LIGO Detects Most Massive Black Hole Merger to Date
The LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration has discovered the most massive black hole merger ever recorded, resulting in a black hole with a mass of approximately 225 times that of the Sun. This…
California Set To Become First US State To Manage Power Outages With AI
California Set To Become First US State To Manage Power Outages With AI California is on track to be the first state in North America to employ artificial intelligence in…
Saudi Arabia Asks Consultants To Reassess Feasibility of ‘The Line’ Megaproject
Summary Saudi Arabia is reassessing the feasibility of “The Line,” a 170km linear city project central to the Neom initiative. This comes amid rising costs and declining oil prices, prompting…
Mistral launches Voxtral speech recognition model
Summary Mistral has unveiled Voxtral, its new automatic speech recognition (ASR) software, aimed at offering enhanced performance without the hefty price tag associated with proprietary alternatives. By combining state-of-the-art accuracy…
Caught between China and Trump, Apple spends $500M on rare earth recycling
Summary Apple is making a significant move with a $500 million investment to source rare-earth magnets for its devices from the US. In partnership with MP Materials, the only active…
Hugging Face Is Hosting 5,000 Nonconsensual AI Models of Real People
Hugging Face Is Hosting 5,000 Nonconsensual AI Models of Real People Hugging Face, a prominent AI platform, has come under fire for hosting over 5,000 AI models that can recreate…
Candy Crush-Maker King Lays Off 200 Staff, Replacing Many With AI Tools They Built
Summary Candy Crush-maker King is laying off about 200 employees as the company shifts towards using AI tools that many of those workers helped to develop. The job cuts impact…
Microsoft Uses Chinese Engineers To Maintain Defense Department Systems Under Minimal US Oversight
Summary Microsoft has reportedly employed engineers based in China to assist in maintaining computer systems for the U.S. Department of Defense. A ProPublica investigation highlights that U.S. citizens are assigned…
CoreWeave Data Center To Double City’s Power Needs
CoreWeave Data Center To Double City’s Power Needs CoreWeave is expanding a data centre in Denton, Texas, which is set to double the city’s electricity requirements. This expansion highlights the…
Japan Sets New Internet Speed Record, Surpassing Average US Broadband Speeds By 4 Million Times
Japan Sets New Internet Speed Record, Surpassing Average US Broadband Speeds By 4 Million Times A team of Japanese researchers has achieved a world record internet speed of 125,000 gigabytes…