AI and scientists unite to decipher old scrolls charred by the Vesuvius volcano

Scientists, researchers work to archive federal health data purged by Trump administration

Scientists, researchers and private health organizations scrambled to preserve as much federal public health data and guidelines as possible last week after news reached them that the Trump ...

The Hill - 2h

Former top NOAA scientist under Trump issues a "Sharpie-gate" warning

Craig McLean said many scientists "are worried about President Donald Trump's return to office — after he undermined science in his first term."

CBS News - 7h

Starboard pushes an open door at Becton Dickinson as company seeks to separate its biosciences unit

Activist Starboard took a position in Becton Dickinson, calling for the company to sell its life sciences business. The company aims to do just that.

CNBC - 8h

Trump fires archivist of the United States

President Trump has fired the nation's top record keeper, Archivist of the United States Colleen J. Shogan.

CBS News - 18h

Review: In harrowing 'No Other Land,' journalists unite to chronicle a community under siege

A quartet of Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers shapes footage of the bulldozing of West Bank's Masafer Yatta into a cry of conscience against occupation.

Los Angeles Times - 23h

2 AI Technologies That Could Deliver Massive Savings to Small Businesses by 2030

Ark Investment Management’s 2025 Big Ideas report highlights technologies making waves in logistics and manufacturing.

Inc. - 23h

A 311-Year-Old Stradivarius Violin Sells for $11.25 Million at Sotheby’s

The money from the sale of the violin, which was once owned by the 19th-century virtuoso Joseph Joachim, will benefit a scholarship program at the New England Conservatory.

The New York Times - 1d

2025: The Year of the AI App

The real competition in AI isn’t about foundation models. It’s about apps built on top of those models.

Wired - 1d

Cyprus jails Syrian man over the death of a 3-year-old girl on overloaded migrant boat

A Cyprus court has sentenced a Syrian national to three years in prison after finding him guilty of causing the death by negligence of a 3-year-old girl from dehydration aboard an overloaded boat ...

ABC News - 1d

Acer unveils Predator Helios Neo AI laptops at Intel Extreme Masters

Acer unveiled two new Predator gaming laptops today at the Intel Extreme Masters esports event in Katowice, Poland.

VentureBeat - 1d

Bill Belichick shows up to NFL honors with 24-year-old girlfriend, who gets roasted by Snoop Dogg

Their relationship is still going strong.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Grand Theft Auto V hits 210M units, Red Dead 70M shortly before GTA VI’s debut

Grand Theft Auto V has now sold over 210 million units, with Red Dead Redemption 2 following with 70 million has Rockstar's next sequel awaits.

VentureBeat - 1d

DeepSeek’s R1 and OpenAI’s Deep Research just redefined AI — RAG, distillation, and custom models will never be the same

Pricing, performance, hallucination risks, clean data: Here’s what DeepSeek and OpenAI's breakthroughs mean for anyone building AI today.

VentureBeat - 2d

How to Boil an Egg? Scientists Claim to Have Cracked the Recipe.

Their new method takes 32 minutes.

The New York Times - 2d

Samsung Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra Review: AI Snoozefest

Technically sound, Samsung’s latest Android phones are a bit of a snooze.

Wired - 2d

January Was Hottest January on Record, Scientists Report

Earth’s prolonged streak of abnormal heat continued into 2025 despite the arrival of La Niña ocean conditions, which typically bring cooler temperatures.

The New York Times - 2d

Google’s holiday ad boost can’t ease AI letdown fears

Google’s digital ad sales continued to grow at a healthy clip during the holiday season, but that wasn’t enough to offset investors’ worries about whether its big bet on artificial intelligence ...

ABC News - 3d

US Vice President JD Vance will attend AI summit in Paris, French official says

A French diplomatic official says U.S. Vice President JD Vance will attend a two-day high-level summit focusing on artificial intelligence in Paris next week

ABC News - 4d

Why employees smuggle AI into work

Many staff are using AI at work without the permission of their employers.

BBC News - 4d

What to Know About China's DeepSeek AI

The Chinese upstart says it has trained high-performing AI models cheaply, without using the most advanced chips.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 27

Silicon Valley Is Raving About a Made-in-China AI Model

DeepSeek is called “amazing and impressive” despite working with less-advanced chips.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 27

Reid Hoffman Raises $24.6 Million for AI Cancer-Research Startup

The LinkedIn co-founder is starting Manas AI with “The Emperor of All Maladies” author Siddhartha Mukherjee.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 27

Meta Spending to Soar on AI, Massive Data Center

The social-media giant plans to spend between $60 billion and $65 billion, the latest sign of tech companies’ accelerating investments into artificial intelligence.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 24

Nvidia Supplier SK Hynix Posts Record Profit on AI Boom

The South Korean memory-chip maker reported record quarterly and annual results after stronger-than-expected earnings for the final quarter of 2024 on robust chip demand.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 22

Tech Leaders Pledge Up to $500 Billion in AI Investment in U.S.

OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank unveiled AI infrastructure plans at White House.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 21

Birmingham City 2-3 Newcastle United: FA Cup fourth round – as it happened

Joe Willock scored twice as Newcastle edged Birmingham in an extraordinarily eventful game. 6 min Pope, who isn’t the best with his feet, sprays a pass straight out of play.. 4 min Iwata’s pass ...

The Guardian - 1h