July 15, 2025

Artificial intelligence in medicine. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Microsoft's artificial intelligence is leaving doctors behind

A new study shows a digital doctor panel leading to an accuracy of about 80% in complex medical diagnoses – far beyond the average of general practitioners. This is a breakthrough that could change the future of medicine, and perhaps even
New findings from a Pleistocene site in southwestern China reveal the oldest known use of carefully crafted wooden tools in East Asia, dating back more than 350,000 years. Credit: Liu et al., 10.1126/science.adr8540.

Extraordinary discovery in China: 300,000-year-old wooden tools change what we thought about early humans

Dozens of carefully crafted wooden tools for digging and processing plants have been discovered at a Pleistocene site in southwestern China – indicating a technology far more complex than that attributed to early populations in East Asia.
The IM-1 spacecraft landing on the moon. Illustration: Intuitive Machines.

Intuitive Machines will enable the production of chips in space and their return – with Space Forge

After the historic landing on the moon, the American company is collaborating with Space Forge to develop a commercial return system – towards producing pure crystals in orbit around the Earth for the global chip market.