Month: December 2024
OPenAI test new level of General Intelligence
Creating artificial general intelligence, or AGI, is the stated goal of all the major AI research labs. While scepticism remains, many AI researchers and developers feel something just changed. For many, the prospect of AGI now seems more real, urgent and closer than anticipated. OpenAI Claims Its New Model Reached Human Level on a Test
Poland to fully fortify border with Belarus
Poland is investing over 2.5 billion zlotys ($611 million) in the project, with half the funding allocated by the current government under Prime Minister Donald Tusk.Tensions escalated in May after a Polish border guard was critically injured by a migrant using a makeshift spear to breach the existing fence. In response, Tusk announced plans to
Israel orders fresh evacuation in Northern Gaza
Israel’s campaign against Hamas in Gaza has killed more than 45,300 Palestinians, The war was triggered by a Hamas attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, in which 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken to Gaza as hostages. Israeli forces carrying out a weeks-long offensive in northern Gaza ordered any residents remaining in
Russia shot down Azerbaijani airplane unintentionally
The Kremlin also said a joint investigation by Russia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan has begun at the crash site near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan. The plane was flying from Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, to Grozny in southern Russia when it turned toward Kazakhstan, hundreds of kilometres across the Caspian Sea from its intended destination, and
Russia Hybrid warfare on NATO
NATO countries, particularly those close to Russian territory on the alliance’s eastern flank, have been warning about Moscow’s skill in hybrid warfare. Officials have suggested that the Kremlin could attack NATO soil using hybrid warfare tactics, rather than launching a more conventional military attack.NATO countries should look at Russian “hybrid threats on their borders,” a
Cyber Attack On Italy’s Foreign Ministry
These cyber intrusions are part of an ongoing trend of digital assaults aimed at critical infrastructure, raising concerns about the vulnerability of key systems in Italy. On Saturday, hackers targeted approximately ten official websites in Italy, including those of the Foreign Ministry and Milan’s two major airports, temporarily disabling them. The pro-Russian hacker group Noname057(16)
Roscosmos and Sputnix contract
Russia’s State Space Corporation Roscosmos has concluded the first forward contract with the private space company Sputnix on buying Earth remote sensing satellite data. In the summer of this year, Roscosmos Head Yury Borisov said that the federal space agency was interested in concluding forward contracts with some private companies, including Sitronics Space (the former
Taiwan Semiconductor Growth
Taiwan Semiconductor is the world’s largest third-party chip manufacturer. It contracts out its chipmaking capacities to clients like Nvidia and Apple, meaning a significant chunk of the world’s most powerful devices contain chips originating from TSMC’s foundries.The 3nm node packs a lot of processing power, but Taiwan Semi is already working on a 2nm process,
President Trump call for pause on a law that could ban TikTok
Earlier this month, the court decided to hear the case and fast-tracked the schedule for briefing and oral arguments. However, the court punted on TikTok’s request to pause implementation of the ban, leaving just nine days after oral arguments for it to issue an opinion or indefinitely block the law. The law would require TikTok’s
Putin apologizes to Azerbaijani after plane crash in Kazakhstan
Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243, an Embraer 190 aircraft, was flying from the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to the city of Grozny in Russia’s North Caucasus region on Wednesday when it was diverted for reasons that aren’t yet fully clear. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a