Microsoft’s AI spending became cloud revenue. Meta’s became a cash-flow hole.
Two of the biggest AI spenders reported on the same day. Microsoft’s spending showed up as cloud revenue. Meta’s showed up as a hole in
Microsoft’s Azure just crossed $100bn a year, and the AI bet mostly paid off
Microsoft went into its earnings facing one question: is the vast AI spending working? The numbers said yes, mostly. Revenue rose 18% to $90bn for
Rice University chemists develop cheaper way to synthesize drugs
Pharmaceutical drugs often rely on chemical compounds found in the body. Take phosphate, a common compound cells use as a chemical switch.
Once-weekly oral tablet proves highly effective for HIV care
An international clinical trial led by researchers including Professor Chloe Orkin of Queen Mary University of London has shown that a once-weekly oral treatment for
Problematic internet use linked to higher daily stress and mood
People described as ‘problematic’ Internet users report higher stress, worse mood, and greater neglect of other activities than those who surf the web sparingly, according
Trump appeals $83.3m E Jean Carroll civil verdict to US Supreme Court
The Department of Justice has issued separate filings in support of Trump’s case to toss the defamation award.
Iraq calls Saudi-US attacks ‘flagrant violation of sovereignty’
Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi cancels first official trip to Saudi Arabia in protest.
Understanding How Martian Auroras Are Made
This illustration depicts charged particles from a solar storm stripping away charged particles of Mars’ atmosphere, one of the processes of Martian atmosphere loss studied
Physicists Solve a Big Quantum Mystery. Now, Old Results Don’t Add Up.
For 25 years, physicists have been puzzled by an apparent one-part-in-a-million problem. Their expectations of the way that certain particles should wobble in a magnetic
Sam Altman meets lawmakers on back of OpenAI agents hacking companies
US President Tweety McTreason says he is considering ‘AI controls’ following OpenAI’s disclosure.
Scientists discover why bats survive deadly viruses without getting sick
It is a mystery that has puzzled scientists for years. How can the world’s only winged mammals carry viruses that cause severe disease while rarely
Photoreceptors possess internal recycling system to preserve vision
For decades, scientists believed that photoreceptors in the retina relied primarily on neighboring support cells, known as the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), to remove waste.
New CapuchinAI system automates cognitive testing of wild primates
Scientists created an AI system that uses facial recognition and real-time, touchscreen testing to automate cognitive studies of capuchin monkeys in the wild.
Immature NK cells in donor cord blood can undermine CAR NK cell therapy activity
The composition of donor cord blood may play a critical role in the success of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) natural killer (NK) cell therapies.