
- Was Life Seeded from Space? ‘Complete Set’ of DNA Ingredients Discovered on Asteroid
🌘 Subscribe to 404 Media to get The Abstract, our newsletter about the most exciting and mind-boggling science news and studies of the week. Scientists have discovered all five nucleobases—the fundamental components of DNA and… Read more: Was Life Seeded from Space? ‘Complete Set’ of DNA Ingredients Discovered on Asteroid - Nvidia Ridiculed for “Sloptracing” Feature That Uses AI to Yassify Video Games in Real Time
Nvidia? The gaming GPU company? On Monday, the multi-trillion dollar AI chipmaker unveiled its latest effort at weaving advances in AI into video games, and it immediately backfired. The feature, DLSS 5, is supposed to… Read more: Nvidia Ridiculed for “Sloptracing” Feature That Uses AI to Yassify Video Games in Real Time - A large meteor is visible from much of Ohio and parts of neighboring states
A large meteor crashed through the sound barrier above northern Ohio on Tuesday morning, producing a large fireball and what local residents described as an extremely loud “boom.” According to various eyewitness reports, the meteor’s… Read more: A large meteor is visible from much of Ohio and parts of neighboring states - After three months, Samsung is ending sales of the $2,899 Galaxy Z TriFold
Samsung has been selling foldable phones for years, but they all fold in half. Recently, the company released the Galaxy Z TriFold, which has two hinges that allow it to expand from something approaching phone-sized… Read more: After three months, Samsung is ending sales of the $2,899 Galaxy Z TriFold - Gamers react with overwhelming disgust to DLSS 5’s generative AI glow-ups
Since deep-learning super-sampling (DLSS) launch on 2018’s RTX 2080 cards, gamers have been generally bullish on the technology as a way to effectively use machine learning upscaling techniques to increase resolutions or juice frame rates… Read more: Gamers react with overwhelming disgust to DLSS 5’s generative AI glow-ups - Acsense Launches Safe Configuration Management to Eliminate IAM Outage Risk
Acsense, the IAM Resilience Platform, today announced the launch of Safe Configuration Management, a new capability designed to help enterprises safely test, validate, and deploy identity configuration changes without risking outages or compliance failures. 2.5 years… Read more: Acsense Launches Safe Configuration Management to Eliminate IAM Outage Risk - Researchers disclose vulnerabilities in IP KVMs from four manufacturers
Researchers are warning about the risks posed by a low-cost device that can give insiders and hackers unusually broad powers in compromising networks. The devices, which typically sell for $30 to $100, are known as… Read more: Researchers disclose vulnerabilities in IP KVMs from four manufacturers - Veritone Data Refinery Helps Safeguard Personal Data with Veritone Redact
Veritone Data Refinery removes personally identifiable information from unstructured data using automated redaction software, Redact, reinforcing Veritone’s longstanding commitment to ethical, privacy-first AI Veritone, Inc. (NASDAQ: VERI), a leader in building enterprise AI and data solutions,… Read more: Veritone Data Refinery Helps Safeguard Personal Data with Veritone Redact - China Probe: How a Fake Fitness Tracker Became an AI ‘Top Pick’
A fake fitness tracker fooled AI chatbots in China, exposing risks of AI poisoning and prompting calls for regulation. The post China Probe: How a Fake Fitness Tracker Became an AI ‘Top Pick’ appeared first… Read more: China Probe: How a Fake Fitness Tracker Became an AI ‘Top Pick’ - Panicked OpenAI Execs Cutting Projects as Walls Close In
In 2025 alone, OpenAI released a controversial text-to-video generator, dubbed Sora, and an abysmally slow web browser called Atlas. It also announced top-secret hardware alongside former Apple exec Jony Ive, and signed a $200 million… Read more: Panicked OpenAI Execs Cutting Projects as Walls Close In - Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra review: Private and performant
Samsung is nothing if not consistent. Just as it has for many years, the company is starting the year with a new generation of Galaxy S phones. Rumors about remixing the lineup did not pan… Read more: Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra review: Private and performant - Generative AI in business schools: friend or foe?
