Men interact with a Baidu AI robot near the company logo at its headquarters in Beijing, China April 23, 2021. Florence Lo | Reuters BEIJING — China’s Baidu plans to release the next generation of its artificial intelligence model in the second half of this year, according to a source familiar with the matter, as…
England’s most senior education official has assured MPs that suppliers on not-for-profit contracts will not in the future be able to make money secretly after “serious failings” were exposed by the Guardian. Susan Acland-Hood, the Department for Education’s permanent secretary, told the cross-party public accounts committee (PAC) that a “very hard” review had been undertaken…
Stormy weather is bringing the threat of flooding to homes and businesses and disrupting travel across large parts of England and Wales, while Scotland and Northern Ireland are steadily recovering from the impact of Storm Éowyn. On Monday morning, there were 48 flood warnings and 172 alerts in place for England and three Met Office…
Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images As heavily funded startups and tech giants hustle to get any lead they can in artificial intelligence, Anthropic says it’s developed the company’s “most intelligent” AI model yet. The Amazon-backed startup on Monday unveiled Claude 3.7 Sonnet. What makes it unique is its so-called hybrid model, which combines…
Victor Wembanyama’s 2024-25 season is likely over. The San Antonio Spurs star has deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder, which is expected to sideline him for the remainder of the year, the team announced Thursday. The deep vein thrombosis, more commonly known as a blood clot, was discovered when Wembanyama returned to the team…
Amy Slaton has arrived at a legal resolution. On December 19, the 1000-Lb Sisters star pleaded guilty to “simple possession” in a plea deal submitted to the Crockett County courthouse in Tennessee. This deal stemmed from a September incident during which Slaton was arrested in the parking lot of a zoo in this same state….
Singham Again box office collection day 1: Rohit Shetty’s latest installment in the cop universe of movies is off to a roaring start. As per multiple film trade sites, the film will record about ₹40 crore opening. (Also read: Singham Again Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 review live) Singham Again box office collection day 1: Ajay Devgn’s…
Bollywood actor and wellness icon Shilpa Shetty Kundra’s upscale restaurant Bastian – At the Top, located on the 48th floor of Kohinoor Square in Dadar West, was at the center of an unexpected incident on Sunday. A BMW Z4, a luxurious two-seater convertible valued at ₹80 lakh, was reportedly stolen from the building’s parking lot…
Two people have died in far north Queensland after contracting melioidosis, a tropical bacterial infection, prompting a warning from health authorities about a “very big” spike in cases possibly linked to recent heavy rainfall. Melioidosis is endemic in parts of Queensland and the Northern Territory, where it is often contracted from contaminated soil. It can…
The European Central Bank is “not overly concerned” by the impact of inflation abroad on the euro zone, the institution’s President Christine Lagarde told CNBC Wednesday. Asked about the potential effect on Europe if inflation resurges in the U.S., Lagarde said: “If there is reigniting of inflation in the United States it will be an…
