“The policy update is meant to apply only in extreme cases, where users repeatedly act cruelly toward our models, with no discernible purpose.”, “The policy update is meant to apply only in extreme cases, where users repeatedly act cruelly toward our models, with no discernible purpose.”, from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
The front lines of electrification have spread to some seemingly-unlikely parts of the world, for various reasons. In Russia, the country’s war on Ukraine has resulted in major disruptions to the supply of refined oil products, boosting the demand for EVs. And, as elsewhere in the world, it’s mostly ChineseContinue Reading
Carrier Blaguss and FlixBus have deployed eight electric coaches made by Chinese manufacturer Yutong on a cross-border route connecting Vienna, Vienna Airport and Bratislava. The vehicles are being used in daily scheduled service between Austria and Slovakia— 90% of the scheduled kilometers on the service are now operated electrically. TheContinue Reading
Almost 12,000 books were banned between 2025 and 2026, a 5,000-book jump from the previous year, according to a Monday report by PEN America., Almost 12,000 books were banned between 2025 and 2026, a 5,000-book jump from the previous year, according to a Monday report by PEN America., from NewsnationContinue Reading
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Debian Linux has put a call out for artist submissions for its next release: Forky…Read MoreContinue Reading
A casual conversation between John Elkann and Jeff Bezos sparked Ferrari’s move toward its first electric vehicle. This dialogue led to the creation of the Ferrari Luce, an electric supercar developed in partnership with Jony Ive’s firm, LoveFrom. Ferrari’s move to electric vehicles was sparked by a 2016 conversation between John Elkann and Jeff Bezos…Continue Reading
The multi-OS NexPhone went up for pre-order at the start of 2026, 14 years later than initially planned. Fitting, then, to hear the handset’s arrival has been delayed until 2027. Nex Computer CEO Emre Kosmaz says devices won’t begin shipping until March 2027 because of issues with antenna placement andContinue Reading
Debian released important point updates for both its current stable and previous stable versions on July 11, with Debian 12 officially entering its Long Term Support phase. The Debian project released updated point versions for both its current stable release and the previous one on July 11, 2026. Debian 13.6Continue Reading
Linus Torvalds has a new branch in his own kernel repository named noref-filemap-read-with-llm. It holds an eight-patch series built on Linux 7.3-rc6 plus fixes, and its commit message gives no kernel release target for merging it. While the commit message is long and technical, the change itself is easy toContinue Reading
Most Linux distributions are still figuring out where AI fits. Some are even blocking AI-based contributions while others are shipping AI tools in the system itself. openEuler is doing something more comprehensive. It is embracing AI completely. From its development workflow to the operating system it offers to end users,Continue Reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Batters have been more successful on robot umpire challenges in the playoffs than during the regular season, and teams are utilizing the Automated Ball-Strike System more overall in its postseason debut. Seventy-one of 121 overall challenges under ABS prevailed during the 25 games of the WildContinue Reading
The war on terror taught the U.S. to fight individual terrorists, which left the military behind rival nations on the tech front, experts say., The war on terror taught the U.S. to fight individual terrorists, which left the military behind rival nations on the tech front, experts say., from NewsnationContinue Reading