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What just happened? Refrigeration facilities at the Établissement Français du Sang (EFS), France’s national blood donation service, were hit by a cyberattack. It is the latest in a series of break-ins targeting cold storage inspectors across Europe. No blood products or other biological materials were lost. The attack triggered EFS’s alarm system, prompting employees to … Read more
OpenAI Group PBC has reportedly raised $11 billion in a funding round that could nearly double in size in the coming weeks, according to reportsSources told Bloomberg said investors transferred the funds to the company today. The tipsters did not reveal the names of the supporters. Potential participants include Microsoft Corp., which has contributed to … Read more
IBM has brought its most advanced quantum computer to Chicago, giving Illinois researchers and companies access to the technology as the state builds a major quantum research and development center. The IBM Quantum System Two is now in operation at Hyde Park Labs, where it is hosted by the University of Chicago. The system is … Read more
There was a time when spending $500 on a graphics card felt extravagant. That much money could buy you a seriously high-end GPU, and for $300 you could get something pretty powerful. Fast forward to today and these numbers seem almost quaint. Our latest GPU pricing update paints a rather depressing picture. Graphics card prices … Read more
Researchers at Google DeepMind have used AI agents to discover cryptographic techniques that uncover vulnerabilities in legacy RSA encryption up to 1,600 times faster than previous methods. Pushmeet Kohli, Vice President and Chief Scientist of DeepMind, announced this breakthrough in a social media post today. The research represents a significant advance in the field of … Read more
Thinking Machines Labs Inc. has released a new large language model that can automate artificial intelligence training tasks. The algorithm, Inkling 2 Small, celebrated his debut late Thursday. Around the same time, Business Insider reported that Thinking Machine is currently raising a $5 billion funding round led by Accel. The company, founded last year by … Read more
The takeaway: Bose isn’t the only brand bringing back the cable. Less than a month after announcing a new set of noise-canceling earbuds that replace wireless Bluetooth with a wired connection, gaming peripheral maker Razer is essentially doing the same thing. The Razer Hammerhead V3 Chroma is said to be designed for gamers who demand … Read more
Science is less about sudden discoveries and more about constant, often frustrating work. It progresses through failed experiments, results that need to be repeated, and questions that take years, sometimes decades, to answer. This category focuses on how scientific knowledge is built, tested, challenged, and refined over time. Interesting Engineering’s coverage includes fundamental and applied … Read more
Face palm: Tesla seems to be killing off the Cybertruck, and according to Elon Musk, the reason isn’t because almost no one is buying them. The CEO says production of the electric vehicle will end around the middle of next year to make room for something more important: increased Cybercab production. Musk’s explanation is met … Read more
Full-size 3D printed tungsten tiles have survived the extreme heat in a large nuclear fusion test reactor and remained completely intact. The protective components survived 74 direct plasma discharges at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility in San Diego. During the tests, the tiles were exposed to harsh particle bombardment in the machine’s exhaust zone, the … Read more