The peer-reviewed IEEE study was written by Christoph Siemroth of the University of Essex and Yeomyung Park of Sungkyunkwan University. It reviewed data on 443,156 drives used in Backblaze data centers from 2013 through the second quarter of 2025. The sample covered more than 1.66 million drive-years. Read Entire Article
This Carrier Pidge app delivers texts at 110 mph, unless your virtual pigeon gets lost, distracted, or dies
The iOS app Carrier Pidge is the work of Noah Iarrobino, who vibe coded it in about three weeks. Refreshingly, he admits that it's both "pointless" with "genuinely no practical use," but it's still interesting to discover how long it would take to deliver a message by pigeon power. Read...
Nvidia’s $5 billion Intel bet is now worth nearly $25 billion, and its SpaceX stake isn’t far behind
Nvidia bought $5 billion in Intel stock last year as part of the companies' AI infrastructure partnership, creating one of the company's most valuable equity positions. The stake was valued at $24.9 billion in the latest filing. Read Entire Article
UK researchers are growing miniature human tissue from NHS patient cells to improve drug testing
The work is part of the government's plan to reduce the use of animals in research by expanding alternatives known as new approach methodologies. These include organoids, organs-on-chips and AI tools that can process biological data and model disease. Read Entire Article
US pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran, Western Hemisphere
Trump’s war on Iran is stretching the limits of the nation’s aircraft carriers.
Hate crime charges filed in Manhattan synagogue attack
A New York City man barged into Shabbat services and attacked two people.
At least 5 people dead in flooding across Indiana, officials say
The state has been hammered by heavy rains over the past week.
Teen boy among 6 dead including suspect in Michigan shootings; girl survived
Authorities say a teenage boy and four adults were killed Friday in a series of Michigan shootings
Miami to decide fate of stunning stadium where speedboats raced and Jimmy Buffett played
A piece of Miami architectural history has sat largely abandoned and covered in graffiti for more than three decades
AI could help fossil fuel companies create more emissions
The emissions from powering data centers rightly get a lot of attention. But new research from former Microsoft sustainability workers cautions that the way artificial intelligence enhances productivity in the oil and gas industry could be much more damaging to the planet. Published last week in the journal npj Climate...