OpenAI said Friday it has suspended work on some aspects of its upcoming model Astra after an internal review found it had made significant advancements in agentic coding and cybersecurity — enough to warrant concern over its capabilities. OpenAI said in a blog post Friday that this model, which is still in development, reached its
Before astronauts return to the Moon’s surface through NASA’s Artemis program, the hardware they depend on must first prove it can survive the unforgiving lunar environment. At NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, engineers at the Lunar Development and Test Facility are tackling one of exploration’s biggest challenges: Moon dust. Unlike sand on Earth, lunar dust is sharp, abrasive, and clings
The UCLA School of Theatre, Film and Television and the Sundance Institute have established a collaboration to develop the next generation of filmmakers and storytellers. The five-year agreement is scheduled to begin in September. The pact combines the academic resources of UCLA with the expertise of the Sundance Institute and the international Sundance Collab community
WASHINGTON– American consumers (and the Federal Reserve) are suffering another headache from high costs. The surge in data center investments — likely to top $700 billion this year — to boost artificial intelligence has made memory chips, computer processors and other equipment, as well as electricity, more expensive, and economists expect it to continue pushing
Popular open source AI tool Ollama has raised a $65 million Series B, led by Theory Ventures, founder and CEO Jeff Morgan tells TechCrunch. This round follows an earlier $15 million Series A led by Benchmark’s Peter Fenton. In total, the company has raised $88 million. Ollama, which launched in 2023, helps developers run open-ended
KVIFF Promises, part of the Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival’s industrial programme, has revealed the winners of the Eurimages Co-production Development Award, as well as other awards. The Eurimages Prize for Co-Production Development, worth 20,000 euros ($22,800) in cash, went to “Selamlik” (Sweden, Denmark), directed by Jerry Carlsson, written by Khaled Alesmael and produced by