Epic’s AI Deterioration Alerts Tied to Lower Hospital Mortality
An automatic alert system tied to Epic's AI deterioration model reduced in-hospital mortality risk by 18% across eleven New Jersey hospitals. The study tracked 23,132 high-risk patients and involved both academic medical centers and community non-teaching facilities.
Crypto Giant DCG Warns Senate: Pass Clarity Act or Lose Ground to Singapore, UAE
DCG, a crypto conglomerate, urged the Senate to pass the Clarity Act, warning that failure to do so would disadvantage the United States against Singapore and the UAE. The company stated its support for the bill in its current form.
Siobahn Day Grady Wants Everyone to Be AI Literate
An AI research institute launched at North Carolina Central University in January 2025 aims to help students and faculty develop skills for an AI-transformed labor market. The Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Research operates at an HBCU that lacks a dedicated computer science program but is developing both one and a new AI minor.
NASA Webb Explores Family Tree of Newly Discovered Distant Objects
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope discovered little red dots in 2022, which are extremely distant and compact red sources whose nature remains puzzling to astronomers. One theory proposes these little red dots are supermassive black holes, though their exact classification continues to be studied.
Bitcoin (BTC) Spot Trading Volume on Course for Weakest Month Since Nearly 2 Years
Bitcoin spot trading volume in July is tracking toward its weakest performance since late 2023. K33 research indicates the slowdown represents a notably subdued trading phase for the cryptocurrency this summer.
AI Adoption Emerges as Key Factor Behind Rising Enterprise Cybersecurity Spending
Enterprise cybersecurity spending is rising with 41 percent of companies citing AI adoption as the primary reason for increased IT security funding. Kaspersky's Internal Research Center released these findings showing how rapid AI integration is reshaping corporate information security priorities.
Dad Turned Weekly Library Trips with His Daughter into Beloved Community Event: Meet ‘Library Dads’
A father's weekly library trips with his 4-month-old daughter in Atlanta evolved into a community event called Library Dads. The initiative grew from casual outings into a broader movement connecting fathers and children through regular library visits.
Bright Machines says its new hybrid robot cell could help solve a major AI infrastructure bottleneck
A robotic cell allowing human operators to perform assembly steps inside a sensor-monitored space maintains digital production records without interruption. Initial yield rates for manually assembled AI servers start as low as 20 percent before gradually reaching the 60s or 65 percent range.
Scientists find a simple way to stop cavities without drilling
Silver diamine fluoride liquid brushed onto cavities stopped decay in more than half of treated baby teeth in a major U.S. trial. The treatment requires no drilling, shots, or sedation, though it permanently darkens the decayed area.
Your gut may help your brain decide what to remember
Signals from the gut to the brain via the vagus nerve enhance memory formation when consuming nutritious food, but not when consuming sweet liquids lacking nutritional value. Blocking this nerve pathway eliminated the memory advantage, and long-term high-fat, high-sugar diets weakened the system in rats.
The Download: a chip talent battle, and deflating AI hype
Samsung's chip engineers are leaving for rival SK Hynix as the semiconductor industry competes for talent. Workers like Lee, who previously worked late at Samsung, are now leaving the company for better opportunities at competitors.
‘We use prompts that have been tuned through GEPA, so the LLM isn’t freelancing’: Intuit Credit Karma’s Gurpreet Singh on pairing financial modeling with Gen AI
Intuit Credit Karma built specialized AI assistants for specific financial tasks like debt management rather than deploying general-purpose chatbots. The company uses prompts tuned through GEPA to keep the language model focused on particular financial decisions.
3,000 Backlogged Eye Surgeries Paid Forward by US-Caribbean Churches, Restoring Sight for Thousands
A 12-day surgical marathon at a Trinidad and Tobago hospital performed 3,000 cataract and pterygium surgeries free of charge. The Church of the 7th Day Adventists organized the donated surgical work to address a backlogged patient list.
AI Is Hyper-Scaling Digital Inequality
Artificial intelligence is integrating into everyday infrastructure like email writing, job filtering, and education in some places, but this technology is amplifying existing inequalities based on connectivity and institutional capacity. Countries remaining as AI consumers rather than creators risk losing opportunities to build local innovation ecosystems and ensure their languages and cultures are reflected in AI systems.
