Elon Musk announces a return to his intense 24/7 work schedule, sleeping at offices and factories, to focus on X/Twitter, Tesla, and SpaceX after global X outages and declining Tesla sales raised investor concerns about operational distractions and his political involvement.
Sarvam AI's latest release of Sarvam-M, a 24B open-weights hybrid language model for Indian languages, has sparked debate on the state of Indic AI research, with critics questioning its impact and funding, while supporters highlight its importance for solving Bharat-centric use cases.
Google's Veo 3 AI video generator can create eerily realistic videos with convincing audio, raising concerns about potential misuse for misinformation, but also offering creative possibilities if used responsibly.
Data centers consume enormous amounts of water for cooling servers and equipment, posing new challenges and opportunities for civil engineers to design efficient water systems, minimize consumption, and collaborate with utilities for sustainable operations.
Taiwan's TSMC, the world's biggest chipmaker, warns tariffs on microchips and manufacturing equipment could undermine its plans to expand chip production in the United States, as semiconductor supply chains are global and import restrictions could reduce demand for U.S.-made chips.
In a groundbreaking development, researchers have created an AI model that can autonomously learn to associate audio and visual data from videos without relying on human-labeled data, paving the way for more efficient and scalable multimodal learning approaches.
The U.S. House approved a contentious 10-year AI regulation freeze, drawing criticism for hindering state consumer protections, but the measure faces an uphill battle in the Senate due to procedural hurdles.
While AI has enabled some scientific breakthroughs, its widespread adoption in research is driven more by incentives for scientists than proven benefits, leading to overoptimistic claims and lack of transparency about limitations and negative results.
Anthropic unveils groundbreaking AI models Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4, boasting unprecedented capabilities in coding, advanced reasoning, and sustained performance on complex tasks, offering hybrid modes for instant or extended responses, redefining AI's potential across diverse domains.
A/B Street is an open-source initiative revolutionizing urban mobility by providing software tools to simulate traffic, design streets, plan bike networks, create low-traffic neighborhoods, and educate the public through interactive games, all using OpenStreetMap data.