Ice sheet expansion may have started 2,000 years ago, but we canceled that
Barnes Ice Cap sits on the central plateau of Baffin Island, in the Canadian Arctic. It is the last surviving fragment of the Laurentide Ice
Category: Tech
UK funds £100m AI biosecurity lab with OpenAI and Anthropic
The UK government will put £100m into a new AI Biosecurity Lab, which will use advanced AI to spot and respond to biological threats. OpenAI
OpenAI cuts live internet from all frontier model training
OpenAI has cut live web access from all training of its most advanced AI models. The models now browse and search a cached copy of
Meta hit with $25 billion fine for illegally sharing user data
A judge in New Mexico has fined Meta $25 billion for its flouting of data privacy laws between 2010 and 2021, including its controversial passing
iPhone Duo: The apps weren’t ready, but the market was
It seems clear by now that one of the most widely shared criticisms of the iPhone Duo picked up by many of those who got to
NASA updates lander plans for Moon landings, finally solves long-festering Orion issue
During a lengthy news conference on Friday, NASA provided a detailed overview of how it plans to return astronauts to the lunar surface as soon
Inside the Pentagon, the pressure is on to find a home for a new spaceport
Leaders in the US Space Force would like to have a new spaceport up and running in four years, adding a third heavy-lift launch site
Matrix gains ground in Europe’s public sector — but replacing Teams is another matter
Matrix-based messaging tools are gaining traction among European governments that seek to gain greater control over sensitive communications data and lessen their reliance on US
OpenClaw creator spent $10 million on AI tokens last month
OpenClaw, the AI digital assistant, is looking to establish itself as an essential tool for users — but if it is as profligate in its
Nscale sued in Norway over a data centre engineer’s dismissal
An engineer at Nscale’s Stavanger data centre has sued the AI cloud firm and subcontractor CloudBrothers, Bloomberg reported. He claims Nscale directed his work like
Bose buys Skullcandy, the cheaper headphone brand already using its sound
Bose bought Skullcandy on Wednesday, the company said in a statement. The seller was a fund managed by Mill Road Capital Management, a private investment
These Projects are Keeping X11 Dream Alive on Linux
By now, you must know that mainstream Linux desktop environments, and by extension, distributions, are moving away from X11. If you don’t know what an
ArmSoM Sige7s Puts the RK3588S on a Raspberry Pi-Sized Board, and There’s a Compute Module Too
If you’ve followed It’s FOSS for a while, you probably have seen our previous coverage of ArmSoM devices. I reviewed the Sige7 a while back
AI chipmaker Cambricon’s sales miss points to tight chip supply in China
Cambricon’s revenue doubled to 3.53B yuan in the third quarter, well short of the 6.26B analysts expected, Bloomberg reported. Profit rose 148%, and the company