DF Artificial intelligence firms are under immense commercial pressure to release new AI tools, which can lead to a “Hindenburg-style disaster” that shatters global confidence in the technology. Professor Michael Wooldridge of Oxford University warns that companies’ desperation to win customers before fully understanding AI’s capabilities and potential flaws puts safety and testing on the backburner. … Read more
As I embarked on a nine-day dinosaur road trip through Utah and Colorado, I felt like I was stepping into a prehistoric world. The journey took me to Red Fleet State Park, where I found a three-toed footprint estimated to be 157 million years old. This discovery marked one of many remarkable moments in my … Read more
President Trump had asked for significant reductions in government spending, but lawmakers mostly rejected his proposals. Instead, they approved only slight changes or maintained funding for many programs he sought to cut. Despite this, the White House was able to scale back the size and reach of government by firing thousands of federal workers. The … Read more
Google has released the first beta of Android 17, bringing performance upgrades and new features to media and camera apps. The company is shifting its developer approach from betas to a continuous Canary channel for faster updates. The change aims to reduce fragmentation in the Android ecosystem by allowing developers to test and integrate features … Read more
Warner Bros Discovery has agreed to talk again with rival studio Paramount after a new offer was made. This comes as Netflix remains the company’s preferred bidder. Paramount wants to buy Warner Bros for at least $31 per share, which is more than its previous proposal. The companies want to see this amount and other … Read more
Xbox users experienced a widespread outage when Microsoft’s gaming service was affected by issues with its sign-in services and game saves syncing to the cloud. Reports flooded Down Detector, peaking at over 2,200, but have since dropped to under 1,000 as the issue resolved itself in roughly half an hour. The problem began on November … Read more
Rust is not just another programming language – it’s a way of seeing code differently. As a beginner, learning Rust can help you write “safe” code that avoids common pitfalls like memory leaks. The language has a straightforward syntax, making it easy to pick up and learn on the fly. One of the main reasons … Read more
Warner Bros. Discovery is seeking a higher price from Paramount after reopening talks, while recognizing that Netflix can likely match the offer. The move comes as the media giant moves forward with its Netflix merger and urges shareholders to reject Paramount’s current hostile bid. Tens of billions of dollars are at stake in this deal, … Read more
A new study reveals that children who have experienced interpersonal violence or abuse process caregiver signals differently in their brain compared to those with no such experience. The research found that a history of threat experiences is linked to heightened activity in the insula, a region involved in sensing bodily internal state and determining what’s … Read more
Former US President Barack Obama has clarified his stance on extraterrestrial life after comments he made in a podcast interview went viral. In the interview, Obama said “aliens are real” but claimed not to have seen them. He also questioned the existence of a secret underground facility at Area 51, dismissing the idea as an … Read more