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
In early 2024, a striking illustration in a published article sparked a lively debate on social media. The image showed a rat with a penis and testicles larger than the rest of the animal’s body. The authors noted that the illustration was generated by an artificial intelligence model called Midjourney, but was obviously inaccurate, as
When 18-year-old Damarion Spann saw a flyer on Instagram calling for a mass gathering on a beach near downtown Chicago, she immediately wanted to go. Thousands of people joined him that night in the arena, playing music and dancing. The cultural trend of so-called teen power grabs has emerged across the United States in recent
NASA is working with industry to advance the next phase of cislunar infrastructure for the agency’s Artemis and Lunar Base program, including orbital assets and demonstrations. Under a contract awarded to Advanced Space, the agency’s CAPSTONE 02 mission will demonstrate rendezvous and proximity operations, autonomous navigation, and cislunar communication capabilities while continuing to characterize the
Molecules released in the breath can indicate whether the body is burning fat.Credit: Pet/Getty A portable breath test can accurately measure when the body burns fat in real time1. The device could be used by people trying to monitor weight loss without having to wait weeks to see a change on the scale, although researchers