Qilihai Wetland Reports Historic Bird Counts and Early Migration
Qilihai Wetland in the northern Chinese mainland logged a record 308 species and early arrivals, doubling spoonbill numbers. A key hub for 600K migratory birds this autumn.
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Apple Taps Google’s 1.2T-Parameter AI to Supercharge Siri
Apple is set to pay $1B a year to license Google’s 1.2T-parameter Gemini AI model to power a major revamp of Siri, aiming to catch up with Alexa and Google Assistant worldwide.
Fairphone Launches Repairable Headphones in US to Ride Right-to-Repair Wave
Fairphone kicks off its U.S. entry with repairable headphones, leveraging the right-to-repair trend and setting up for a phone launch.
FDA Approves Landmark Gene-Edited Pig Kidney Trial
FDA greenlights the first clinical trial of gene-edited pig kidney transplants in humans, aiming to tackle the global organ shortage.
Cosmic Spectacle: Black Hole’s Record-Breaking Flare from a Shredded Star
A supermassive black hole 11 billion light-years away unleashed a record-setting flare 10 trillion times brighter than the sun after shredding a massive star.
OpenAI Banks $38B AWS Deal to Power Next-Gen AI
OpenAI and AWS ink a $38B, 7-year infrastructure pact to supercharge AI with Nvidia GPUs and CPUs, marking a major leap in cloud collaboration.
Russia Launches Khabarovsk: Next-Gen Nuclear Submarine Debuts
On Saturday, the Russian Ministry of Defense launched Khabarovsk nuclear submarine at Severodvinsk, marking a key step in its naval modernization.
Qualcomm Unveils New AI200 and AI250 Data Center Chips as Shares Soar
Qualcomm’s shares jumped 20% after unveiling AI200 and AI250 chips for data centers, marking a major push beyond smartphones into AI infrastructure.
H5 Bird Flu Suspected in Elephant Seals on Remote Heard Island
Scientists aboard RSV Nuyina have observed suspected H5 avian influenza in elephant seals on Heard Island, highlighting the need for vigilant monitoring and biosecurity in remote ecosystems.
IBM Powers Quantum Error Correction on AMD Chips, Boosting Commercial Prospects
IBM demonstrates real-time quantum error correction on AMD FPGAs, a milestone in commercializing quantum supercomputers and edging ahead in the global tech race.