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Louisiana concrete companies join forces to capitalize on construction boom
Two Louisiana concrete suppliers are joining forces with two out-of-state companies to pursue large-scale construction projects as billions of dollars in new industrial and technology investment move … Already an INSIDER? Sign in. Already an INSIDER? Sign in
SC's Emerging Biotech Industry Receives National Recognition
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN) recently named the Palmetto State among its “Regional and State Clusters to Watch” in its first-ever Next 10 U.S. Biopharma Clusters report, highlighting emerging life sciences ecosystems beyond...
Seiche Launches Marine Science And Technology Department With Three New Leaders
Seiche has established a Marine Science & Technology Department uniting marine mammal specialists, acousticians, and engineers under three new department heads. The move expands the company's scientific and technical capabilities across offshore wind, renewable energy, and broader marine environmental monitoring.
Apple Acquires Startup Working on 'Breakthrough Sensing Technology'
Earlier this year, Apple acquired California-based startup Sonera, according to a notice published today on the European Commission's website. Sonera previously announced that it had developed "breakthrough sensing technology" that "non-invasively measures magnetic fields" generated by the brain and body. The company said its technology can analyze neural data without direct skin contact, giving it an advantage over traditional electrical sensing techniques.
Technology Science Corporation and Integration Technologies Group Awarded NASA SEWP VI Contract in Category C
TSC and ITG continue their multi year partnership and win SEWP VI
Technology Science Corporation and Integration Technologies Group Awarded NASA SEWP VI Contract in Category C
Technology Science Corporation and Integration Technologies Group Awarded NASA SEWP VI Contract in Category C
China’s Evolving Strategy for International Science and Technology Cooperation
China has been increasing its emphasis on science and technology research as a key priority, including by directly integrating the strategy for international scientific engagement into its broader framework for national power and technological self-reliance.
Global Genes Partners with Citizen Health to Power RARE-X
/PRNewswire/ -- Global Genes has entered a strategic partnership with Citizen Health to provide the technology behind RARE-X, its rare disease data collection...
Apple to make first big change to iPhones in years
Apple’s new phone will test its ability to take niche products and technology into the mainstream. Foldable smartphones still make up only a tiny slice of the smartphone market.
Celtic Bank Selects Jack Henry to Support Business Banking and Fintech Tech Stack
/PRNewswire/ -- Jack Henry® (Nasdaq: JKHY) announced today that Celtic Bank has selected Jack Henry to support its progressive technology strategy, allowing...
Celtic Bank Selects Jack Henry to Support Business Banking and Fintech Tech Stack
Jack Henry® (Nasdaq: JKHY) announced today that Celtic Bank has selected Jack Henry to support its progressive technology strategy, allowing the bank to choose the right tools to grow its business lines while improving user experience, efficiency, and scale.
Property Play: How the CEO of mortgage tech firm Blend revived his business after disaster
CNBC's Diana Olick sits down with Nima Ghamsari, who launched his mortgage technology business Blend in the wake of the great financial crisis.
Red Cell Partners lands Pentagon contract that could generate $100M for its portfolio startups
Red Cell Partners, a McLean venture firm, won a Pentagon contract worth up to $100 million to identify cost-saving opportunities using AI technology from its portfolio startups.
Natural Field Expands NF TriSolve® Platform Into Sleep Wellness With Science-Driven Nutraceutical Solutions
/PRNewswire/ -- Natural Field, a technology-driven nutraceutical ingredient solutions provider, announced the expansion of its NF TriSolve® branded...
Louisville tech firm V-Soft already seeing payoffs from its latest acquisition
V-Soft's acquisition of St. Paul-based Logisolve adds data and AI capabilities, helping the Louisville firm expand its technology consulting offerings.
LS ELECTRIC’s Park Wins Science and Technology Medal for Power Equipment Development
Park Woo-jin, head of Global Product Development at LS ELECTRIC, received the Science and
Axios C-Suite: The 4 ways that AI could play out
The technology and politics are shifting so fast we need to scramble to understand it.
Osaka has the science. Now it needs the business
Osaka is striving to turn world-class life sciences research into a global healthcare industry - testing whether Japan's pharma and biotech sector can finally scale internationally.
Osaka has the science. Now it needs the business
Osaka is striving to turn world-class life sciences research into a global healthcare industry - testing whether Japan's pharma and biotech sector can finally scale internationally.
OH WOW! Brings Silly Science Sunday to Wean Park
OH WOW! The Roger & Gloria Jones Children’s Center for Science & Technology will celebrate annual Silly Science Sunday on Sept. 13.
