What should one make of the president’s mounting obsession with the Reflecting Pool? On the surface, it’s ridiculous. Noting that the pool was full of algae and not reflecting as well as it should, President Donald Trump launched an expensive beautification effort — repainting the bottom and trying chemical treatments to treat the algae. The…
It’s an odd-seeming move for a company selling an AI writing assistant. GPTZero Superhuman announced that it has acquired GPTZero. This AI identification business offers services such as hallucination and plagiarism detection as well as a nifty little tool that displays how much of the internet is artificial intelligence. Superhuman said it plans…
We were the first to describe the memory shortage coming from AI’s insatiable usage in reasoning and agentic flows in late 2024 on the newsletter. We have since previously published multiple in-depth pieces on memory, as well as detailed coverage of CXMT and China’s compute. With CXMT set to IPO in the coming months, we…
The United States’ top envoy in Hong Kong has expressed optimism about US-China relations and pledged to continue seeking pragmatic and constructive ways to engage with the city’s officials. US Consul General Julie Eadeh made the remarks at her first media briefing since assuming the post last August, held during an American Independence Day event…
Market forces rained on the parade of China Tobacco International (HK) Company Limited (HKG:6055) shareholders today, when the analysts downgraded their forecasts for this year. Revenue and earnings per share (EPS) forecasts were both revised downwards, with the analysts seeing grey clouds on the horizon. This technology could replace computers: discover the 20 stocks are…
The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) and its long-running follow-up, the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study (DPPOS), have tracked thousands of people for more than two decades, examining how lifestyle changes can ultimately influence health. Now a new study has been published, based on this data – and it shows that the benefits of healthy living…
With it turning more Scorchio in the United Kingdom than not, Network Rail has put out travel advice for the next few days, with Rail passengers travelling to, from, or within extreme heat zones urged to only travel if absolutely necessary during the record heatwave. It is going to be a hot one this week …
Most men don’t wake up one morning in their mid-40s, overweight, exhausted and injured, wondering where it all went wrong. It happens quietly and incrementally. A missed workout here, a late night there. One more glass of wine because it’s been a particularly tough week. Family commitments, the stress of work, time pressures – they…
The SpaceX (SPCX) stock rebounded slightly on Tuesday, after dipping below its market offering price in early trade. SpaceX stock was down 3% to around $149 before recovering, a notable move given the stock debuted on June 12 at $150. It’s a psychologically important level and indicative that SpaceX is following other major market debuts…
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 23 (Reuters) – Already-qualified Germany will look to make it three wins out of their three Group E matches on Thursday when they take on Ecuador, aiming to stretch their winning run to 12 consecutive games and keep their World Cup momentum going. Coach Julian Nagelsmann will need to change his backline…