Credit: PixabayThe U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) remains firm in its demand that Google sell its Chrome web browser, according to a court filing on Friday.Initially proposed under President Biden’s administration, the DOJ has upheld this plan under the second Trump administration. However, the department has softened its stance on Google’s artificial intelligence investments,...
Image Credits:Michael Kovac / Vanity Fair / Getty ImagesElon Musk faced a setback in his lawsuit against OpenAI this week, but a federal judge’s remarks suggest there’s still room for optimism for those opposing OpenAI’s shift to a for-profit model.Musk’s lawsuit, which also targets Microsoft and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, alleges that OpenAI abandoned...
Image Credits:SXSWColossal CEO Ben Lamm assured audiences at SXSW that the company has no intention of creating a real-life Jurassic Park, addressing any lingering doubts about its mission. The Dallas-based startup, which uses genetic editing to revive extinct species like the woolly mammoth, aims to develop a “de-extinction toolkit” to support modern conservation efforts."Modern...
Image Credits:GREG BAKER/AFP / Getty ImagesThis week, Chinese AI lab DeepSeek gained widespread attention as its chatbot app soared to the top of both the Apple App Store and Google Play charts. Trained using compute-efficient techniques, DeepSeek’s AI models have sparked debate among Wall Street analysts and technologists about the U.S.'s ability to maintain...
Brendan Croom, a senior materials scientist at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, is pictured in APL’s X-ray Computed Tomography Laboratory, where high-resolution imaging helps researchers analyze additively manufactured materials. Croom and his team are using artificial intelligence to optimize titanium alloy production, uncovering faster, more efficient manufacturing methods with potential applications in aerospace, shipbuilding,...
Globular clusters, such as NGC 1866, contain very old Population II stars, the generation that followed Population III. (ESA/Hubble & NASA)Long before stars illuminated the cosmos, the Universe existed in a vast sea of hydrogen and helium. Only when these gases clumped together under immense pressure did the first stars ignite, forging heavier elements in...
Credit: PixabayApple unveiled a new MacBook Air on Wednesday, featuring enhanced performance while keeping its familiar design. The latest model is powered by the M4 chip, the newest addition to Apple's M-series lineup.Available in 13-inch and 15-inch sizes, the MacBook Air starts at $999 for the smaller model—$100 less than the previous entry price...
Synthesis process of hard carbon and the application of the battery. Credit: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2025). DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c17922A research team from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, collaborating with baijiu manufacturer Wuliangye, has developed a carbon-based anode for sodium-ion batteries using baijiu sediment. Their study, published in ACS Applied Materials &...
Image Credits: Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto(opens in a new window)/ Getty ImagesX is actively working to make xAI’s Grok model more accessible to users. Several users reported that they can now tag Grok in replies and ask questions to receive explanations about a post.Previously, Grok was available via a sidebar button, and users could also click...
Image Credits: SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP / Getty ImagesA new report from VC firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) highlights ChatGPT’s strong growth in late 2024. After taking nine months to grow from 100 million to 200 million weekly active users, ChatGPT doubled that figure again in under six months.Rapid Growth and Milestone AchievementsInitially launched as a research...
