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US bans foreign access to Anthropic's Mythos and Fable
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (770+ words) Close aide to Anthropic and US government reportedly raised security concerns around Mythos and Fable. Countries across the world are reeling from the effects of an abrupt suspension of two of Anthropic's most capable AI models following an order from…...
Canada's Open Text to create 400 jobs in Cork and Galway
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (358+ words) Open Text's "105m investment marks the single largest backing by a company with a Canadian HQ. Canadian enterprise data management company Open Text is creating 400 highly-skilled jobs in Cork and Galway over the next three years through a planned investment of…...
Industry 4. 0: Free and inexpensive upskilling courses
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (340+ words) It takes significant upskilling to stay abreast of changes along the Industry 4. 0 career path, but courses don't have to cost an arm, a leg and all of your time. Regardless of the industry you find yourself in, the majority of…...
Chipmaker Infineon readies to open new German fab
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (350+ words) The new fab marks a win for the EU in its attempts to improve the bloc's chipmaking capacity. Global semiconductor company Infineon Technologies is set to open a new "5bn chip factory in Germany, extending its existing campus in Dresden. The…...
7 Irish start-ups transforming the manufacturing floor
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (783+ words) From connected factory floors to automation and digital twins, "Industry 4. 0" refers to the future of manufacturing. Ireland"s diverse manufacturing industry makes it the choice European location for a growing number of industrial and technology companies, according to IDA Ireland....
Space X raises record-setting $75bn in IPO debut
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (604+ words) Elon Musk in 2020. Image: NASA/Bill Ingalls/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2. 0) Space X will debut under Nasdaq and Nasdaq Texas today under the symbol "SPCX. Elon Musks Space X has raised a record-breaking $75bn in its IPO debut, setting the scene for…...
RSCI scientists develop 'first of its kind' artificial heart valve
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (370+ words) Researchers at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences hope to better understand diseases in the mitral heart valve with an artificial model that mimics the valve's complex mechanisms. The heart's mitral valve opens and closes around 100, 000 times each day,…...
Canada introduces safety bill banning social media for children under-16
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (475+ words) The bill comes months after Australia enacted a similar ban designed to make internet usage safer for young people. Canada's government has introduced Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, which will prohibit young people under the age of 16 from using…...
German ruling holds Google liable for AI Overview results
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (500+ words) AI Overviews can no longer just be helpful summaries. Now, they must be legally defendable outputs," said Forrester principal analyst Nikhil Lai. A landmark German ruling finds that Google's AI Overview are its own words, holding the company liable over…...
Xbox reportedly planning layoffs to tackle dwindling revenue woes
4+ day, 18+ min ago (565+ words) Xbox is more negatively affected by the ongoing component crisis due to choices made by the company, Asha Sharma said. Microsoft's Xbox is reportedly planning "significant" layoffs next month as new CEO Asha Sharma attempts to tackle the gaming division's…...