SpaceX-Tesla Merger Takes Shape as Shareholders Get a Decisive Say
SpaceX and Tesla are exploring a merger that analyst Dan Ives says could be valued near $5 trillion. Musk says the rationale is to combine work in artificial intelligence, chip…
AI Helps Reveal Writing Inside Charred Herculaneum Scrolls
AI-assisted image analysis helped researchers recover more than 2,000 characters from a carbonized Herculaneum scroll without physically unrolling it. The text, attributed to the Greek philosopher Philodemus, offers a glimpse…
Congress’s AI Investments Put Disclosure and Oversight in the Spotlight
Recent congressional financial disclosures show that at least 106 lawmakers, spouses, or dependent children hold investments tied to artificial intelligence. An analysis estimates those assets at between $82.8 million and…
AI Helped Reveal a Vast Maya City Hidden Beneath Mexico’s Forest
Researchers used machine learning to analyze lidar data from Campeche, Mexico, and identify the hidden Maya city of Valeriana, with 6,764 mapped structures. The results reveal a substantial urban settlement…
Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar Discusses AI Policy on Face the Nation
Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar rejected the idea that artificial intelligence should have no safeguards, while arguing that companies must prove its benefits and take responsibility for safe products. The interview…
Google Puts Gemini to Work as an AI Office Agent
Google has introduced Gemini, a workplace AI agent that it says can write and run code, create media, and connect with Google tools as well as Slack and Microsoft 365.…
Arizona Appeals Court Draws a Firm Line on AI Evidence
Arizona’s Court of Appeals overturned Gabriel Paul Horcasitas’ 10-year manslaughter sentence and ordered resentencing after finding that an AI video depicting victim Christopher Pelkey was not reliable. The panel said…
AI Gives Assisi’s Basilica a New Tool to Guard Its Historic Art
Friars at the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi are working with art historians and technology company Haltadefinizione to build a detailed digital twin of the historic church. Cameras, drones…
Neural Networks Solve Fundamental Quantum Equations for Complex Molecules
Researchers have developed a deep learning system called FermiNet that solves the Schrödinger equation for complex molecular systems. This breakthrough allows for the high-precision simulation of electron behavior, which is…