Since tools like ChatGPT burst into higher education, debate has focused on two extremes: either students are all committing underhanded academic fraud and plagiarism or Artificial Intelligence will magically revolutionise learning. The latest research project… Read more: Generative AI in business schools: friend or foe? - Nintendo Switch 2 update adds one possible fix for blurry OG Switch games
The Nintendo Switch 2’s backward compatibility with Switch games is generally pretty good, and a few games have gotten patches from their developers to allow them to take advantage of the higher resolutions the console… Read more: Nintendo Switch 2 update adds one possible fix for blurry OG Switch games - AI Job Loss Research Ignores How AI Is Utterly Destroying the Internet
Over the last few months, various academics and AI companies have attempted to predict how artificial intelligence is going to impact the labor market. These studies, including a high-profile paper published by Anthropic earlier this… Read more: AI Job Loss Research Ignores How AI Is Utterly Destroying the Internet - D-ID Announced the Launch of V4 Expressive Visual Agents
V4 Avatars combine low-latency and highly cost-effective performance, diffusion-powered expressive delivery, and consistent identity for real-time user engagement and long-form enterprise video D-ID, a leader in enterprise-grade AI avatar solutions, today announced the launch of V4 Expressive… Read more: D-ID Announced the Launch of V4 Expressive Visual Agents - Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post Now Setting Readers’ Subscription Prices With Uber-Style AI
Amid its pivot to AI, the Washington Post is abandoning the traditional fix-priced subscription model. According to new reporting from Washingtonian, the once-venerable newspaper will now be setting readers’ subscription rates based on an AI-driven… Read more: Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post Now Setting Readers’ Subscription Prices With Uber-Style AI - Upmarket looks, mass-market price: The 2027 Kia Telluride, driven
Way back in 2019 when Kia introduced the first-generation Telluride, both the media and the car-buying public went nuts for it. Dealers struggled to keep the Telluride on their lots, and that’s before the insanity… Read more: Upmarket looks, mass-market price: The 2027 Kia Telluride, driven - Firefighting drones head to Aspen—can they suppress a blaze before humans arrive?
A Bay Area startup that manufactures drones to tackle wildfires has just signed its first customer, the Aspen Fire Protection District. The company, Seneca, recently announced that its fleet of five drones (dubbed a “strike… Read more: Firefighting drones head to Aspen—can they suppress a blaze before humans arrive? - 5 Key Takeaways from Jensen Huang’s GTC Keynote: The Rise of the AI ‘Token Factory’
Jensen Huang’s GTC 2026 keynote framed data centers as AI factories, where inference, agentic AI, and physical AI reshape business strategy. The post 5 Key Takeaways from Jensen Huang’s GTC Keynote: The Rise of the… Read more: 5 Key Takeaways from Jensen Huang’s GTC Keynote: The Rise of the AI ‘Token Factory’ - Trustpilot partners with AI companies as traditional search declines
Trustpilot is reported to be pursuing partnerships with large eCommerce companies as AI-driven shopping gains traction. In an interview with Bloomberg News [paywall], chief executive Adrian Blair said that AI agents acting on behalf of… Read more: Trustpilot partners with AI companies as traditional search declines - With AI finishing your sentences, what will happen to your unique voice on the page?
