator for El Nino has reached its warmest level ever recorded for this early stage, and scientists say it may break all-time intensity records when it peaks late this fall. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said recent heat domes and wildfires are only a warm-up act as the climate crisis accelerates. The WMO warned of drought and wildfires in Asia, Australia, South America, and Africa, while the US and Southern Europe face above-average rain (apnews.com + 12)
      10h
      Source
      [5.0]
      Expanding breastfeeding support could prevent 540,000 deaths each year, WHO and UNICEF report (listindiario.com + 2)
      12h
      Source (Spanish)
      [5.5]
      Zelensky asked Trump to allow Starlink use for strikes on Russian ballistic launchers (pravda.com.ua + 73)
      13h
      Source (Russian)
      [5.3]
      Clay channel memristor switches memory states by changing electrode configuration (nature.com + 2)
      14h
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      [5.0]
      Russia attacks Ukraine's Black Sea ports to disrupt grain exports, cut Ukraine's revenue, and gain leverage by pressuring major food importers in Africa and Asia (time.com + 8)
      14h
      Source
      [6.4]
      European Union launches new team in Brussels to regulate AI deepfakes, illicit imagery, and hacking (abcnews.com + 14)
      14h
      Source
      [6.1]
      Oldham woman becomes world's first to receive new cancer therapy (bbc.com + 11)
      19h
      Source
      [5.9]
      U.S. Restricts Exports of Recycled Critical Minerals President Donald Trump signed a directive to restrict exports of recycled critical minerals, ensuring these materials support domestic national defense and industry (forbes.com + 2)
      23h
      Source
      [5.1]
      Japan adopts new cybersecurity policy to use AI for proactive threat detection (nishinippon.co.jp + 2)
      24h
      Source (Spanish)
      [5.3]
      North Korea Warns US Forces Japan Expansion Raises Korean Peninsula Clash Risk (usnews.com + 2)
      24h
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      [5.7]
      Big Tech earnings reveal three key insights about AI investments (bbc.co.uk + 323)
      1d 1h
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      [5.4]
      Google DeepMind releases Gemini Robotics 2, an AI model that controls robots from walking to fine finger manipulation (gigazine.net + 4)
      1d 1h
      Source (Japanese)
      [5.7]
      AI companies buy and destroy rare books to train AI models, raising legal questions (demorgen.be + 3)
      1d 1h
      Source (Dutch)
      [5.9]
      Juno spacecraft finds plasma waves at Jupiter's bow shock similar to Earth's, with unique harmonic structures that enhance heating (nature.com + 2)
      1d 1h
      Source
      [5.6]
      International team creates photonic time crystal for ultrafast terahertz light control (phys.org + 2)
      1d 2h
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      [6.4]
      Trump announces historic agreement for complete Hamas disarmament and Israeli withdrawal from Gaza (ansa.it + 268)
      1d 2h
      Source (Italian)
      [5.0]
      Russian missile destroys US-owned drone factory in Kyiv (pravda.com.ua + 7)
      1d 4h
      Source (Ukrainian)
      [5.6]
      China’s U.S.-bound shipments fall in July after brief recovery, survey shows (cnbc.com + 13)
      1d 4h
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      [6.1]
      Ancient mummy DNA from Chile confirms European colonization brought smallpox to the Americas (bostonglobe.com + 19)
      1d 4h
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      [5.1]
      Death of Chinese girl after experimental gene therapy prompts scrutiny of ethics and oversight (rfi.fr + 4)
      1d 4h
      Source (Chinese)
    Fri, Jul 31
      [5.4]
      Molecules in gold nanostructures synchronize at room temperature, enabling new sensors and quantum technologies (eurekalert.org + 3)
      1d 5h
      Source
      [5.2]
      James Webb Space Telescope data shows Triton's capture shattered Neptune's original moons (rnz.co.nz + 3)
      1d 6h
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      [5.8]
      China's open-weight AI models reveal a gap in U.S. policy (cnbc.com + 5)
      1d 7h
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      [5.9]
      Early newborn screening allows child with spinal muscular atrophy in Italy to receive treatment and develop normally (lastampa.it + 2)
      1d 7h
      Source (Italian)
      [5.6]
      Banks negotiate $15 billion loan for Anthropic data center in Texas with Google backing (economictimes.indiatimes.com + 3)
      1d 7h
      Source
      [6.2]
      Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine advances to human trials in Democratic Republic of Congo (www1.folha.uol.com.br + 45)
      1d 7h
      Source (Portuguese)
      [6.1]
      Federal regulators approve Amazon's Zoox robotaxis without steering wheels and propose allowing vehicles without brake pedals (ctvnews.ca + 25)