DORAY Science and Technology Award Goes to KAIST, Gyeongsang National University Professors
DORAY Science and Technology Award Goes to KAIST, Gyeongsang National University Professors Five Young Scientists Receive 150 Million Won Fellowships Each for Three Years
Tencent Cloud Powers Bookme's Global Business Growth with Scalable Cloud Infrastructure
/PRNewswire/ -- Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of global technology company Tencent, today announced its collaboration with Bookme, which started in...
Anthropic drops plans to acquire Israeli AI startup Decart
The companies had discussed a transaction worth roughly $6 billion, but the Claude maker ultimately decided against buying the company after reviewing its business and technology.
Adventist Health Launches Epic System with Expanded AI Integration
ROSEVILLE, CA — Adventist Health has announced that they have completed the largest technology implementation in its history, connecting all 27 hospitals and more than 440 clinics across California, Oregon, and Hawaii through a single electronic health record system. The health system went live with Epic on August 30, marking what Adventist Health describes as […]
Huawei tests ‘logic folding’ chip in handset with higher AI stakes ahead
New smartphone processor is a crucial test of the firm’s attempt to route around lack of access to the best chipmaking technology.
DGIST marks its 22nd anniversary, pledging to “become a global innovation university leading the future of science and technology”
- Recognizing long-serving and outstanding members of the DGIST community and reaffirming DGIST’s vision for the next 22 years
NSU shares lectures planned for Fall 2026 Science & Technology Seminar Series
Northeastern State University has shared the lectures planned for its Fall 2026 Science & Technology Seminar Series.
NSU shares lectures planned for Fall 2026 Science & Technology Seminar Series
Northeastern State University has shared the lectures planned for its Fall 2026 Science & Technology Seminar Series.
Columbia and JED partner on teen mental health and AI safety | ETIH EdTech News
Columbia University’s Technology & Democracy Initiative and The Jed Foundation have partnered on teen mental health and AI safety. ETIH covers the edtech news project, including an expert roundtable, working paper and planned guidance for AI developers, policymakers and youth mental health speci
Blaze destroys A340-300 centrepiece of Turkish aeronautical science park
Converted ex-Turkish Airlines airframe opened as interactive aviation technology exhibit less than a year ago.
Marvell's AI Business Is Booming. Photonics Could Be Next
Data-center revenue jumped 46% as Marvell positions itself for a shift from copper connections toward faster optical technology.
CO2Meter celebrates 20 years of business
Florida-based gas detection specialist CO2Meter is celebrating 20 years of business, marking two decades of changes in gas detection technology, regulation, and the needs of its customers.
Trinity Health laying off 557 workers in Livonia after outsourcing IT services
Trinity Health is laying off more than 550 workers in Livonia, months after the company announced it was outsourcing its information and technology services.
Xiaomi Announces Foldable iPhone Rival
Xiaomi today officially announced the 18 Fold, its first wide-format foldable, at a product event in China, two days before Apple is expected to unveil its own first foldable iPhone. The Xiaomi 18 Fold uses a similar wide-folding design to the Samsung Z Fold8 and Apple's upcoming foldable iPhone. It features a 5.38-inch outer display and a 7.58-inch inner display, both with 120Hz LTPO technology and 4000 nits of peak brightness.
WindGroove Introduces AirFi One, a Ceiling-Based Home Entertainment System Combining Hi-Fi Sound, Light, and Airflow
The new premium smart technology brand reimagines the ceiling as an active layer for immersive audio, adaptive lighting, and everyday comfort.
"This is super, super heavy" - Experts test Nvidia's divisive graphics-altering DLSS 5 tech and find it really does tank your game's frame-rate
Nvidia's new game-altering DLSS 5 technology takes a serious toll on a game's frame-rate, experts declare. So is it worth it?
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Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Healey, right, Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands, left, and MTC CEO Graham Hoare walk together after visiting the UK Manufacturing Technology Centre
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Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Healey reacts as he visits the UK Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026.(AP Photo/Betty Laura Zapata, Pool)
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Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Healey reacts as he visits the UK Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026.(AP Photo/Betty Laura Zapata, Pool)
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Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Healey and Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands, laugh as they visit the UK Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026.(AP Photo/Betty Laura Zapata, Pool)
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Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Healey and Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands, left, speak to employees at the UK Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026.(AP Photo/Betty Laura Zapata, Pool)
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Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Healey and Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands, left, speak to employees at the UK Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026.(AP Photo/Betty Laura Zapata, Pool)
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Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Healey listens to employees at the UK Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026.(AP Photo/Betty Laura Zapata, Pool)
‘Me and my ChatGPT, we love each other’: South Florida small businesses embrace AI, but many still value human touch
Florida small businesses are rapidly adopting AI to save time and cut costs, but some owners say the technology can’t replace the value of human workers.
Nvidia’s Israeli networking business is booming, and so is its economic footprint
The company’s networking revenue reached $32.3 billion in just the first half of fiscal 2027, already surpassing the previous full-year total. Much of the technology behind the business traces back to Mellanox and Nvidia’s Israeli development centers.
