Yesterday was the 30th anniversary of Windows 95, the operating system that revolutionized personal computing and introduced technologies still standard today. With limited consumer internet in 1995, Microsoft sold the software in cardboard boxes – and moved an enormous number of copies in record time. Read Entire Article
Study finds US could replace key mineral imports by recycling mine waste
Researchers led by Elizabeth Holley, an associate professor at the Colorado School of Mines, conducted a nationwide assessment of federally permitted metal mines. By combining mine production records with geochemical data from agencies such as the US Geological Survey, Geoscience Australia, and the Geological Survey of Canada, Holley's team estimated......
Nvidia turns to silicon photonics to supercharge next-gen AI clusters
Earlier this year, the company confirmed that its next-generation rack-scale AI platforms will abandon pluggable optical modules in favor of co-packaged optics. At the Hot Chips conference, Nvidia shared new details about its upcoming photonic interconnect products – Quantum-X and Spectrum-X Photonics – scheduled for launch in 2026 for InfiniBand...
AI-enabled growth could push universal basic income to $10,000 a month, says former OpenAI researcher
Fears of mass unemployment due to AI have been a concern for years. OpenAI boss Sam Altman realized this threat in 2016, long before ChatGPT's launch, and conducted an experiment aimed at showing that UBI could negate some of the issues. Read Entire Article
The subtle signs that give away chatbot writing, according to Wikipedia
One of the clearest giveaways is tone. Chatbots tend to hype things up with repetitive phrasing about how "important" or "historic" something is, which can come off a little theatrical. Read Entire Article
Florida schools introducing armed drones that respond to shootings within seconds
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