Researchers may have figured out how to help hydrogen fuel cells become a more practical energy source for data centers and other energy-intensive technologies.

A patent filing details ways that Meta could use facial recognition with its smart glasses to create media files, such as videos.

When Twitch announced that streamers could opt out, thousands of users questioned why their content was being used to train AI models in the first place.

The island could capture billions of gallons of water a year if it implemented systems to catch it as it falls from the sky.

AI can't be managed by any existing department, so the Big Four firm EY is creating a new one. It's called the AI Value Realization Office.

Violet, Dash and Jack-Jack will be the stars of the third Incredibles movie.

“The difference between watermarked and un-watermarked text will not be distinguishable to readers,” Anthropic says.

Wall Street banks like JPMorgan, Citi, and Goldman Sachs are investing billions in AI, reshaping workflows and culture.

Love is in the air -- including for Olaf.

AMD has raised $4.75bn in its biggest ever US dollar bond offering, sold in four tranches with maturities from three to ten years. It held $13.1bn in cash against $3.2bn of debt at the end of June, and has committed up to $5bn to Anthropic. AMD has raised $4.…

Anthropic has told prospective investors that second-quarter revenue exceeded $11.5bn, more than 14 times the $787mn it made a year earlier, and that it recorded positive adjusted operating income. The figures are preliminary and come as the company prepares …

This week Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg published a 6,500 word open letter titled "The Future is for Everyone". But the BBC is more interested in why big tech executives keep writing manifestos about AI: [Zuckerberg's] vision echoes what AI leaders have expres…

According to Quantus CEO Christoper Smith, digital assets are secured by elliptic-curve cryptography that is vulnerable to quantum computing.

The companies that win the AI era will be the ones willing to eliminate assumptions built for a world where intelligence was scarce and action was slow.

Hayden Christensen is back, and Ryan Gosling is ready for his Starfighter role.

Michael Martina reported the draft for Reuters on 14 August, citing a US official and an internal document. The letter goes to the 35 signatories of an American “AI Opportunity Statement” from June. Its message is that countries must choose. The wording is bl…

Chinese researchers are testing DREADDs, a gene therapy to turn down neuronal activity, in the clinic

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 140, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, don't forget to hydrate, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been reading abo…

Alibaba Group Holding’s open-weight models have accumulated more than 3 billion global downloads in the past six months, eclipsing Meta Platforms Inc., Alpha...

The Wall Street Journal reported the talks on 14 August. Cara Lombardo, Gina Heeb and Lauren Thomas wrote it. The framing is what changed. PayPal is in talks to sell itself, rather than fielding an offer it has rejected. Stripe and Advent International propos…

"It's become sort of radical to hold two apparently conflicting ideas in your head at the same time," the MIT economist told Fortune.

Kelan and Brittany Kline founded The Savvy Couple blog in 2016. It's evolved into a business that generated $1.3 million in 2023.

What Access Problem Should Technology Solve? Technology should address a documented barrier that prevents employees or their dependents from obtaining appropriate care. Start with the friction, not the product category or vendor promise. Fo The post Why Hospi…

Working with AI is less predictable than traditional software. That makes leadership skills such as context, clarity, and feedback more valuable.

Business Insider traveled from a production line in the UK to southeastern Ukraine, following a surveillance drone on its journey to war.

The $499 E Ink Tablet That Runs Spotify, WhatsApp and Doesn’t HurtScreens have been the unresolved tension at the center of productivity for years. LCD and OLED displays do everything well except the one thing that...

After more than a year of rumors about what legendary former Apple designer Jony Ive and OpenAI might be building together, we finally have a reasonably clear idea.Continue ReadingCategory: AI and Humanoids, Technology

Source: Apple. Today, Jungle released their fifth studio album, Sunshine. Alongside the release, Apple published a look at how the band used Apple Creator Studio to film 11 music videos in just four days, an impressive feat no matter the technology used. Sour…

Kelan and Brittany Kline founded The Savvy Couple blog in 2016. It's evolved into a business that generated $1.3 million in 2023.

Dek: Zootopia 3, Coco 2, Percy Jackson season 3, Ice Age 6, live-action Rapunzel, Bluey and a Kingdom Hearts series were some of the major announcements out of Disney’s big event.

Zootopia 3, Coco 2, Percy Jackson season 3, Ice Age 6, live-action Rapunzel, Bluey and a Kingdom Hearts series were some of the major announcements out of Disney’s big event.

About Voltair Voltair is building the world’s first distributed network of drones for earth observation. We envision a world where after a major storm, an operator of critical infrastructure can simply sign into our platform and dispatch a drone. Within minu…

When the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan five years ago, thousands of Afghans who helped U.S. troops were brought here to rebuild their lives. But now, some fear the U.S. may want to send them back.

I miss when upgrades used to be about better cameras and batteries

Land-based launch sites for orbital rockets just got the flat-pack treatment as Rocket Lab announced its Global Hypersonic & Orbital Spaceport Technology (GHOST) system. The initiative packs a complete launch system into standard shipping containers.Continue …

Assume every AI model works exactly as promised. The spending still doesn't pencil out, and the receipts so far point at so-so automation: jobs traded for tokens with the productivity dividend still missing.

Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology. The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through August 15) appeared first on SingularityHub.

Centrally controlled, permission-only networks have a role to play in finance, but need a transparent, open base to reap the benefits blockchain technology offers.

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of Danish Blend coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • The Clocks on One Building: Four-Year Leases. Sixteen-Year Guarantees. Debt to 2049: Shanaka Anslem Perera’s essay on the …

Dozens of kids die in hot cars every year. Some advocates say tough prosecutions don't protect kids from tragic accidents.

Touristy stuff, AI slop, real estate, and technology are all on the Fark Weird News Quiz, Aug. 7-13 What's In a Wallet Edition

India's central bank wants AI deciding who can get a loan, as long as no bank ever tells a customer "the model decided.

The authors demonstrate a de-occluding metalens that separates spectral bands to suppress nearby obstructions while preserving broadband imaging. The approach improves image quality and machine vision performance for robust sensing and vision.

Chou Mo is a Taiwan-based fashion photographer known for muted tones and striking visual narratives, with editorial clients including Vogue Taiwan, Louis Vuitton, and Shiseido. Chou Mo’s recent work includes a Louis Vuitton project for PhotoVogue’s “The Spiri…

A widely available food-preservation chemical is emerging as a disturbing factor in rising UK suicide deaths, particularly among younger people and men. Researchers say the scale may be underestimated and are calling for urgent restrictions on access and harm…

Ukraine used domestically produced Flamingo missiles to hit targets in Russia's southwestern Samara region.

Reading Time: 3 minutesKylie's partnership with a controversial and largely unwanted surveillance technology is not going over well, including with her fans. Kylie Jenner: Did She Ruin Her Brand With ‘Pervert Glasses’ Ads? was originally published on The Holl…

This study demonstrates that a high-entropy spinel separates ozone activation from methyl mercaptan adsorption, enabling efficient removal under humid conditions while reducing sulfate accumulation and sulfur poisoning.

Turkish president tells Al Jazeera that the recently signed agreement is open to new members as he pledges continued support.

A fictitious Sean Byrne ended up on a U.S. government restricted-party list. Sixteen years later, Apple, Nasdaq and others have mistaken me for him.