Microsoft Reveals Two In-House AI Models – Slashdot Summary Microsoft has announced two new in-house AI models: MAI-Voice-1, a very fast speech-generation system already integrated into Copilot Daily and Podcasts,…
Amtrak’s New 160mph Acela Trains Take Just As Long As the Old Ones Summary Amtrak’s new 160 mph tilting Acela trains have entered service on the Northeast Corridor. They bring…
Florida Deploys Robot Rabbits To Control Invasive Burmese Python Population Summary The South Florida Water Management District, working with researchers from the University of Florida, deployed 120 robot rabbits this…
Mapping urban gullies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Content summary This Nature paper presents a nationwide inventory and analysis of large urban gullies (UGs) across the Democratic Republic…
Typepad is Shutting Down Summary Typepad, the blogging platform that launched in 2003, is closing. In an announcement on the Typepad blog the company said it will discontinue the service…
Solo Founders Are Battling Silicon Valley’s Biggest Bias Summary An analysis by venture capitalist Sajith Pai (reported on Slashdot) uses Carta equity data to show solo entrepreneurs now launch about…
Humans Inhale as Much as 68,000 Microplastic Particles Daily, Study Finds Summary New peer-reviewed research published in PLOS One and reported by The Guardian finds that people may inhale up…
Anthropic Will Start Training Its AI Models on Chat Transcripts Summary Anthropic has updated its policy to begin using user chat transcripts and coding sessions to train its AI models…
TransUnion Says Hackers Stole 4.4 Million Customers’ Personal Information Summary TransUnion disclosed a data breach affecting roughly 4.4 million customers after unauthorised access to a third-party application used for its…
US To Publish Economic Data On Blockchain, Commerce Chief Says Summary U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced at a White House cabinet meeting that the Department of Commerce will begin…
