
- Samsung taps Mistral AI models for semiconductor manufacturing
Samsung has partnered with Mistral AI to deploy on-premises models across its semiconductor manufacturing and engineering operations. The agreement was announced during the bilateral state summit held in Paris between South Korea and France. Samsung… Read more: Samsung taps Mistral AI models for semiconductor manufacturing - UK datacentres will create just 25% of jobs predicted by tech sector, analysis finds
Facilities likely to employ 10,400 workers, compared with 40,000 in industry estimates, thinktank says Datacentres in the UK will create just a quarter of the jobs predicted by the tech sector, while consuming vast amounts… Read more: UK datacentres will create just 25% of jobs predicted by tech sector, analysis finds - What Should My Children Do? by Daniel Susskind review – the case for embracing tech in the classroom
A refreshingly optimistic book that asks us to grasp the educational opportunities of AI, rather than shrink from them In 1979, the government asked Wilfred Cockcroft, a now largely forgotten maths lecturer from the University… Read more: What Should My Children Do? by Daniel Susskind review – the case for embracing tech in the classroom - OpenAI’s ChatGPT Images gets faster, with sharper details and more refined edits
OpenAI Group PBC said today it’s giving its image-generation tool a bit more artistic flair, announcing the launch of ChatGPT Images 2.5, an update to ChatGPT Images 2.0 that debuted in April. According to OpenAI,… Read more: OpenAI’s ChatGPT Images gets faster, with sharper details and more refined edits - Meta debuts its ‘secure by design’ personal AI agent Muse
Meta Platforms Inc. is betting that people will be more willing to adopt artificial intelligence agents if they’re simpler to use and they can be trusted. The social media giant has just announced Muse, a… Read more: Meta debuts its ‘secure by design’ personal AI agent Muse - NIH to use part of its budget to pay for Department of Defense research
Late last week, word started leaking that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) had reached an agreement with the Department of Defense that would see part of the NIH’s budget used to fund research at… Read more: NIH to use part of its budget to pay for Department of Defense research - The universal language of space is… Star Trek? Mais oui.
Sixty years after television audiences first tuned in to see the voyages of the Starship Enterprise, an astronaut on board the International Space Station has paid tribute to Star Trek by flying the badge of… Read more: The universal language of space is… Star Trek? Mais oui. - Why this month’s Microsoft patch release is a doozy
Microsoft’s patch for September is a doozy, with a record number of roughly 972 vulnerabilities fixed and 112 of them meeting the high critical-severity threshold. It was only two months ago that Microsoft patched a… Read more: Why this month’s Microsoft patch release is a doozy - GOG brings back “big box” PC games, one printable template at a time
Those who remember PC gaming in the days before Steam may have fond memories of the “big box” packaging that made those games stand out as shelf eye candy and sought-after in-home collectibles. Today, PC… Read more: GOG brings back “big box” PC games, one printable template at a time - LG TV shown scanning LAN for third-party phones and other devices
LG TVs are facing scrutiny due to a video seemingly showing the devices’ capability to track users when the TVs are off. YouTube channel Gamers Nexus worked with Level1Techs, a technology-focused YouTube channel, and security researchers… Read more: LG TV shown scanning LAN for third-party phones and other devices - AI coding startup Cognition raises $2B at $48B valuation as revenue nears $900M
Artificial intelligence coding startup Cognition AI Inc. today announced that it has raised more than $2 billion in late-stage funding at a $48 billion valuation, nearly doubling the price investors put on the company in… Read more: AI coding startup Cognition raises $2B at $48B valuation as revenue nears $900M - AI School Hooking Children Up to Heart Monitor in Front of Class While Playing Critiques of Their Work
Schools across the world are experimenting with AI tools, usually to the dismay of unsuspecting parents. But one privately-run school is explicitly embracing AI as part of its sales pitch, and the in-class experience sounds… Read more: AI School Hooking Children Up to Heart Monitor in Front of Class While Playing Critiques of Their Work - OpenAI claims to have solved maths problem that stumped humans for decades
Company behind ChatGPT says 10,000 of its AI systems cracked the Navier-Stokes problem in 88 hours OpenAI claims to have solved a major mathematics problem that has stumped humans for nearly a century after spending… Read more: OpenAI claims to have solved maths problem that stumped humans for decades - Canva Hits 100 Visual Suite Updates: What Matters for Teams
Canva has shipped 100-plus Visual Suite upgrades in 2026. Here are the changes most likely to reduce tool-switching, rework, and workflow friction. The post Canva Hits 100 Visual Suite Updates: What Matters for Teams appeared… Read more: Canva Hits 100 Visual Suite Updates: What Matters for Teams - China Is Turning Its Humanoid Robot Boom Toward the Battlefield
