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Silicon Valley Is Raving About a Made-in-China AI Model
Wall Street Journal - 26 Jan 2025 07:00
DeepSeek is called 'amazing and impressive' despite working with less-advanced chips.
There's More Than Just Gravity at Work in the Solar System
Universe Today - 26 Jan 2025 01:39
Ever since Isaac Newton famously talked about gravity, its dominance as a force in our Solar System has been well known. It's responsible for the orbits of the planets and their satellites but there are other forces that...
Oracle and Microsoft are reportedly in talks to take over TikTok
The Verge - 26 Jan 2025 01:09
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Oracle and a group of investors that includes Microsoft are in talks to take over TikTok's global operations, reports NPR. The deal, which the White House is reportedly nego...
Trump casts chill over US wind energy sector
Phys.org - 26 Jan 2025 14:20
Donald Trump has long ranted against wind energy--claiming turbines are unsightly, dangerous to wildlife and too expensive--with him threatening to upend decades of industry progress just a few hours after resuming power...
Big Tech wants to plug data centers right into power plants. Utilities say it's not fair
Phys.org - 26 Jan 2025 14:12
Looking for a quick fix for their fast-growing electricity diets, tech giants are increasingly looking to strike deals with power plant owners to plug in directly, avoiding a potentially longer and more expensive process...
Einstein Probe Detects Mysterious Blast of X-Rays From the Early Universe
Gizmodo - 26 Jan 2025 13:00
The puzzling discovery may force astronomers to rethink the origin of gamma ray bursts.
Meta's Llama Framework Flaw Exposes AI Systems to Remote Code Execution Risks
The Hacker News - 26 Jan 2025 12:15
A high-severity security flaw has been disclosed in Meta's Llama large language model (LLM) framework that, if successfully exploited, could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the llama-stack inference server...
Scientists Recreate the Conditions That Sparked Complex Life
Wired - 26 Jan 2025 09:00
Evolution was fueled by endosymbiosis, cellular alliances in which one microbe makes a permanent home inside another. For the first time, biologists made it happen in the lab.
Gurman: Apple Stores Receiving 'Merchandise' Updates Next Week
Mac Rumors - 26 Jan 2025 03:07
Apple's retail stores will be rolling out "merchandise/floor marketing updates" next week, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Gurman did not explicitly say if the store updates are related to any upcoming product anno...
Samsung's noninvasive blood sugar monitor tech is a game-changer
BGR - 26 Jan 2025 23:41
Health is the number one reason I care about wearables. That’s why I’ve been wearing an Apple Watch for years. I want the Watch to … The post Samsung’s noninvasive blood sugar monitor tech is a game-changer appea...
Pick up Apple's M4 MacBook Pro for $1,399 at Amazon with coupon
AppleInsider - 26 Jan 2025 23:37
Month-end price cuts are in effect on Apple's latest MacBook Pro with an M4 chip, as Amazon's on-page coupon drops it to $1,399.99. Grab Apple's M4 MacBook Pro for $1,399 - Image credit: Apple The $1,399.99 price at Amaz...
Google could soon let you tweak your Pixel's vibration pattern
Android Central - 26 Jan 2025 23:01
Google might be bringing granular control to your phone's vibration pattern.
Marvel Finally Gives Its New Spider-Man Cartoon Some Promo
Gizmodo - 26 Jan 2025 23:00
A few days before Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man premieres, we get a new look at the show and its catchy theme song.
Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Jan. 27, #330
CNET - 26 Jan 2025 23:00
Here are some hints -- and the answers -- for the Jan. 27 Strands puzzle, No. 330.
Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Jan. 27, #596
CNET - 26 Jan 2025 23:00
Here are some hints -- and the answers -- for Connections No. 596 for Monday, Jan. 27.
Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Jan. 27, #1318
CNET - 26 Jan 2025 23:00
Here are some hints and the answer for Wordle No. 1,318 for Monday, Jan. 27.
Trumps foreign aid freeze halts funding for digital diplomacy bureau
Mashable - 26 Jan 2025 22:27
President Donald Trump has ordered Secretary of State Marco Rubio to freeze all foreign aid, which includes funding for the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy.
iOS 18.4 is reportedly releasing in April, here are some rumored features
9 to 5 Mac - 26 Jan 2025 22:23
According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is planning on releasing iOS 18.4 in April. Apple hasn't started the beta cycle for iOS 18.4 quite yet, but there are a handful of things we can likely expect with iOS 18.4 so ...
NASA and ESA share a breathtaking Hubble image of the Tarantula Nebula's outer edge
Engadget - 26 Jan 2025 22:23New 'single-crystal' electrode battery tech could power EVs for millions of miles
BGR - 26 Jan 2025 22:16
The electric vehicle industry is on the brink of a major breakthrough with the development of a longer-lasting EV battery featuring single-crystal electrodes. According to … The post New ‘single-crystal’ electrode ...
Amazon's Mercy Brings Chris Pratt Back to Theaters in 2026
Gizmodo - 26 Jan 2025 22:15
Chris Pratt will headline his first big screen, non-VO movie in years with next January's sci-fi detective thriller Mercy.
Now Samsung says there is a separate Bluetooth S Pen for S25 Ultra (wait, what?)
Android Authority - 26 Jan 2025 22:04
This would be the latest in some confusing messages regarding the S25 Ultra's S Pen capabilities.