Microsoft’s Nadella calls out Big AI for hypocrisy — but what about his own company?
The 19th-century French novelist Honore de Balzac is believed to have said that behind every great fortune lies a great crime. That’s even more true
6.8 earthquake traps shoppers as mall collapses in Japan — here’s why the seismic event was unusual
A powerful earthquake struck southwestern Japan Tuesday afternoon local time, collapsing part of a shopping mall, toppling a stone wall at the centuries-old Kumamoto Castle
‘Not alike any we’ve ever seen before’: Three of the 12 galaxies in this cosmic string are missing a crucial component of the universe
In a string of a dozen small galaxies hung in the sky like a row of cosmic fairy lights, astronomers have discovered a small, ghostly
Scientists may have found a clue to prevent muscles from aging, study hints
Scientists may have found a way to rejuvenate key cells that help rebuild muscle in the body and thus preserve muscle into old age, they
Mark Zuckerberg Blasts Centralization of A.I. Power
In an interview, Meta’s chief executive took aim at Anthropic and OpenAI, which have pushed to tightly control A.I. development, and said he supported “more
What Is Open-Weights A.I.?
As Silicon Valley debates how artificial intelligence software should be created, “open weights” have been a major part of the discussions. Here’s what to know.
Has cyclospora outbreak peaked? There are promising signs in Michigan after lettuce recall.
There are promising signs that illnesses linked to contaminated lettuce may be slowing in Michigan, the hot spot of the multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis in
Senate confirms Jay Clayton as new director of intelligence
The Senate approved federal prosecutor Jay Clayton as the next director of national intelligence.
A GrapheneOS Privacy Feature Just Became the Basis for a Federal Indictment
An Atlanta resident, Samuel Tunick, is fighting a federal indictment that treats a privacy feature on his phone as evidence destruction. A grand jury charged
I Really Want to Love This Markdown Editor, But One Thing Holds It Back
From the Git repo’s README to blogs, Markdown is everywhere in the tech world in general. I have been using Markdown for years. That’s what
China’s free AI models may not stay free, Goldman says
For a year, the story of Chinese AI has been simple. It is nearly as good as the American frontier, and it is effectively free.
Google scraped the web to build itself. A court just said others can scrape Google.
Google built one of the world’s largest companies by scraping the entire web without asking permission first. This week a court told Google it cannot
Street-based mobile addiction services can improve care for disconnected populations
A study co-led by investigators at Mass General Brigham reveals that mobile addiction services can be implemented across multiple organizations and communities to bring addiction
Father’s diet before conception impacts baby’s body composition
A father’s diet can affect his children’s health and body composition before they are even conceived. A study of 43 triads of fathers, mothers, and