Akash founder Greg Osuri warns AI training may trigger global energy crisis

Greg Osuri says decentralized AI training on mixed GPUs, from data center chips to home PCs, could cut costs, lower emissions and reward users.

“Like Talking on the Telephone” – Quantum Breakthrough Lets Individual Atoms Chat Like Never Before

Scientists have linked nuclear spins inside silicon chips, marking a leap toward scalable quantum computers. Engineers at UNSW have achieved a major breakthrough in quantum computing by creating what ...

Information could be a fundamental part of the universe – and may explain dark energy and dark matter

The true “informational age” of the cosmos may be 62 billion years, not just the 13.8 billion years of our current expansion.

100 years before quantum mechanics, one scientist glimpsed a link between light and matter

The Irish mathematician and physicist William Rowan Hamilton, who was born 220 years ago last month, is famous for carving some mathematical graffiti into Dublin's Broome Bridge in 1843.
Futurism

There’s a Compelling Theory Why GPT-5 Sucks so Much

The launch of OpenAI’s long-awaited GPT-5 model last week marked an ignominious chapter for the company. While it boasted modest performance upgrades on paper, the actual experience of using it left ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Truman never ordered the use of the atomic bombs—but he did order atomic bombings to be stopped

When it comes to marking anniversaries of the atomic bomb, there are a few obvious choices. July 16, 1945, was the date of the Trinity test, the first nuclear explosion, and has been used by some as ...
ABC News

Japan marks 80th anniversary of atomic bombing in Hiroshima

The country's postwar identity is shifting. TOKYO -- The atomic bombings of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and Nagasaki three days later brought a scale of destruction the world had never seen. Many who ...
Stars and Stripes

Legislation introduced to expand benefits for atomic veterans on 80th anniversary of first bomb test

As the world marks 80 years since the first atomic bomb was detonated in the New Mexico desert, a Nevada congresswoman introduced new legislation Wednesday intended to streamline benefits for those ...
Healthline

What Is the Burnt Toast Theory?

The burnt toast theory is a metaphor for life that helps people interpret minor inconveniences as having positive ripple effects or a “silver lining.” It’s related to the butterfly effect. While not a ...
CNN

‘Big Bang Theory’ spinoff ‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’ coming to HBO Max

“The Big Bang Theory” universe is growing again. On Wednesday, Warner Bros. Television and Chuck Lorre Productions announced “Stuart Fails to Save the Universe,” a new series coming to HBO Max.
Polygon

Atomic Heart 2 goes big with space whales, flying cities, and the return of the Ballerina Twins

Crispy critters, Atomic Heart is officially a franchise. Formally announced at Summer Game Fest 2025 (alongside the tie-in MMO The Cube), Atomic Heart 2 portrays a new and improved Facility 3826 — a ...