Germany’s sovereign AI hope changes hands
As Europe seeks to assert its technological independence from the US vendors Aleph Alpha, once seen as Germany’s sovereign AI hope, is the target of
Agent Mode is now available in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Microsoft has beefed up Copilot’s capabilities in Word, Excel and PowerPoint, claiming its Agent Mode will help speed up workers’ output. The new features, announced
Austrian man finds out his grandfather was a Nazi in just a few clicks. He’s encouraging others to do the same
Thanks to a new online tool from the German newspaper Die Zeit, it only took Christian Rainer a few seconds to confirm what he’d long
2 killed in Israeli strike on south Lebanon despite ceasefire, health officials say
An Israeli airstrike killed two people in the southern village of Touline on Friday, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said, as Israel’s army ordered residents to evacuate
Building a massive dam between Alaska and Russia could prevent AMOC collapse, scientists say
Building a dam in the Bering Strait might preserve the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, but experts warn it could also threaten wildlife, Indigenous people and
‘Brain-eating’ amoebas are nearly always fatal. New treatments may change that.
Doctors are pulling out new techniques and drugs in an effort to cure devastating brain infections.
A New Type of Neuroplasticity Rewires the Brain After a Single Experience
Every experience we have changes our brain, the way a ceramicist reshapes a slab of clay. Every corner we turn, every conversation we have, every
Thríhnúkagígur: The only volcano on Earth where you can descend into a magma chamber
Thríhnúkagígur is a volcano near Reykjavík in Iceland with an empty magma chamber decorated with vivid colors that scientists and tourists can access via an
Did Trump stop executions of 8 women in Iran? What we know
Trump issued a social media plea to Iran not to harm the women. Iranian state media dismissed the story as “fake news.”
RFK Jr. shared erroneous drug price math attributed to Trump
The health secretary said a drug price decreasing from $600 to $10 is a 600% drop. The math ain’t mathin’.
Trump posted conservative radio host’s derogatory statement about people of India, China
The quote came from conservative radio host Michael Savage, who railed against Indian and Chinese immigrants.
Google Commits to Invest Up to $40 Billion in Anthropic
The investment comes as the A.I. start-up looks to keep up with accelerating demand for its business and coding products.
Did AOC claim GOP is trying to rig elections by letting only citizens vote? Don’t be fooled
The New York Democrat did once speak about a Washington, D.C., measure to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections.
5 Tall Tasks for John Ternus, Apple’s Next C.E.O.
John Ternus will face many of the same issues that Tim Cook has grappled with for years.