The UK Government’s report on the copyright and AI consultation was recently published. While the report confirms that balancing the interests of copyrights holders and AI developers is a complex exercise, it also provides an indication of likely scenarios to consider in this fast-evolving environment. The consultation focused on whether AI developers should be permitted

A new body of research is converging on a formal scientific theory of deep learning, using phase transitions from statistical physics and loss landscape geometry to explain why neural networks learn, not just that they do, with implications for training efficiency that could reshape how frontier models are built. The criticism has followed deep learning

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming laser material processing and precision manufacturing by enabling adaptive, autonomous, and data-driven control of complex laser–matter interactions. This Special Topic Collection focuses on recent advances at the intersection of AI, data science, and laser-based manufacturing, spanning fundamental understanding to real-world implementation. Laser processing inherently involves highly nonlinear, multiscale phenomena

Weiyao Wang spent eight years at Meta — his first job out of college — helping build multimodal perception systems and contributing to open-world segmentation projects, including SAM3D. His final day at Meta was last week, and he has since joined Thinking Machines Lab (TML). His move to TML comes as the AI startup expands

Eli Lilly's $7 billion deal for Kelonia Therapeutics on Monday was just the latest example of the sky-high prices that Big Pharmas are willing to pay for in vivo CAR-T tech. In fact, it was the company’s second play for the space this year—having bought Orna Therapeutics for up to $2.4 billion in February.  Lilly joined the likes

Article Open access Published: 24 April 2026 Qiuyu Cai1  na1, Tianhong Gao2  na1, Linyun Zhou2, Shengxuming Zhang2, Yi Chen3, Xianfa Xu4, Tian-An Jiang5, Jing Zhang1, Xiuming Zhang1, Zunlei Feng2 & … Qihan You1  Scientific Reports , Article number:  (2026) Cite this article We are providing an unedited version of this manuscript to give early access to

By Partha Anbil & Partha Khot The adage "garbage in, garbage out" has never been more consequential. When AI-driven decisions can directly impact public health, research integrity, and regulatory compliance, the underlying data governance framework ceases to be a mere IT or compliance function. It becomes a first-order strategic imperative. Drawing upon an in-depth analysis

In 1863, Francis Lieber, the Prussian-American jurist commissioned by Abraham Lincoln to codify the laws of land warfare, wrote that no soldier may kill an enemy "who has laid down his arms." War, however brutal, must remain an act performed by a morally responsible agent who can account for what he has done and to