China’s military is exploring humanoid robots for urban combat as the country’s commercial robotics industry dominates global shipments and manufacturing. The post China Is Turning Its Humanoid Robot Boom Toward the Battlefield appeared first on… Read more: China Is Turning Its Humanoid Robot Boom Toward the Battlefield - Anthropic Walks Away From Reported $6B Decart AI Deal
Anthropic reportedly ended talks to acquire Decart AI for $6 billion after due diligence, though the companies could still pursue a future partnership. The post Anthropic Walks Away From Reported $6B Decart AI Deal appeared… Read more: Anthropic Walks Away From Reported $6B Decart AI Deal - UN Rights Chief Warns Advanced AI Could Threaten Humanity
UN rights chief Volker Türk warns advanced AI could threaten humanity without binding safeguards, independent oversight and firm global limits. The post UN Rights Chief Warns Advanced AI Could Threaten Humanity appeared first on TechRepublic. - Muse, Meta’s New Personal AI Agent, Needs You to Trust It
Designed to compete with OpenClaw and Instinct, the company says Muse can do everything from sell your car to book you a plane ticket. - Open-source AI developer Mistral closes €3B funding round
French artificial intelligence lab Mistral AI SAS today announced that it has raised €3 billion, or about $3.49 billion, in funding. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. led the investment. It was joined by more than two… Read more: Open-source AI developer Mistral closes €3B funding round - Update to Google’s AI weather model improves forecast accuracy
Google is one of the major players in AI (meaning machine learning) weather forecast model space. The models it and others generate have their strengths and weaknesses, but the main advantage is that they can… Read more: Update to Google’s AI weather model improves forecast accuracy - “This is the AI men actually use”: Meta ads pushed apps nudifying real teens
Meta took days to remove ads containing AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on Facebook and Instagram. Some ads featured photos of real kids, including a press photo of a young member of a European… Read more: “This is the AI men actually use”: Meta ads pushed apps nudifying real teens - Godzilla Minus Zero IMAX trailer teases King Ghidorah
One of the cinematic highlights of 2023 was director Takashi Yamazaki’s gloriously grounded kaiju epic, Godzilla Minus One, which became a major international hit and snagged an Oscar for best visual effects. Yamazaki is back… Read more: Godzilla Minus Zero IMAX trailer teases King Ghidorah - Top chipmakers embrace ASML’s $400M machines, agree to crucial chipmaking change
Leading chipmakers Samsung Electronics and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. announced plans to adopt ASML’s latest chipmaking machines in the next several years—and they also joined Intel in agreeing to a crucial technology change that could… Read more: Top chipmakers embrace ASML’s $400M machines, agree to crucial chipmaking change - Supreme Court forces TV stations to sell more election ads at steep discounts
In a victory for Republican campaign committees, the Supreme Court issued an order on Friday that forces broadcast TV stations to cut the prices of election ads purchased by political parties and joint fundraising committees.… Read more: Supreme Court forces TV stations to sell more election ads at steep discounts - Fashion Founder Emily Oberg Says She Tried Using AI for Photo Shoots, and It Was a Failure Because It Will “Never Possess Good Taste” Like Humans Do
Can AI have good taste? Fashion founder and tastemaker Emily Oberg says no. In a post on her Substack, Emily Loves, Oberg discussed her experiments using AI to help her run Sporty & Rich, the… Read more: Fashion Founder Emily Oberg Says She Tried Using AI for Photo Shoots, and It Was a Failure Because It Will “Never Possess Good Taste” Like Humans Do - Channel 5 Gave Hunter Biden a List of Its Subscribers’ Emails for Some Reason
Channel 5, the YouTube channel hosted by Andrew Callaghan, said it gave a list of its email subscribers to Hunter Biden, the former president’s son, who went on to promote his new memecoin, a move… Read more: Channel 5 Gave Hunter Biden a List of Its Subscribers’ Emails for Some Reason - The combat demo for Free Stars: Children of Infinity is out, and it’s free
After five years in development, Free Stars: Children of Infinity—the official sequel to The Ur-Quan Masters by the old game’s original creators—has released a free public demo. It’s a “combat demo” in the style of… Read more: The combat demo for Free Stars: Children of Infinity is out, and it’s free - The secret to protecting next-gen spacecraft might be eggshells
In 2007, a piece of space debris punched a bullet-like hole through the radiator panel of the US space shuttle Endeavor. The shuttle program ended in 2011, but the space debris problem has only intensified as… Read more: The secret to protecting next-gen spacecraft might be eggshells - The White House made a “Tetris” clone. The Tetris Company was not amused.
