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A new test for AI labs: Are you even trying to make money? | TechCrunch
We’re in a unique moment for AI companies building their own foundation model.First, there is a whole generation of industry veterans who made their name at major tech companies and are now going solo. You also have legendary researchers...
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Study Shows How Earthquake Monitors Can Track Space Junk Through Sonic Booms – Slashdot
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A new study shows that earthquake monitoring networks can track falling space debris by detecting the sonic booms produced during atmospheric reentry, sometimes more accurately than radar. The Associated Press reports: Scientists reported Thursday that seismic readings...
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Talk to AI every day? New research says it might signal depression
Spending time chatting with AI assistants like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, or similar systems might be more than just a tech habit. A new study published in JAMA Network Open suggests that people who use AI chatbots daily...
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Bone cancer therapy unexpectedly makes tumours less painful
Cancer that spreads to bones can be deadly, and it also tends to be painful. Now, a drug seems...
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Who owns TikTok now and how could it change for US users?
Liv McMahonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesTikTok has announced a deal allowing it to continue operating in the US.But with the platform's future in the country seemingly secured, its 200 million American users are expected to see some changes.What is the US...
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Could a Robot Save Your Life in an Emergency?
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for...
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SpaceX’s Starlink dodged 300,000 satellite collisions in 2025
A report filed by SpaceX with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in late December reveals some startling information...
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Microsoft says outage affecting Microsoft 365, Outlook, other services has been resolved
Thousands of Microsoft customers reported difficulty Thursday accessing the technology company's suite of Microsoft 365 services, including...
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TikTok closes deal to split US app from global business
Suranjana Tewari,Asia business correspondentandLily Jamali,North America technology correspondentOracle will be responsible for securing the data of TikTok's American users and oversee the retraining of the app's powerful content recommendation algorithm.ByteDance will retain a 19.9% stake in the business.The remaining...
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South Korea Launches Landmark Laws To Regulate AI – Slashdot
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Korea Herald: South Korea will begin enforcing its Artificial Intelligence Act on Thursday, becoming the first country to formally establish safety requirements for high-performance, or so-called frontier, AI systems --...
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Spain slashes speed limit on popular train route after fault found
Spanish rail authorities have temporarily reduced the speed limit on part of the high-speed line between Madrid and Barcelona...