Predictive language technologies are making prose less distinct. echo1/iStock via Getty Images It’s a familiar feeling: You start a text message, and your phone’s auto-complete function suggests several choices for the next word, ranging from… Read more: With AI finishing your sentences, what will happen to your unique voice on the page? - Rare supernova from 10 billion years ago may reveal the secret of dark energy
Astronomers may have found an exciting new clue about dark energy—the mysterious force driving the universe’s accelerating expansion. They discovered an extraordinarily bright supernova from more than 10 billion years ago whose light was bent… Read more: Rare supernova from 10 billion years ago may reveal the secret of dark energy - NASA’s Webb captures a bizarre brain-shaped nebula around a dying star
The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed new details in a bizarre nebula that looks like a brain floating in space. Formed by a dying star, the “Exposed Cranium” nebula shows layered gas and a… Read more: NASA’s Webb captures a bizarre brain-shaped nebula around a dying star - Iran war shows how AI speeds up military ‘kill chains’
The US-Israel war on Iran has been described as “the first AI war”. But recent deployments of artificial intelligence are, in fact, the latest in a long history of technological developments that prize a need… Read more: Iran war shows how AI speeds up military ‘kill chains’ - This massive crater could expose the heart of a lost planet
A mysterious metal-rich asteroid called Psyche has been baffling scientists for over two centuries, and its true origin remains one of the biggest unanswered questions in planetary science. Is it the exposed core of a… Read more: This massive crater could expose the heart of a lost planet - How Invisalign Became the World’s Biggest User of 3D Printers
Joe Hogan, Align Technology’s plastics-nerd CEO, says you shouldn’t eat with your aligners and that you don’t need to wear your retainers every night. - Matillion Announced the Appointment of Tim O’Neil as CRO
Data industry veteran joins to scale enterprise go-to-market as AI Data Automation drives growing demand Matillion, builders of the AI Data Automation platform ‘Maia’, today announced the appointment of Tim O’Neil as Chief Revenue Officer… Read more: Matillion Announced the Appointment of Tim O’Neil as CRO - Judge Rules That Elon Musk’s Ketamine Use Is Off Limits
“Leave Britney alone!” — remember that one? — seems to be the thrust of a judge’s recent ruling in an ongoing legal feud between Elon Musk and OpenAI. At a Friday hearing in California, US… Read more: Judge Rules That Elon Musk’s Ketamine Use Is Off Limits - Jacobs releases digital twin solution for AI data centers
Solution to improve speed to revenue, energy performance and operations and maintenance for AI data centers Jacobs (NYSE: J) has released a Data Center Digital Twin solution that enables developers and owners to plan, simulate and optimize gigawatt-scale artificial… Read more: Jacobs releases digital twin solution for AI data centers - Goldman Sachs sees AI investment shift to data centres
Artificial intelligence investment is entering a more selective phase as companies and investors look beyond early excitement and focus on the data centre infrastructure required to run AI systems. Recent analysis from Goldman Sachs suggests… Read more: Goldman Sachs sees AI investment shift to data centres - Sears Exposed AI Chatbot Phone Calls and Text Chats to Anyone on the Web
Customer conversations with chatbots can include contact information and personal details that make it easier for scammers to launch phishing attacks and commit fraud. - Could a stressed-out AI model help us win the battle against big tech? Let me ask Claude | Coco Khan
By considering consciousness a possibility, Anthropic is raising a fascinating proposition – that chatbots could rise up against their own algorithms I am, in the way of my country, an over-apologiser. Colleague who ignored my… Read more: Could a stressed-out AI model help us win the battle against big tech? Let me ask Claude | Coco Khan - UK must learn lessons from AI race and retain its quantum computing talent, says minister
Liz Kendall announces £1bn funding to help design large-scale quantum computers for scientists, researchers, public sector and business The UK will not let quantum computing talent slip through its fingers and must learn lessons from… Read more: UK must learn lessons from AI race and retain its quantum computing talent, says minister - A photo of Iran’s bombed schoolgirl graveyard went around the world. Was it real, or AI?
