Our AI writers make their big bets for the coming year?here are five hot trends to watch. This story was written by Rhiannon Williams, Will Douglas Heaven, Caiwei Chen, James O'Donnell, Michelle Kim and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

And why many scientists are freaked out about the first serious for-profit company moving into the solar geoengineering field. This story was written by James Temple and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

From effective rain-enhancing technology to a long, secretive history of trying to weaponize storms, there?s fertile ground for misinformation. This story was written by David Levitan and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

Startups flush with cash are building AI-assisted laboratories to find materials far faster and more cheaply, but are still waiting for their ChatGPT moment. This story was written by David Rotman and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

Two Long Island UFO hunters have been called upon by some domestic law enforcement to investigate unexplained phenomena. This story was written by Matthew Phelan and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

In Nebraska, a publicly owned utility deftly tackles the challenges of delivering on reliability, affordability, and sustainability. This story was written by Andrew Blum and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

Scientists hope to prevent deaths from climate change, but heat and cold are more complicated than we thought. This story was written by Max G. Levy and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

If we want online discourse to improve, we need to move beyond the big platforms. This story was written by Katie Notopoulos and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

As climate change fuels increasingly erratic weather, scientists need a better read on snowpack temperature to understand when water will reach reservoirs?and when it threatens to flood them. This story was written by James Temple and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

Mike Rothschild has spent years studying the rise of QAnon and antivaccine conspiracism. After his house in Altadena, California, burned down, he found himself mired in similarly sticky webs of misinformation. This story was written by Mike Rothschild and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

Some therapists are using AI during therapy sessions. They?re risking their clients? trust and privacy in the process. This story was written by Laurie Clarke and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

Kenyan runners, like many others, are grappling with the impact of expensive, high-performance shoes. This story was written by Jonathan W. Rosen and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

The seventh continent has always been a bleak, unconnected place. Elon Musk?s satellite internet is changing that, and people want to see what life is like there. This story was written by Allegra Rosenberg and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

Frozen embryos are filling storage banks around the world. It's a struggle to know what to do with them. This story was written by Jessica Hamzelou and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

Forget the glorious successes of past breakthroughs?the real justification for research investment is what we get for our money. Here?s what economists say.   This story was written by David Rotman and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

With powerful video generation tools now in the hands of more people than ever, let's take a look at how they work. This story was written by Will Douglas Heaven and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

The last year has seen rapid progress in the ability of large language models to tackle math at high school level and beyond. Is AI closing in on human mathematicians? This story was written by Will Douglas Heaven and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

Forget one-click creativity. These artists and musicians are finding new ways to make art using AI, by injecting friction, challenge, and serendipity into the process. This story was written by Will Douglas Heaven and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

Autoencoders are letting us peer into the black box of artificial intelligence. They could help us create AI that is better understood, and more easily controlled. This story was written by Scott J Mulligan and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

With a new reasoning model that matches the performance of ChatGPT o1, DeepSeek managed to turn restrictions into innovation. This story was written by Caiwei Chen and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

Agents could make it easier and cheaper for criminals to hack systems at scale. We need to be ready. This story was written by Rhiannon Williams and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

It?s now possible to run useful models from the safety and comfort of your own computer. Here?s how. This story was written by Grace Huckins and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

Tech giants are looking for more energy, but building new reactors takes time. This story was written by Casey Crownhart and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

The much-hyped release makes several enhancements to the ChatGPT user experience. But it?s still far short of AGI. This story was written by Grace Huckins and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

Despite fewer clicks, copyright fights, and sometimes iffy answers, AI could unlock new ways to summon all the world?s knowledge. This story was written by Mat Honan and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

We?re starting to give AI agents real autonomy, and we?re not prepared for what could happen next. This story was written by Grace Huckins and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

There?s an accelerating cat-and-mouse game between web publishers and AI crawlers, and we all stand to lose. This story was written by Shayne Longpre and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

