KDE Plasma 6.4 Has Landed in OpenBSD
KDE Plasma 6.4 Has Landed in OpenBSD The latest version of KDE Plasma, 6.4, is now available in OpenBSD repositories, marking a significant enhancement for users of this operating system.…
VMware’s rivals ramp up their efforts to create alternative stacks
Summary As VMware continues with its vision for private cloud solutions centred on its core virtualization technology, competitors are stepping up their game by developing alternative stacks. Notable updates are…
The FSF Faces Active ‘Ongoing and Increasing’ DDoS Attacks
Summary The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has been battling ongoing and increasing DDoS attacks since August 2024, with the latest assaults aimed at their main sites including gnu.org and savannah.gnu.org.…
Interstellar Navigation Demonstrated for the First Time With NASA’s ‘New Horizons’
NASA’s New Horizons has successfully demonstrated interstellar navigation by taking advantage of the parallax effect, tracking its position while moving through the Kuiper Belt. The spacecraft, launched in 2006, performed…
Police Department Apologizes for Sharing AI-Doctored Evidence Photo on Social Media
Summary A police department in Maine issued an apology after inadvertently sharing an AI-edited image as evidence on social media. The photo was meant to display drug paraphernalia seized during…
These Tiny Lasers Are Completely Edible
These Tiny Lasers Are Completely Edible Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery: the first lasers created entirely from edible materials. These innovative lasers, formed using tiny droplets of cooking oils,…
Diffusion + Coding = DiffuCode. How Apple Released a Weirdly Interesting Coding Language Model
Summary Apple has recently introduced a new AI model named DiffuCode, which represents a significant shift in how coding language models generate code. Unlike traditional language models that produce text…
Google DeepMind’s Spinoff Company ‘Very Close’ to Human Trials for Its AI-Designed Drugs
Google DeepMind’s Isomorphic Labs is preparing to initiate human trials for its AI-designed drugs, focusing on cancer treatment. The company is leveraging its AI technology, particularly AlphaFold, to enhance drug…
Chinese Film Foundation Plans to Use AI to ‘Revitalize’ 100 Classic Kung Fu Films
Chinese Film Foundation Plans to Use AI to ‘Revitalize’ 100 Classic Kung Fu Films The China Film Foundation has announced an ambitious plan to use artificial intelligence to revitalise 100…
Recent College Graduates Face Higher Unemployment Than Other Workers – for the First Time in Decades
Recent graduates are facing an unprecedented challenge as their unemployment rate now exceeds that of the overall workforce. With current statistics revealing a near 6% unemployment rate for degree holders…