Inside the use of artificial intelligence to track and help protect endangered wildlife around the world

An endangered Geoffrey's spider monkey that had been rescued and living in the care of the Alturas Wildlife Sanctuary in Dominical, Costa Rica, is pictured in March, 2023.Matt O'Brien/The Associated Press
The endangered Geoffrey’s spider monkeys that dangle high in the rainforest canopy are elusive and hard for scientists to track.
So biologist Jenna Lawson hid 350 audio monitors in trees across Costa Rica’s lush Osa Peninsula to spy on them.
The devices recorded the sounds of the […]
Inside the use of artificial intelligence to track and help protect endangered wildlife around the world

Trump said to see Elon Musk as useful activist after spending deal showdown – The Guardian

Musk’s role in government shutdown drama could be a preview of role he plays for incoming president next year
Donald Trump’s relationship with Elon Musk is showing no signs of fraying, even after at times he appeared to eclipse the president-elect’s influence as he bullied House Republicans into paring down their bipartisan spending deal to avert a government shutdown with just hours to spare.
The move by Musk to detonate the political equivalent of a nuclear bomb – by demanding that […]
Trump said to see Elon Musk as useful activist after spending deal showdown – The Guardian

Outrage as Elon Musk claims 'only AfD can save Germany' – The Guardian

German health minister calls US billionaire’s intervention weeks before election ‘undignified and problematic’
Elon Musk has caused outrage in Berlin after appearing to endorse the far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative für Deutschland.
Musk, who has been named by Donald Trump to co-lead a commission aimed at reducing the size of the US federal government, wrote on his social media platform X: “Only the AfD can save Germany.”
He reposted a video by a German rightwing influencer, […]
Outrage as Elon Musk claims 'only AfD can save Germany' – The Guardian