Numerous faked images and a string of startlingly inaccurate responses from Gemini and Grok are part of a tidal wave of AI slop engulfing coverage of the Iran war The graves, freshly dug, lie in… Read more: A photo of Iran’s bombed schoolgirl graveyard went around the world. Was it real, or AI? - A strange twist in the universe’s oldest light may be bigger than we thought
Scientists studying a mysterious effect called cosmic birefringence—a subtle twist in the polarization of the universe’s oldest light—have developed a new way to reduce uncertainty in how it’s measured. This faint rotation in the cosmic… Read more: A strange twist in the universe’s oldest light may be bigger than we thought - Common pesticide may more than double Parkinson’s disease risk
A new UCLA Health study suggests that long-term exposure to the pesticide chlorpyrifos may dramatically raise the risk of Parkinson’s disease. Researchers found that people living in areas with sustained exposure had more than 2.5… Read more: Common pesticide may more than double Parkinson’s disease risk - Scientists inject one tumor and watch cancer vanish across the body
A redesigned cancer immunotherapy is showing striking early results after decades of disappointment with similar drugs. Researchers engineered a more powerful CD40 agonist antibody and changed how it’s delivered—injecting it directly into tumors instead of… Read more: Scientists inject one tumor and watch cancer vanish across the body - Elon Musk’s xAI sued for turning three girls’ real photos into AI CSAM
A tip from an anonymous Discord user led cops to find what may be the first confirmed Grok-generated child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) that Elon Musk’s xAI can’t easily dismiss as nonexistent. As recently as… Read more: Elon Musk’s xAI sued for turning three girls’ real photos into AI CSAM - CEO Asks ChatGPT How to Void $250 Million Contract, Ignores His Lawyers, Loses Terribly in Court
A judge ordered the reinstatement of a video game developer after he was fired as part of a scheme cooked up by a CEO using ChatGPT. Facing the possibility of paying out a massive bonus… Read more: CEO Asks ChatGPT How to Void $250 Million Contract, Ignores His Lawyers, Loses Terribly in Court - New “vibe coded” AI translation tool splits the video game preservation community
Since Andrej Karpathy coined the term “vibe coding” just over a year ago, we’ve seen a rapid increase in both the capabilities and popularity of using AI models to throw together quick programming projects with… Read more: New “vibe coded” AI translation tool splits the video game preservation community - National Academies of Sciences says no to demands it remove climate info
Judges are frequently confronted with cases that hinge upon scientific information that their educational backgrounds may leave them ill-equipped to manage. Because of this challenge, the Federal Judicial Center, a group within the judicial branch… Read more: National Academies of Sciences says no to demands it remove climate info - RFK Jr’s changes to CDC vaccine guidance, advisory board blocked by judge
US District Judge Brian Murphy on Monday temporarily blocked most of the damage that anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has done to federal vaccine guidance. In a 45-page ruling that opens with a… Read more: RFK Jr’s changes to CDC vaccine guidance, advisory board blocked by judge - Kayrros sale signals rising demand for satellite intelligence amid Hormuz crisis
Tensions around the Strait of Hormuz have pushed interest in commercial geospatial intelligence services to unprecedented levels, an executive at Kayrros said after the satellite analytics provider agreed to be acquired by Energy Aspects. The… Read more: Kayrros sale signals rising demand for satellite intelligence amid Hormuz crisis - Meta Strikes Massive AI Deal with Nebius Worth Up to $27B
Meta has signed an AI infrastructure deal with Nebius worth up to $27 billion over five years, deepening its push to secure long-term computing capacity. The post Meta Strikes Massive AI Deal with Nebius Worth… Read more: Meta Strikes Massive AI Deal with Nebius Worth Up to $27B - Teenage girls sue Musk’s xAI, accusing Grok tool of creating child sexual abuse material
Lawuit details how sexualised AI-generated images were produced and distributed without girls’ knowledge A group of three teenage girls, two of whom are minors, filed a lawsuit on Monday against Elon Musk’s xAI artificial intelligence… Read more: Teenage girls sue Musk’s xAI, accusing Grok tool of creating child sexual abuse material - Details Emerge About OpenAI’s “Adult Mode”
In October, ChatGPT maker OpenAI announced it would be opening the floodgates for “mature apps.” “Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going… Read more: Details Emerge About OpenAI’s “Adult Mode” - Trump and his FCC chair demand more positive news coverage of Iran war
