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March 14, 2025

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Why I’m Feeling the A.G.I.

Here are some things I believe about artificial intelligence: I believe that over the past several years, A.I. systems have started surpassing humans in a number of domains — math, coding and medical diagnosis, just to name a few — and that they’re getting better every day. I believe that very soon — probably in 2026 or 2027, but possibly as soon as this year — one or more A.I. companies will claim they’ve created an artificial general intelligence, or A.G.I., which is usually defined as something like “a general-purpose A.I. system that can do almost all cognitive tasks a

March 14, 2025

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Europe telcos urge more mega-mergers to catch up to US, China on 5G

The Deutsche Telekom pavilion at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Angel Garcia | Bloomberg | Getty Images BARCELONA — Europe’s telecommunication firms are ramping up calls for more industry consolidation to help the region compete more effectively with superpowers like the U.S. and China on key technologies like 5G and artificial intelligence. Last week at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) trade show in Barcelona, CEOs of several telecoms firms called on regulators to make it easier for them to combine their operations with other businesses and reduce the overall number of carriers operating across the continent. Currently, there are

March 14, 2025

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Xbox announces ‘Copilot for Gaming’ AI assistant — early access coming to Xbox mobile app, more details to come at GDC 2025

Xbox thinks AI can make you a better gamer. Xbox has announced its new “Copilot for Gaming”, dropping the news this morning on The Official Xbox Podcast. A new AI assistant for console, mobile, and perhaps PC, Copilot for Gaming promises to help with all parts of the gaming experience — from picking a new game, to picking up where you left off in an old save file, to getting good at skill-based games. Fatima Kardar, Xbox’s CVP of Gaming AI, and Jason Ronald, VP of Next Generation, joined Xbox’s in-house podcast to explain what an AI assistant for consoles

March 14, 2025

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Two activist groups launch a legal challenge against the UK’s bid to force Apple to create a data “backdoor”, arguing it would breach consumers’ privacy rights (Financial Times)

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March 14, 2025

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Mars’ Middle Atmosphere Appears Driven By Gravity Waves

A new study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research Planets reveals that atmospheric gravity waves play a crucial role in driving latitudinal air currents on Mars, particularly at high altitudes. Phys.Org reports: The study applied methods developed to explore Earth’s atmosphere to quantitatively estimate the influence of gravity waves on Mars’ planetary circulation. […] “On Earth, large-scale atmospheric waves caused by the planet’s rotation, known as Rossby waves, are the primary influence on the way air circulates in the stratosphere, or the lower part of the middle atmosphere. But our study shows that on Mars, gravity waves (GWs) have

March 14, 2025

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UMass disbands its entering biomed graduate class over Trump funding chaos

Many schools are now bracing for steep declines in support. At Duke University, administrators have implemented hiring freezes, scaled back research plans, and will cut the number of admitted biomedical PhD students by 23 percent or more, according to reporting by the Associated Press. The school took in $580 million in grants and contracts from the National Institutes of Health last year. At Vanderbilt University, faculty were sent an email on February 6 instructing them to reduce graduate admissions by half across the board, according to Stat. The outlet also reported that faculty at the University of Washington’s School of

March 14, 2025

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The Universal Monsters Merch for Epic Universe Didn’t Have to Go This Hard but We’re Glad It Did

The level of immersion at Universal Epic Universe won’t stop at the portals exploring the worlds of the Universal Monsters, Super Nintendo, How to Train Your Dragon, and Harry Potter. Fans will be able to take home merch that elevates the idea of “souvenirs” to a whole new level, with unique knick knacks and goods that feel right out of the places you visit. And after the looks we got recently at the intriguingly strange food, the roll out continues to surpass expectations. As a Universal Monsters fan, I am ecstatic about the Dark Universe collection of products, which you can

March 14, 2025

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NYT Strands hints, answers for March 14

If you’re reading this, you’re looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times‘ elevated word-search game. Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There’s always a theme linking every solution, along with the “spangram,” a special, word or phrase that sums up that day’s theme, and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically.

March 14, 2025

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Keep kids off Roblox if worried, CEO Dave Baszucki tells parents

Zoe Kleinman & Georgina Hayes Technology editor & reporter Getty Images Roblox has seen meteoric growth among young gamers Parents who are worried about their children being on Roblox should not let them use it, the chief executive of the gigantic gaming platform has said. The site, which is the most popular in the UK among young gamers aged eight to 12, has been dogged by claims of some children being exposed to explicit or harmful content through its games, alongside multiple reported allegations of bullying and grooming. But its co-founder and CEO Dave Baszucki insisted that the company is