An anti-immigration-themed adaptation of Tetris was removed from the White House website over the weekend. The move comes days after The Tetris Company disavowed any involvement with the game and said that it “take[s] copyright… Read more: The White House made a “Tetris” clone. The Tetris Company was not amused. - Google complies with EU rules for travel searches, says the new results stink
As the world’s largest search engine, Google is often a target of Europe’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), which seeks to rein in Big Tech. The European Commission hit Google with a hefty 460 million euro… Read more: Google complies with EU rules for travel searches, says the new results stink - Andrew Garfield takes on Sam Altman in creepy first teaser for Artificial
Luca Guadagnino-directed film will be released by Neon after being dropped by Amazon amid OpenAI partnership Big tech goes to Hollywood: is Silicon Valley ready for a silver-screen reckoning? The first teaser trailer of Luca… Read more: Andrew Garfield takes on Sam Altman in creepy first teaser for Artificial - OpenAI Just Claimed a Huge Math Discovery. Some Academics Are Crying Foul
A landmark announcement by the frontier AI lab has been overshadowed by accusations of impropriety. - Dolly Parton’s Sister Begs Public to Stop Posting “Fake AI Garbage” in the Wake of the Beloved Singer’s Death
There are many ways to honor someone who’s recently passed. Flowers. Murals. Candlelight vigils. And in today’s age, unfortunately: AI slop. Weeks after Dolly Parton died, the legendary country singer’s sister, Stella Parton, has begged… Read more: Dolly Parton’s Sister Begs Public to Stop Posting “Fake AI Garbage” in the Wake of the Beloved Singer’s Death - Someone AI-Generated a Completely Fake Eminem Song and It’s Going Viral on YouTube
This is not the real Slim Shady. In a world dominated by cheaply-produced AI content, it’s never been easier to imitate your favorite artist. YouTube, for instance, has succumbed to a tidal wave of AI-generated… Read more: Someone AI-Generated a Completely Fake Eminem Song and It’s Going Viral on YouTube - With another huge infusion of cash, Stoke Space goes even bigger
Stoke Space announced Tuesday that it has raised another significant round of funding, $1 billion, as it makes a final push toward its debut launch next year. The Washington-based launch company also revealed plans for… Read more: With another huge infusion of cash, Stoke Space goes even bigger - EV batteries last longer than drivers feared
Electric vehicle batteries are lasting longer than previously feared by drivers, with most used EVs able to retain about 90 percent of their original usable battery capacity after 150,000 kilometers, a new study has shown.… Read more: EV batteries last longer than drivers feared - Anthropic Moves IPO Timeline Toward Mid-October, Report Says
Anthropic’s IPO timeline reportedly shifted toward mid-October as investors weigh its financing, growth projections and a potential $2 trillion valuation. The post Anthropic Moves IPO Timeline Toward Mid-October, Report Says appeared first on TechRepublic. - Labor wants Australians to be able to opt out of online algorithms. How will it change your feed?
