Computing power is no longer the AI bottleneck — it’s energy production
For decades, AI was held back by slow, expensive computers. Today, the problem is simpler, but harder to fix: finding enough reliable electricity to keep
1,900-year-old double Scythian burial in Ukraine contains toxic red mineral
A double burial in Ukraine of two women from the Late Scythian culture contains a toxic red mineral, but exactly why it was used remains
AI hallucinations work both ways, study shows — using chatbots can amplify and reinforce our own delusions
Research reveals the sycophantic nature of generative AI is inadvertently creating a form of distributed delusions.
France returns sacred ‘talking drum’ looted during colonial rule to Ivory Coast
The move forms part of a broader process of returning cultural artefacts to African countries that started in 2017.
Four crew members killed after US refuelling plane crashes in Iraq
The US Central Command says rescue efforts continue after a refuelling aircraft went down over western Iraq.
‘No-one will hire women’ – India’s top court rejects menstrual leave petition
The subject has polarised India for long, though some states and private companies offer menstrual leaves.
Bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed in US torpedo strike to be repatriated
The seamen died when Iranian warship the Iris Dena was sunk on 4 March by a US submarine near Sri Lanka.
U.S. eases Russian oil sanctions as Iran war sends prices spiking
The United States has temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian oil, a boost to the Kremlin as Washington tries to contain energy prices sent soaring by
Kathie Lee tells Fox News she loves the gays but there’s too many letters in that acronym
Kathie Lee Gifford thinks the LGBTQ+ community has added too many letters to its various acronyms. In an interview with Fox News pundit Tomi Lahren
‘My hotel bill is £12,000’: British holidaymakers stranded by Iran war
Flights are restricted due to the conflict leaving people stuck running up bills for rooms and food.
HP has new incentive to stop blocking third-party ink in its printers
Members of the International Imaging Technology Council (Int’l ITC) are calling out HP for issuing firmware updates that brick third-party ink and toner functionality in
AI toys for children misread emotions and respond inappropriately, researchers warn
In first study of its kind, Cambridge researchers found AI toys could misread some children’s emotions.
Trump’s DOJ is not falling for Sam Bankman-Fried’s MAGA makeover on X
Ever since Tweety McTreason took office and declared himself a “pro-crypto president,” FTX’s disgraced founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, has been working to convince the administration that