Microsoft Reveals Two In-House AI Models Summary Microsoft announced two new in-house AI models: MAI-Voice-1, a high-speed speech-generation system already integrated into Copilot Daily and Podcasts, and MAI-1-preview, the company’s…
Amtrak’s New 160mph Acela Trains Take Just As Long As the Old Ones Summary New 160mph Avelia Liberty Acela trainsets have entered service on the Northeast Corridor. They offer an…
Florida Deploys Robot Rabbits To Control Invasive Burmese Python Population Summary The South Florida Water Management District, working with University of Florida researchers, has trialled 120 robot rabbits in the…
Nanoparticles Turn Houseplants Into Night Lights Summary Researchers at South China Agricultural University have shown that an inexpensive, biocompatible afterglow phosphor can be injected into succulent leaves to make them…
Taco Bell’s AI Drive-Thru Plan Gets Caught Up On Trolls and Glitches Summary Taco Bell’s effort to deploy AI-powered voice assistants in its drive-thrus has hit snags. Glitches and deliberate…
Engineers Send Quantum Signals With Standard Internet Protocol Summary Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated, for the first time, that quantum signals can be transmitted over live commercial…
A Troubled Man, His Chatbot and a Murder-Suicide in Old Greenwich Summary A 56-year-old tech veteran, Stein-Erik Soelberg, was found dead alongside his 83-year-old mother, Suzanne Eberson Adams, in their…
Steam Users in the UK Will Need a Credit Card To Access ‘Mature Content’ Games Summary Valve has started enforcing the UK’s Online Safety Act on Steam by requiring UK…
Georgia Tech Is Teaching Other Universities a Fundraising Lesson Summary Universities facing federal research budget cuts are increasingly turning to corporate partnerships to fill funding gaps. Georgia Tech secured roughly…
UK Sought Broad Access To Apple Customers’ Data, Court Filing Suggests Summary A newly published filing to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal indicates the UK government’s Technical Capability Notice (TCN) to…