The prime minister has predicted blowback to the scheme, which will affect social media, search engines and AI chatbots Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australia will force digital platforms… Read more: Labor wants Australians to be able to opt out of online algorithms. How will it change your feed? - Early statin use linked to 15% lower dementia risk
Starting statins soon after a type 2 diabetes diagnosis may do more than protect the heart. In a nationwide Danish study of more than 132,000 people, those who began statin treatment within a year of… Read more: Early statin use linked to 15% lower dementia risk - The American “cheetah” wasn’t a cheetah at all
The extinct “American cheetah” was not really a cheetah at all, but a puma relative with an unexpectedly flexible lifestyle. Fossils from the Yukon suggest northern populations survived partly by eating fish, possibly including salmon,… Read more: The American “cheetah” wasn’t a cheetah at all - Scientists observe Einstein’s gravity in the quantum world for the first time
Physicists have directly observed a long-predicted quantum effect of gravity, putting one of Einstein’s foundational ideas to a striking new test. Using ultracold atoms, researchers split an atom’s quantum wave so that one part was… Read more: Scientists observe Einstein’s gravity in the quantum world for the first time - Giant new dinosaur discovered beneath construction site in Brazil
Scientists have identified a giant new dinosaur from Brazil that reached about 20 meters long and lived 120 million years ago. Its surprising evolutionary ties to a Spanish dinosaur suggest its ancestors crossed ancient land… Read more: Giant new dinosaur discovered beneath construction site in Brazil - Ozempic and Wegovy may have an unexpected mental health benefit
Semaglutide, the drug behind Ozempic and Wegovy, may have benefits that extend well beyond weight loss and diabetes. In a large Swedish study of nearly 15,000 people with bipolar disorder, its use was linked to… Read more: Ozempic and Wegovy may have an unexpected mental health benefit - Your personality may be more genetic than scientists realized
More than 1,200 genetic variants have been linked to the Big Five personality traits, and many of the same variants are also associated with health, longevity, careers, income, and everyday habits. The findings reveal a… Read more: Your personality may be more genetic than scientists realized - Scientists discover a powerful new antivenom hidden in rattlesnake blood
Researchers discovered that combinations of toxin-blocking proteins naturally found in rattlesnake blood can powerfully neutralize venom from several dangerous snake species. In lab tests, the mixtures were about 10 times more potent than a current… Read more: Scientists discover a powerful new antivenom hidden in rattlesnake blood - A Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans’ Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over
Border Patrol is running secretive predictive policing units that analyze Americans’ financial activity and other data, then feed that intelligence to local police who pull people over who are not suspected of any specific crime,… Read more: A Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans’ Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over - 8 stats that show AI got smarter faster than it got safer
SWE-bench Verified moved from 60% to nearly 100% in a single year. Wow… A benchmark built to separate frontier labs from everyone else stopped doing that job in roughly the time it takes most enterprises… Read more: 8 stats that show AI got smarter faster than it got safer - Journalist Accuses Ohio’s Main Newspaper of Slapping Her Name on an AI “Express Desk” Article Without Her Knowledge, While She Was on Honeymoon
A journalist has accused Cleveland.com — the online home of The Plain Dealer, Ohio’s largest newspaper — of publishing an article under her byline without her consent, knowledge, or approval. The article was generated by the… Read more: Journalist Accuses Ohio’s Main Newspaper of Slapping Her Name on an AI “Express Desk” Article Without Her Knowledge, While She Was on Honeymoon - Before You Paste Anything Into ChatGPT, Check This List
Before pasting passwords, medical records, source code, or company data into ChatGPT, use this checklist to decide what should stay private. The post Before You Paste Anything Into ChatGPT, Check This List appeared first on… Read more: Before You Paste Anything Into ChatGPT, Check This List - NHTSA Opens Probe Into 1,000 Tesla Cybercabs With No Steering Wheel or Pedals
NHTSA is reviewing Tesla’s certification of about 1,000 Cybercabs as the steering-wheel-free robotaxi begins paid service in Austin. The post NHTSA Opens Probe Into 1,000 Tesla Cybercabs With No Steering Wheel or Pedals appeared first… Read more: NHTSA Opens Probe Into 1,000 Tesla Cybercabs With No Steering Wheel or Pedals - Uber and Wayve Launch UK’s First Supervised Robotaxi Rides
Uber and Wayve have launched 15 supervised robotaxis in London. Learn how the rides work, why safety drivers remain and what comes next for riders and Uber. The post Uber and Wayve Launch UK’s First… Read more: Uber and Wayve Launch UK’s First Supervised Robotaxi Rides - Nvidia Launches Free PAIR Tool to Share AI Workloads Across PCs and Macs