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Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Healey delivers a speech at the Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026.(AP Photo/Betty Laura Zapata, Pool)
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Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Healey delivers a speech at the Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026.(AP Photo/Betty Laura Zapata, Pool)
Hiltzik: High-tech bros go from the pedestal to the dock
Familiarity ultimately breeds public contempt for technology pioneers
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Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Healey delivers a speech at the Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026.(AP Photo/Betty Laura Zapata, Pool)
Prof Elizabeth Streicher unravels the science behind drug-resistant TB
Prof Elizabeth Streicher of the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics delivered her inaugural lecture on Tuesday 1 September 2026. Her research focuses on the transmission and spread of Tuberculosis (TB). Knowing where TB transmission is happening can help to stop it from spreading. Prof Elizabeth Streicher of the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences delivered her inaugural lecture on Tuesday 1 September 2026. The title of her lecture was Decoding tuberculosis: the evolution of technology, epidemiology and the Mycobacterium tuberculosis genome. Streicher explained to Corporate Communication and Marketing how molecular epidemiology (using genetic information to track how and why diseases spread through populations) has improved our understanding of where drug-resistant TB comes from, how it spreads and how drug resistance evolves within and between populations. Tell us more about your research and why you became interested in this specific field. Overall, our research group studies the genome (complete set of DNA instructions found in a cell) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB) disease. Various regions of the genome are interrogated to study different aspects of the disease. My main focus has been on the epidemiology of tuberculosis – how the bacteria’s genome changes over time and what this tells us about the transmission and spread of the disease. How would you describe the relevance of your work? If we understand how the bacteria that cause TB change and spread, it can assist in combating TB globally. How has molecular epidemiology helped improve our understanding of drug-resistant TB? Molecular epidemiology was very important in drug-resistant TB as it was originally believed that bacteria that become resistant to antibiotics would be less fit and not be able to transmit. But it was shown that they can transmit, and therefore have to be monitored to identify hotspots of transmission and outbreaks, etc. Can you tell us briefly about the spoligotyping technique and its advantages for studying drug-resistant TB? Spoligotyping (a molecular technique used to identify and track specific strains of TB bacteria) does not detect drug resistance, but since the technique is relatively quick to do, it can be very useful in real-time situations, e.g. to monitor outbreaks of drug resistance. Why are interrupting transmission chains and identifying genomic hotspots important for controlling the spread of TB? Knowing where TB transmission is happening can assist in allocating resources to those areas to stop future transmission and spread of TB. Higher education can be challenging. What keeps you motivated when things get tough? Students – how they are so passionate and dedicated to learning and contributing to research and society as a whole. What aspects of your work do you enjoy the most? Again, the students and colleagues! But also the fact that it is continuously changing and thereby we are learning and expanding our knowledge. In the end, I know that we contribute to a better society in our small way. Tell us something exciting about yourself that people would not expect. Even though I love hiking (day and multi-day hikes) and being outside, I really do not like camping! How do you spend your free time? I love hiking (wellbeing in nature) and like to watch most sports. ©Higher Education Media Services. Subscribe
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Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Healey delivers a speech at the Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026.(AP Photo/Betty Laura Zapata, Pool)
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Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Healey delivers a speech at the Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026.(AP Photo/Betty Laura Zapata, Pool)
Cincinnati Council returns from recess. Here's what's on the agenda
From surveillance technology to nuisance bars to parking lot security, here are a few of the ordinances, motions and discussions to expect at City Hall over the next few weeks.
