Yann LeCun, Meta’s chief AI scientist and Turing Award winner, is planning to leave the company to found his own startup. The departure comes amid Mark Zuckerberg’s radical overhaul of Meta’s AI operations, including hiring new leadership and shifting focus from research to product development.
The drone threat is escalating far beyond battlefields, with thousands of unauthorized flights over NFL stadiums and critical infrastructure. Western nations are realizing their defenses are inadequate against this rapidly evolving danger. The urgency is creating massive demand for counter-drone tec
Senators John Boozman and Cory Booker have proposed legislation that would fundamentally reshape how cryptocurrencies are regulated in the US. The bill would move oversight from the SEC to the CFTC and treat most digital assets as commodities.
As bitcoin loses momentum, digital asset treasury companies are pivoting to obscure cryptocurrencies. This shift is creating massive volatility risks and could leave investors holding the bag when markets turn.
Researchers have discovered that AI language models use completely separate neural pathways for memorization versus reasoning. When they removed memorization circuits, models lost 97% of verbatim recall but kept nearly all logical reasoning intact. Surprisingly, arithmetic operations shared pathways
Researchers have successfully created bacteriophages using entirely synthetic genetic material, allowing unprecedented control over these bacteria-killing viruses. The breakthrough enables scientists to add and remove genes at will, potentially leading to new weapons against antibiotic-resistant inf
The eSIM-only iPhone 17 Pro packs a 6.35% larger battery than its physical SIM counterpart, delivering nearly an hour more overall usage time. While web browsing and gaming saw significant gains, video playback showed no improvement despite Apple’s claims.
Siddhant Awasthi, who led Tesla’s Cybertruck program, is leaving after more than eight years. His departure comes as the controversial electric truck faces plummeting sales and repeated recalls. This marks another high-profile exit from Tesla’s executive ranks.
Windows 11 is testing haptic feedback for interface interactions like window snapping. The feature was discovered hidden in the latest developer build. It would provide subtle vibrations when aligning windows and objects.
Samsung has entered the mixed reality headset market with the Galaxy XR, priced at $1,799 to compete directly with Apple’s Vision Pro. The device features Google’s Android XR operating system with deep Gemini AI integration and comes with a substantial $1,140 Explorer Pack for early adopters.
