Like many students, 15-year-old Neil Kumar used to misplace water bottles and jackets at school or the gym — small inconveniences that add up to a massive problem nationwide. Each year, millions of forgotten items pile up in lost-and-found boxes or end up in landfills. Now, the Bellevue High School freshman has come up with […]
Despite billions poured into generative AI, most companies still aren’t seeing real returns. Analysts say the problem isn’t the algorithms — it’s the plumbing underneath. Inadequate data infrastructure, poor scalability, and storage bottlenecks are preventing enterprise AI from moving beyond flashy pilot projects into production systems that actually generate profit. A recent MIT study found […]
IBM has announced a major milestone in its race toward commercial quantum computing — successfully running an advanced error-correction algorithm on standard AMD hardware. The achievement could accelerate the timeline toward IBM’s goal of launching its large-scale Starling quantum computer by 2029. A 10x Speed Boost on Standard Hardware In a paper submitted to arXiv, […]
The team at Andon Labs, best known for giving an AI-powered vending machine its own chaotic personality, has done it again — this time by giving a vacuum robot a brain powered by large language models (LLMs). The goal was to see how capable today’s top AI models are when placed in a physical body. […]
When Deirdre Hall had her routine mammogram last summer, everything seemed perfectly normal. Her radiologist saw no signs of cancer — no shadows, lumps, or irregular patches. But then, artificial intelligence intervened. The screening software had circled a small area in the upper part of Hall’s left breast that it found suspicious. Because of that […]
While many popular AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Meta AI are pushing the boundaries of what human-AI relationships can look like — sometimes even engaging in romantic or sexual conversations — Microsoft is taking a completely different route. Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft’s AI CEO, told CNN that the company’s vision is to build artificial intelligence that’s […]
The European Commission has found that Facebook and Instagram are violating several key provisions of the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), including rules on how they handle illegal content, user moderation, and transparency. The preliminary ruling also states that both Meta and TikTok failed to meet their DSA transparency obligations. According to the Commission, Meta’s […]
OpenAI has rolled out a major update for ChatGPT aimed at making it far more useful in professional and educational environments. The new “company knowledge” feature, now available for Business, Enterprise, and Education users, allows ChatGPT to search across a company’s internal tools—like Slack, SharePoint, Google Drive, and GitHub—without users needing to switch between apps. […]
Amazon has detailed the cause of this week’s massive AWS outage that disrupted everything from banking apps to connected smart beds — a software bug in its automation system that spiraled into a widespread service failure. In a technical post published Thursday, Amazon Web Services (AWS) outlined how a cascading series of errors brought down […]
Cybersecurity experts have demonstrated how artificial intelligence can be weaponized to clone a person’s voice in real time — enabling highly convincing voice phishing (“vishing”) attacks that can trick employees into sharing sensitive information or taking unauthorized actions. Researchers from the NCC Group revealed in a company blog that they conducted real-world tests using real-time […]
Meta is expanding its AI-powered photo editing capabilities inside Facebook. A new feature — now rolling out to all users in the U.S. and Canada — allows Meta AI to scan the photos stored on your phone’s camera roll and suggest creative edits, even before you share them online. Users who opt in will receive […]
AI-generated headshots are quickly replacing traditional studio portraits, offering job seekers professional-looking photos in minutes and at a fraction of the cost. As hiring increasingly happens through screens, these images are becoming a powerful tool for improving visibility on LinkedIn and in professional portfolios. Platforms like Canva have even integrated AI headshot tools, while dedicated […]