Hunan Zhenghong Science And Technology Develop August Hog Sales Revenue Down 60.11% Y/Y
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At 8 a.m., Friday morning, Aug. 28, 70 or 80 mostly bleary-eyed visitors to the Transportation Technology Center outside Pueblo packed a conference room to attend the Front Range Passenger Rail District’s (FRPRD) Board meeting. With the exception of those on a public or contractor payroll, who made their trips Thursday afternoon to overnight at […]
The chemistry helping to unravel the Bayeux Tapestry’s secrets
As the Bayeux Tapestry comes to the British Museum, scientists reveal how chemistry and imaging technology are unlocking its hidden history
The core anti-Pangram constituency is phony writers
Welcome to The Closing Argument, our verdict on the news, plus everything The Argument published and appeared in this week. The Verdict, by Kelsey Piper A lot of people hate AI for drowning the internet in slop and displacing human creatives. You might think that these people would be thrilled by a program that can identify and flag AI-generated work. But many people who hate AI also hate Pangram, an impressively accurate AI detector that produces very few false positives, according to high-quality independent research. This loathing found its most recent expression in a bizarre Wired article that amplifies a wide range of false arguments from Pangram skeptics: that AI detectors are racist (they’re not) or ableist (they’re not)1 or don’t work (this one does)2. Rather than starting from the premise that it would be really valuable to have a working AI detector and scrutinizing Pangram to make sure it lives up to that promise, the article starts from the premise that Pangram obviously has bad vibes and sets out to discover why. (One answer: The CEO microwaved lunch during an interview!) Why aren’t writers who resent Pangram more eager to distinguish themselves from posters who are having ChatGPT ghostwrite all their work? There are a few different things at play, but I think one key dynamic is this: These are often the same people. A core constituency for arguments like Wired’s is “writers” who are using AI to write their posts but resent this fact being made public. They stand to lose from AI detectors because AI detectors call them out. Share When Substack announced a partnership with Pangram, a sizable fraction of the platform’s authors rose up in outrage. Some people had experience with other AI detectors that didn’t work, and some felt that AI writing ought to be encouraged — both of which are fair enough. But the fury was fueled by authors passionately insisting that Pangram kept wrongly accusing them on almost every post they published. Pangram can be wrong, especially on short passages. But in the overwhelming majority of cases where Pangram looked at a whole blog post rather than a single paragraph, the program correctly detected work as AI. Even if we can’t be 100% sure in any individual case, we can notice the trend in the aggregate. Wired quotes Sam Illingworth, a professor of critical AI literacy at Edinburgh Napier University, who said, “I don’t think [AI detectors] work. … I think that detectors are prejudiced against certain people.” This spring, he said that he used AI for research and editing; this summer he acknowledged that in addition to research and editing, he also uses it “now and then for a turn of phrase I keep.” Pangram informs us that most of his posts are 100% AI-written (some are mixed AI-and-human) and that 100% AI-written posts started appearing last year. The favorable interpretation is that, as someone whose recent work Pangram consistently mistakes for AI, Illingworth sees Pangram’s flaws firsthand. The unfavorable interpretation is that the tool’s credibility trades off against his own, because its account of who writes his posts is not consistent with his. Illingworth is not alone in insisting the detector does not work. “It’s a Monday night in late July, and I’m pasting my own Substack draft into an AI detector for the first time. Not because I’m worried. Because I’m curious. I wrote every word of it myself, the way I write everything, out loud in my head first, in a rhythm that still carries the accent of a language I learned to think in before I learned to write in this one,” begins one Substack post by an author indignant that Pangram flags her writing as AI. “That’s the part I had to sit with before I could write this.” If you, like me, have worked with AIs a lot, you won’t even need Pangram there. The author of that piece is AI. It is obviously AI! I checked 10 other posts on the blog, and they were also obviously AI! “I have spent 22 years as an award-winning author and essayist. And now this bullshit tool that learned from MY writing is going to accuse me of plagiarism,” popular Substack writer Carlyn Beccia wrote in an anti-Pangram post. “For the last and final time, AI DETECTORS DO NOT WORK.” Here’s what her writing sounded like in 2020: “Most success stories revolve around one person who believed enough in you to say — give it a try. We call these people muses, but they are so much more than that. They are the strong man giants whose shoulders we stand on so we can see the horizon. Throughout the editing process, I am sure my editor felt less like a giant of greatness and more like Atlas with the world on her shoulders.” Pangram says it was 100% human-written. (So were other articles of hers in 2020.) And here’s what it sounds like now: “And then there is the reshuffling, which sounds like paperwork until you remember that empires have always loved paperwork. The Trump regime recently moved special education oversight from the Education Department to HHS. That is not a minor bureaucratic transfer. It changes the frame.”3 Pangram says this is mostly AI. I am not convinced that Pangram is wrong. In my own experience, Pangram is very effective on long texts — if it marks a long essay as AI, the essay was either written by AI or deliberately written to sound like AI. On tweet-length or paragraph-length texts, it’s not perfectly reliable. It seems to work just as well for non-native English speakers as for native speakers. While I have seen dozens of claims of pre-2022 text returning a positive result on Pangram, I have tried repeatedly to corroborate those and have never once succeeded. To be clear, I’m absolutely not saying that complaining about Pangram suggests a writer is a cheat. There are plenty of other concerns. Most are mistakenly premised, such as the false claim that Pangram