The science and probably the first images might come from powerful telescopes in the Americas where the sky was still dark. Even then, turning the detection of a 14m object hitting a daylight part of the lunar surface i385,000km away won’t be easy but not impossible. Image processing to clean up the picture can take
After spending nearly $16 billion on artificial intelligence infrastructure in the second quarter, Elon Musk used SpaceX’s first earnings call as a public company on Tuesday to explain why he believes SpaceX is uniquely positioned to dominate the AI compute race: rocket scientists. Defending the company’s aggressive investment in AI, Musk argued that the engineering
Bites from a lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum), which live on white-tailed deer, are the main cause of α-gal allergy in the United States.Credit: BackyardProduction/Getty Thomas Platts-Mills develops a rash if he eats red meat. The immunologist is one of thousands of people who are diagnosed each year with tick-induced α-gal allergy — a life-threatening
The rising use of artificial-intelligence tools by scientists could increase their productivity, but this might come at the cost of quality.Credit: Getty Scientists who use large language models (LLMs) to help them with their research will spend less time refining their work and instead jump quickly to fresh projects, according to a modelling study1. Adoption
Credit: CN-STR/AFP via Getty The latest large language model (LLM) built in China is impressing scientists with its size and capabilities. Last week, Beijing-based Moonshot AI introduced ‘Kimi K3’, a powerful reasoning LLM that can handle large expanses of text. The company’s own tests found that the K3 can match or outperform rival American models
Air conditioners generate heat and are expensive to operate.Credit: Ezra Acayan/Getty As large swaths of Europe and Asia suffer record heat waves this summer, discussions have focused on an obvious way to keep people cool: more air conditioners. Popular in high-income countries such as the United States, Japan and Australia, these units are less common