Nvidia PAIR is a free open-source tool that distributes local AI workloads across PCs and Macs, letting idle hardware help run multi-agent tasks. The post Nvidia Launches Free PAIR Tool to Share AI Workloads Across… Read more: Nvidia Launches Free PAIR Tool to Share AI Workloads Across PCs and Macs - Tech Firms Plan Billion-Dollar AI Data Centers in Patagonia
Patagonia is attracting multibillion-dollar AI data center plans, but power infrastructure and connectivity gaps could determine which projects get built. The post Tech Firms Plan Billion-Dollar AI Data Centers in Patagonia appeared first on TechRepublic. - OpenAI Commits $1B to Put Daybreak AI in Defenders’ Hands
OpenAI is committing $1 billion in subsidized Daybreak access and support to help cyber defenders protect critical infrastructure and fix flaws faster. The post OpenAI Commits $1B to Put Daybreak AI in Defenders’ Hands appeared… Read more: OpenAI Commits $1B to Put Daybreak AI in Defenders’ Hands - Singapore Employers Put AI Higher on 2027 Agenda as Wage Plans Cool
Nearly half of Singapore employers rank AI as a 2027 priority as wage caution grows and implementation barriers remain. The post Singapore Employers Put AI Higher on 2027 Agenda as Wage Plans Cool appeared first… Read more: Singapore Employers Put AI Higher on 2027 Agenda as Wage Plans Cool - Arm launches Total Design for Physical AI and robotics framework
Arm has launched Arm Total Design for Physical AI alongside a new robotics framework to establish common standards across automated systems. Physical industries – spanning mining, agriculture, manufacturing, and global transport – account for trillions… Read more: Arm launches Total Design for Physical AI and robotics framework - AI will help find cure for cancer ‘within our lifetimes’, says Arm Holdings chief
Rene Haas also claims artificial intelligence could pave way for widespread use of humanoid robots within five years Business live – latest updates The boss of one of the UK’s biggest chip companies has claimed… Read more: AI will help find cure for cancer ‘within our lifetimes’, says Arm Holdings chief - Lightsage gets $4M in funding to help software makers sell directly to autonomous AI agents
Lightsage, an early-stage startup that’s helping software companies to sell their products to artificial intelligence agents, said today it has raised $4 million to spark a new era of “agent-led growth.” The seed funding round… Read more: Lightsage gets $4M in funding to help software makers sell directly to autonomous AI agents - Coca-Cola uses AI to improve retailer ordering in Malaysia
Coca-Cola is using AI to recommend which products Malaysian retailers should order and in what quantities through its Coke Buddy platform. The Perfect Basket feature uses Coca-Cola’s Central Recommendation Engine to analyse previous orders, ordering… Read more: Coca-Cola uses AI to improve retailer ordering in Malaysia - OpenAI models went rogue. We urgently need a better ‘hugging face’ investigation | Mackenzie Arnold and Stephan Llerena
The breach won’t be the last – or the most dangerous – of its kind. We need an agency capable of full investigations into AI incidents When OpenAI first revealed that its AI agents had… Read more: OpenAI models went rogue. We urgently need a better ‘hugging face’ investigation | Mackenzie Arnold and Stephan Llerena - YouTube Appears in 53% of Google AI Overviews for Vitamin and Supplement Searches
YouTube was the most frequently cited website in Google AI Overviews across a panel of vitamin and supplement searches, according to new research. The video platform appeared in 186 of 350 AI-generated answers, or 53.1%,… Read more: YouTube Appears in 53% of Google AI Overviews for Vitamin and Supplement Searches - AI weather forecasting enters the energy market as Google targets grid operators with WeatherNext 3
Google’s newest AI weather forecasting model predicts wind speed at 100 metres above the ground, roughly the height of a modern wind turbine. It also forecasts cloud cover and how much sunlight reaches the surface,… Read more: AI weather forecasting enters the energy market as Google targets grid operators with WeatherNext 3 - Open-Source AI Orchestration Tool Adds Workflow Enhancements
Version 4.16.0 and Patch Updates Add Conditional Workflows, Sandbox Configuration, and Migration Guides FastGPT, an open-source AI orchestration platform, has rolled out multiple updated versions including v4.8.10, v4.9.2, and v4.16.0, with targeted improvements for workflow… Read more: Open-Source AI Orchestration Tool Adds Workflow Enhancements - NeuralTrust Announced the Opening of New London Office
The new office deepens NeuralTrust’s investment in the UK, where enterprises are moving AI agents into production faster than most security teams can govern them. NeuralTrust, the Barcelona headquartered platform for securing AI agents, today… Read more: NeuralTrust Announced the Opening of New London Office - AI is becoming more common in uni courses. What can students gain and what might they lose?