NextEra, Brookfield to Build $100 Billion Data Center Campus
A shuttered Cold War uranium-enrichment facility in Kentucky will be transformed into a data center campus with a generating plant through a partnership between NextEra Energy and Brookfield Corp., with investment exceeding $100 billion. The project involves converting the former nuclear site into infrastructure capable of supporting large-scale data center operations powered by on-site generation.
OpenAI report links coding agents to faster science software builds
Coding agents reduced runtimes across eight scientific computing projects, with five using OpenAI's Codex alone and three combining Codex with Anthropic's Claude Code. The report was published by OpenAI documenting performance improvements from these agent implementations.
Private market fund accounting platform LemonEdge raises $21 million
A fund accounting platform for private markets completed a $21 million Series A funding round led by Blackstone Innovations Investments. BNY and Sidekick Partners also participated in the investment round for LemonEdge.
New microwave frying method could make french fries much healthier
A microwave-assisted frying method combines microwave heating with conventional frying to create crispier french fries while reducing oil absorption. The technique uses microwave energy to limit oil uptake while still achieving the crispy texture that conventional frying alone produces.
A new measure of courage: how Maasai warriors became lion guardians
Maasai warriors in east Africa are shifting their definition of bravery from hunting lions to protecting them and enabling human-lion coexistence. This conservation approach redefines traditional concepts of courage within their community.
Google AI Overviews become more common in search
AI-generated summaries now appear in 43% of US searches, up from 15% a year prior. Google's AI Overviews display these summaries within conventional search results, while AI Mode offers conversational interfaces for extended questions.
Can’t sleep in the heat? These 8 tricks could save your night
Keeping homes cool during heat waves requires closing blinds during sunlight, ventilating when outside air is cooler, and avoiding heat-producing appliances during peak hours. Sleeping in cooler rooms with light bedding and using fans or ice packs can help manage hot nights.
Mosquitoes are rapidly activating enzymes against common insecticide, researchers warn
Mosquitoes are developing enzyme activity that provides resistance to commonly used insecticides through biochemical and genetic changes. Public health programs have historically depended on these chemicals for mosquito management, making control increasingly difficult as populations gain survival advantages.
The cost of memory: How organisms balance thinking and sensing
Organisms must balance memory usage against its energy costs when making decisions. A study examined how much biological resources animals and cells expend to store and retrieve information for survival tasks like foraging.
Tech helps Vietnam rangers turn the tide on poaching
An antipoaching unit in Vietnam's Pu Mat National Park uses high-tech tools combined with ground patrols to combat wildlife poaching. The unit was formed in 2018 through a partnership between the NGO Save Vietnam's Wildlife and the park to address illegal poaching activities.
First Arctic Ocean 2050 expedition on its way to the North Pole
A research vessel with 30 scientists and 20 crew members departed from Longyearbyen on July 23 to study the Arctic Ocean over 50 days as part of the Polhavet 2050 program. The expedition aims to reach the North Pole while conducting research during this Arctic voyage.
Sources: Browns' Ward again NFL's top-paid DB
Denzel Ward signed a two-year, $62.2 million contract with the Cleveland Browns that includes $52.3 million guaranteed. Ward, a five-time Pro Bowl cornerback, became the NFL's highest-paid defensive back with this agreement.
AI technology sees through leaves to transform horticulture
AI and computer vision technology developed by University of Canterbury researchers can identify, measure, and track fruit hidden behind dense foliage. The system uses advanced imaging to see through leaves, enabling automated monitoring of fruit that would otherwise remain obscured from traditional detection methods.
Ethereum (ETH) Liquid Staking Protocol Lido Initiates Overhaul by Shifting Billions in Staked Ether to Higher-Capacity Validators
Lido is consolidating over 8 million ETH worth approximately $16 billion into larger validators as part of a significant infrastructure update. This represents the protocol's most substantial core change since its V2 release in 2023.
Ramp Expands Internationally into Canada
Ramp, a corporate card and expense management platform, launched its services to Canadian businesses this week. The New York-based company previously piloted operations with select Canadian small businesses before this broader Canadian expansion.
Momentum for Clarity Act fades as Senate shelves crypto market structure bill until fall
The Senate postponed the Clarity Act, a cryptocurrency market structure bill, until fall. The delay potentially affects US competitiveness in global crypto regulation and market stability.