Technology

The AI giants just broke with OpenAI and Anthropic on open weights

The AI industry just picked a side, in public. On Friday, 25 companies and groups published an open letter, “Open Weights and American AI Leadership”, urging Washington not to crack down on open-weight AI, Business Insider reported. The…

Liberia: Tamar J.W. Tarr - the Private Who Wants to Command an Army

[Liberian Investigator] Women are 7.4 percent of the Armed Forces of Liberia. Pvt. Tamar J.W. Tarr, 24, a clerk at headquarters, is aiming at the office at the very top of it.

Bloc leader's X account restored 2 weeks after bitcoin hack

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet says social media platform X has restored his account two weeks after it was hacked and started promoting Bitcoin — which is almost as long as it took for the party to publicly admit something…

Meta leaves RE100 clean energy pact after a decade as its gas buildout for AI outpaces renewables

Meta has withdrawn from RE100, the global corporate clean energy initiative it joined a decade ago as Facebook, after the Climate Group confirmed the company can no longer meet the programme’s technical criteria. The departure follows…

FDA crackdown hits Mumbai’s iconic bakeries; Bimbo Bristol among 5 whose licences suspended

Drones downed over Iraq's Erbil: Kurdish forces

Kurdish counterterrorism forces said on Friday (July 24) that "the coalition forces downed five explosive-laden drones over Erbil between 9:32 and 9:45 am"

Romania shoots down drone in its airspace for first time

The drone was downed around 114 kilometres (70 miles) from Bucharest, according to the defence ministry.

Inter&Co Stadium Orlando in $55 Million Naming Deal

Brazilian Fintech Goes Global Key Facts —The Rebrand. Banco Inter now operates globally as Inter&Co, with a new logo reflecting seven business verticals. —The Stadium. Orlando’s 25,000-seat soccer venue is now Inter&Co Stadium under a…

Your phone may not be as waterproof as you think — here's why IP68 can be misleading

Don't just jump straight into a pool with your phone, you savage.

OpenAI wants your medical records, and says its AI is ‘better than clinician level’

OpenAI wants to be in the room for your next diagnosis. On Thursday it began rolling out ChatGPT Health to every logged-in US adult. The chatbot can now connect to your Apple Health data and medical records, the company said. It can then…

Loan waiver rollout begins in Maharashtra; 17 lakh farmers to get relief by July 31

I fixed my home office's spotty Wi-Fi with Samsung's free diagnostic tool - and it took just minutes

A recent uptick in lag and disconnects led me to reevaluate my home office setup. Here's how I validated my solution.