AI-enhanced model could improve space weather forecasting
"Killer electrons" that travel at nearly light speed inside Earth's Van Allen belts—the zone that surrounds the planet and traps energetic charged particles—pose a major threat to equipment in space by causing malfunctions in electronics......»»
Saturday Citations: Chicxulub meteorite found guilty; Good news and bad news for LLMs
It's the last week before Christmas and not a creature is stirring, not even a mouse model bred to exhibit characteristics of ADHD for in vivo studies of central nervous system stimulants. This week, we reported on the discovery of the world's oldest.....»»
Report: Every iPhone model will be able to update to iOS 19, but some iPads left behind
Thanks to a usually-reliable tip off from iPhoneSoft, we may already know device compatibility for Apple’s next major operating system updates coming next year. The report says that every iPhone model that currently supports iOS 18 will also sup.....»»
Tim Cook says Apple ‘never talked about’ charging for AI, here’s why
Over the past few months, two big waves of Apple Intelligence features have debuted via iOS 18.1 and iOS 18.2. While some have speculated Apple is planning paid AI services in the future, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook recently said that charging has never e.....»»
Instagram to replace AR filters with controversial AI-generated videos
As we reported in August, Meta has confirmed that it will discontinue Spark, Instagram’s AR filters, in January 2025. At the time, the company didn’t give many details except to say that it would prioritize its efforts on other products. Now we k.....»»
12 days of OpenAI: The Ars Technica recap
Did OpenAI's big holiday event live up to the billing? Over the past 12 business days, OpenAI has announced a new product or demoed an AI feature every weekday, calling the PR eve.....»»
Get ready: Google Search may bring a pure ‘AI mode’ to counter ChatGPT
Google may be preparing to add more AI features to its search engine as its competition with OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot ramps up......»»
12 Days of OpenAI ends with a new model for the new year
OpenAI announced o3 and o3-mini AI models......»»
OpenAI teases its ‘breakthrough’ next-generation o3 reasoning model
CEO Sam Altman closed out the 12 Days of OpenAI event Friday with a first look at the company's upcoming o3 reasoning model......»»
Inequality weakens local governance and public satisfaction, study finds
Local governments in developing countries are crucial for providing public services that promote human development and address challenges like extreme weather, unemployment and crumbling infrastructure. Yet, they often face difficulties in implementi.....»»
The AI war between Google and OpenAI has never been more heated
Potentially groundbreaking AI releases have been coming in fast, sending experts' heads spinning. Over the past month, we've seen a rapid cadence of notable AI-related announcemen.....»»
Google will apparently offer “AI Mode” right on its main search page
The most direct push for Google's Gemini chat so far. Google will soon take more steps to make AI a part of search, exposing more users to its Gemini agent, according to recent re.....»»
Report analyzes long history of NASA support for commercial space
NASA published a new report on Thursday highlighting 17 agency mechanisms that have directly and indirectly supported the development and growth of the U.S. commercial space sector for the benefit of humanity......»»
Quantum walk computing unlocks new potential in quantum science and technology
Quantum walks are a powerful theoretical model using quantum effects such as superposition, interference and entanglement to achieve computing power beyond classical methods......»»
Mitigating animal-vehicle collisions with field sensors, AI and ecological modeling
Collisions between animals and vehicles are a threat to conservation efforts and human safety, and have a massive cost for transport infrastructure managers and users......»»
The base model Galaxy S25 will RAM upgrade we’ve waited years for
The Samsung Galaxy S25 will come with a minimum of 12GB of RAM in its base model, according to a new leak......»»
Google and OpenAI blitz December with so many AI releases, it’s hard to keep up
Potentially groundbreaking AI releases have been coming in fast, sending experts' heads spinning. Over the past month, we've seen a rapid cadence of notable AI-related announcemen.....»»
AI-driven approach reveals hidden hazards of chemical mixtures in rivers
Artificial intelligence can provide critical insights into how complex mixtures of chemicals in rivers affect aquatic life—paving the way for better environmental protection......»»
AI video editing coming to Instagram next year, using text prompts
AI video editing based on text prompts is coming to Instagram next year, with the company’s head showing off the ability to do things like change your clothing and video background, as well as some funkier stuff like adding animated characters......»»
Why AI language models choke on too much text
Compute costs scale with the square of the input size. That's not great. Large language models represent text using tokens, each of which is a few characters. Short words are repr.....»»
Growing safer spuds: Removing toxins from potatoes
Scientists have discovered a way to remove toxic compounds from potatoes, making them safer to eat and easier to store. The breakthrough could cut food waste and enhance crop farming in space and other extreme environments......»»