As a tech reporter I often get asked questions like “Is DeepSeek actually better than ChatGPT?” or “Is the Anthropic model any good?” If I don’t feel like turning it into an hour-long seminar, I’ll usually give the diplomatic answer:…
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MIT’s New 3D Chips Could Make Electronics Faster and More Energy-Efficient
The low-cost, scalable technology enables seamless integration of high-speed gallium nitride transistors onto a standard silicon chip. Gallium nitride is an advanced semiconductor material that is expected to play a key role in the next…
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A Chinese firm has just launched a constantly changing set of AI benchmarks
Development of the benchmark at Hongshan began in 2022, following ChatGPT’s breakout success, as an internal tool for assessing which models are worth investing in. Since then, led by partner Gong Yuan, the team has steadily expanded the…
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How to turn off AI in Windows and bring yourself some peace
Microsoft, like most other major tech companies, is cramming as much artificial…
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Scaling integrated digital health | MIT Technology Review
Through a survey of 300 health care executives and a program of interviews with industry experts, startup leaders, and academic researchers, this report explores the best practices for success when implementing integrated digital solutions into…
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High-capacity battery anode material offers graphite alternative
Graphical abstract of the study. Credit: Journal of Energy Storage (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2025.116831
Skoltech researchers have investigated…
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The Download: The Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s first pictures, and reframing privacy
The first spectacular images taken by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have been released for the world to peruse: a panoply of iridescent galaxies and shimmering nebulas.
Much has been written about the observatory’s grand promise: to…
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Book review: Surveillance & privacy
As another new book makes clear, this conversation also needs to include student data. Lindsay Weinberg’s Smart University: Student Surveillance in the Digital Age reveals how the motivations and interests of Big Tech are transforming higher…
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See stunning first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Rubin’s first glimpse of the firmament is predictably bursting with galaxies and stars. But the resolution, breadth, and depth of the images have taken astronomers aback. “I’m very impressed with these images. They’re really…
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Overcoming Long-Held Limitations: Korean Scientists Unveil Next-Generation Energy Storage Technology
Developing next-generation energy storage technologies that can deliver both high power and high capacity at the same time. A research team led by Dr. Bon-Cheol Ku and Dr. Seo Gyun Kim from the Carbon Composite Materials Research Center at the…
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