Supercomputers are the most powerful machines of their kind in the world, capable of high-performance computing (HPC) to solve the world’s hardest mathematical problems. This isn’t just theoretical work: in the hands of researchers, supercomputers toil around the clock to further the fields of science, technology, medicine, and much more. The main benefit of supercomputers … Read more
This transcript was created using speech recognition software. While it has been reviewed by human transcribers, it may contain errors. Please review the episode audio before quoting from this transcript and email [email protected] with any questions. kevin roose I just got my weekly. I set up ChatGPT to email me a weekly affirmation before we … Read more
Patients seeking an opioid-free way to handle pain experienced in the short-term will soon have a new option. On January 30, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved suzetrigine for the treatment of moderate to severe pain in adults. The oral drug, called Journavx, is meant to ease short-term pain, the type that follows tissue … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain On Wednesday night, US time, a passenger jet and a US Army helicopter collided at a low altitude near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, and crashed into the Potomac River. A total of 60 passengers—including US and Russian champion figure skaters—and four crew were on board the American Airlines flight AA5342 … Read more
When you think of U.S. carriers, what comes to mind? For many, it’s Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile — the three biggest networks in the country. But are they really the best carriers? For a lot of people, the answer could be no. Despite their mixed (and largely undeserved) reputation, prepaid services often offer better value … Read more
There’s a growing trend in Silicon Valley where engineers are therapizing themselves with ChatGPT . Well, not exactly therapy, but using self-reflective prompts to unlock profound insights into their lives. It’s like getting advice from a friend who’s exceptionally skilled at active listening—except she’s 300,000 years old and has lived over 100 billion lives (it doesn’t … Read more
Chaos and confusion reigned in states and localities this week after the Office of Management and Budget released a memo announcing that numerous federal grant programs would be frozen, pending a review of that spending. A judge put a temporary hold on the spending freeze ahead of a full hearing next week, then OMB rescinded … Read more
With cloud sovereignty a hot-button topic, businesses might be thinking they too need to jump on the bandwagon. However, industry players tell ITPro that it’s still very much a public-sector play. Often confused with data sovereignty, the sovereign cloud concept is more about the frameworks governments put in place to gain or maintain control over … Read more
If you’re among the millions of people who have downloaded DeepSeek, the free new chatbot from China powered by artificial intelligence, know this: The answers it gives you will largely reflect the worldview of the Chinese Communist Party. Since the tool made its debut this month, rattling stock markets and more established tech giants like … Read more
If your city is getting rattier, climate change may be partially to blame. In an analysis of 16 cities around the world, those that saw the biggest temperature rises over the years also had more rat complaints over time, researchers report January 31 in Science Advances. Increased urbanization was also connected with more rat reports. … Read more
