Just 36 companies account for 50% of global CO2 emissions, report reveals
Despite climate warnings, emissions from major companies keeps increasing
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SpaceX Starship explosion creates spectacular aerial display for the second time this year
French space agency successfully launched a satellite on the same day
McDonald's bets on AI to boost order accuracy, streamline operations at 43,000 restaurants
Can technology make up for employee training?
Reinforcement learning pioneers harshly criticize the "unsafe" state of AI development
Releasing software to customers without proper safeguards is not good engineering
Meta partnership promises to bring affordable internet to billions worldwide
Project will help bring new users online
OpenAI launches $50M NextGenAI consortium to fund AI-based research and education
Bringing a daily dose of AI to researchers, engineers, and scholars
DARPA launches Defiant, a 180-foot fully autonomous warship for extended missions
Built for autonomy: No crew quarters, no galleys
How many episodes should you watch before giving up on a TV show (and what do statistics say)?
Know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em
'Flow' movie was made with Blender, open-source just won an Oscar
Even more impressive? The final renders used Blender's semi-realtime Eevee engine. That reduced the compute required by orders of magnitude - the director said a render farm wasn't necessary because his local workstation could produce final-quality 4K frames in 0.5-10 seconds.
Texas has become the tech industry's budget-friendly alternative to California
"It's all about the cost of doing business, and the cost of doing business is just lower in Texas"
Factory begins trial for humanoid robots that can build more of themselves
Robots building more robots, what could go wrong?
New biomass hydrogel technology extracts drinkable water from the air
Researchers engineer biomass-based sorbents for efficient water collection
Donald Trump tells Apple to "get rid" of diversity programs after shareholders back them
"DEI was a hoax that has been very bad for our country"
FTC asked to implement and enforce clearer rules on digital product ownership
Califonia has already codified it at the state level
Lawyer faces $15,000 fine for using fake AI-generated cases in court filing
When will lawyers learn?
People named "Null" are being punished by computers in the weirdest ways
The big picture: Having the last name "Null" is apparently the modern equivalent of being cursed. Just ask the Nulls who endure a never-ending loop of website errors, processing failures, and customer service reps telling them their accounts don't actually exist. And it's all thanks to a computer scientist who decided that, when it comes to programming, the word should be reserved for signifying an invalid or non-existent value.
Over 1,000 musicians release silent album to protest AI copyright changes
Kate Bush, Tori Amos, and others can't be heard on the album
Physicists map the incredibly powerful forces inside a proton
They found that the forces inside can get as powerful as the pull of 10 elephants
Developer makes Pong playable across 240 Chrome tabs using synced favicons
Who said tabs are all clutter?
Apparently AMD has blocking rights for any acquisition of Intel. If a deal were to happen, what would AMD ask for?
The x86 wish list: Complexities of an imaginary Intel takeover
Editor's take: We are frequently asked some version of the question, "Will someone acquire Intel?" At this point, we think it is highly unlikely, but these are unpredictable times. Setting aside all the principal considerations – like money, strategy, and regulatory approval – there are a few other hurdles. Chief among these is Intel's license for x86.
University of Minnesota sued by student who says AI expulsion was part of a conspiracy
The student seeks over $1.3 million in damages and reversal of expulsion