MIT disavows doctoral student paper on AI’s productivity benefits

MIT says that due to concerns about the “integrity” of a high-profile paper on the effects of artificial intelligence on the productivity of a materials science lab, the paper should be “withdrawn from public discourse.” The paper in question, “Artificial Intelligence, Scientific Discovery, and Product […]

May 18, 2025: Breaking Down the World’s Most Impactful News Stories

May 18, 2025: Breaking Down the World’s Most Impactful News Stories#BreakingNews, #GlobalConflicts, #DiplomaticEfforts, #NaturalDisasters, #Geopolitics, #RefugeeStories, #EconomicShifts, #HealthUpdates, #GlobalStories, #NewsRoundup**Stay Informed with Greenground’s Latest News Roundup**Dive into the world’s most captivating stories: From the escalating Israel-Gaza conflict to diplomatic moves in the Vatican, and from […]

What to read this weekend: A brief history of humankind’s many apocalypses

These are some recently released titles we think are worth adding to your reading list. This week, we read Apocalypse: How Catastrophe Transformed Our World and Can Forge New Futures, a compelling new history book by science journalist Lizzie Wade, and Behemoth, a riveting mini-series […]

Amazon claims its ‘constantly inviting’ new customers to Alexa Plus

Yesterday, Reuters ran a story with the headline “Weeks after Amazon’s Alexa+ AI launch, a mystery: where are the users?,” in which it detailed its difficulty locating first-hand accounts of the AI-upgraded assistants’ use online. The Verge asked Amazon about the story, and the company […]