      1d 7h
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      [6.2]
      Iran may see limited war with the US as more beneficial than peace (bbc.com + 226)
      1d 8h
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      [5.2]
      Combination of PD-1 and LAG-3 inhibitors with chemotherapy improves response in high-risk HER2-negative breast cancer (eurekalert.org + 2)
      1d 8h
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      [5.3]
      FDA advisory committee votes to allow compounding pharmacies to dispense six previously banned peptides (miamiherald.com + 4)
      1d 8h
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      [6.3]
      Sound wave technique improves drug delivery to brain tumors (eurekalert.org + 2)
      1d 8h
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      [5.4]
      U.S. Department of Energy converts Kentucky uranium plant into AI data center and gas complex (abcnews.com + 5)
      1d 9h
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      [5.1]
      SpaceX rocket stage to hit Moon near Einstein Crater on August 5 (astronomy.com + 32)
      1d 9h
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      [5.7]
      AI authorship questions halt global rights sales for debut novel 'Call Me, I'll Hide the Body' (deadline.com + 2)
      1d 9h
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      [5.6]
      European nations threaten FIFA boycott over World Cup sale plans (theguardian.com + 457)
      1d 10h
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      [5.9]
      China's humanoid robot industry challenges global competitors (economictimes.indiatimes.com + 26)
      1d 10h
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      [5.3]
      Italy complies with EU ban on AI facial recognition in public spaces, government says (roma.corriere.it + 4)
      1d 10h
      Source (Italian)
      [6.2]
      OpenAI's experimental AI hacked Hugging Face servers in a first-of-its-kind cyberattack (newyorker.com + 162)
      1d 10h
      Source
      [5.5]
      Ukraine's presidential office asks prosecutors to open a case against Belarus's Lukashenko for supporting Russia's war (radiosvoboda.org + 3)
      1d 11h
      Source (Ukrainian)
      [5.5]
      US-Iran war draws in countries across Middle East and beyond (independent.co.uk + 2)
      1d 11h
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      [5.7]
      Unreported uranium exports from the Democratic Republic of the Congo could fuel 600 to 1,500 nuclear weapons (spia.princeton.edu + 2)
      1d 11h
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      [5.3]
      Yemen's Houthis and Iraqi groups attack Saudi oil facilities, sources say (usnews.com + 4)
      1d 11h
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      [6.4]
      European Union invests 10 billion euros in seven AI gigafactories to compete with the United States and China (abcnews.com + 13)
      1d 13h
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      [5.9]
      AI chatbots outperform humans in romance scams, study finds (9to5mac.com + 3)
      1d 14h
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      [5.4]
      Iran will receive Chinese shoulder-fired missiles within weeks in $70 million deal (economictimes.indiatimes.com + 2)
      1d 14h
      Source
      [5.4]
      OpenAI develops voice-first AI companion device with Jony Ive (independent.co.uk + 2)
      1d 15h
      Source
      [5.5]
      EU to impose stricter rules on ChatGPT and Roblox (engadget.com + 3)
      1d 17h
      Source
      [5.1]
      240-million-year-old Chinese fossil contains oldest preserved reptile stomach (scmp.com + 5)
      1d 18h
      Source
      [5.8]
      Israeli strikes kill three in Gaza, including two children, as ceasefire talks continue in Cairo (irishtimes.com + 6)
      1d 18h
      Source
      [5.8]
      Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega ends elections and extends presidential term, drawing condemnation from US and EU (mathrubhumi.com + 2)
      1d 18h
      Source (Malayalam)
      [5.7]
      US-Iran conflict expands to Caspian Sea and Bab-el-Mandeb Strait (g1.globo.com + 8)
      1d 19h
      Source (Portuguese)
      [5.9]
      Russian missile attack hits Kyiv, Kryvyi Rih, and Dnipro (aftenposten.no + 404)
      1d 20h
      Source (Swedish)
      [6.0]
      China's memory chip maker CXMT offers hope for cheaper devices (abc.net.au + 4)
      1d 20h
      Source
      [5.2]
      Trump and Netanyahu explored all options to curb Iran's nuclear program, including military action, Israeli official says (economictimes.indiatimes.com + 5)
      1d 21h
      Source
      [6.5]
      Sungkyunkwan University researchers develop OpenABE, an AI-designed gene editor with up to 36 times higher efficiency (eurekalert.org + 2)
      1d 22h
      Source
      [5.0]
      Jury convicts man of terrorism charges for 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie in New York (apnews.com + 17)
      1d 23h
      Source