AI models can struggle to understand the captions on some medical images Getty Images Toddlers may swiftly master the meaning of the word “no”, but many artificial intelligence models struggle to do so. They show a high fail rate when it comes to understanding commands that contain negation words such as “no” and “not”. That…
Illustration of the exoplanet K2-18b NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Apparent signs of alien life on the exoplanet K2-18b may just be statistical noise, according to a new analysis of data from the James Webb Space Telescope. On 17 April, Nikku Madhusudhan at the University of Cambridge and his colleagues made the stunning…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Investors are pouring into silver and platinum as they seek “gold alternatives” and hedges against the US dollar, sending prices for both metals soaring. With the US dollar’s status as a safe haven for global…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A House Ways and Means Committee hearing took an unexpected turn Wednesday when Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) accused Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent of interrupting her because of her gender—prompting audible groans from the room. The exchange occurred during a tense five-minute questioning session, where Sanchez challenged Bessent…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Ministers failed to agree a plan to cut Britain’s high energy costs ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ spending review, leaving a question mark over the final shape of a policy that is top of the…
The Indiana Pacers pulled out a thrilling 116-107 Game 3 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday to take a 2-1 lead in the 2025 NBA Finals. In their first home game of the series, the Pacers used dominant second and fourth quarters to pull out what was a back-and-forth contest. Bennedict Mathurin was…
For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 28th April, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) experienced a cyber-attack that caused disruptions to its online order system and in-store contactless payments. The company suspended online orders temporarily, refunded some customers, and reported…
Google’s Veo 3 Fast generates 720p AI videos twice as fast as standard Gemini Pro users can create three videos per day Flow Pro users pay just 20 credits per clip Google’s revving up its AI video-making engine Veo 3 with a sped-up version called Veo 3 Fast. Both Gemini Pro and Flow users can access…
Separating AI reality from hyped-up fiction isn’t always easy. That’s why we’ve created the AI Hype Index—a simple, at-a-glance summary of everything you need to know about the state of the industry. Large language models confidently present their responses as accurate and reliable, even when they’re neither of those things. That’s why we’ve recently seen…
A Succinea snail that has been infected by a zombifying parasite shutterstock/JoostP Rise of the Zombie BugsMindy Weisberger (Johns Hopkins University Press) A snail, eyestalks pulsing with coloured stripes, leaves the safety of the shade and oozes its way onto an exposed leaf, where it catches the beady eye of a bird. The larger animal…