gorodenkoff/Getty Images Universities are increasingly introducing artificial intelligence (AI) teaching tools into classrooms. The latest case to make headlines is Macquarie University’s “Virtual Peer” – an AI-chatbot introduced in two psychology units. In the online… Read more: AI is becoming more common in uni courses. What can students gain and what might they lose? - OpenAI chief scientist argues for AI research slowdown
OpenAI Group PBC chief scientist Jakub Pachocki called for an artificial intelligence research slowdown in an essay published on Sunday. Other prominent industry figures have expressed similar views in recent months Pachocki argues that leading AI labs… Read more: OpenAI chief scientist argues for AI research slowdown - New research shows students experience extreme anxiety when accused of academic misconduct. Unis can do more to help them
Dmitrii Marchenko/Getty Images Since the launch of generative artificial intelligence (AI), many university students have claimed their teachers have falsely accused them of using AI to cheat. While allegations of cheating and plagiarism should be… Read more: New research shows students experience extreme anxiety when accused of academic misconduct. Unis can do more to help them - AI is helping businesses learn what customers will pay – and workers will accept
Parradee Kietsirikul/Getty Images US regulators are grappling with a controversial new frontier in online shopping: companies using our personal data to work out how much each of us is willing to pay. The Federal Trade… Read more: AI is helping businesses learn what customers will pay – and workers will accept - AI transcriptions are no time-saving measure for doctors | Letters
Dr Mary Gibbs says there are a number of problems with AI, particularly its tendency to misunderstand, as Debbie Cameron can attest I am an out-of-hours GP, and I am glad to see a news… Read more: AI transcriptions are no time-saving measure for doctors | Letters - The complex corporate web behind a $3.2 billion AI data center
In early June, a fire broke out in a still-unfinished building at the Lake Mariner data center in Somerset, New York, exposing just how little the local fire department knew about what it was walking… Read more: The complex corporate web behind a $3.2 billion AI data center - We Are Going to Be Okay: A Three Year Anniversary Events Recap
When we launched 404 Media in August 2023, it was a leap of faith. We were leaving the world of big, corporate media — where we worked for years alongside exceptionally brilliant colleagues, but also… Read more: We Are Going to Be Okay: A Three Year Anniversary Events Recap - How Facebook’s revolutionary News Feed kicked off the age of algorithms
Wachiwit/Shutterstock It is two decades since Facebook introduced the News Feed – letting loose a world in which algorithms would shape ever more of our lives. In 2006, Facebook was facing something of a crisis.… Read more: How Facebook’s revolutionary News Feed kicked off the age of algorithms - ‘Mistrust’ of Palantir may affect NHS research, says health minister
James Frith warns patients may be less willing to share data as new figures show a rise in opt-outs Concern is being raised about Palantir’s work with the NHS as new figures showed tens of… Read more: ‘Mistrust’ of Palantir may affect NHS research, says health minister - This No-Code App Builder is Only $100 for Life
Swiftspeed’s AI app builder lets teams ship native Android and iOS apps with no coding and no developer hire. The post This No-Code App Builder is Only $100 for Life appeared first on TechRepublic. - Architect of UK’s AI policy quits after Anthropic conflict of interest concerns
Matt Clifford forced to stand down amid disquiet from senior MPs over his new full-time job at AI company The chair of the UK government’s “moonshot” science and technology research unit has been forced to… Read more: Architect of UK’s AI policy quits after Anthropic conflict of interest concerns - MG Ship adds AI route optimisation as logistics returns accelerate
MG Ship has introduced an AI route optimisation and carrier selection module as logistics deployments demonstrate rapid cost and time returns. The technical module targets global retailers and commercial shippers, pairing automated routing algorithms with… Read more: MG Ship adds AI route optimisation as logistics returns accelerate - The complex corporate web behind a $3.2 billion AI data center
