Jose Antonio Lanz / Decrypt:
Microsoft releases MAI-Image-2, ranked #3 on the text-to-image Arena leaderboard behind models from Google and OpenAI, available in the MAI Playground — Microsoft has been quietly building its own image …
Kings of K-pop are back: What to know about BTS’ comeback
With a royal palace backdrop, large-scale staging and a worldwide livestream, BTS’ comeback concert in Seoul is set to be a production spectacle as much as a musical return.
Middle East war live: Israel strikes Tehran on Persian New Year as war rattles energy markets
srael pounded Tehran with airstrikes Friday as Iranians marked Nowruz, or the Persian New Year, in the midst of a war that has sent shock waves through the global economy and risked drawing Iran’s Arab neighbors directly into the conflict. Follow our …
Venezuela interim president replaces top military commanders in sweeping reforms
Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez said on Thursday she had replaced all senior military commanders, expanding sweeping reforms after the US ousted Nicolas Maduro. The move follows the dismissal of a long-serving defence minister and the ap…
Filing: Blue Origin seeks US FCC approval to deploy nearly 52K satellites as part of its proposed orbital AI data center system “Project Sunrise” (Micah Maidenberg/Wall Street Journal)
Micah Maidenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Filing: Blue Origin seeks US FCC approval to deploy nearly 52K satellites as part of its proposed orbital AI data center system “Project Sunrise” — Blue Origin joins SpaceX and Sta…
Australia PM heckled at Sydney mosque Ramadan event
The government’s response to the Israel-Gaza war and rising Islamophobia has angered many Muslim Australians.
Reliant on imported fuel, Pacific islands appeal for help as oil prices surge
Samoa and Tonga raise supply concerns with foreign partners as businesses and residents in Papua New Guinea grapple with higher fuel prices amid the Iran warThe leaders of some Pacific countries have appealed for help with oil supplies while others urg…
Sources: Jeff Bezos’ $100B fund would be part of the same holding company as Project Prometheus and would invest in companies that could benefit from its tech (New York Times)
New York Times:
Sources: Jeff Bezos’ $100B fund would be part of the same holding company as Project Prometheus and would invest in companies that could benefit from its tech — The new fund would operate alongside the Amazon founder…
Three flight attendants taken to hospital after Delta flight hits severe turbulence on descent into Sydney
Flight 41 from Los Angeles encountered patch of rough air shortly before landing in Sydney, leaving four crew injuredThree flight attendants were taken to hospital from Sydney airport on Friday morning after their plane hit a bad patch of turbulence ju…
How AI startups and founders use “taste” as the latest buzzword for describing and distinguishing their products, in an attempt to evoke an aura of artisanality (Kyle Chayka/New Yorker)
Kyle Chayka / New Yorker:
How AI startups and founders use “taste” as the latest buzzword for describing and distinguishing their products, in an attempt to evoke an aura of artisanality — In the age of A.I., the term ha…