Voters Reject AI Data Centers in Dozens of Races

Open AI models continue to close the performance gap with leading proprietary systems. Results associated with Kimi and Mistral indicate that both have reached parity with frontier models, bringing more competitive options to the open-model ecosystem. This development suggests that advances in model capability are no longer limited to

Salon will cease publication after 31 years, ending the run of one of the first online-only news magazines. In an unsigned announcement, the publication said the business realities of independent digital journalism had changed profoundly and that its publishing model was no longer sustainable. Salon did not provide a

Bose has recalled more than 670,000 S1 Pro battery packs in the United States and Canada. The recall covers battery packs that may present a risk of fire or overheating. Sources * Engadget