Technology

Alibaba Group researchers have developed “ZeroSearch,” a technique that enables large language models to acquire search capabilities without using external search engines during training. The approach transforms LLMs into retrieval modules through supervised fine-tuning and employs a “curriculum-based rollout strategy” that gradually degrades generated document quality. In tests across seven Read more…

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang has served up another blunt take on the job market as AI permeates society. “You will not lose your job to AI, but will lose it to someone who uses it,” Huang said at the Milken Institute Conference. Added Huang, “I recommend 100% take Read more…

Google has partnered with Elementl Power to develop at least 600 MW of nuclear capacity at each of three planned sites. It’s unknown where the three proposed sites will be located or how much Google is investing. The two companies will work “with utility and regulated power partners to identify Read more…

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is aggressively promoting a future where AI becomes the dominant form of social interaction, claiming that AI friends, therapists, and business agents will soon outnumber human relationships. During a recent media blitz across multiple podcasts and a Stripe conference appearance, Zuckerberg cited statistics suggesting “the average Read more…

“Our future won’t be handed to us,” says the young narrator in a new ad from the nonprofit Code.org. “We will build it.” “But how can we when the education we need is still just an elective?” says another young voice… The ad goes on to tout the power “to Read more…

Driverless trucks are officially running their first regular long-haul routes, making roundtrips between Dallas and Houston. On Thursday, autonomous trucking firm Aurora announced it launched commercial service in Texas under its first customers, Uber Freight and Hirschbach Motor Lines, which delivers time- and temperature-sensitive freight. Both companies conducted test runs Read more…

Waymo Driver is already reducing severe crashes and enhancing the safety of vulnerable road users. As per a new research paper set for publication in the Traffic Injury Prevention Journal, Waymo Driver had outperformed human drivers in safety, particularly for vulnerable road users (VRUs). Over 56.7 million miles, compared to Read more…