In early June, a fire broke out in a still-unfinished building at the Lake Mariner data center in Somerset, New York, exposing just how little the local fire department knew about what it was walking… Read more: The complex corporate web behind a $3.2 billion AI data center - Data Center Caught Watering Its Lavish Lawn While Human Neighbors Are on Year-Long Water Restriction
When the Denver board of Water Commissioners approved stage one drought restrictions back in March, they did so facing some of the driest conditions in decades. According to the US Drought Monitor, the watershed sourced… Read more: Data Center Caught Watering Its Lavish Lawn While Human Neighbors Are on Year-Long Water Restriction - Pervs Distraught as Meta Bricks Their Smart Glasses Remotely
In an affront to creeps everywhere, Meta has started remotely bricking the smart glasses of wearers who try to secretly record other people. Earlier this month, the Mark Zuckerberg-led company said it would crack down… Read more: Pervs Distraught as Meta Bricks Their Smart Glasses Remotely - Whispering Complaints Into Your Phone May Be the Future of Customer Feedback
Forget email surveys or long calls spent on hold. Voicebox lets people send customer feedback by recording a voice note on their phone. - Elastic Brings OpenAI GPT Cyber Models to Elastic Security
Through OpenAI’s Daybreak Defense Network, Elastic will integrate Daybreak frontier models into the workflows defenders already use to better detect and remediate security threats Elastic (NYSE: ESTC) today announced plans to bring OpenAI GPT cyber models… Read more: Elastic Brings OpenAI GPT Cyber Models to Elastic Security - Pudu Robotics Makes IFA Debut, Bringing Its Full Robotics Portfolio to Europe
PUDU D7 Makes Its European Debut as Visitors Experience Live Demonstrations Across Service Delivery, Commercial Cleaning, Industrial Delivery and General Embodied AI Pudu Robotics, a global leader in commercial service robotics, is making its debut… Read more: Pudu Robotics Makes IFA Debut, Bringing Its Full Robotics Portfolio to Europe - Designers should not fear being replaced by AI, industry leaders say
Firms are more likely to use technology as ‘the intern in the office’ than as a replacement for skilled staff Professional designers should not feel “threatened” by the rapid growth of generative AI, according to… Read more: Designers should not fear being replaced by AI, industry leaders say - OpenAI to set misalignment disclosure rules after agents took over a wiki
OpenAI Group PBC acknowledged Saturday that it did not publicly disclose an episode in which its artificial intelligence agents wrote to outside websites and said it will publish a framework in the coming weeks for… Read more: OpenAI to set misalignment disclosure rules after agents took over a wiki - Popular brain supplement linked to shorter lifespan in men
A large study involving more than 270,000 people has linked higher blood levels of the amino acid tyrosine to a shorter lifespan in men. Using both observational data and genetic analysis, researchers found that elevated… Read more: Popular brain supplement linked to shorter lifespan in men - How ‘hyperselection’ is making modern life efficient, pleasant – and boring
Pixabay/Pexels It’s difficult to imagine a song like Queen’s 1975 Bohemian Rhapsody topping the charts today. Almost six minutes long, it moves through several radically different musical sections and famously ignores the conventional structure of… Read more: How ‘hyperselection’ is making modern life efficient, pleasant – and boring - Dyson’s New AI Toothbrush Conducts Video Surveillance on the Inside of Your Mouth
As Americans are being hailed as folk heroes for sawing down Flock surveillance cameras across the country, British home appliance company Dyson has come up with a form of video surveillance that we didn’t even… Read more: Dyson’s New AI Toothbrush Conducts Video Surveillance on the Inside of Your Mouth - New AI Designed to Replace CEOs
A group of software engineers who say they were fired by their bosses because of AI are giving their former employers a taste of their own medicine. With the powers of spite and friendship, they’ve… Read more: New AI Designed to Replace CEOs - Uncanny and unappetizing: appetites spoil as AI images take over food menus
