Clever architecture over raw compute: DeepSeek shatters the ‘bigger is better’ approach to AI development
Chains of smaller, specialized AI agents aren’t just more efficient — they will help solve problems in ways we never imagined.Read More
DOGE Staff Had Questions About the ‘Resign’ Email. Their New HR Chief Dodged Them
“I think the information that you’re going to have about this is available to you right now,” Stephanie Holmes told workers at Elon Musk’s DOGE who pressed for detail on offers of “deferred resignation.”
Sam Altman admits OpenAI was ‘on the wrong side of history’ in open source debate
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, admits the company was “on the wrong side of history” in the open source AI debate during a Reddit AMA, signaling a potential strategy shift as Chinese competitor DeepSeek disrupts the market with efficient, open models.Read More
The Federal Funding Freeze Will Cause Lasting Damage to Medical Research
Clinical trials may have to be scrapped, research applications will be pushed back, and unpaid researchers will quickly leave the sector—even if the Trump administration’s funding pause is only temporary.
Former Google, Meta leaders launch Palona AI, bringing personalized, emotive customer agents to non-techie enterprises
Palona’s approach suggests that customer relationships don’t have to be sacrificed for automation—instead, AI can enhance personalization.Read More
There’s Now a Barbie-Themed G-Shock Watch, and We Want In
Is Barbiecore still a thing? Casio is betting it is.
New training approach could help AI agents perform better in uncertain conditions
AI agents trained in simulations that differ from the environments where they are deployed sometimes perform better than agents trained and deployed in the same environment, research shows.
Integrated modeling approach decodes solid-state battery microstructures for better performance
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have developed a novel, integrated modeling approach to identify and improve key interface and microstructural features in complex materials typically used for advanced batteries. The work helped unravel the relationship between material microstructure and key properties and better predict how those properties affect battery operation, paving the way …
Trump’s Plan for Elon Musk to Bring the ‘Stranded’ Astronauts Home ASAP Is a Headache for NASA
Bringing forward the return of Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams would leave just a single astronaut operating the US portion of the International Space Station.
Towards a new generation of human-inspired language models
Can a computer learn a language the way a child does? A recent study sheds new light on this question. The researchers advocate for a fundamental revision of how artificial intelligence acquires and processes language.