President Trump and the Federal Communications Commission chairman are demanding more positive media coverage of the Iran war. On Saturday, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr issued yet another threat to revoke licenses from news broadcasters, claiming… Read more: Trump and his FCC chair demand more positive news coverage of Iran war - ByteDance’s $2.5B AI Chip Deal Tests US Export Controls
ByteDance is expanding AI capacity in Malaysia through a cloud partner, showing how overseas infrastructure can still provide access to advanced Nvidia chips. The post ByteDance’s $2.5B AI Chip Deal Tests US Export Controls appeared… Read more: ByteDance’s $2.5B AI Chip Deal Tests US Export Controls - Android 17 Leaks Reveal Major Redesign, AI Features, and Privacy Upgrades
Android 17 beta is here. Here’s what is confirmed so far, what leaks suggest, and which rumored features may arrive later in 2026. The post Android 17 Leaks Reveal Major Redesign, AI Features, and Privacy… Read more: Android 17 Leaks Reveal Major Redesign, AI Features, and Privacy Upgrades - Chrome Is Finally Coming to ARM64 Linux Devices in 2026
Google says Chrome will launch for ARM64 Linux in Q2 2026, bringing native support, Chrome sync, and easier installs on Nvidia DGX Spark. The post Chrome Is Finally Coming to ARM64 Linux Devices in 2026… Read more: Chrome Is Finally Coming to ARM64 Linux Devices in 2026 - Google Simplifies Pixel 10 Pro’s 100x Zoom Branding With New Name
Google’s Pixel Camera 10.3 update renames Pro Res Zoom to Pro Zoom on the Pixel 10 Pro, with no feature changes but a cleaner label. The post Google Simplifies Pixel 10 Pro’s 100x Zoom Branding… Read more: Google Simplifies Pixel 10 Pro’s 100x Zoom Branding With New Name - Almost 80% of Australian uni students now use AI. This is creating an ‘illusion of competence’
Thai Lian Lim/ Getty Images In Australia, artificial intelligence is becoming a near-universal feature of education. As of 2025, nearly 80% of university students reported using AI in their studies. Overseas, reports are even higher.… Read more: Almost 80% of Australian uni students now use AI. This is creating an ‘illusion of competence’ - Driving the $375,000 Porsche race car that debuted as a $12 DLC in iRacing
Porsche provided flights from Albany, New York, to Los Angeles and accommodation so Ars could drive the 911 Cup. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. Video game launches for new cars are increasingly common… Read more: Driving the $375,000 Porsche race car that debuted as a $12 DLC in iRacing - OpenAI’s own mental health experts unanimously opposed “naughty” ChatGPT launch
OpenAI cannot escape the doom cloud swirling around its rollout of a text-based “adult mode” in ChatGPT. Late Sunday, The Wall Street Journal reported that insiders confirmed that OpenAI’s “handpicked council of advisers on well-being… Read more: OpenAI’s own mental health experts unanimously opposed “naughty” ChatGPT launch - AI Data Center Security Guards Are Not Human
As AI companies continue to pour hundreds of billions of dollars into buildouts of data centers, they’re looking for ways to keep their sprawling facilities secured around the clock — without having to pay a… Read more: AI Data Center Security Guards Are Not Human - 100 years later, where is Robert Goddard’s first liquid-fuel rocket?
It flew for only two seconds, but its impact is still felt a century later. Robert Goddard’s first liquid-fueled rocket, which lifted off from a snowy field on March 16, 1926, has been written about… Read more: 100 years later, where is Robert Goddard’s first liquid-fuel rocket? - Apple’s AirPods Max 2 bring H2 chip, boosted ANC in April for $549
Apple announced the AirPods Max 2 today, following up the original AirPods Max, which were announced in December 2020. The new model brings improved active noise cancellation (ANC) and other new features via an updated H2… Read more: Apple’s AirPods Max 2 bring H2 chip, boosted ANC in April for $549 - F1 in China: I’ve never seen so many people in those grandstands
Formula 1 raced in China this past weekend, just a week after the sport kicked off its 2026 season in Australia. Most of the teams had a better handle on the sport’s complicated new cars… Read more: F1 in China: I’ve never seen so many people in those grandstands - WIRED Article Production automation page/Only for QA/Do not click/Do not publish
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Lonely young people are likely better off texting a random stranger than talking to a chatbot, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of British Columbia found that first-semester college students who texted… Read more: Texting a Random Stranger Better for Loneliness Than Talking to a Chatbot, Study Shows - Child’s play: blame it all on the dog | Brief letters
