Major shifts at OpenAI spark skepticism about impending AGI timelines
De Kraker: "If OpenAI is right on the verge of AGI, why do prominent people keep leaving?" Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards / Getty Images) Over the past week, OpenAI experienced a significant leadership shake-up as three k.....»»
Study highlights need for improvement in energy-thirsty indoor vertical gardens
Indoor vertical gardens are gaining popularity among homeowners and restaurants, allowing them to grow microgreens year-round, but new research has identified a major drawback: their demands on energy......»»
Novel sensors could help develop bee-friendly protection for plants
The increasing global demand for plant-based foods makes the use of pesticides necessary in order to protect crops from pests and ensure crop yields. However, there is one major disadvantage: the widespread use of pesticides has led to a considerable.....»»
Stellantis ends work-from-home push after management shake-up
The maker of Jeeps and Fiats now wants staff in the office three days a week on average — a major change from its previous 70 percent remote-work policy. Stellantis will be revamping work spaces to welcome back employees......»»
Sectigo SiteLock 2.0 simplifies website protection for SMBs
Sectigo announced SiteLock 2.0, a major upgrade to SiteLock, its website security and protection platform. SiteLock 2.0 is designed to simplify website protection for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). At the core of SiteLock 2.0 is Site Health.....»»
Cato DEM helps IT teams overcome network performance problems
Cato Networks expanded the Cato SASE Cloud Platform by introducing Cato Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM). This announcement is the third major expansion to the Cato SASE Cloud Platform in 2024, following the additions of extended detection and res.....»»
Reoxygenating oceans: Startups lead the way in Baltic Sea
European scientists have teamed up with two startups in a pioneering experiment to tackle one of the major problems facing sea life—the depletion of oxygen in the ocean, causing the disappearance of fish and marine biodiversity......»»
Stellantis ends work-from-home push after management shakeup
The maker of Jeeps and Fiats now wants staff in the office three days a week on average — a major change from its previous 70 percent remote-work policy. Stellantis will be revamping work spaces to welcome back employees......»»
Apple study exposes deep cracks in LLMs’ “reasoning” capabilities
Irrelevant red herrings lead to "catastrophic" failure of logical inference. For a while now, companies like OpenAI and Google have been touting advanced "reasoning" capabilities.....»»
Report: Climate emergencies threaten our collective security, but governments are flying blind into the storm
You probably missed it, but a few months ago a report was published that inspected how the UK government prepared for major emergencies. What it found has profound implications for the whole country......»»
Adaptability of trees persists after millions of years of climate change, finds study
Seven of the most common forest trees in Europe have been shown to be able to shelter their genetic diversity from major shifts in environmental conditions. This is despite their ranges having shrunk and the number of trees having fallen sharply duri.....»»
SpaceX wins earlier-than-expected approval to fly fifth Starship
SpaceX received approval from U.S. air safety regulators to launch the fifth major test flight of its massive Starship rocket—a pivotal mission that will see the booster portion return from space and attempt to land upright......»»
U.S. troubles put Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares in Paris spotlight
Carlos Tavares initially brushed off the U.S. problems as a "small operational error," but news of his exit when his contract expires in 2026 and a major management reshuffle failed to soothe investors......»»
Apple likely to unveil these four products later this month
Apple is expected to hold their next keynote in October, probably towards the end of the month. Theres four major products we’re expecting to see this time around, and they’re expected to be released on November 1st. more….....»»
SpaceX captures Starship booster for the first time in historic test
SpaceX hit a major milestone as it caught the returning Starship booster with giant metallic arms, while the spacecraft made a targeted splashdown......»»
Apple made a huge macOS privacy promise four years ago, but it’s still unfulfilled
Shortly after the release of macOS Big Sur back in 2020, Apple faced widespread server outages. The outage affected macOS installations, iMessage, Apple Pay, and most notably: the notarization service. This meant that users had major issues opening a.....»»
Ancient climate analysis reveals unknown global processes
According to highly cited conventional models, cooling and a major drop in sea levels about 34 million years ago should have led to widespread continental erosion and deposited gargantuan amounts of sandy material onto the ocean floor. This was, afte.....»»
OpenAI uses its own models to fight election interference
OpenAI cracks down on cybercrime campaigns using its systems to influence elections worldwide. Discover what the full report says......»»
Eastern Pacific study highlights severe cold-water bleaching as an additional threat to deep reef ecosystems
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (MPIC) recently published a paper detailing their observations of a major coral bleaching and mortality event that occurred on the deep reefs of the Clipperton Atoll, a remote coral island in th.....»»
Are Tesla’s robot prototypes AI marvels or remote-controlled toys?
Partying robots spark debate about accuracy of Musk's "biggest product ever of any kind" vision. Two years ago, Tesla's Optimus prototype was an underwhelming mess of exposed wire.....»»
Phytoplankton community shifts after wastewater treatment plant closure
A study by the UPV/EHU's Department of Plant Biology and Ecology has evaluated the response of Urdaibai estuary phytoplankton to the changes brought about after the closing-down of the Gernika wastewater treatment plant; a novel tool based on pigment.....»»