About two weeks ago, DeepSeek released a new AI reasoning model, DeepSeek-R1-Lite. The news quickly gained attention and interest across the AI community due to the reasoning capabilities the Chinese
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An Iranian government-linked cybercriminal crew used custom malware called IOCONTROL to attack and remotely control US and Israel-based water and fuel management systems, according to security researc
There is this joke that people do statistics in R, machine learning in Python, and AI in PowerPoint. (I did not say it is a funny joke.) The point is that AI is not only about technology and programmi
With Joe Biden is reportedly considering issuing blanket pardons for top critics of Donald Trump, numerous high profile Democrats have emerged urging the president to do so on behalf of their colleagu
Researchers developing Australia’s first mRNA Covid vaccine say they may have solved the “immune imprinting” issue that has contributed to the declining effectiveness of boosters as the virus mutates.
Genetic sequencing of the virus that infected a Louisiana patient showed it is a version that is circulating in wild birds, not U.S. cattle.JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images Dec. 18, 2024 Senior Writer,
The US Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday, but suggested that it would make fewer rate cuts than expected in 2025 amid questions over its fight to bring down inflation across the world’s
When James Irungu took on a new job for the tech outsourcing company Samasource, his manager provided scant details before his training began. But the role was highly sought after and would nearly dou
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Bad case Bird flu jumps from birds to human in Louisiana; patient hospitalized This is the first human case of bird flu in Louisiana. Beth Mole – Dec 13, 2024 5:28 PM | 124 Three colorized H5N1 virus
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Software vulnerability submissions generated by AI models have ushered in a "new era of slop security reports for open source" – and the devs maintaining these projects wish bug hunters would rely les
After spending the last few years embedded in AI-assisted development, I've noticed a fascinating pattern. While engineers report being dramatically more productive with AI, the actual software we use
Every decade or so, a new playbook emerges that fundamentally reshapes how we think about scaling businesses. In the 2000s, Apple and Nvidia showed us how to separate IP from manufacturing. In the 201
It is a common refrain to say that geopolitics gets in the way of climate action. From the war in Ukraine to trade tensions, each year seems to bring another immediate priority that diverts focus from
I'm on the security report triage team for CPython, pip, urllib3, Requests, and a handful of other open source projects. I'm also in a trusted position such that I get "tagged in" to other open source
14 minutes ago Chris VallanceSenior Technology Reporter Google The new Willow chip Google has unveiled a new chip which it says takes five minutes to solve a problem it would currently take one of the
Moving from an Individual Contributor (IC) to a manager is a significant career step. This is especially true in the ever-evolving tech industry. This change brings new challenges and opportunities to
The Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, is believed to have fled the country his family has ruled over for 50 years as rebels said they had captured the capital after a lightning advance completed in j
Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, leader of the Islamist insurgent alliance that has captured swathes of Syria in a lightning offensive, is an extremist who has adopted a more moderate posture to try to achieve
The brutal 54-year reign of the Assad family in Syria looks to be over. In a matter of days, opposition forces took the major city of Aleppo before advancing southward into other government-controlled
With artificial intelligence on the rise, Cate Blanchett fears it poses a threat beyond just Hollywood. The 2x Oscar winner recently admitted she’s “deeply concerned” about the impact AI will have on
We live in an Age of Uncertainty. Not just because of the global threats to societies, but many face unprecedented insecurity at a personal level, particularly the younger generations. None of us know
Boadicea There's a story about Zig Ziglar, the motivational speaker. A woman approached him at one of his seminars, begging him for help. She said she hated her job. Her boss was horrible. Her coworke
The CEO of UnitedHealthcare, one of the the US’s largest health insurers, was fatally shot in the chest on Wednesday in midtown Manhattan, police confirmed in a press conference. Brian Thompson, 50, w
A report from Amnesty International alleges that Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip constitutes the crime of genocide under international law, the first such determination by a major human r
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Two things are true. The first is going to sound bad in a culture where engineers are encouraged to apologize for existing while it is totally acceptable for a grifter that can't code to insist that t
Highlights • SARS-CoV-2 spike protein persists in the skull-meninges-brain axis in COVID-19 patients • Spike protein is sufficient to induce brain pathological and behavioral changes in mice • Spike p
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HUMBOLDT COUNTY – A large earthquake struck off the coast of Humboldt County on Thursday morning, prompting a tsunami warning for part of the North Coast. According to the US Geological Survey, the qu
It’s Monday morning. The first thing you see (yes, before you see your kids, your partner, even your coffee) is a Slack notification. That Slack notification leads you to a Confluence document, which
An authentic picture of Elon Musk. Getty Images Artificial intelligence has so much to offer to society, but AI deepfakes are creating a multi-billion dollar criminal industry. AI-generated deepfakes,
When better to hold a conference on artificial intelligence and the countless ways it is advancing science than in those brief days between the first Nobel prizes being awarded in the field and the wi
Does aspartame cause cancer? The potentially carcinogenic properties of the popular artificial sweetener, added to everything from soft drinks to children’s medicine, have been debated for decades. It
Watch China’s military drills surrounding Taiwan 00:48 - Source: CNN CNN — China’s military drills around Taiwan are designed to test its ability to “seize power” over the island, the People’s Liberat
Authorities in the Indian capital, have ordered schools to shut early for the summer holiday, after temperatures in Delhi hit 47.4C (117F). City officials told schools to shut with “immediate effect”
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