trains on work you put into it, but others are reasonable: It’s unreliable on sufficiently short text segments; it creates an internet witch-hunt mentality when there are defensible uses of AI; people who are open about their AI use are sometimes blamed, when the only people really doing something wrong are the ones who hide it; and it isn’t perfect, so a single positive result shouldn’t be taken as decisive proof of misconduct. I’m happy to concede that Pangram is imperfect and possible to over-rely on. If an author’s posts are mostly non-AI and one scans as partially AI, this could be a mistake. It’s also possible to defeat Pangram with intentional effort. If you think we need something more robust and more reliable, fine! But if you don’t like AI and don’t like Pangram, your attitude really ought to be that it’s a shame that our existing tools for AI detection are imperfect, and it’s important to invent better ones. If your stance is instead that AI is evil and so is looking for AI, then ultimately you’re contributing to the sloppification of the internet. You’re making it harder for people who write their own text to distinguish themselves, and providing cover for authors who are definitely not writing their own text. Subscribe Top stories this week, by Kobe Yank-Jacobs Commentators often worry that the decline of reading could mean the decline of liberal democracy — but deliberative governance actually predated widespread literacy. This week, Maibritt Henkel pointed out that many liberal cultures thrive on a culture of raucous, interactive debate, which can happen in-person as easily, if not more so, than in text. Read on, dear reader, to learn more. It may actually cheer you up: [ ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/reading-wont-save-liberalism) [ Reading won’t save liberalism ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/reading-wont-save-liberalism) Maibritt Henkel · Sep 1 [ Read full story ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/reading-wont-save-liberalism) It used to be bad to downplay climate change (if we mean denying its reality). Today, it’s actually good to downplay climate change (if we mean keeping the issue out of political fights so we can make real progress). This counterintuitive view is called “climate hushing,” and contributor Alex Trembath argued that it’s the key to enacting good policy going forward. Get up to speed on the latest in climate politics: [ ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/we-wont-stop-climate-change-by-talking) [ We won’t stop climate change by talking about it ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/we-wont-stop-climate-change-by-talking) Alex Trembath · Sep 2 [ Read full story ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/we-wont-stop-climate-change-by-talking) Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney is standing up for the forces of liberalism against Donald Trump’s assault on our closest ally. So, why is one prominent left-wing commenter attacking Carney? Columnist Matthew Yglesias explains: [ ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/when-economic-liberty-means-central) [ When "economic liberty" means central planning ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/when-economic-liberty-means-central) Matthew Yglesias · Aug 31 [ Read full story ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/when-economic-liberty-means-central) 🌟Abundance Wins of the Week🌟 Shout out to my home state of California, whose legislature passed two housing bills this week. One requires a housing density minimum in transit-oriented areas of the state’s most transit-rich cities (Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, San Diego, and Long Beach). Another bill closes two common loopholes used by third parties to delay housing projects, including an opportunity to challenge maps of a given lot created by the developer after a project has been approved. Shout out to our big-state rival, Texas, where pro-housing SB 785 took effect this week. The new state law requires municipalities to have at least one district permitted for manufactured housing without a special permit. This will promote zoning changes in 44% of municipalities. The company Fervo Energy signed a deal with Google for what is set to be the world’s largest enhanced geothermal facility, proving a technology can work at a scale that could be crucial to a decarbonized, energy-abundant economy. Share Worth watching… This week, forecasting legend Nate Silver joined Jerusalem, Matt, and Jeremiah on a crowded episode of the pod. It was a party. And speaking of parties, our round table debated the factional lines within the Democratic Party: Is it possible to be center-left and also anti-establishment? Watch or listen to find out: The Rio Grande Valley in Texas is one of the areas that swung hardest toward Trump in 2024, but musician Bobby Pulido is running to flip it back. Right now, The Argument/Split Ticket’s model has him running 1.1 points behind his Republican opponent in a district Trump won by 18 points. Tune in to find out how he differs from national Democrats and what he thinks he can to do win this seat. On Thursday, Bernie Sanders was among the first politicians to call for a ban on superintelligence. My guest this week, Andrea Miotti, has been lobbying to ban superintelligence for several years, most recently in the U.K., U.S., and Canada. I asked him how he gets legislators to take speculative risks seriously, and we dug into what plans might look like to actually pass a ban. Listen to learn more: What’s News with The Argument The Argument recommends, by Kobe Yank-Jacobs If we ever lose track of Justin Zuckerman, I’ll have the team split up and check all the movie theaters in the city. I’m shocked (and a little jealous) at how often he gets out to see good cinema. This week, he brings us It Ends, a “horror-ish movie,” which he described as a “Gen Z Waiting for Godot.” I was intrigued before he added that it was “funny, dark and existential” — at which point I was fully locked in. I guess I also had existential themes on the mind this week. One morning, a single line from a poem I read long ago just came to me: “Is death a stretch of time in which a life is just a flash?” The poem is called “From 20,000 Feet” by Heather McHugh. I suggest the version in The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry, which, by tradition, my best friend and I always bring backpacking, extra weight be damned. We’ll stay thematically dark for