US Pax Silica envoy due in Manila this week
美国驻菲律宾大使馆表示，美国经济事务国务卿雅各布·赫尔伯格定于本周访问菲律宾，就 Pax Silica 经济伙伴关系进行会谈。大使馆在周六的一份声明中表示，赫尔伯格先生将于 5 月 17 日至 21 日访问菲律宾和新加坡，会见 [...]
Debating How to Create Higher Ed Accountability at AEI
辩论如何在 AEI 上建立高等教育问责制 jessica.blake@…Fri, 05/15/2026 - 03:00 AMPolicy 专家普遍认为高等教育需要更多基于价值的问责制，但关于如何最好地执行这些目标以及现有措施的后果应该是什么的问题仍然存在。作者：Jessica Blake
Counter to Stereotype, Men Use 'Vocal Fry' More
Jennifer Ouellette，Ars Technica 声乐，又名“吱吱作响的声音”，是一种独特的音调下降，通常出现在句子的末尾，...
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Хорватская компания Orqa организует производство FPV-БЛА в США
克罗地亚公司 Orqa 和 American By Light Professional IT Services (By Light) 在美国创建了一家合资企业 Orqa U.S.。 LLC 生产“全美国”无人机，供军事和政府客户使用。
To deliver for the warfighter, acquisition reform must provide a level playing field
[Sponsored] When all companies in the market are allowed to compete under the same set of rules, innovation flourishes and our nation unleashes the full breadth of its technological strength.
Establishing AI and data sovereignty in the age of autonomous systems
When generative AI first moved from research labs into real-world business applications, enterprises made a tacit bargain: “Capability now, control later.”将您的专有数据输入第三方人工智能模型，您将获得强大的结果。但您的数据会通过不属于您的系统，不受您设置的治理。您所依赖的保护...
Data readiness for agentic AI in financial services
Financial services companies have unique needs when it comes to business AI.他们在监管最严格的行业之一运营，同时对第二个更新的外部事件做出响应。 As a result, the success of agentic AI in financial services depends less on the sophistication of the system and more on…
The economics of Physical AI: Why data quality beats scale
为了达到物理 AI 社区所期望的鲁棒性水平，即在不熟悉的环境中对不熟悉的对象进行零样本部署的通才策略，数据集大小必须增长几个数量级。为了给出规模感，将逻辑扩展到 LLM 规模的数据量（大约 10^2）将需要大约 8000 万个机器人连续运行三年。 The field is therefore bottlenecked not only by compute or model architecture, but more fundamentally by the rate at which high-quality, real-world manipulation data can be gen
WisdomTree Launches Physical AI, Humanoids, and Drones Fund (WDRN)
New ETF provides exposure to companies enabling AI deployment in the physical world
Powered by Clearpath: Research Highlights from ICRA 2026
The world’s top robotics minds are gathering at ICRA 2026 in Vienna, Austria in June, and we’re proud to see Clearpath robots helping drive the research conversation. From novel applications in autonomous navigation to advancements in human-robot interaction, researchers worldwide are using our robo
Govt aims to reduce heat wave-linked deaths: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced a significant government goal. India is actively working to eliminate deaths caused by heat waves. This initiative aligns with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision for disaster risk reduction. The focus is on leveraging forecasting and meteorological data to
Blackstone raises $1.75 bn in data centre REIT IPO
Blackstone 通过首次公开募股成功筹集了 17.5 亿美元资金，成立了一家专注于人工智能基础设施的新信托公司。 This significant funding underscores strong investor interest in data centers driven by the AI boom.该信托计划收购价值 2.5 亿至 15 亿美元的现有数据中心。
Over 38 Kuki, Naga civilians held captive in Manipur amid fresh ethnic violence
More than 38 people from Kuki and Naga communities are held captive in Manipur.纳迦联合委员会声称有 20 名平民被绑架。 Efforts are underway for their safe release. The government is discussing with civil society and political leaders. The Union Home Ministry has been informed. Three Kuki individuals were killed in an
NEET-UG 2026 paper leak: CBI probes role of public servants, larger conspiracy
The CBI is investigating potential public servant involvement in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak. The agency is seeking custodial interrogation of an accused and has arrested two more individuals, bringing the total to seven. Searches were conducted at multiple locations. The leaked papers were allegedl
Halley’s Comet naming controversy is reshaping astronomy history after new medieval research revealed a forgotten discovery from nearly 1,000 years ago. Researchers from Leiden University say English monk Eilmer of Malmesbury may have recognized Halley’s Comet as a repeating object centuries before
African proverb of the day explains the meaning of the Burundian proverb “Where there is love, there is no darkness.” The story explores love as light, healing power, trust, and hope.它解释了同情心如何消除人际关系和社区中的恐惧、仇恨和困惑，以及爱如何帮助人们克服挑战和冲突。
Jury orders Boeing to pay $49.5 million to family of 737 MAX crash victim
A federal jury in Chicago awarded $49.5 million to the family of Samya Stumo, a young woman who was killed in the second of two Boeing 737 MAX crashes within months of each other in 2018 and 2019.
