OpenAI is launching an online search tool in a direct challenge to Google, opening up a new front in the tech industry’s race to commercialise advances in generative artificial intelligence. From a report: The experimental product, known as SearchGPT [non-paywalled], will initially only be available to a small group of Read more…
World temperature reached the hottest levels ever measured on Monday, beating the record that was set just one day before, data suggests. Provisional data published on Wednesday by the Copernicus Climate Change Service, which holds data that stretches back to 1940, shows that the global surface air temperature reached 62.87F Read more…
A team of Australian scientists is genetically engineering a common fly species so that it can eat more of humanity’s organic waste while producing ingredients for making everything from lubricants and biofuels to high-grade animal feeds. Black soldier flies are already being used commercially to consume organic waste, including food Read more…
Global enterprises are grappling with the complexities of AI adoption, according to hundreds of top industry executives at a recent private software conference hosted by UBS. The data points from a private GPU cloud infrastructure provider were a very bullish readthrough to GPU demand, Microsoft’s AI infra capabilities and the Read more…
On Sunday, global temperatures reached their highest levels in recorded history (source may be paywalled; alternative source), with a daily average of 17.09 degrees Celsius (62.76 degrees Fahrenheit). “The historic day comes on the heels of 13 straight months of unprecedented temperatures and the hottest year scientists have ever seen,” Read more…