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04/10/2025
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By Willow Tohi
Lightmatter’s photonic breakthrough: A leap forward in AI efficiency and speed
Lightmatter unveiled its Envise photonic computing chip on April 8, using light instead of electrons to drastically reduce energy consumption and accelerate AI processing, addressing inefficiencies in traditional silicon chips. Unlike conventional semiconductor tech, Lightmatter’s optical computing avoids heat dissipation and electron leakage, offering faster data transfer and circumventing the physical limits of shrinking transistors. […]
04/09/2025
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By Willow Tohi
Google’s AI search overhaul decimates website traffic
Google’s AI-powered search results (AI Overviews) have drastically reduced traffic to independent websites, with some publishers seeing drops of 70% or more. Small businesses, like DIY site Charleston Crafted, report revenue losses in the tens of thousands. AI Overviews display summarized answers directly on Google, reducing the need for users to visit source websites. Publishers […]
04/04/2025
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By Willow Tohi
New natural gas-powered AI data center unveiled in Pennsylvania
A former coal-fired power plant in Homer City, Pennsylvania, will be replaced by a 10 billion natural gas-powered data center campus, set to become the largest in the U.S. and operational by 2027. The project will generate up to 4.5 gigawatts of electricity, helping to counter the Mid-Atlantic’s impending energy shortfall as aging grid infrastructure […]
04/04/2025
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By Willow Tohi
Tesla unveils enhanced Optimus robot, now walks better than Joe Biden!
Tesla’s humanoid robot, Optimus, has achieved significant advancements in dexterity, balance and natural walking — surpassing some human capabilities — thanks to reinforcement learning (RL) in simulated environments. A video shared by Elon Musk compares Optimus’s early unsteady movements (2021) to its current fluid, human-like gait, showcasing rapid improvement through RL training. Tesla plans to […]
04/02/2025
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By Willow Tohi
“Ghibli effect” sends ChatGPT usage soaring — but at what cost?
ChatGPT hit 150 million weekly active users, driven by its new AI image-generation tool that transforms photos into Studio Ghibli-style animations, sparking viral trends. The “Ghibli effect” caused server outages due to overwhelming demand, while social media flooded with AI-generated art mimicking the studio’s iconic aesthetic, boosting app downloads and revenue. Hayao Miyazaki’s past criticism […]
04/01/2025
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By Willow Tohi
AI-powered forecasting model proves more accurate than traditional systems at predicting the weather
The European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) has fully operationalized its AI Forecasting System (AIFS), achieving up to 20% greater accuracy than traditional methods, particularly in tropical cyclone tracking. AIFS uses machine learning trained on decades of weather data to generate faster, high-resolution (28 km) forecasts, predicting cyclone paths 12 hours earlier than conventional […]
03/28/2025
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By Willow Tohi
OpenAI aims for $12.7B revenue in 2025 as Chinese AI firms close the gap
OpenAI is experiencing rapid revenue growth, with projected earnings of $12.7 billion in 2025, more than triple the estimated $3.7 billion in 2024. By 2026, revenue could reach $29.4 billion. Despite this growth, OpenAI is not yet profitable and anticipates achieving cash-flow positivity by 2029. OpenAI’s success is driven by subscription-based services like ChatGPT Plus and […]
03/24/2025
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By Willow Tohi
Reclaiming focus: RFK Jr. supports a cellphone ban in schools to revitalize learning and well-being
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is advocating for cellphone restrictions in schools to protect children’s mental and physical health while improving academic focus, with nine states already implementing bans. Research links excessive smartphone use to neurological damage, depression, anxiety and poor academic performance due to factors like radiation, blue light exposure […]
03/20/2025
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By Willow Tohi
China’s space dogfighting: A new frontier in the battle for orbital dominance
The U.S. Space Force revealed that China is practicing “dogfighting” maneuvers with satellites in low Earth orbit, using coordinated movements to inspect, stalk and potentially disable other satellites, signaling a growing threat to U.S. space infrastructure. U.S. adversaries, particularly China and Russia, are rapidly closing the capability gap in space warfare, with China demonstrating advanced […]
03/19/2025
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By Willow Tohi
The fly on the wall: Your Echo will send everything you say to Amazon — NO OPT-OUT
Starting March 28, Alexa will no longer process voice requests locally on Echo devices. All voice commands will be sent to Amazon’s cloud for processing, even for users who previously opted out of cloud storage via the “Do Not Send Voice Recordings” feature. This change eliminates user control over whether voice data is stored remotely. […]
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