just one more rec from senior editor John Robert Thomason, whose upcoming trip to Baltimore reminded him to suggest Michael Clune’s memoir White Out (about being addicted to heroin in Baltimore in the 1990s). Ben Lerner’s blurb called it _“_Disturbing, brilliant, hilarious—it’s as if Proust had written Jesus’ Son.” John told me this “seems accurate, with the caveat that I’ve never read Proust.” I, personally, have also shelved Proust until retirement. At this point, I was a little concerned for the team since all of us tossed out such psychologically grim material — maybe we’re all down about the end of summer — but thankfully, at least a few of us were into more upbeat selections. Milan Singh recommended Made In’s 5-quart stainless clad saucier, suggesting he had some fun in the kitchen. Jeremiah Johnson asked if he could recommend yet more Carly Rae Jepsen. Once denied, he offered up Game Changer instead_,_ calling it “the most wildly creative game show, maybe in the entire history of the genre.” Eli Richman mentioned _Lucky, “_a B-tier show with an A-tier cast and an S-tier theme song.” I suppose he was recommending the song, Horns of a Bull. Still, despite these cheerier recs, I couldn’t help but be concerned that we were subconsciously worried about racing toward summer’s end — the end of swim trunks and splashing around. Then a message landed reminding me of the three-day weekend to come. A whole extra day for sunshine. One more swim in the lake. I was grateful this called to mind yet another line from a poem, one by Mary Oliver, the patron saint of every gorgeous summer day (and about whom a documentary is now out). Speaking to God in the poem “Thirst,” she wrote: grant me, in your mercy,a little more time. Love for the earthand love for you are having such a longconversation in my heart. We have merch! We have quarter-zips, keychains, hats, and stickers. Each one is a great conversation starter in its own way. Buy them here. Subscribe More to read: [ The Opening Argument ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/seeing-like-an-elite)[ Seeing like an elite ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/seeing-like-an-elite) Kobe Yank-Jacobs · Sep 4 What do Americans hear when they watch Sen. Bernie Sanders or Vice President JD Vance rail against the elite? Are they thinking of right-wing tech billionaires? Imperious college professors? Liberal magazine writers? [ Read full story ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/seeing-like-an-elite) [ The Weekly Scroll ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/god-is-back-on-the-timeline)[ God is back on the timeline ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/god-is-back-on-the-timeline) Jeremiah Johnson · Sep 5 This week, we’re talking about Substack’s new religious debates, the continuing MAGA influencer scandal, how to retire from YouTube, and aura battles. [ Read full story ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/god-is-back-on-the-timeline) 1 This was a legitimate thing to worry about, but doesn’t seem to be a problem given the actual technology: Marijke Van Vlasselaer, Filip Van Droogenbroeck, and Bram Spruyt’s 2026 paper looks at whether Pangram is less accurate when evaluating the work of non-native speakers of English. It isn’t. That’s because Pangram isn’t really looking at how “unusual” a piece of writing is but whether it has the characteristic patterns of LLMs. The Wired article makes an odd gesture at a different Pangram-is-racist argument. There were several controversies this summer during which upcoming books were canceled after being discovered to be AI-written: “The three novels mentioned earlier — Shy Girl, Daggermouth, and Call Me, easily publishing’s biggest AI-detection scandals — were all written by writers of color.” But come on! As Zvi Mowshowitz put it: “They were not primarily written by people of color. They were primarily written by AIs.” That’s the whole problem! And as my colleague Jeremiah Johnson recently observed with respect to Cambridge’s Arday scandal, a community being unwilling to call out fraud if it’s perpetuated by people of color is not an anti-racist tendency; it is ultimately quite racist. 2 Many non-Pangram detectors don’t work, but many possible airplane designs also don’t work, and no one considers this a general argument against aviation; the thing that matters is whether any detection works. 3 The phrase “empires have always loved” mysteriously became all the rage in the last few years. See here, here, here, here and here. Before 2025, the only use of that phrase I have been able to find is a single Tweet. The logic of the sentence, too, is incoherent in an AI-characteristic way. “...sounds like paperwork, until you remember that empires have always loved paperwork”? Does remembering that make it sound less like paperwork? It’s a craft-ful sentence, but what is it actually saying??
Local medical technology firm gets state innovation grant
A local company, Greenville-based Perfusio Corp., has received a $75,000 state grant as part of a program to help small businesses commercialize technologies.
Merrimack Anheuser-Busch Property purchased by United Therapeutics Corporation
Biotechnology firm United Therapeutics Corporation has acquired the former Anheuser-Busch brewery site in Merrimack for $47 million, according to sources familiar with the matter. The transaction secures one of Southern New Hampshire’s largest industrial parcels, spanning nearly 300 acres off Daniel Webster Highway
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Visitors view a scale model of the escapement mechanism for a Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) hydro?mechanical astronomical and time?keeping device at an exhibition at the China Science and Technology Museum in Beijing on September 6, 2026. Since 2025, September has been designated as China’s annual National Science Popularization Month. Photo: VCG
New Center Seeks to Unlock the Science of Turbulence for Energy, Flight, and Discovery
To advance understanding of turbulence, the National Science Foundation is establishing a new, $30 million Science and Technology
Mark Twain Behavioral Health to offer presentation at two locations in Missouri Sept. 9 and 10-Keeping students safe online
Program takeaways include: Provide insight into the role of technology in exploiting vulnerabilities Identify this high demand business of sexual exploitation
DLSS 5 was launched in Medal of Honor European Assault using the PCSX2 emulator on an RTX 4070 Super.