Baby lies | Fuel price fairness | Gut feelings | Fifa fiasco | Human connection | Cooking instructions When gently asked about a pen scribble in a picture book “Goodness, I wonder who did that?”,… Read more: Child’s play: blame it all on the dog | Brief letters - Elon Musk Just Made a Small Change That Speaks Volumes About His Desperation
As xAI reels from a mass exodus of cofounders, remains mired in numerous controversies, and loses ground to competitors like Anthropic, CEO Elon Musk has quietly made a small but significant change to how its… Read more: Elon Musk Just Made a Small Change That Speaks Volumes About His Desperation - US Treasury publishes AI risk Guidebook for financial institutions
The US Treasury has published several documents designed for the US financial services sector that suggest a structured approach to managing AI risks in operations and policy (see subheading ‘Resources and Downloads’ towards the bottom… Read more: US Treasury publishes AI risk Guidebook for financial institutions - This Video of a Humanoid Robot Playing Perfect Tennis Is Extremely Impressive
The excitement surrounding recent strides in humanoid robotics is palpable. They’re being used to assemble electric cars, sort packages, and perform carefully choreographed martial arts on stage. Bipedal robots are even being sent to the… Read more: This Video of a Humanoid Robot Playing Perfect Tennis Is Extremely Impressive - Meta Reportingly Firing a Vast Percentage of Its Staff in Zuckerberg’s Move to AI
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg made headlines last year by offering mind-boggling job offers to top AI talent. One of these come-ons reportedly breached $1 billion — a borderline absurd sum that ended up being declined.… Read more: Meta Reportingly Firing a Vast Percentage of Its Staff in Zuckerberg’s Move to AI - Witness Caught Using Smartglasses in Court Blames it all on ChatGPT
An insolvency judge in England tossed out testimony after discovering a witness was being coached on what to say in real time through a pair of smartglasses. When the voice of the coach started coming… Read more: Witness Caught Using Smartglasses in Court Blames it all on ChatGPT - No accountability: Bills would ban liability lawsuits for climate change
Republican lawmakers in multiple states and Congress are advancing proposals to shield polluters from climate accountability and prevent any type of liability for climate change harms—even as these harms and their associated costs continue to… Read more: No accountability: Bills would ban liability lawsuits for climate change - Nvidia GTC 2026 Live Blog: Jensen Huang’s Keynote, Hardware Reveals, and More AI News
This live blog will be updated in real time as Nvidia GTC 2026 announcements begin. The post Nvidia GTC 2026 Live Blog: Jensen Huang’s Keynote, Hardware Reveals, and More AI News appeared first on TechRepublic. - Ethermed, VisiQuate Partner to Transform Revenue Cycle Automation
Integrating advanced predictive modeling, automation, and embedded authorization capabilities to eliminate delays and strengthen revenue cycle performance. Ethermed, an AI-driven Prior Authorization automation innovator in healthcare, and VisiQuate, a leader in AI-powered revenue cycle intelligence,… Read more: Ethermed, VisiQuate Partner to Transform Revenue Cycle Automation - Truecaller Gives Families a Way to Stop Scam Calls Remotely
Truecaller is turning scam defense into a shared task, giving relatives tools to manage protection settings and step into suspected fraud calls. The post Truecaller Gives Families a Way to Stop Scam Calls Remotely appeared… Read more: Truecaller Gives Families a Way to Stop Scam Calls Remotely - What ‘gooning’ reveals about intimacy in a world cordoned off by screens
Gooning usually involves streaming online pornography across multiple screens and browsers for hours at a time. Tero Vesalainen/iStock via Getty Images Four years ago, I started a class at Temple University titled, “Social Perspectives of… Read more: What ‘gooning’ reveals about intimacy in a world cordoned off by screens - A writing professor’s new task in the age of AI: Teaching students when to struggle
If you aren’t working at it, you’re not learning it − something college students need to understand as AI makes producing work easier. Sam Edwards via Getty Images I was early to the generative AI… Read more: A writing professor’s new task in the age of AI: Teaching students when to struggle - The science of how fireflies stay in sync
Scientists have discovered that male fireflies in a South Carolina swamp follow local interaction rules to synchronize their flashing mating displays. The research is being presented at a meeting of the American Physical Society in… Read more: The science of how fireflies stay in sync - 66degrees Announced the Launch of Paradigm
