South Africa’s CSIR has removed the login requirement for its satellite-based wildfire monitoring system. The Advanced Fire Information System (AFIS) provides half-hourly updates on active fires and a 20-year historical database. This move aims to boost public safety and firefighting preparedness.
The AI investment frenzy is hitting a wall of fiscal reality. According to a new CFO briefing, the conversation at Davos and in boardrooms has pivoted sharply from spending to proving a return on that spending. Even AI giants like Anthropic are feeling the pressure to show value.
U.S. venture capital investment exceeded $80 billion in Q3 2025. The money is still flowing, but the decision to take it is more critical than ever. We break down the key considerations.
According to a new report, Apple is set to unveil its first major AI upgrade for Siri next month. The update will leverage Google’s Gemini models to finally deliver on promises made last year.
According to a new report, Apple is just weeks away from showing off a completely revamped Siri, powered by Google’s AI. This comes after Alphabet briefly surpassed Apple in market value, a shift partly blamed on Apple’s AI lag. The new assistant needs to be a massive leap forward.
The October-December quarter is typically weak for Indian IT, but all eyes are on client budgets for 2026. AI acquisitions and TSMC’s outlook will be the real growth barometers this earnings season.
In a series of posts addressing rumors, Dan Romero stated the Farcaster protocol is not shutting down and has 250,000 monthly active users. He also announced Merkle is returning all $180M in raised capital to investors.
A tech writer audited his software spending and replaced nearly all his paid subscriptions with open-source tools. He saved hundreds annually by switching from Microsoft Office, Adobe apps, and other utilities to free alternatives like LibreOffice and GIMP.
MIT Technology Review’s forecast for 2026 highlights critical shifts in energy, AI, and genetics. Key trends include new safety laws for AI companions, personalized genetic therapies, and a major push for mechanistic interpretability in AI research.
Forget debating if AI is truly intelligent. A group of social scientists argues we should see it as a new form of “cultural arithmetic,” more akin to a market or a bureaucracy. This perspective, detailed in a recent *Science* paper, suggests its real power is in reorganizing information, not thinkin
