Dimming the Sun Would Help Lower the Risks of El Niño

As worries about a growing super El Niño mount, new findings suggest a radical solution to mitigating its impacts. [...]

Google updates Android Bench with new LLMs, but Gemini still lags behind

Android Bench is evolving, and developers can help guide that process. [...]

Meta’s AI campus flushed a rare bacterium into Cheyenne’s water. The city hit back

A Meta contractor flushed a rare, potentially deadly bacterium into Cheyenne’s wastewater system. The Wyoming city has now suspended all data centre discharge, a fresh flashpoint in the fight over A [...]

This AI startup pays $1.7M a year in rent so staff will work 72-hour weeks

Tech loves a perk, but few go this far. Rilla, an AI startup that makes coaching software for sales teams, spends about $1.7m a year on housing stipends so staff can live near its New York office, For [...]

Microsoft reportedly cancels Avowed sequel as Obsidian focuses on a Fallout game

The Fallout: New Vegas developer has not escaped Microsoft's Xbox layoffs unscathed. [...]

The 'world's most powerful AI data center' hit with massive class-action lawsuit — Wisconsin residents allege noise and extreme light pollution at $7.3 billion Microsoft mega-facility

Microsoft is hit with a lawsuit from residents alleging noise, light, and dust pollution at its new AI data center. [...]

The best museums in France for art and history lovers

From the Louvre's 35,000 works across 403 halls to a WWI tunnel network beneath Arras where New Zealand miners once hid an entire army [...]

HubSpot tried to feed its AI with customer data. The revolt took four days

HubSpot has scrapped a plan to use its customers’ data for a new AI feature, just four days after announcing it. The CRM firm changed its terms on 1 July to pool customer data, including contact and [...]

Nvidia teams up with chip rival d-Matrix instead of fighting it

Nvidia has found a new way to handle its chip rivals: work with them. The GPU giant is combining its hardware with inference chips from the startup d-Matrix, The Information reported. The two will shi [...]