Three Florida school districts are trialing the weaponized drone system after it was approved by Governor Ron DeSantis. Read Entire Article
Video editing comes to Google Drive, powered by browser-based Vids tool
Eligible users can now open videos stored in Drive with Vids through an Open button in the file preview screen. From there, they can cut clips, insert text, layer audio tracks, and make other adjustments. The app integrates with Veo, Google's artificial intelligence system for generating video and audio. Once......
Cyborg jellyfish could explore the deep sea to track climate change
Researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder recently began experimenting with controlling modified moon jellyfish to explore the ocean depths. The creatures can help monitor the impact of climate change without polluting the ocean, but more research is needed regarding the ethics of invertebrate cybernetics. Read Entire Article
AMD phases out B650 chipset as B850 becomes new mainstream AM5 platform
"AMD is working with channel partners to transition the B650 chipset to B850, offering improved connectivity and expanded PCIe Gen 5 support," a company representative told Tom's Hardware. "With faster storage, more flexible expansion, and advanced networking capabilities, the B850 chipset provides a future-ready AM5 platform for gamers, creators, and......
DeepSeek launches v3.1 model, raising the stakes in the US-China AI race
DeepSeek announced the v3.1 model through a message on WeChat, China's widely used social platform, and on the Hugging Face community website. The new model boasts 685 billion parameters, placing it among the ranks of the world's largest AI systems. Read Entire Article
Coinbase CEO fired engineers who refused to use AI
Speaking on Stripe president John Collison's Cheeky Pint podcast, Armstrong talked about how Coinbase bought GitHub Copilot and Cursor enterprise licenses for every engineer at the company. Read Entire Article
Next-gen Nvidia Rubin prototypes begin testing with leap to chiplet design and HBM4 memory
Nvidia has confirmed the completion of six Rubin chips, marking a major strategic shift in its technology roadmap. The announcement came during CEO Jensen Huang's recent visit to Taiwan, where he revealed that multiple designs have already been submitted to manufacturing partner TSMC for qualification and initial production runs. Read...
US government takes 10% stake in Intel in unusual bid to revive chipmaking
President Trump and Intel announced an agreement on Friday that will give the US government a 10 percent stake in the company. The passive ownership will not include boardroom representation, but similar deals between the state and other tech companies could be on the horizon. Read Entire Article
Arctic ice melt is slowing down, but climate change could soon come back biting
A new study highlights a minimal decline in Arctic sea ice, noting that losses have slowed significantly over the past two decades. Researchers report a "robust" pause across multiple data sets, metrics, and seasons. While notable, the trend isn't unusual and could "plausibly" persist for the next five to ten......
Astronomers discover first-ever “stripped to the bone” supernova
The newly discovered supernova, SN2021yfj, exhibits a chemical signature unlike anything astronomers have seen before. Whereas typical massive star explosions are dominated by light elements such as hydrogen and helium, this event is rich in heavier elements – including silicon, sulfur, and argon – that usually remain buried deep within......