In a major blow to renewable energy, the Trump administration has suspended leases for five large-scale offshore wind projects. The move, citing national security, halts construction immediately with no specified end date.
A driver change in the upcoming Linux 6.19 kernel is a major win for aging AMD graphics cards. By defaulting to the modern AMDGPU driver, systems with decade-old GPUs could see performance improvements of around 30% and gain out-of-the-box Vulkan support for the first time.
After a fire in 2019, archaeologists found 100 burials under Notre Dame. One, nicknamed “The Horseman,” has now been linked to the lost poet Joachim du Bellay, who died in 1560. The identification hinges on bone analysis and historical records, though one detail doesn’t quite match.
The Indie Game Awards 2025 faced major controversy, rescinding its Game of the Year and Best Debut awards from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 after the developer admitted to using generative AI. A third award was also pulled due to the winner’s partnership with a company tied to military contractor And
SoftBank needs to find $22.5 billion to fulfill its funding commitment to OpenAI for the Stargate AI data center project. The company is selling stakes in companies like Nvidia and T-Mobile and may borrow against Arm to raise the cash. The deadline is the end of 2025.
A major US research program is harnessing the world’s most powerful supercomputers to solve a core problem in quantum materials science. The CONNEQT project will spend four years simulating what happens when materials like superconductors are hit with light, heat, or current, which is crucial for fu
In Kenya’s Rift Valley, a startup called Octavia is testing a novel approach to carbon removal. Their modular machines use excess geothermal energy to capture CO2 from the air, then store it permanently in the region’s unique basalt rock.
A major global design charity is embracing AI tools to speed up prototyping and concept generation. Its leaders argue this will free up human designers to focus on empathy and creative strategy for complex challenges like climate action and public health.
According to a Fortune report, OpenAI’s internal compute margins have soared to 70% as of October, up from just 52% at the end of 2023. The company is aggressively pushing its paid business products to cover massive computing costs, but it still isn’t profitable overall.
AMD is quietly advancing Linux support for its mobile hardware. New driver patches target the upcoming HP ZBook Ultra G1a, while a new scheduler feature aims to boost performance for future Ryzen laptops.
