A new AI tool developed by Google solved a decade-long superbug mystery in just two days, reaching the same conclusion as Professor Jose R Penades’ unpublished research and even offering additional, promising hypotheses. The BBC reports: The researchers have been trying to find out how some superbugs – dangerous germs Read more…
California is considering officially recognizing Bigfoot as its state cryptid through Assembly Bill 666, introduced last week by North Coast Assemblymember Chris Rogers. Rogers’ district spans Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Sonoma and Trinity counties, a region known as the epicenter of Bigfoot lore. Assemblyman Rogers’ Assembly Bill 666 is still Read more…
AI coding assistants are reshaping software development, but they’re unlikely to replace human programmers entirely, according to industry experts and developers. GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke projects AI could soon generate 80-90% of corporate code, transforming developers into “conductors of an AI-empowered orchestra” who guide and direct these systems. Current AI Read more…
Apple is removing its most advanced, end-to-end encrypted security feature for cloud data in the United Kingdom [alternative source], in a stunning development after the government ordered the company to build a backdoor for accessing user data. The company said Friday that Advanced Data Protection, an optional feature that adds Read more…
France has upped the ante in the quest for fusion power by maintaining a plasma reaction for over 22 minutes — a new record. The milestone was reached on February 12 at the Commissariat a lenergie atomique et aux energies alternatives (CEA) WEST Tokamak reactor. Achieving the dream of commercial Read more…
For a while now, many AI researchers have been working to integrate a so-called “world model” into their systems. Ideally, these models could infer a simulated understanding of how in-game objects and characters should behave based on video footage alone, then create fully interactive video that instantly simulates new playable Read more…
The SS United States, a historic ocean liner that once held the transatlantic speed record of 36 knots (41 mph / 66 kph), has departed Philadelphia to be transformed into the world’s largest artificial reef off Florida’s Gulf Coast. The move is part of a $10 million project to boost Read more…