AI models go head-to-head in Chatbot Arena Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images An industry-standard league table for ranking artificial intelligence models is being deliberately distorted by technology giants, researchers have claimed, leading to a misleading picture of which AIs are the best. Sara Hooker at Cohere Labs, a US non-profit, and her colleagues claim to have found…
A gene-edited grey wolf created by Colossal Biosciences Colossal Biosciences The creation of genetically modified grey wolves that are claimed to resemble extinct dire wolves has been criticised by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Colossal Biosciences, a US company aiming to “de-extinct” several species with gene-editing technology, announced earlier this month that…
Sam Francis Political reporter Henry Zeffman on what UK – EU deal means for your holiday The UK and the EU have reached a new agreement setting out post-Brexit relations on areas including fishing rights, trade and defence. Here’s a look at some of the key things in the deal. Fishing EPA A new deal…
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Jun 12, 2025, 11:00 AM ET The Indiana Pacers upset the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night with a 116-107 victory. As a result, the Pacers have seen their odds to win the title shorten from +400 prior to the victory to +185 ahead of Saturday’s Game 4…
The chirp of the cicada, the sound of many summers, has received an electronic upgrade that turns the insects into cyborg loudspeakers playing anything from Pachelbel’s Canon to the theme from Top Gun. The researchers behind the work say it could be used to spread warning messages during an emergency. Naoto Nishida and his colleagues…
This post was co-written with Renato Nascimento, Felipe Viana, Andre Von Zuben from Articul8. Generative AI is reshaping industries, offering new efficiencies, automation, and innovation. However, generative AI requires powerful, scalable, and resilient infrastructures that optimize large-scale model training, providing rapid iteration and efficient compute utilization with purpose-built infrastructure and automated cluster management. In this…
In 1984, an amateur paleontologist in Scotland found a remarkable specimen: a nearly complete fossil of what looked to be a lizard or salamander. Rather small in size at 20 centimeters, it would turn out to be a crucial piece in the puzzle of animal evolution. This creature, called Westlothiana lizziae, is one of the…
PA Media Lord Patrick Vallance, former government chief scientific adviser, gave evidence to the inquiry in west London Boris Johnson pushed for a more “ruthless, authoritarian approach” towards people who refused to self-isolate during the pandemic, according to documents seen by the Covid inquiry. The instinct of policy makers was to favour “punitive measures” over…
Peers have criticised the new front door to the House of Lords, after ministers revealed it cost £9.6m and still does not work properly. The Peers’ Entrance began a multi-year security upgrade in 2023, but is still not fully accessible for disabled peers, and requires a permanent member of staff on site “to press the…
