Trump and Xi come face-to-face as US and China battle to win the AI race
The US and China are vying for AI supremacy while seeking to keep it under human control.
Archaeologists discover ‘tomb of the very highest rank’ in 2,700-year-old Etruscan cemetery
Archaeologists have unearthed a monumental 2,700-year-old tomb at Vulci, an important ancient Etruscan town north of Rome. Despite repeated attempts by tomb robbers to loot
700-year-old skull from China is first ever skeletal evidence of nose amputation
A 700-year-old female skull found in a Chinese cemetery is the world’s first archaeological example of punitive nose amputation, according to a new study. The
A surprising slab of salt shines at the summit of the Sahara’s tallest peak
QUICK FACTS Where is it? Emi Koussi, Chad [19.825520656, 18.551560720] What’s in the photo? A patch of bright-white salt at the summit of the Sahara’s
Ubuntu is Tightening its Kernel SRU Cycle to Two Weeks, and Clankers Are to Blame
So far, Canonical has followed a split kernel SRU cycle for Ubuntu, where regular fixes and security patches lived on separate tracks, with a full
FOSS Weekly #26.39: Snapdragon X2, Ubuntu 26.10, Konsole, systemd Tricks and a New Project
First thing first. Yesterday, I mistakenly sent the Local AI Weekly newsletter to everyone. That was not supposed to happen. I’ll be more careful in
Human crying catches dogs’ attention across homes, shelters, and streets
A study of 112 pet, shelter, and free-ranging dogs found that all three groups looked more toward people simulating crying than humming.
MIT biologists discover cellular pathway that triggers colon cancer spread
Most colon cancer deaths are caused by the spread of tumor cells beyond the colon, usually to the liver. In a new study, MIT biologists
Multi-million dollar grants aim to advance hairy cell leukemia research
The Hairy Cell Leukemia Foundation and Blood Cancer United®, formerly The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, today announced six new research grants as part of their
81% of CIOs lack full oversight of AI agents built outside IT, Dataiku says
Most chief information officers cannot fully see the AI agents their staff build outside approved systems, a survey by Dataiku found. 81% of the 685
The next thing your endpoint manager manages is an AI agent
Gartner forecasts that task-specific AI agents will be integrated into 40% of enterprise applications by the end of the year. That’s up from less than
Iran war live: Tehran wants Washington to re-enter MoU before US midterms
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran wants the US to return to the MoU by early November.
Trump-Xi summit: Four key takeaways from the Washington, DC, meeting
Trump, Xi seek stable US-China ties at the White House, but differences over Iran, Taiwan and trade remain unresolved.
Costa Rica minister fired for unapproved meeting with Trump in US
President Fernandez dismisses foreign minister over his attendance at the “Shield of the Americas” meeting in New York.