The Vesuvius Challenge decodes scrolls affected by the 79 AD eruption Another scroll has just been partially read by the AI This despite the fact that the parchment had been rolled up and badly burned. Look at the ancient PHerc 1667 scroll, recovered from the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum which was smothered by the […]
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with the media before leaving Bahrain International Airport after his visit to the Middle East to discuss the US-Iran interim deal with their Gulf Arab allies, in Manama, June 25, 2026. — AFP The United States rejects any future taxes on the Strait of Hormuz. Washington is seeking
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Urges recognition of psychological torture, stronger safeguards and independent investigations The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Friday urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to strengthen the country’s anti-torture legal framework, warning that gaps in existing laws continue to undermine accountability for perpetrators of torture and ill-treatment in detention centers. In an open letter released
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AMD has seen its Instinct GPUs continue to gain traction in an increasingly competitive market, as it continues to take data center market share from new and existing players and score victories with gaming-focused processors in the mainstream market. Its most recent acquisition of MEXT, an AI-focused startup currently rolling out software that allows users
The Coinbase-backed Ethereum Layer 2 network resumed block production on Thursday after a roughly two-hour outage that brought the blockchain to a halt. In an update, the base team said the channel has resumed operation and internal nodes are syncing properly, although they continue to investigate the root cause of the incident. The team also
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Nothing highlighted the design of the phone (4b) This includes a dual-lens camera, LED light bar and large bezels Fans aren’t convinced, but would buy the concept phone that Nothing also recently showed off Following a recent tease, Nothing has now revealed the full design of the phone (4b), although the handset won’t be fully
Princess Anne stepped out in London after King’s heatwave summer outing for an engagement celebrating the power of coaching. The Princess Royal, 75, visited the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to attend the UK Coaching Conference, where she joined leading figures from across the sport and coaching industry to discuss the future of coaching in Britain.
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Aave is the largest decentralized lending protocol, allowing users to lend and borrow crypto assets without intermediaries. Depositors earn yield by providing tokens to liquidity pools, while borrowers provide crypto collateral to take out loans, with smart contracts automatically managing the process. The protocol was placed at the center of one of DeFi’s biggest crises
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Nvidia’s closed-loop liquid cooling system virtually eliminates water waste Direct on-chip cooling transfers heat more efficiently than air It enables higher performance per watt and higher rack densities Data centers are not without criticism: power-intensive computing raises temperatures, and giant campuses consume considerable amounts of air and/or water to operate optimally. Land scarcity and financial
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A displaced Palestinian boy looks through a tear in a tent wall, in Gaza City, May 6, 2026. Photo: file/Reuters President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday called on influential countries and the international community to impose a “significant cost” on Israel for crimes against Palestinian children and prevent a repeat of crimes revealed in a
