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NASA's Roman Space Telescope Set to Detect Distant Black Holes That Shred Stars

How do black holes at the centers of galaxies form and grow over time? This fundamental cosmic question may soon find answers thanks to NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. New research suggests the Roman Telescope could detect and study supermassive black holes at great distances—meaning they

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DeepSeek Reportedly Eyes $1.5B Fundraise Ahead of 2027 IPO

Chinese large language model developer DeepSeek is reportedly preparing for a significant funding round ahead of a potential public listing. According to reports, the company is in talks to raise around $1.5 billion in new capital at a valuation of $71 billion. The fundraising effort would precede what sources

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YouTube and X Found to Promote Nudify Apps Despite Platform Policies

Study Reveals Social Media Platforms Link Users to Deepfake Creation Tools Research has found that YouTube and X (formerly Twitter) have become "gateways" to websites offering "nudify" applications that generate nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfake images. A new study discovered that these social media platforms are referring

Google DeepMind Chief Calls for US-Led Body to Test Frontier AI Models

Google DeepMind's chief executive is calling for the establishment of a United States-led international body to test and evaluate frontier AI models before widespread deployment. The proposal aims to create standardized safety protocols and testing procedures for the most advanced AI systems currently in development. The initiative reflects

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Report: Iran Exploited Mobile Network Flaws to Track US Military Personnel

Overview According to a recent report, the Iranian government exploited well-known security flaws in mobile networks to locate and subsequently strike U.S. military personnel during the build-up and early stages of ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Background on Network Vulnerabilities Cellular networks have long been known to contain

New York Enacts One-Year Data Center Construction Moratorium

New York has enacted a one-year moratorium on data center construction, making it the first state in the U.S. to impose such restrictions on facilities critical to AI development and operations. The moratorium pauses new data center approvals across the state, affecting the facilities that power cloud computing, AI

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Reflection AI Secures $1B Compute Agreement with Nebius for Open Source AI Development

Reflection AI has entered into a significant $1 billion compute agreement with Nebius, according to a TechCrunch report. The deal will provide Reflection AI with access to substantial computational resources needed for developing its open source AI technology. Founded in 2024, Reflection AI is working to build open source AI