On Reddit, enthusiasts demonstrated the DLSS 5 upscaling technology in the classic shooter Medal of Honor: European Assault,...
Signant Health and Lothar Medical Sign Letter of Intent to Commercialize ALDS PRO for Clinical Trials
Signant Health, a leading provider of evidence generation solutions for clinical trials, and Lothar Medical today announced that they have signed a letter of intent outlining a planned strategic collaboration to bring Lothar Medical's next-generation pulmonary function technology to the global clinical trial market.
The Bull Case For Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) Could Change Following New 4D Wizard of Oz Launch
Sphere Entertainment Co. announced that The Wizard of Oz at Sphere introduced a series of new and expanded 4D effects on September 25, 2026, including animatronic Winged Monkeys, themed scents, “Glinda Glitter,” pyrotechnic fireworks, and scented apples. By deepening its multi-sensory technology in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery, Google and Magnopus, Sphere is reinforcing its position in premium, experiential destination entertainment. Next, we will examine how this upgraded 4D...
We Need a Cure for AI Health Hype
AI evangelists’ bold predictions about the technology’s ability to cure all diseases are overblown and oversimplified, writes Arianna Huffington.
Is There Alien Debris on the Moon? Some Scientists Plan to Find Out.
Researchers want to explore the idea that microscopic particles shed by alien civilizations have accumulated on the lunar surface, making it an archive of extraterrestrial technology.
ART-conceived children show reassuring long-term health outcomes
The birth of Louise Brown in 1978, the world's first baby conceived through assisted reproductive technology (ART), was a major breakthrough that reshaped the field of reproductive medicine.
Dealroom.co | Chengdu Leen Automation lands early-stage backing from Chengdu Science and Technology Innovation Investment
What's the deal? Chengdu Leen Automation Technology has raised a…
Atacama Makers connects science, technology, and territory at ALMA
Thirty students from Toconao and San Pedro de Atacama took part in the first sessions of a special edition of the Atacama Makers program, held for the first time this year at the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) facilities. Through programming, electronics, and innovation workshops, the young participants are creating technological solutions to the challenges...
Vote in HME Business Product of the Year Competition
Innovation is the lifeblood of the durable medical equipment industry. It’s not technology for technology’s sake — it’s improving the outcomes, quality of life, inclusion and everyday abilities for patients across the country. Here’s your chance to directly recognize innovations you think are moving the industry — and most importantly, its patients — forward. Voting…
Congrats to the Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Award Winners
The Television Academy and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the 2026 Emmy Awards for developments in television engineering, science and technology.
San Antonio charter schools partner as enrollment declines loom
The School of Science and Technology is bringing Compass Rose Public Schools under its umbrella.
EsthetixMD Celebrates 23 Years of Science-Backed Beauty - The Source
EsthetixMD is celebrating 23 years of helping Central Oregon look and feel its best with The Confidence Lab, an immersive anniversary event taking place Thursday, September 17, 2026, from 4:00–6:00 p.m. at EsthetixMD in Bend. Designed to bring EsthetixMD’s signature combination of science, technology and personalized care to life, The Confidence Lab will transform the practice into an interactive beauty […]
Rebecca Bormann: AI regulation could slow growth for small businesses
I left with a clear reminder: AI is not just a technology conversation.
FUSUS: Using Technology to Build Public-Safety Partnerships with Businesses
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Mark P. Kling September 4, 2026 The Rialto Police Department’s approach to FUSUS demonstrates how local governments can introduce emerging public-safety technology while preserving transparency, business autonomy and community relationships. Rialto requires new business […]
2026 Healthcare Leadership Awards: BEST HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY & ADVANCEMENT PRODUCT OF THE YEAR HONOREE (TIE)
ASPIVIX is redefining the standard of care in gynecology through its mission to make routine procedures less painful, more dignified, and more respectful
NASA’s 2024 DALI Award Selections
The DALI24 projects will expand NASA’s portfolio of technology available for the development of instruments for use in future lunar missions, including the
2024 MatISSE Program Selections
The MatISSE 2024 projects will expand NASA’s portfolio of instrument technology available for the development of missions exploring a wide range of
Carbon capture and conversion technology wins Australian science award
An Australian university team developing technology that captures carbon dioxide (CO2) and converts it into useful products in a single process has won one of the country’s leading science awards.
