AI’s energy demands are surging – the grid needs to catch up
As AI models grow larger and more capable, the supporting infrastructure must evolve in tandem….
TII Falcon-H1 models now available on Amazon Bedrock Marketplace and Amazon SageMaker JumpStart
This post was co-authored with Jingwei Zuo from TII. We are excited to announce the availability of the Technology Innovation Institute (TII)’s Falcon-H1 models on Amazon Bedrock Marketplace and Amazon SageMaker JumpStart. With this launch, developers and data scientists can now use six instruction-tuned Falcon-H1 models (0.5B, 1.5B, 1.5B-Deep, 3B, 7B, and 34B) on AWS, and have access…
Textile and clothing sector calls for ‘urgent measures’ in Portugal
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published September 10, 2025 Several groups in the textile and clothing sector in Portugal have announced the closure of production units and the dismissal of hundreds of employees. The associations that represent them are calling for emergency measures, such as layoffs and revitalization plans, so that companies can be genuinely…
Microsoft’s AI Chief Says Machine Consciousness Is an 'Illusion'
Mustafa Suleyman says that designing AI systems to exceed human intelligence—and to mimic behavior that suggests consciousness—would be “dangerous and misguided.” Source link
Asteroid Ryugu once had liquid water flowing through it
The asteroid Ryugu, photographed by the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft JAXA Hayabusa 2 Large quantities of water once flowed through the asteroid Ryugu, an indication that asteroids could have brought much more water to Earth than previously thought. The origin of Earth’s water is somewhat mysterious. Incoming asteroids have been proposed as a possible source, but…
Canada Goose partners with Beside Group to grow in Middle East
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published September 10, 2025 Canada Goose continues its international expansion, announcing a partnership agreement with the Beside Group to accelerate its presence in the Middle East. A key player in fashion distribution in the Gulf region, the group will offer the full range of the Canadian brand’s products from autumn…
NASA hasn’t found life on Mars yet – but signs are promising
NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars NASA/JPL-Caltech Has NASA found life on Mars? In a word, no. But last year, NASA’s Perseverance rover found signs in an ancient rock that could point to life having existed on the Red Planet billions of years ago. And now we have more evidence in the form of small nodules…
Armani confirms the runway shows and exhibition during fashion week
By Reuters Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published September 10, 2025 The Armani Group confirms the regular conduct of the Emporio Armani and Giorgio Armani fashion shows, which will present the latest collections designed by the designer on the runway. This was announced by the group. The public opening of the exhibition at the Pinacoteca…
Melania Trump’s AI Era Is Upon Us
It’s unclear how Melania’s initiative will follow her goals of protecting children from the harms of AI or equipping them for a workforce shaped by the technology. However, my source in the industry tells me the first lady’s involvement is expected to lead to “big commitments from a bunch of these companies” beyond the multibillion-dollar…
Gravitational waves finally prove Stephen Hawking’s black hole theorem
Illustration of two black holes merging and sending gravitational waves across the cosmos Maggie Chiang for Simons Foundation Stephen Hawking’s 50-year-old theorem on how black holes merge together has been successfully tested thanks to huge advances in gravitational wave astronomy, which helped astronomers catch the waves caused by an unusually powerful collision as they passed…
BASE64 Over DNS – SANS Internet Storm Center
On the Stormcast, Johannes talked about BASE64 and DNS used by a backdoor. I was interested to learn more about this, because DNS labels can only contain letters, digits and a hyphen. If you make a distinction between uppercase and lowercase letters, you have exactly 63 characters to choose from. While BASE64 requires 64 characters…
