Jeremy Hsu

New York

Tech Reporter at New Scientist

Tech reporting @NewScientist. Also keen on history and climate issues. Also checking out Mastodon @[email protected]

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Meta's AI memorised books verbatim - that could cost it billions

2 weeks ago | newscientist.com | Jeremy Hsu

Billions of dollars are at stake as courts in the US and UK decide whether tech companies can legally train their artificial intelligence models on copyrighted books. Authors and publishers have filed multiple lawsuits over this issue, and in a new twist, researchers have shown that at least one AI model has not only used popular books in its training data, but also memorised their contents verbatim.
Fusion power may never happen if we don't fix the lithium bottleneck

3 weeks ago | newscientist.com | Jeremy Hsu

Nuclear fusion has the potential to deliver nearly limitless power – but before it can even get started, the world must build a massive supply of enriched lithium fuel from scratch. “One of the biggest missing pieces of technology is the enrichment stage, where a specific type of lithium is concentrated,” says Samuel Ward at Woodruff Scientific LTD, a UK consultancy focused on nuclear fusion.
Met speciale contactlenzen kun je infrarood licht zien - zelfs met je ogen dicht

1 month ago | newscientist.nl | Jeremy Hsu

Contactlenzen met nanodeeltjes kunnen infrarode straling omzetten in verschillende kleuren zichtbaar licht. Dat kan een nieuwe, batterijloze vorm van nachtzicht mogelijk maken. Een nieuw soort contactlenzen stelt mensen in staat om meer te zien dan het zichtbare licht. Ze pikken vlagen infrarode straling op, zelfs in het donker of als hun ogen gesloten zijn.
Trump's Golden Dome defence project could spur a space arms race

1 month ago | newscientist.com | Jeremy Hsu

Technology US President Trump has proposed a Golden Dome defence system that includes missile interceptors in space. But the idea would cost hundreds of billions of dollars – and could accelerate the weaponisation of space US President Donald Trump has proposed a defence project, called the Golden Dome, to intercept any incoming hypersonic, ballistic and advanced cruise missiles that threaten the country.
Special contact lenses let you see infrared light - even in the dark

1 month ago | newscientist.com | Jeremy Hsu

Contact lenses have enabled people to see beyond the visible range, picking up flickers of infrared light even in the dark – or with their eyes closed. The lenses contain engineered nanoparticles that absorb and convert infrared radiation – specifically the near-infrared wavelength range of 800 to 1600 nanometres – into blue, green and red light visible to the human eye.
How the US military wants to use the world's largest aircraft

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Jeremy Hsu

3 hours agoHonda CEO shares a bold take on the future of electric vehiclesThe Japanese automaker mentions a concerning consumer trend. For the past 20 years, those who use cars for transportation have begun to consider …6 hours agoTrump and Hegseth announce "Golden Dome" missile defense systemOn Tuesday, President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a plan for a multibillion-dollar "Golden Dome" missile defense system.
How the US military wants to use the world's largest aircraft

1 month ago | newscientist.com | Jeremy Hsu

The US military is exploring uses for a proposed aircraft that will be the largest plane ever built – even though the flyer is primarily designed to carry giant wind turbine blades. The WindRunner, currently under development by the company Radia in Colorado, is planned to have an 80-metre wingspan and a 108-metre length. That’s roughly the dimensions of a FIFA-regulation football field, giving the aircraft about 12…
AI doesn't know 'no' - and that's a huge problem for medical bots

1 month ago | newscientist.com | Jeremy Hsu

Toddlers may swiftly master the meaning of the word “no”, but many artificial intelligence models struggle to do so. They show a high fail rate when it comes to understanding commands that contain negation words such as “no” and “not”.
The FBI is getting new technology to 'see through walls'

1 month ago | newscientist.com | Jeremy Hsu

Technology A lunchbox-sized radar system could help the US Federal Bureau of Investigation detect moving or stationary people by peering through walls via radio waves The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) plans to buy radar technology that can detect people on the other side of walls, whether they are moving around, standing still, or even lying down.
Office Hours: An Old Tool for New Challenges

1 month ago | insidehighered.com | Jeremy Hsu

May 13, 2025 Rethinking office hours and how we talk about them can unlock new opportunities for improving student learning, Jeremy Hsu writes. You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. fizkes/iStock/Getty Images Plus One day, a seemingly mundane email made me realize that I could do much more with my office hours.