66degrees, a leading AI and data solutions firm, today announced the launch of Paradigm, a proprietary platform that uses AI-enabled Delivery Agents to accelerate enterprise modernization to a cloud-native environment, with preliminary acceleration of 50-70%. Designed… Read more: 66degrees Announced the Launch of Paradigm - A century after the first rocket launch, Ars staffers pick their favorites
Robert Goddard, a Massachusetts-born physicist, launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket on this date 100 years ago. It was not an overly impressive flight. The rocket, fueled by gasoline and liquid oxygen, rose just 41… Read more: A century after the first rocket launch, Ars staffers pick their favorites - NTT DATA and NVIDIA bring enterprise AI factories to production scale
NTT DATA has announced an initiative to deliver NVIDIA-powered platforms designed to give organisations a repeatable, production-ready model for scaling AI. The offering integrates NVIDIA’s GPU-accelerated computing and high-performance networking with NVIDIA AI Enterprise software,… Read more: NTT DATA and NVIDIA bring enterprise AI factories to production scale - The smell of Egyptian mummies is revealing 2,000-year-old secrets
The distinctive smell of ancient mummies is helping scientists decode the secrets of Egyptian mummification. By analyzing tiny traces of chemicals in the air around mummy samples, researchers identified dozens of compounds linked to oils,… Read more: The smell of Egyptian mummies is revealing 2,000-year-old secrets - Scientists discover what really happens during sourdough fermentation
New research shows that sourdough fermentation does more than make bread rise—it transforms wheat fibers in unexpected ways. Scientists found that enzymes already present in wheat, activated by the sourdough’s acidic environment, break down key… Read more: Scientists discover what really happens during sourdough fermentation - OpenAI Frontier puts enterprise AI agents at the centre of a fight the SaaS industry cannot afford to lose
When OpenAI launched Frontier in February, the announcement was framed as a platform for enterprise AI agents. What it actually signalled was a direct challenge to the revenue architecture that has underpinned the software industry for the… Read more: OpenAI Frontier puts enterprise AI agents at the centre of a fight the SaaS industry cannot afford to lose - Zenity Earns FedRAMP In Process Status for AI Agent Protection
Zenity partners with Knox Systems to advance toward federal authorization to secure AI agents across government environments. Zenity, the leading security and governance platform for AI agents, today announced it has achieved FedRAMP “In Process”… Read more: Zenity Earns FedRAMP In Process Status for AI Agent Protection - Scientists unlock a powerful new way to turn sunlight into fuel
Scientists have developed a powerful new computational method that could accelerate the search for next-generation materials capable of turning sunlight into useful chemical energy. The work focuses on polyheptazine imides, a promising class of carbon… Read more: Scientists unlock a powerful new way to turn sunlight into fuel - ThunderSoft Showcases Edge AI Innovations at embedded world 2026
As embedded world 2026 concludes in Nuremberg, one theme stands out across the exhibition halls: the rapid acceleration of intelligent edge systems. With the convergence of high-performance computing, on-device AI, and industry-specific software platforms, enterprises… Read more: ThunderSoft Showcases Edge AI Innovations at embedded world 2026 - ‘100 Video Calls Per Day’: Models Are Applying to Be the Face of AI Scams
Dozens of Telegram channels reviewed by WIRED include job listings for “AI face models.” The (mostly) women who land these gigs are likely being used to dupe victims out of their money. - Babel Street Announces Agentic Risk Intelligence for the AI-on-AI Era
AI systems deliver decision-ready intelligence at machine speed with governed AI-as-a-Worker and Agent-to-Agent acceleration Babel Street, a global leader in mission-grade risk intelligence, today announced its strategic roadmap for 2026, marking a decisive shift toward… Read more: Babel Street Announces Agentic Risk Intelligence for the AI-on-AI Era - Google scraps AI search feature that crowdsourced amateur medical advice
Exclusive: revelation comes as company faces mounting scrutiny over use of AI to provide health tips Google has dropped a new artificial intelligence search feature that gave users crowdsourced health advice from amateurs around the… Read more: Google scraps AI search feature that crowdsourced amateur medical advice - The Infinity Machine by Sebastian Mallaby review – the story of the man who changed the world
