Nvidia to buy Hugging Face for $13b in big bet on open AI models
Hugging Face would give it developer access, tools and data to help close the AI gap with US and Chinese labs
Can sheep save the glaciers? Swiss scientists put wool to the test
Tarpaulins cover Alpine ice and snow to reflect sunlight and slow melting caused by global warming
Can technology help Asia-Pacific economies weather the next disaster?
Can technology help Asia-Pacific economies weather the next disaster?
Apocalypse prep or pure pragmatism: what is behind Peter Thiel’s move to Argentina?
Relocation coincides with proposed laws that opponents say would entrench power of US tech billionaires in countryDozens of protesters converged on Peter Thiel’s mansion in Buenos Aires this week after a congressional session raised questions about the billionaire’s presence in the country.In white masks, they held signs saying “Peter Thief” and “No to the Peter…
Claude, ChatGPT, Grok and Microsoft email services recover after disruption
Claude models recover after fix; Opus 4.8 and Opus 5 remain affected by elevated error rates
World-first pig kidney transplant succeeded for nine months
A man with end-stage kidney failure was kept off dialysis for nine months after being given a genetically modified organ from a pig.
'Supersized' El Nino puts world in 'danger zone' into 2027
‘Supersized’ El Nino puts world in ‘danger zone’ into 2027
Abu Dhabi AI institute releases fully open-source models with training data, code
IFM launched six AI models featuring new techniques, data training, and coding tools for researchers
Belarusian energy minister applauds energy cooperation with China
Belarusian energy minister applauds energy cooperation with China
Bring on the drones: how a technology revolution is being rolled out across Africa’s nature reserves
As graduates of an online training course gather from across the continent, the consensus is overwhelming: computers and saving animals go togetherOn a bitingly cold night in Lapalala Wilderness nature reserve in South Africa’s Limpopo province, Duncan Kanyakera watches as instructor Jacques Viljoen deploys a thermal drone in search of a lone cheetah. Once the…
