On 29 January, an American Airlines flight collided with an army helicopter near Washington DC Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images Safety concerns about flying in the US have risen after a series of plane accidents and collisions in recent months, which were followed shortly by the administration of President Donald Trump eliminating hundreds…
Science and Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has written to the UK’s national institute for artificial intelligence (AI) to tell its bosses to refocus on defence and security. In a letter, Kyle said boosting the UK’s AI capabilities was “critical” to national security and should be at the core of the Alan Turing Institute’s activities. Kyle…
Helena Rubinstein announced on Wednesday the appointment of supermodel Adrian Lima as the beauty brand’s newest face. Adriana Lima for Helena Rubenstein – Courtesy The L’Oréal-owned skincare brand said its new partnership with the Brazilian model “opens a significant new chapter, uniting the brand’s avant-garde spirit with Adriana Lima’s remarkable journey, to empower women to reach…
The Spectrum rocket on the launch pad at Andøya Space Center in Norway Wingmen-Media Preparations are under way for a rocket test flight in Norway that could make history and give Europe greater independence from the market leader in orbital launches, the United States. Who is behind the rocket launch? The company that developed the…
Progressive champion Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and a handful of other Democrats quickly floated the prospect of impeaching President Donald Trump for launching a military strike on Iran without Congressional authorization. “The President’s disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers,” the four-term congresswoman from New…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Insurance prices for ships travelling through the Strait of Hormuz have jumped more than 60 per cent since the start of the war between Israel and Iran as the conflict threatens shipping in a key…
The German army’s growing need for new recruits is making businesses anxious that their struggle to find staff will get even harder. Corporate representatives told the Financial Times that they backed efforts to bolster the military of Europe’s largest nation as Nato seeks to strengthen its deterrence against Russia. But they are concerned that a…
The ARC-AGI-2 benchmark is designed to be a difficult test for AI models Just_Super/Getty Images The most sophisticated AI models in existence today have scored poorly on a new benchmark designed to measure their progress towards artificial general intelligence (AGI) – and brute-force computing power won’t be enough to improve, as evaluators are now taking…
Granting Abigail human freedoms feels right even if she was made in a lab Gremlin/Getty Images Some Body Like MeLucy Lapinska (Gollancz Out 17 April (UK)) While the world grapples with the rights of regular humans versus artificial intelligence companies that want to mine both their data and their creative output, sci-fi is contending with…
Tom Hiddleston in “The Life of Chuck.” NEON The Life of Chuck, based on a story by Stephen King and starring Tom Hiddleston, is new in theaters. When will it be available to watch at home? Rated R, The Life of Chuck opened in limited release on June 6 and expanded to 1,072 theaters nationwide…
