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BepiColombo makes its descent to Mercury. ILLUSTRATION: European Space Agency BepiColombo has been on a bit of an Odyssey. The space probe—named after an acclaimed Italian scientist who developed the “gravity assist”…
Headlines are increasingly dominated by questions about whether organizations are investing too much, moving too quickly and struggling to generate meaningful returns from AI initiatives. If corporate behemoths and tech…
Trump made the announcement on Truth Social on Saturday, rather than through an executive order or official briefing. “He said: For this purpose, I am forming the AI Force, much like I did Space Force, which has been a…
The provider has rolled out a redesign of its iOS locations tab, with the goal of speeding up server selection. If you use Surfshark (one of the best VPN services out there) every day, small friction points in the user…
The UK’s Index Ventures and US-based Lightspeed Venture Partners are planning to jointly lead the round, the report said. The start-up, which has been operating in stealth mode, was founded by former DeepMind researchers…
Until recently, however, those concerns remained largely theoretical. That changed when an autonomous AI agent powered by OpenAI models reportedly breached its intended testing environment, gained internet access and…
The deal comes in five tranches, with dollar notes at three and a half, five and a half, and seven and a half years, and euro notes at four and six. Pricing is set for 24 September and settlement for 29 September.…
Great lyric, lousy data retention policy. Amazon Web Services said last week that war damage to its Middle East infrastructure had permanently destroyed resources and data hosted exclusively in its now rather badly named…
The second-phase investment push is to focus on chip design, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, fabrication plants, advanced packaging, research and development and talent development, officials said at the Semicon…
This hugely ambitious robot cleaner combines exceptional suction, clever dirt detection, rock-solid navigation, threshold crossing, impressive extendable mopping technology, and an elaborate and very handsome-looking…