AI & RoboticsNews

A new AI benchmark tests whether chatbots protect human well-being

November 25, 2025
AI chatbots have been linked to serious mental health harms in heavy users, but there have been few standards for measuring whether they safeguard human well-being or just maximize for engagement. A new benchmark dubbed HumaneBench seeks to fill that gap by evaluating whether chatbots prioritize user well-being and how easily those protections fail under pressure. “I think we’re in an…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Momentic raises $15M to automate software testing

November 25, 2025
Product demos get all the attention, but software development more often involves things like debugging, quality assurance, and testing. It’s the dull but critical work that keeps software running the way it should, and as developers look to automate more of their…
NewsPhotography

These young tigers exploded into a split-second fight – and this award-winning image captures the clash

November 25, 2025
A dramatic moment between two adolescent Bengal tigers has roared its way to victory at the 2025 British Photography Awards, earning Category Winner – Land Animal and captivating wildlife lovers worldwide. The image – titled Fighting Tigers – was captured by Andy Rouse in Rajasthan, India, as two 20-month-old siblings erupted into a brief but ferocious clash, using Sony’s flagship…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Volvo set to ditch LiDAR for 2026 – and Luminar is BIG mad

November 25, 2025
It seems like the writing was already on the wall last week when Volvo moved to make its Luminar-supplied LiDAR system an option – there are now reports that the Swedish car brand is set to ditch LiDAR tech entirely in 2026. In a recent SEC filing following a missed interest payment on its 2L notes, Luminar confirmed that Volvo’s new ES90 and EX90 flagship models (along with the new…
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DefenseNews

Air Force practices operating from cut-off bases in fierce future war

November 25, 2025
In a future war against China or other advanced adversary, Air Force units may have to keep operating for days, weeks, or longer, while being cut off from reinforcements, resupply or even communications. So this month, the 23rd Wing from Moody Air Force Base in Georgia practiced how its units can keep generating combat sorties and maintaining aircraft — on their own if they have to. Exercise…
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