$25M federal grant to upgrade technology, expand high-speed internet for rural health clinics
A major investment has been announced that will modernize Michigan healthcare.
Television Academy and NATAS Announce 2026 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Award Recipients
The Television Academy and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences have announced the recipients of their 2026 Engineering, Science and Technology Emmy Awards. The ceremony will be held...
Protolabs Named to Business Insider’s America’s Most Innovative Businesses 2027 List
MINNEAPOLIS, September 04, 2026--Protolabs (NYSE: PRLB), the world’s leading provider of digital manufacturing services, today announced it has been recognized as one of America’s Most Innovative Businesses by Business Insider. The digital manufacturer was recognized for its extensive library of patents for manufacturing technology, ongoing investment in research and development, and strong peer sentiment as a cutting-edge leader within the industry.
BenQ Unveils New Visual Innovations for Work and Entertainment at IFA 2026
/PRNewswire/ -- BenQ, the world's leading provider of technology products and solutions, joins IFA Berlin with its latest innovations across lighting,...
BenQ Unveils New Visual Innovations for Work and Entertainment at IFA 2026
BenQ, the world's leading provider of technology products and solutions, joins IFA Berlin with its latest innovations across lighting, projection, monitors and desktop accessories. Bringing together intelligent technologies and human-centered design, the new solutions are created for the way people work, create and enjoy entertainment today.
BenQ Unveils New Visual Innovations for Work and Entertainment at IFA 2026
/PRNewswire/ -- BenQ, the world's leading provider of technology products and solutions, joins IFA Berlin with its latest innovations across lighting,...
Sponsored: Master tire science and technology at the 57th Tire Mechanics Short Course
*Sponsored content Register now for the 57th Tire Mechanics Short Course, which will run from September 21-24, 2026, in conjunction with the 45th Annual Tire Society Conference at the University of Akron,
NSF launches three new science and technology centres
The move will see US$90M investment in transformative research
St. Pete tech entrepreneur uses AI to help save family farms
AgWise is bringing a bushel of AI technology to an industry — farming — sorely in need of it.
Fitbit founders launch AI-powered wristband to monitor health of whole family
Luffu Link is a sleek, wireless wristband designed to track multiple users at once, conceived by wearable technology company Fitbit.
NVIDIA Confirms DLSS 5 for GeForce RTX 40-Series is Coming
NVIDIA has officially confirmed that the company is working to bring DLSS 5 neural rendering to the previous-generation GeForce RTX 40-Series "Ada Lovelace." Previously, it was believed that DLSS 5 technology would be exclusive to the latest GeForce RTX 50-Series "Blackwell" and future models,...
Fourth lithium technology accelerator cohort named
The Venture Center announced this week the fourth cohort of the Arkansas Lithium Technology Accelerator (ALTA), the nation’s first accelerator dedicated to lithium and battery supply chain innovation. The three-week program...
Fourth lithium technology accelerator cohort named
The Venture Center announced this week the fourth cohort of the Arkansas Lithium Technology Accelerator (ALTA), the nation’s first accelerator dedicated to lithium and battery supply chain innovation. The three-week program...
The Business Accenture Now Mentions In Passing
Accenture (ACN) is redirecting where its next growth comes from, and the business underneath is in decent shape. What deserves a second look is what got left behind. Two years ago management was presenting a learning arm it had built itself. On the June 2026 call it survived as one item in a list.
OpenAI is set to release legal software integrations built for lawyers
OpenAI wants to sell large enterprises on its technology. Now, it's taking its case to law firms.
TV Academy announces 2026 Engineering, Science, and Technology Emmys
SpaceX's Starlink and AI-based face replacement tech among this year's winners.
Television Academy announces 2026 Engineering, Science, and Technology Emmy recipients
SpaceX's Starlink and AI-based face replacement tech among this year's winners.
The Saint Louis Science Center Celebrates Innovation at Upcoming Gala
One of the city’s most unique and outstanding treasures, the Saint Louis Science Center helps uplift the idea that that science and technology is for everyone. As one of the
How Close Are Scientists To Creating "Digital Twins" Of Human Brains? If Technology Can Catch Up, The Uses Could Be Endless
A digital twin would recreate a single brain and retain the ability to learn, adapt, and respond like the original.
NANO Nuclear and Howden, a Baker Hughes Business, Advance Engineering Collaboration for the KRONOS MMR™ Primary Helium Circulator to Detailed Design Phase
Engineering milestone marks continued progress in the maturation of the KRONOS MMR™ toward commercial readiness New York, N.Y., Sept. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NNE) (“NANO Nuclear” or “the Company”), a leading advanced nuclear micro modular reactor and technology company focused on developing clean energy solutions, announced continued progress toward […]