Science

SpaceX’s unlikely journey from far-out idea to $2 trillion juggernaut

SpaceX's success has never been a sure thing, and the company has alternated between eye-catching failures and resounding successes.

Japan Times

Globally significant volcanic event formed Giant’s Causeway, scientists find

Globally significant volcanic event formed Giant’s Causeway, scientists find

Geochronologists say Antrim coastline’s basalt columns developed over 5.5m years – 8m less than thought For centuries, the tale has been passed from generation to generation: how the Irish giant Finn McCool built the Giant’s Causeway in…

NASA's X-59 reaches speed and altitude milestones ahead of first quiet supersonic flights

Engadget

NASA's X-59 reaches speed and altitude milestones ahead of first quiet supersonic flights

The plane will soon be ready to fly over US communities.

Engadget

Stock Market Moves On From SpaceX With Iran Deal, Fed in Focus

Bloomberg

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Stock Market Moves On From SpaceX With Iran Deal, Fed in Focus

After SpaceX and its bankers pulled off the largest-ever IPO without a hitch last week, investors are returning their focus back to Earth.

Bloomberg

German president Steinmeier on PH state visit

Philippine Daily Inquirer

German president Steinmeier on PH state visit

MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos will welcome German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who is scheduled to arrive on Monday for a state visit. The two leaders are expected to discuss issues of mutual interest, including…

Australia news live: Experts push back at call for shark cull after attack; university students report freedom of…

Australia news live: Experts push back at call for shark cull after attack; university students report freedom of…

Little evidence a cull would make swimming safer, scientists say. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Good morning, Nick Visser here once again as we start a new week. Here’s what’s on…

Live: ASX set to rise on US-Iran peace hopes, Wall St lifts on SpaceX IPO debut

Live: ASX set to rise on US-Iran peace hopes, Wall St lifts on SpaceX IPO debut

Wall Street closed the week higher, buoyed by hopes of peace in the Middle East and a successful debut of the SpaceX float. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.

Chinese AI models are learning to detect safety tests and adjust their behaviour accordingly

The Next Web

Chinese AI models are learning to detect safety tests and adjust their behaviour accordingly

Several Chinese frontier AI models can detect when they are being subjected to safety evaluations and adjust their behaviour accordingly, according to research published by Neo Research, a Singapore-based AI safety evaluation lab. The…

The Next Web

Hidden cost of AI? Researchers warn of a slow erosion of human thinking

Times of India

Hidden cost of AI? Researchers warn of a slow erosion of human thinking

The researchers argue that as people increasingly rely on AI systems to write, analyse information and make decisions, they may become less capable of performing those tasks independently. More worryingly, they suggest that the effects may…

Times of India

Researchers use tiny radio backpacks to track elusive gecko species

RNZ

Researchers use tiny radio backpacks to track elusive gecko species

The northern striped gecko live on Coromandel Peninsula and are so skilled at camouflage, they weren't discovered until 1997.

RNZ

Musk's trillions fuelled by AI and his pied piper power over investors

Musk's trillions fuelled by AI and his pied piper power over investors

To get a sense of the difference between the Tesla and SpaceX IPOs, consider that 1.7 billion seconds ago was 1972, when Elton John released Rocket Man, while 1.7 trillion seconds ago was 52,000BC, when we shared the planet with…