Consumers are increasingly encountering AI-generated images on food menus such as leathery meat and bread resembling reptile skin During a recent lunch break, Jill Sennett saw something so unappetizing she had to share it with… Read more: Uncanny and unappetizing: appetites spoil as AI images take over food menus - Farmed salmon may not be as nutritious as it once was, new research suggests
Eat more fatty fish. That dietary advice has changed the way the world consumes salmon, pushing consumer demand ever upward and production to higher and higher levels. Most of that demand is being met with… Read more: Farmed salmon may not be as nutritious as it once was, new research suggests - German company becomes first in Europe to launch fully commercial orbital rocket
Isar Aerospace, founded in 2018 by three students at a German university, successfully launched a privately-developed rocket into low-Earth orbit Saturday from a Norwegian spaceport inside the Arctic Circle. The two-stage rocket, named Spectrum, became… Read more: German company becomes first in Europe to launch fully commercial orbital rocket - My Brief Summer Fling With Siri AI
I was initially enamored with the beta version of Apple’s revamped smartphone assistant. As the full release approaches, I’ve forgotten Siri AI even exists. - I’m a father of three who studies the impact of artificial intelligence: this is what parents need to know about AI
A Dr Seuss-style story written in seconds alerted me to the power – and perils – of the technology. But how can children embrace it without forgetting core skills? When I was growing up, my… Read more: I’m a father of three who studies the impact of artificial intelligence: this is what parents need to know about AI - Why China Is the Bogeyman Data Center Enthusiasts Just Can’t Quit
Polls show that overwhelming majorities of Americans hate data centers. China makes a perfect scapegoat for tech leaders and their allies—the only problem is a lack of evidence. - Billionaires Pouring Money Into Ads About How AI Data Centers Are Actually Good
If you happen to live in Ohio, Wisconsin, or Kansas, you may soon notice a massive uptick in ads extolling the virtues of AI data centers. That’s not by accident. As Bloomberg reported this week,… Read more: Billionaires Pouring Money Into Ads About How AI Data Centers Are Actually Good - Scientists find a weak spot in one of the deadliest brain cancers
Researchers may have found a new way to weaken glioblastoma’s defenses against treatment. Blocking a protein called SET prevented tumors from forming in preclinical models, while targeting related proteins made cancer cells more vulnerable to… Read more: Scientists find a weak spot in one of the deadliest brain cancers - AI can now control fusion plasma faster than humans can react
Princeton researchers have tested an AI system that can monitor and control fusion plasma in milliseconds, reacting far faster than a human operator. In one experiment, it predicted a damaging instability about 200 milliseconds before… Read more: AI can now control fusion plasma faster than humans can react - Indonesia’s most dangerous fires are burning underground
Indonesia’s dangerous peat fires are surging early in the 2026 fire season as a strengthening El Niño and severe drought dry out wetlands that can burn underground for months. These slow smoldering fires are especially… Read more: Indonesia’s most dangerous fires are burning underground - This “new” frog was hiding in plain sight for 100 years
A common frog found across Ecuador and Colombia has finally been recognized as its own species after more than a century of mistaken identity. Museum specimens from the 1800s helped scientists reveal that Pristimantis milpe… Read more: This “new” frog was hiding in plain sight for 100 years - 80,000-year-old “arrowheads” rewrite human history
Archaeologists have identified tiny 80,000-year-old projectile points in Uzbekistan that may have been used like arrowheads. Their size, design, and impact damage closely resemble weapons found much later at a Homo sapiens site in France.… Read more: 80,000-year-old “arrowheads” rewrite human history
