Future Circular Collider would triple the LHC's size. CERN confirmed no technical barriers to building the $17 billion Future Circular Collider (FCC). Director Fabiola Gianotti stressed its importance for Europe's physics leadership amid rising competition from China. A feasibility study supports a 91-km (56-mile) tunnel under the French-Swiss border, over three times longer than the...
Image Credits:Malorny / Getty ImagesOpenAI’s ChatGPT may be the world's most popular chatbot app, but competitors are gaining traction, according to analytics firms Similarweb and Sensor Tower.Similarweb, which tracks web traffic to chatbot platforms, has observed steady growth among rivals like Google’s Gemini and Microsoft’s OpenAI-powered Copilot. In March, Gemini’s daily web visits averaged...
Image Credits:Mike Coppola / Getty ImagesOpenAI announced it plans to release its first "open" language model since GPT-2 in the coming months. This information comes from a feedback form published on the company’s website on Monday.OpenAI is inviting "developers, researchers, and members of the broader community" to fill out the form, which includes...
Credit: PixabayOpenAI's latest image generator, powered by the GPT-4o model, is now accessible to all users, CEO Sam Altman announced on X. Previously, the feature was limited to ChatGPT's paid subscribers.The exact number of images free-tier users can generate remains unclear, but last week, Altman indicated a limit of three per day.OpenAI’s Image Tool...
Spectrum ending on a bangIsar AerospaceContinental Europe’s initial attempt at an orbital space launch came to an unexpected end when Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket returned to Earth with a bang just 30 seconds after takeoff. The rocket crashed and exploded in the Norwegian Sea near the launch pad.Details of the Inaugural Flight from Andøya...
Manufacturing partner, Horien, in Switzerland has so far been producing sodium metal chloride batteries in factories like this, but will also take on production of Inlyte's sodium-iron batteriesInlyte EnergyFor years, lithium-ion batteries have been the go-to solution for long-term energy storage, but their production and maintenance costs remain high. A California-based startup, Inlyte, aims...
Credit: PixabayTwo studies by OpenAI and MIT Media Lab found that a small percentage of frequent ChatGPT users reported heightened loneliness, emotional dependence, and decreased social interaction.The findings suggest that individuals experiencing loneliness are more inclined to seek emotional connections with AI chatbots. This highlights shifting relationship dynamics, growing dependence on technology, and its...
The Residences at 1428 Brickell skyscraper - the tallest of the buildings in this image - is currently under construction on the coast in MiamiThe Boundary for YtechConstruction is underway on a striking new skyscraper in Miami, Florida. This residential tower will feature a sculpted exterior and solar-panel-integrated windows to reduce reliance on the...
Credit: PixabyElon Musk announced on Friday that his AI startup, xAI, has acquired his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in an all-stock transaction."xAI has acquired X in an all-stock transaction," Musk stated, adding that the deal values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion ($45 billion minus $12 billion...
Three-quarters of respondents to a survey by the US-based Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence agreed that 'scaling up' LLMs was unlikely to produce artificial general intelligence.Hype around "strong" AI surpassing human intelligence is intensifying, fueled by leaders of major AI companies. However, many researchers argue these claims are more about marketing than...
