New signs of deterioration recently discovered on the Île-aux-Tourtes Bridge in Montréal have spurred the Québec government to reinforce beams and install shoring just to keep the structure open.New signs of deterioration recently discovered on the Île-aux-Tourtes Bridge in Montréal have spurred the Québec government to reinforce beams and install shoring just to keep the structure open.Engineering[#item_full_content]
In a striking leap toward safer self-driving cars, researchers at Texas A&M University College of Engineering and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) system called OmniPredict.In a striking leap toward safer self-driving cars, researchers at Texas A&M University College of Engineering and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) system called OmniPredict.Automotive[#item_full_content]
As OpenAI marks its tenth birthday in December 2025, it can celebrate becoming one of the world’s leading companies, worth perhaps as much as US$1 trillion (£750 billion). But it started as a non-profit with a serious moral mission—and its story demonstrates the difficulty of combining morality with capitalism.As OpenAI marks its tenth birthday in December 2025, it can celebrate becoming one of the world’s leading companies, worth perhaps as much as US$1 trillion (£750 billion). But it started as a non-profit with a serious moral mission—and its story demonstrates the difficulty of combining morality with capitalism.Business[#item_full_content]
Generative AI and robotics are moving us ever closer to the day when we can ask for an object and have it created within a few minutes. In fact, MIT researchers have developed a speech-to-reality system, an AI-driven workflow that allows them to provide input to a robotic arm and “speak objects into existence,” creating things like furniture in as little as five minutes.Generative AI and robotics are moving us ever closer to the day when we can ask for an object and have it created within a few minutes. In fact, MIT researchers have developed a speech-to-reality system, an AI-driven workflow that allows them to provide input to a robotic arm and “speak objects into existence,” creating things like furniture in as little as five minutes.Robotics[#item_full_content]
Are artificial intelligence companies keeping humanity safe from AI’s potential harms? Don’t bet on it, a new report card says.Are artificial intelligence companies keeping humanity safe from AI’s potential harms? Don’t bet on it, a new report card says.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]
A man mourns the loss of his dead celebrity mom, who unexpectedly appears before him as a hologram in his childhood home, singing and strumming a guitar.A man mourns the loss of his dead celebrity mom, who unexpectedly appears before him as a hologram in his childhood home, singing and strumming a guitar.Business[#item_full_content]
The humble pocket calculator may not be able to keep up with the mathematical capabilities of new technology, but it will never hallucinate.The humble pocket calculator may not be able to keep up with the mathematical capabilities of new technology, but it will never hallucinate.Consumer & Gadgets[#item_full_content]
Modern neural networks, with billions of parameters, are so overparameterized that they can “overfit” even random, structureless data. Yet when trained on datasets with structure, they learn the underlying features.Modern neural networks, with billions of parameters, are so overparameterized that they can “overfit” even random, structureless data. Yet when trained on datasets with structure, they learn the underlying features.Computer Sciences[#item_full_content]
On Dec. 4, the Chicago Tribune filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in New York federal court against Perplexity AI, alleging the California-based startup has been unlawfully profiting off the newspaper’s content in building its AI-driven search engine.On Dec. 4, the Chicago Tribune filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in New York federal court against Perplexity AI, alleging the California-based startup has been unlawfully profiting off the newspaper’s content in building its AI-driven search engine.Business[#item_full_content]
ChatGPT maker OpenAI and an Australian data center operator have agreed to develop a multibillion-dollar AI center in Sydney.ChatGPT maker OpenAI and an Australian data center operator have agreed to develop a multibillion-dollar AI center in Sydney.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]