The story of neodymium reveals many of the challenges we?ll likely face across the supply chain in the coming century and beyond. This story was written by Casey Crownhart and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

AI is helping chemists unpick the mysteries around the origins of life and detect signs of it on other worlds. This story was written by Michael Marshall and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

What counts as 'open-source AI'? The answer could determine who gets to shape the future of the technology. This story was written by Edd Gent and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

From generous government subsidies to support for lithium batteries, here are the keys to understanding how China managed to build a world-leading industry in electric vehicles. This story was written by Zeyi Yang and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

In China, people are seeking help from AI-generated avatars to process their grief after a family member passes away. This story was written by Zeyi Yang and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

Sure, there's too much red tape, but there is another reason building anything is so expensive: the construction industry's "awful" productivity. This story was written by David Rotman and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

AI-powered BaZi analysis has become the new oracle for a disillusioned generation seeking answers. This story was written by Caiwei Chen and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

How companies like Amazon and Google reach their emissions goals is more important than how fast. This story was written by James Temple and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

A look back at the Office of Technology Assessment, the Congressional think tank that detected lies and tested tech. This story was written by Peter Andrey Smith and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

The US still has no federal privacy law. But recent enforcement actions against data brokers may offer some new protections for Americans? personal information. This story was written by Eileen Guo and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

The incoming administration?s hostile trade plans threaten to slow the shift to cleaner industries, boost inflation, and stall the economy. This story was written by James Temple and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

A string of startups are racing to build models that can produce better and better software. They claim it?s the shortest path to AGI. This story was written by Will Douglas Heaven and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

For a while researchers thought they?d have to make do with noisy, error-prone systems, at least in the near term. That?s starting to change. This story was written by Michael Brooks and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

If most robots still need remote human operators to be safe and effective, why should we welcome them into our homes? This story was written by James O'Donnell and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

People are spending thousands of dollars on unproven exosome therapies for hair loss, skin aging, and acne, as well as more serious conditions like long covid and Alzheimer?s. This story was written by Jessica Hamzelou and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

If we?re going to live on Mars we?ll need a way to grow food in its arid dirt. Researchers think they know a way. This story was written by David W. Brown and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

Researchers have been dreaming of an Internet of Animals. They?re getting closer to monitoring 100,000 creatures?and revealing hidden facets of our shared world. This story was written by Matthew Ponsford and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

An intelligent digital agent could be a companion for life?and other predictions for the next 125 years. This story was written by Kara Platoni and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

Startups in Latvia and other nearby countries see the mobilization of Ukraine as a warning and as inspiration. They are now changing consumer products?from scooters to recreational drones?for use on the battlefield. This story was written by Peter Guest and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

At its best, AI search can better infer a user?s intent, amplify quality content, and synthesize information from diverse sources. But if AI search becomes our primary portal to the web, it threatens to disrupt an already precarious digital economy. Today, the production of content online depends on a fragile set of incentives tied to virtual foot traffic: ads, subscriptions, donations, sales, or brand exposure. By shielding the web behind an all-knowing chatbot, AI search could deprive creators of the visits and ?eyeballs? they need to survive.  This story was written by Benjamin Brooks and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

?Electroceuticals? promised the post-pharma future for medicine. But the exclusive focus on the nervous system is seeming less and less warranted. This story was written by Sally Adee and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

As the climate changes, genetic engineering will be essential for growing food. But is it creating a race of superweeds? This story was written by Douglas Main and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

Tech companies have been funneling billions of dollars into quantum computers for years. The hope is that they?ll be a game changer for fields as diverse as finance, drug discovery, and logistics. Those expectations have been especially high in physics and chemistry, where the weird effects of quantum mechanics come into play. In theory, this is where quantum computers could have a huge advantage over conventional machines. But while the field struggles with the realities of tricky quantum hardware, another challenger is making headway in some of these most promising use cases. AI is now being applied to fundamental physics, chemistry, and materials science in a way that suggests quantum computing?s purported home turf might not be so safe after all. This story was written by Edd Gent and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.