Trump administration reportedly eyes renegotiating CHIPS Act awards

The recipients of the US government's CHIPS and Science Act awards may not get the amount that they were initially promised. According to Reuters, the Trump administration is looking to assess an [...]

Former Anker employees launch new startup to build a hybrid RV trailer

A startup founded by former Anker employees plans to launch a hybrid RV next year. Evotrex "exists to transform how people experience the outdoors," according to CEO Alex Xiao. On Thursday, [...]

Beyond math and coding: New RL framework helps train LLM agents for complex, real-world tasks

Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China have developed a new reinforcement learning (RL) framework that helps train large language models (LLMs) for complex agentic tasks beyo [...]

Hardcore iPhone 17 Pro teardown explains 'scratchgate' with microscopes and science

A couple of YouTube videos have confirmed that the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max can pick up scratches easily, in some areas. [...]

NASA’s acting chief calls for the end of Earth science at the space agency

NASA's charter clearly states the agency should study planet Earth, however. [...]

Senate response to White House budget for NASA: Keep SLS, nix science

Gateway is back, baby. [...]

5 Ways to Stay Smart When Using Gen AI, Explained by Computer Science Professors

The machine is confident. That doesn't mean it's right. [...]

The USDA will republish climate change information online following farmer lawsuit

In the early days of President Donald Trump's second administration, federal agencies including the US Department of Agriculture were ordered to remove information about climate change from their [...]

Open source, open science, and cryptography

Looking at the open-source approach, discussing pros & cons and initiatives in the space. [...]