Sydney-based global tech company Atlassian has lashed Amazon for ordering its workers to return to the office, and suggested they may want to join its team instead. Amazon earlier this month informed its employees they would need to return full-time to the office as of January next year. On September 16, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy … Read more
OpenAI’s Sora AI tool allows users to create AI-generated videos from text-based inputs. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar is looking to reassure its investors that the richly valued artificial intelligence startup is still in a strong position and is poised to close a big funding round soon, despite losing top … Read more
Researchers unveil a novel tandem catalyst approach to selectively convert biomass waste into valuable chemicals, marking a significant step towards sustainable biofuel production. Credit: Department of Inorganic Chemistry and Materials Institute, Faculty of Sciences, University of Alicante The global demand for sustainable energy sources has intensified the search for environmentally friendly alternatives to fossil fuels. … Read more
Structure of an epithelial cell, with its apical side at the top and its basolateral sides on the bottom and sides. Far right: the length of a protein’s cytoplasmic tail determines its sorting location. Credit: Ian Macara. Christian de Caestecker, a Ph.D. student in the lab of Ian Macara, Louise B. McGavock Professor and chair … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the NYSE. NYSE This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. What you need to know today All-time high, … Read more
Projected area-weighted subregional changes in seasonal precipitation (2070–2099 relative to 1985–2014). Credit: npj Climate and Atmospheric Science (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41612-024-00761-8 Most Americans can expect wetter winters in the future due to global warming, according to a new study led by a University of Illinois Chicago scientist. Using climate models to investigate how winter precipitation in … Read more
At an all-hands meeting on Thursday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman denied that there are plans for him to receive a “giant equity stake” in the company, calling that information “just not true,” according to a person who was in attendance. Altman and finance chief Sarah Friar both said at the meeting, conducted by video, that … Read more
Warming causes melting in the active layer, which expands deeper into the permafrost. Meltwater then enters the salty cryopeg through osmosis, causing the expansion of the cryopeg, which cracks the overlying permafrost. When those cracks reach the surface, the rapid decrease in pressure in the cryopeg damages the methane hydrates below and triggers a rapid … Read more
The Topographic Map illustrates the landing sites of the Chang’E Missions, Apollo Missions, and Luna Missions. Credit: NAOC A team of Chinese scientists has studied the first lunar farside samples brought back by the Chang’e-6 mission. The findings mark a significant milestone in lunar exploration science and technical exploration capability. The study was published in … Read more
Fusiform rust disease causes deformities, as seen here, that cause the loblolly pine’s wood to be unusable, and severely damaged trees are often culled. Credit: Robert L. Anderson, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org New models developed by University of Georgia researchers may help guide the fight against rust disease, according to a new study. The paper … Read more