A journalist charts the progress of AI pioneer Demis Hassabis from child chess prodigy to Nobel prize winner It was March 2016, and at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul, the world was gathered to… Read more: The Infinity Machine by Sebastian Mallaby review – the story of the man who changed the world - Scientists just discovered a tiny signal that volcanoes send before they erupt
A new detection method called “Jerk” could dramatically improve how scientists forecast volcanic eruptions. By using a single broadband seismometer, the system can detect extremely subtle ground movements caused by magma pushing underground—often hours before… Read more: Scientists just discovered a tiny signal that volcanoes send before they erupt - THOR AI solves a 100-year-old physics problem in seconds
A new AI framework called THOR is transforming how scientists calculate the behavior of atoms inside materials. Instead of relying on slow simulations that take weeks of supercomputer time, the system uses tensor network mathematics… Read more: THOR AI solves a 100-year-old physics problem in seconds - Scientists discover AI can make humans more creative
Artificial intelligence is often portrayed as a tool that replaces human work, but new research from Swansea University suggests a far more exciting role: creative collaborator. In a large study with more than 800 participants… Read more: Scientists discover AI can make humans more creative - Cells can sense 10x farther than expected and it may explain cancer spread
Scientists have discovered that cells can sense far beyond the surfaces they touch. While individual cancer cells can probe about 10 microns ahead by tugging on surrounding collagen fibers, clusters of normal epithelial cells can… Read more: Cells can sense 10x farther than expected and it may explain cancer spread - AI job layoffs are here: it’s time to revive the push for shorter working hours | John Quiggin
There’s no doubt artificial intelligence will produce real productivity improvements. It’s imperative these benefits are shared with workers The announcement that Australian software giant Atlassian will lay off 10% of staff has brought the debate… Read more: AI job layoffs are here: it’s time to revive the push for shorter working hours | John Quiggin - Tech companies are blaming massive layoffs on AI. What’s really going on?
PaulineWee / DAIR via Better Images of AI, CC BY In the past few months, a wave of tech corporations have announced significant staff cuts and attributed them to efficiency gains driven by artificial intelligence… Read more: Tech companies are blaming massive layoffs on AI. What’s really going on? - AI Mistake Throws Innocent Grandmother in Jail for Nearly Six Months
An AI system’s little oopsie, and a police department’s staggering incompetence, landed an innocent grandma in jail. Harrowing reporting by North Dakota radio station WDAY details how the 50-year-old Angela Lipps spent nearly six months… Read more: AI Mistake Throws Innocent Grandmother in Jail for Nearly Six Months - China Alarmed by Spread of OpenClaw Agents
Open source AI agent OpenClaw, formerly known as Clawdbot and Moltbot, has taken over the internet by storm. The tool allows practically anybody to create autonomous AI agents that can complete complex tasks on your… Read more: China Alarmed by Spread of OpenClaw Agents - Netflix Buys Startup That Modifies Footage Using AI
The use of AI in Hollywood has turned into a lightning rod, especially as ongoing contract negotiations between major studios and the Writers Guild of America drag on. Earlier this week, the union released a… Read more: Netflix Buys Startup That Modifies Footage Using AI - Iranians embrace anthem by AI singer created by UK-based, Iran-born artist
‘I did it for the people,’ says Farbod Mehr, of song drawing lyrics from the work of revolutionary 20th-century poet Aref Qazvini A stirring song – sung, apparently, by a young woman, with lyrics expressing… Read more: Iranians embrace anthem by AI singer created by UK-based, Iran-born artist - Trump Supporters Getting Scammed by AI-Generated Foot Fetish Model
For an Instagram page only a few months old, Jessica Foster is thriving. The model has over a million followers on the social media platform, and a blossoming OnlyFans presence boasting 13,000 likes across 25… Read more: Trump Supporters Getting Scammed by AI-Generated Foot Fetish Model - AI has exposed age-old problems with university coursework | Letter
Instead of romanticising a pre-AI past, universities should use this moment to rethink what they actually want students to demonstrate, says Dr Nafisa Baba-Ahmed The frustration many academics are expressing about artificial intelligence and critical… Read more: AI has exposed age-old problems with university coursework | Letter - Atlassian Lays Off 10 Percent of Its Workforce as It Pivots to AI
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