More than half of working Americans worry about outliving their retirement savings, yet many claim Social Security benefits early at age 62, forfeiting up to 30% in monthly payments. Delaying benefits until age 70 increases payments by roughly 8% annually, but only 10% of Americans expect to wait that long, with most citing immediate financial need rather than lack of knowledge about the benefits of delay.
Researchers at Cornell University discovered that AI chatbots from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google frequently generate stories about a fictional character named Elias Thorne who doesn't exist. The phenomenon likely results from AI safety training that restricts access to copyrighted material, combined with models being trained on datasets from earlier AI systems, creating a shallow pool of resources that perpetuates the same names and tropes across different LLMs.
Cornell University researchers developed Direct Electrode-to-Electrode Regeneration (DEER), a method to restore worn lithium-ion EV battery electrodes without breaking them down into raw materials. The process removes buildup on electrodes using an electrochemical bath, recovering up to 95% of battery capacity at lower cost and energy than conventional recycling, though it works best for batteries degraded primarily by electrode surface buildup.