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Before satellite measurements, researchers relied on estimates and data from a smattering of air and ground-based sensors. An instrument on Mauna Loa, Hawaii, with the longest record of direct carbon dioxide measurements, is also slated for shutdown under Trump’s budget. It requires a sustained, consistent dataset to recognize trends. That’s why, for example, the US …

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We’re working with a patchwork system, and there are a lot of gray areas. Vaccinations were available at CVS in Huntington Park, California, on August 28, 2024. Credit: Getty | Christina House As fall approaches and COVID cases tick up, you might be thinking about getting this season’s COVID-19 vaccine. The annually updated shots have …

Who can get a COVID vaccine—and how? It’s complicated. Read More »

Authors revealed today that Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5 billion and destroy all copies of the books the AI company pirated to train its artificial intelligence models. In a press release provided to Ars, the authors confirmed that the settlement is “believed to be the largest publicly reported recovery in the history of US copyright …

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An all-new iPhone variant, plus a long list of useful (if predictable) upgrades. Apple’s next product announcement is coming soon. Credit: Apple Apple’s next product announcement is coming soon. Credit: Apple Apple’s next product event is happening on September 9, and while the company hasn’t technically dropped any hints about what’s coming, anyone with a working …

What to expect (and not expect) from yet another September Apple event Read More »

However, it’s important to note that neither of those metrics gives as complete a picture as some Internet discussions suggest they do; Civilization VII launched on other platforms and game stores like the PlayStation 5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and Epic Game Store, and those wouldn’t be captured in Steam numbers—even though it intuitively seems likely …

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Image: Microsoft One of the strengths of local AI is its ability to filter out unwanted noise, and a couple of new Windows features Microsoft is testing take advantage of that. One of them will be rolled out to Copilot+ PCs that use Intel processors first, breaking Microsoft’s streak of tying new features to Windows …

Microsoft’s new Windows 11 preview infuses external webcams with AI Read More »

Gaming on laptops has come a long way. These days, there’s no shortage of machines that can pack serious power. But not every gaming laptop is built for the way in which you play. Maybe you’re all about chasing those super-high frame rates in shooters. Or maybe you just want to get lost in story …

The best gaming laptops: 5 top options for portable performance Read More »

Sunseeker is following a new trend with its budget-priced model L3 robot lawn mower: It eliminates boundary wires by combining AI vision with LiDAR to autonomously map and navigate your yard, ditching the need for a GPS antenna. The budget-priced bot will be one of the least expensive smart devices of its kind when it …

Sunseeker unveils an affordable robot mower for smaller yards Read More »

Image: Microsoft Say what you will about America’s tech titans cozying up to the current administration, but at least the kids are benefiting. As part of a Thursday meeting with the White House’s AI Education Task Force — chaired by Melania Trump — Microsoft said it would provide a free Microsoft 365 Personal subscription to …

Microsoft 365 will be free for a year if you’re a college student Read More »

Agentic AI is coming of age. And with it comes new opportunities in the financial services sector. Banks are increasingly employing agentic AI to optimize processes, navigate complex systems, and sift through vast quantities of unstructured data to make decisions and take actions—with or without human involvement. “With the maturing of agentic AI, it is …

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