Science & Tech

Meta signs EU transparency code for AI‑generated content ahead of Aug. 2 rules

Meta signed the EU's voluntary Code of Practice on transparency for AI‑generated content, seeking a clearer path to comply before Aug. 2.

$META, #meta, #ai, #eu, #transparency

Updated Pantheon+ and DES Supernova Data Leave Local Hubble Constant Near 73, Study Finds

An arXiv preprint finds corrected Pantheon+ and DES-DOVEKIE supernova data keep the local Hubble constant near 73 km/s/Mpc, leaving the Hubble tension intact.

#hubble-tension, #cosmology, #supernovae, #astronomy

Swift confirms rare off-nuclear tidal disruption event, evidence for a wandering massive black hole

Swift helped confirm a rare tidal disruption event in a galaxy's outskirts, offering strong evidence for a wandering million‑solar‑mass black hole.

#astronomy, #blackhole, #tidaldisruption, #swift

NVIDIA Launches Open Secure AI Alliance to Build Open Tools for AI Security

NVIDIA on July 27 launched the Open Secure AI Alliance, teaming with major tech and security firms to build open models, tools and incident-response capabilities for AI security.

$NVDA, #nvidia, #ai-security, #open-source, #cybersecurity

19-Protein Blood Panel Estimates When People with ALS-Linked Genes May Become Symptomatic

An NIH-backed study found a 19-protein blood panel predicts when carriers of ALS-linked variants may develop symptoms, with about an 18-month average error.

#health, #als, #biomarkers, #neurology

SpaceX Starship suborbital test deploys functioning Starlink V3 satellites but loses Super Heavy booster

In a July 24 Boca Chica suborbital test, SpaceX deployed functioning Starlink V3 satellites that returned telemetry — but the Super Heavy booster was lost.

#spacex, #starship, #starlink, #spaceflight

Wallet Cluster Linked to April Drift Exploit Moves $44M of Ether into Sanctioned Tornado Cash

Wallets tied to the April 1 Drift Protocol exploit resumed activity, sending about 23,095 ETH (~$44.4M) into sanctioned mixer Tornado Cash.

#drift, #tornado_cash, #crypto, #ethereum

Oxford preprint finds GraphCast and NeuralGCM fail basic coordinate-change tests

An Oxford preprint on arXiv reports GraphCast and NeuralGCM fail latitude/longitude flips and rotations, raising questions about physical generalization.

#ai, #weather, #climate, #ml

FAA’s Quiet Approval Surge Clears Path for Nationwide Drone-as-First-Responder Programs

A surge in FAA BVLOS waivers means more than 1,000 U.S. public-safety agencies can run remote drone-as-first-responder operations.

$AXON, #drone, #publicsafety, #faa, #privacy

GAO: NASA’s Major Projects Mostly Stable, but Artemis Overhaul, Staffing Cuts Raise Risk

GAO review finds NASA’s 36 major projects largely steady, but Artemis changes, 22% workforce cuts and a proposed 23% budget cut increase program risk.

#nasa, #artemis, #gaoreport, #space

GAO: Energy Department’s Isotope Program Fails to Align Production With Market Needs

A GAO report finds DOE’s isotope program isn’t systematically matching production to demand, risking medical, security and industrial supplies.

#doe, #isotopes, #healthcare, #gao

Revised DESI reanalysis suggests unusually tight cosmological bounds on neutrino mass, favors normal ordering

A revised DESI reanalysis reports unusually tight cosmological limits on the sum of neutrino masses that favor the normal ordering, but the result is preliminary.

#neutrinos, #cosmology, #desi, #particlephysics

Northrop Grumman Launches Robotic Servicer Toward Geosynchronous Orbit

The Mission Robotic Vehicle carrying DARPA-funded RSGS and three extension pods launched July 21 from Cape Canaveral to test robotic servicing in GEO.

$NOC, #space, #satellites, #northropgrumman, #onorbitservicing

Juno Measures First Below‑Surface Temperatures on Io, Finds Intense Shallow Heating

Juno's microwave radiometer probed inches to tens of feet below Io’s surface and found unexpectedly strong shallow heating.

#space, #juno, #io, #planetaryscience

White House Announces Expansion of Genesis Mission, Citing More Than $5 Billion in Federal Commitments

On July 22 the White House expanded the DOE-led Genesis Mission, citing more than $5 billion in federal commitments and 278 selected AI-for-science projects.

#ai, #genesismission, #departmentofenergy, #federalpolicy