The best advent calendars for 2025: Our top picks from Pokémon, Funko Pop, Lego and others

Why settle for tiny pieces of chocolate when you could unwrap a Pokémon card, a Funko Pop or a Star Wars LEGO ship instead? Advent calendars have gone full geek mode, with options for fans of movies, [...]

Attention ISN'T all you need?! New Qwen3 variant Brumby-14B-Base leverages Power Retention technique

When the transformer architecture was introduced in 2017 in the now seminal Google paper "Attention Is All You Need," it became an instant cornerstone of modern artificial intelligence. Ever [...]

Sakana AI's CTO says he's 'absolutely sick' of transformers, the tech that powers every major AI model

In a striking act of self-critique, one of the architects of the transformer technology that powers ChatGPT, Claude, and virtually every major AI system told an audience of industry leaders this week [...]

5 things you need to know about agent-to-agent AI collaboration

Enterprise AI enters the multi-agent era, where collaboration, not single models, drives innovation. [...]

Bored of Apple and Samsung? These 5 flagship Chinese phones are coming soon – and their specs are a glimpse of the future

China is at the forefront of smartphone specs and innovation right now, and these five upcoming handsets are prime examples of that. [...]

Our favorite 2025 advent calendars from Pokémon, Lego, Magna-Tiles, Funko Pop and more

Advent calendars aren’t just about chocolate anymore. Recent years have shown that the countdown to Christmas Day can be packed with fun surprises. Whether you’re into building Lego sets, adding m [...]

Meta buys startup known for its AI task automation agents

Meta has acquired an AI startup called Manus — known for its custom research and website-building agents — in a deal valued at more than $2 billion, according toThe Wall Street Journal. It's [...]

NATO taps Accenture and Leonardo to build a €200M secure cloud backbone

NATO wants a cloud it can trust under fire. Its technology agency has signed a contract worth about €200 million with Accenture and Italy’s Leonardo to build one. Accenture announced the deal on T [...]

From infrastructure to intelligence: elevating data as a strategic advantage

Infrastructure has evolved from a backdrop into a critical engine for innovation, enabling AI and real-time decision-making. [...]