LIGO Detects Most Massive Black Hole Merger to Date
LIGO Detects Most Massive Black Hole Merger to Date The LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration has detected the most massive black hole merger to date, forming a final black hole around 225 times…
Mistral launches Voxtral speech recognition model
Summary Mistral has unveiled Voxtral, an innovative open automatic speech recognition (ASR) software package that aims to provide high-quality transcription at a competitive price. With Voxtral, users can achieve state-of-the-art…
Caught between China and Trump, Apple spends $500M on rare earth recycling
Summary Apple has announced a sizeable $500 million investment into sourcing rare earth magnets for its products from MP Materials, the only active rare earth mine in the US. This…
Japan Sets New Internet Speed Record, Surpassing Average US Broadband Speeds By 4 Million Times
Summary A team of Japanese researchers has set a new world record for internet speed, achieving a whopping 125,000 gigabytes per second over a distance of 1,120 miles using a…
Perplexity CEO Says Tech Giants ‘Copy Anything That’s Good’
Perplexity CEO Says Tech Giants ‘Copy Anything That’s Good’ Aravind Srinivas, the CEO of Perplexity, has raised a red flag for budding entrepreneurs about the predatory nature of tech giants…
NIST Ion Clock Sets New Record for Most Accurate Clock in the World
Summary Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created the most accurate clock in the world, improving their atomic clock based on a trapped aluminium ion.…
Blender 4.5 LTS Released
Blender 4.5 LTS Released Blender 4.5 has just been released as a long-term support (LTS) version, which means users will enjoy two full years of updates and bug fixes. This…
Microsoft Has a New Trick To Improve Laptop Battery Life On Windows
Microsoft Has a New Trick To Improve Laptop Battery Life On Windows Microsoft is rolling out a new adaptive energy saver mode for Windows 11. This feature will manage battery…
Mistral launches Voxtral speech recognition model
Summary Mistral has unveiled a new open-source automatic speech recognition (ASR) software called Voxtral, aiming to provide high-quality transcription at competitive rates. This model seeks to overcome the traditional trade-offs…
Caught between China and Trump, Apple spends $500M on rare earth recycling
Caught between China and Trump, Apple spends $500M on rare earth recycling Apple is stepping up its efforts in rare earth materials with a hefty $500 million investment aimed at…