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Meta releases its first frontier model, Muse Wonder
Meta's Superintelligence Lab released a pair of new state-of-the-art models on Monday, Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, the company's first attempt at a frontier model.
Russia was not ready for the data center war it started with Ukraine
Russian bloggers warn Russia’s hyper-centralized digital economy is vulnerable.
Meta says its new Muse model has reached the AI frontier
Meta has released Muse Wonder, known internally as Watermelon, and says it matches ChatGPT and Claude on coding and professional work. It has not said whether the weights will be …
2027 Rivian R2 review: The Goldilocks electric SUV
It's not too big, it's not too small and it's not too expensive. It's just right.
WindBorne wins a hefty US Air Force contract for its balloon data
A Silicon Valley startup that uses weather balloons and AI to predict the weather won a US military contract worth almost $50 million.
Beats is collaborating with Pokémon for a Pikachu-themed Pill speaker
The collab we've all been waiting for ever since Tim Cook met up with Pikachu.
Meta has some Wonder Full new AI models
Meta is making up for lost time in the AI race. After launching Muse Spark, the first model from its revamped Superintelligence Labs division, and buzzy AI agent Muse, it's now la…
Elon Musk has donated over $276 million to Republican midterm efforts
Elon Musk has handed out at least $276 million to Republican groups since July, The New York Times reports, making him both the party's top known donor and the biggest established…
Here's what typically drains an EV battery the fastest
EVs are improving their range all the time, but you're looking to maximize your car's miles, right? Certain things will drain your battery most quickly.
Tesla’s robotaxis face a US safety review over school zone speeding
NHTSA has opened a defect petition review into claims that Tesla robotaxis exceeded posted speed limits in active school zones, covering about 1,000 vehicles with no reported cras…
Ledger confirms spy chip implant behind wallet crypto thefts
Ledger has confirmed that some of its devices distributed through Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis were compromised with a hardware implant that drained users' cryptocurrency …
UK says it will again test OpenAI and Anthropic models before release
Britain’s AI Security Institute will keep testing the most powerful AI models before they are released, the UK government said on Monday. AI minister Kanishka Narayan said the UK …
What happens to Google and Apple accounts when the owner dies?
When we die, it's not just physical estates that need to be settled, an entire digital footprint survives us. So what do Apple and Google do with that data?
Britain steps up its defences against AI risks
The UK government will extend a programme using frontier AI models to find vulnerabilities in its own systems, and will consider legislating on AI incident reporting and loss-of-c…
Citroën has brought back the iconic 2 CV as an electric concept car
Sadly we won't be seeing whatever this car inspires stateside.
IonQ to buy cybersecurity firm Elisity for up to $1.3bn in stock
IonQ has agreed to buy Elisity in an all-stock deal worth up to $1.3bn. Up to $150mn of that depends on how well Elisity does. The Maryland-based quantum computing company announc…
Long-lost horror gaming cult classic P.T. gets a much-needed PC port
Kojima's discontinued "playable trailer" is no longer stuck on a few aging PS4 hard drives.
Smart just unveiled a new ultra-compact EV at the Paris Motor Show
A little car with decent mileage per charge.
WhatsApp may soon let users schedule messages
WhatsApp is testing a feature that lets users schedule messages between ten minutes and two weeks ahead, spotted in an Android beta by WaBetaInfo. The main business use for it, se…
How much RAM does a Raspberry Pi actually need?
Raspberry Pi boards have helped hobbyists get computing projects started for very little money down. However, knowing how much memory is needed can be tricky.
How to improve your Android phone's location accuracy
There are a few settings to check if you're having issues with your map's location accuracy.
Honeyjar offers AI tools to improve PR and comms at every company
Could AI actually make PR better?
The Yandex outage probably didn’t blitz Russian bots
Multiple Ukrainian drone strikes over the last week have taken Russian data centers offline and reportedly caused online bot traffic to plummet - but in reality it's probably not …
Microsoft president says UK is best placed to drive AI regulation
Microsoft President Brad Smith calls for urgent AI regulation, saying milk and washing machines have more oversight than AI companies.