A little-known AI lab out of China has ignited panic throughout Silicon Valley after releasing AI models that can outperform America’s best despite being built more cheaply and with less-powerful chips. DeepSeek, as the lab is called, unveiled a free, open-source large-language model in late December that it says took only two months and less than $6…
All the tech we rely on, from cars to smartphones, was engineered using physics. You don’t need to know the science to use these things. But a well-rounded human should understand at least some of the key concepts—along with some music, art, history, and economics. Robert Heinlein said it all in Time Enough for Love:…
All the tech we rely on, from cars to smartphones, was engineered using physics. You don’t need to know the science to use these things. But a well-rounded human should understand at least some of the key concepts—along with some music, art, history, and economics. Robert Heinlein said it all in Time Enough for Love:…
Chris Ewokor & Mansur Abubakar BBC News, Abuja Getty Images Self-defence groups have been formed to help fight militant groups Nigeria’s authorities have officially declared the Lakurawa armed group – which flogs people for listening to music – a terrorist organisation and banned it across the country. Lakurawa is a new militant group which carries…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Back in November, the world learned that Dave Coulier had been diagnosed with cancer. The beloved Full House star is battling non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, an aggressive form of cancer that targets the lymphatic system. Dave stated at the time that he was optimistic. He has not offered any public updates since, but…
The number of women in the Irish cabinet has fallen from four to three, dealing a further blow to the country’s reputation on gender equality in politics. “There are now as many men named James in the cabinet as there are women,” the Social Democrat MP Jennifer Whitmore said, after the 15-member cabinet was announced…
Watch: Trump calls abortion activists’ conviction ‘ridiculous’ as he signs pardon US President Donald Trump has pardoned 23 anti-abortion activists, including some convicted of blockading a reproductive health clinic and intimidating staff and patients. The pardons were part of a round of executive orders signed by Trump on Thursday, one of several in the first…
Brandi Glanville I’m Hotter Than Ever In My Pink Bikini Published January 24, 2025 5:12 AM PST Brandi Glanville looks absolutely stunning in her latest Instagram photos, this after the reality star told the world she hasn’t had sex in a very long time. On Thursday, “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum posted a…
Five new fires have erupted in southern California ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit to the state. The blazes – named Laguna, Sepulveda, Gibbel, Gilman and Border 2 – flared up on Thursday in the counties of Los Angeles, San Diego, Ventura and Riverside. Meanwhile, firefighters have made progress in bringing the 10,000-acre Hughes…
An activist singled out by Keir Starmer as an environmental “zealot” who must be stopped from making “vexatious” legal claims that thwart growth, has accused the prime minister of trying to lock people out of the planning process. Andrew Boswell, a 68-year-old former Green councillor, insisted his two-year legal fight over the expansion of the…
