Science X Newsletter Mon, Dec 25

Dear manoj dole,

Here is your customized Science X Newsletter for December 25, 2023:

Technology news

	NASA flies drones autonomously for air taxi research Researchers at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia recently flew multiple drones beyond visual line of sight with no visual observer. The drones successfully flew around obstacles and each other during takeoff, along a planned route, and upon landing, all autonomously without a pilot controlling the flight. This test marks an important step towards advancing self-flying capabilities for air taxis.
	Insect compasses, fire-fighting vines: 2023's nature-inspired tech Even as human-caused climate change threatens the environment, nature continues to inspire our technological advancement.
	'Urban mining' offers green solution to old solar panels As the world pivots from planet-warming fossil fuels to renewable energy, a new pollution problem is rearing its head: What to do with old or worn-out solar panels?
	Artists use tech weapons against AI copycats Artists under siege by artificial intelligence (AI) that studies their work, then replicates their styles, have teamed with university researchers to stymy such copycat activity.
	AI pioneer says public discourse on intelligent machines must give 'proper respect to human agency' She's an important figure behind today's artificial intelligence boom, but not all computer scientists thought Fei-Fei Li was on the right track when she came up with the idea for a giant visual database called ImageNet that took years to build.
	China approves 105 online games after draft curbs trigger massive losses China's press and publications authority has approved 105 new online games, saying it fully supports the industry after proposed curbs caused massive losses last week for investors in major games makers.
	The year of social media soul-searching: Twitter dies, X and Threads are born and AI gets personal We lost Twitter and got X. We tried out Bluesky and Mastodon (well, some of us did). We fretted about AI bots and teen mental health. We cocooned in private chats and scrolled endlessly as we did in years past. For social media users, 2023 was a year of beginnings and endings, with some soul-searching in between.
	US-Canada military center 'tracks' Santa for 68th year The joint US-Canadian military monitoring agency has continued its decades-long Christmas tradition of tracking Santa's whereabouts, helping children around the globe find out when his reindeer-powered, present-filled sleigh is coming to town.

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