Storm clouds threaten a promised AI revolution in weather prediction

“People just moan about the weather forecast and how bad it is…” Erik AJV/Alamy “It’s an absolutely unbelievable scientific achievement,” says Andrew Charlton-Perez, talking to me by video from his office at the University of Reading, UK. His colleague, Simon Driscoll at the University of Cambridge, nods enthusiastically. “There are so many different applications and…

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WNBA, Ion Extend Broadcast Rights Deal

The WNBA and Ion Television, the Scripps-owned broadcast network, have renewed their media rights agreement. The initial three-year deal, which Ion reportedly paid $13 million for annually, began in 2023 and was the league’s second traditional TV deal independent of the NBA’s longstanding agreement with ESPN/ABC. The W also has a deal with CBS, which…

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Jaire Alexander signs 1-year deal to join Ravens

Jun 18, 2025, 01:19 PM ET The Baltimore Ravens have signed former Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander in a move that adds star power and flexibility to their secondary. The Ravens announced the signing Wednesday but did not disclose terms. The one-year deal has a base value of $4 million, and Alexander can make…

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This “robot bird” flies at 45 mph through forests—With no GPS or light

Unlike birds, which navigate unknown environments with remarkable speed and agility, drones typically rely on external guidance or pre-mapped routes. However, a groundbreaking development by Professor Fu Zhang and researchers from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), has enabled drones and micro air vehicles (MAVs)…

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BYD brings EV price wars to small cars in Europe

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Electric vehicles myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. BYD has launched its cheapest and smallest electric vehicle in the UK, as it takes Chinese carmakers’ battle to win on price in Europe into the compact car segment. The Dolphin Surf, with a starting…

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Run small language models cost-efficiently with AWS Graviton and Amazon SageMaker AI

As organizations look to incorporate AI capabilities into their applications, large language models (LLMs) have emerged as powerful tools for natural language processing tasks. Amazon SageMaker AI provides a fully managed service for deploying these machine learning (ML) models with multiple inference options, allowing organizations to optimize for cost, latency, and throughput. AWS has always…

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