For fusion startups, the hard part is over: Thanks to a groundbreaking experiment in 2022, we know that controlled nuclear fusion reactions can generate more power than they consume. But now companies need to prove their reactors can make enough electricity to be profitable. One option is to simply turn up the temperature, generating more…
Google on Tuesday released Nano Banana 2 Lite, the newest version of its in-house AI video and image generator. This version is significantly faster and more affordable than its previous release, the company claims. The model has much lower latency and can produce images in 4 seconds, which makes it a good option if you…
As shipping agentic capabilities becomes table stakes among foundation model companies, Anthropic is releasing Claude Sonnet 5, a more powerful and agentic version of the lab’s midsize model. “It can make plans, use tools like browsers and terminals, and run autonomously at a level that, just a few months ago, required larger and more expensive…
Anthropic introduced Claude Science on Tuesday, an AI workbench that gives scientists one environment to do computational research, sparing them the hassle of bouncing between databases, pipelines, and tools. To be clear, Anthropic says Claude Science is “not a new AI model and not a more capable model for biology. It runs the same Claude…
Tesla has begun testing a production version of its Cybercab that has two seats, but no steering wheel or pedals, in Austin, Texas. For now, the testing is being done with a safety monitor in the right passenger seat, according to a video posted on X, the social media platform owned by the electric car…
The world uses a lot of copper, but thanks to the energy transition and data centers, it’ll need a lot more. Between now and 2050, we’ll have to produce more copper than has been mined throughout all of human history, according to one study. A lot of that copper ends up in the electrical grid,…
Proton, the privacy-focused productivity app company, released a public AI chatbot, Lumo, last year. On Tuesday, the chatbot received an upgrade. Lumo 2.0 gives the chatbot a variety of newfound powers including image recognition and image generation capabilities. Users can now upload pictures into Lumo, then use the chatbot to analyze or edit them. Similar…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday limited the law enforcement use of “geofence” search warrants, in a major legal ruling that is likely to have broad ramifications for privacy rights and law enforcement across the United States. In the 6-3 ruling, the U.S. top court said that “an individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy…
Permitting delays pushed by the Trump administration threaten to derail 92 gigawatts of clean power, even as electricity demand from AI data centers skyrockets. Already, permitting changes and federal funding withdrawals have led to the cancellation of 7 gigawatts of generating capacity on federal land in 2025, according to a new study from consulting firm…
What about if we wipe out manufacturing jobs in America? You assume that is a good suggestion? No, Bernie, I do not assume that is a good suggestion. Ought to your child get attached with an AI bot? No, Bernie, that is harmful. I am scared about that. What about having your privateness utterly invaded?…
