Thylacines were once found throughout Australia and New Guinea Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images The loss of crucial genes over millions of years before the arrival of humans in Australia may have left thylacines more vulnerable to extinction. The thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger (Thylacinus cynocephalus) was the last survivor of a family of marsupials known as Thylacinidae…
Earlier today, we launched a state-of-the-art image generation and editing model, available in the Gemini app, AI Studio and Vertex AI. This update introduces significant advancements in character consistency; precise, conversational editing; and the ability to combine photos into a completely new creation. To help you get the most out of this update, here are…
At least three artificial intelligence researchers have resigned from Meta’s new superintelligence lab, just two months after CEO Mark Zuckerberg first announced the initiative. Two of the staffers have returned to OpenAI, where they both previously worked, after less than one-month stints at Meta, WIRED has confirmed. Avi Verma was previously a researcher at OpenAI….
Anthropic has reached a preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit brought by a group of prominent authors, marking a major turn in of the most significant ongoing AI copyright lawsuits in history. The move will allow Anthropic to avoid what could have been a financially devastating outcome in court. The settlement agreement is expected…
An adult female sailback houndshark Jack Sagumai et al. (2025) One of the rarest sharks in the world has turned up in Papua New Guinea, some 50 years after it was last reported. Adorned with a curiously large and deep dorsal fin, the sailback houndshark (Gogolia filewoodi) was first described by scientists in 1973, when…
As global carbon emissions reached a record high in 2024, pressure is mounting on companies to reduce their environmental footprint in alignment with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Consumers also increasingly value products that are better for the environment with 80% willing to spend more on sustainably produced goods, according to PWC. And regulations around…
Healthcare discovery on ecommerce domains presents unique challenges that traditional product search wasn’t designed to handle. Unlike searching for books or electronics, healthcare queries involve complex relationships between symptoms, conditions, treatments, and services, requiring sophisticated understanding of medical terminology and customer intent. This challenge became particularly relevant for Amazon as we expanded beyond traditional ecommerce…
The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) has successfully completed filling its 20,000-tons liquid scintillator detector and begun data taking on Aug. 26. After more than a decade of preparation and construction, JUNO is the first of a new generation of very large neutrino experiments to reach this stage. Initial trial operation and data taking show…
The host star, TOI-6894, is a red dwarf with only 20% the mass of the Sun, typical of the most common stars in our galaxy. Until now, such low-mass stars were not thought capable of forming or retaining giant planets. But as published recently in Nature Astronomy, the unmistakable signature of a giant planet — TOI-6894b…
International domain names (IDN) continue to be an interesting topic. For the most part, they are probably less of an issue than some people make them out to be, given that popular browsers like Google Chrome are pretty selective in displaying them. But on the other hand, they are still used legitimately or not, and…
