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Earthquake forecasting tools powered by AI can forecast the risk of aftershocks seconds after the initial tremor, a new study suggests. The machine learning models can forecast where, and how many, aftershocks …

Amazon Web Services on Monday announced a plan to build 1.3 gigawatts of compute capacity in new datacenters dedicated to serving the US government, at a cost of up to $50 billion. The cloud colossus says it will break ground on the facilities in 2026, and that its new bit barns will add “AI and supercomputing capacity across AWS Top Secret, AWS Secret, and AWS GovCloud (US) Regions.” AWS CEO Matt Garman said the investment “removes the technology barriers that have held government back and further positions America to lead in the AI era.” That’s a nice line, but Washington’s…

Adopting new technology can seem daunting, but there are already some clubs leading the charge. In August, the Productivity Commission handed down a report that framed artificial intelligence not just as a tool, but as a potentially transformational force – one that could boost Australia’s economic output by more than $116 billion over the next decade. Likening the gains from AI to the impact of steam engines during the Industrial Revolution, the report found that productivity among Australian workers could grow by 4.3 per cent. The Commission also flagged a further $10 billion in productivity improvements annually if businesses and…

A senior resident plays chess with a robot at Shenzhen Nursing Home in Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong province, March 3, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] SHENYANG – Artificial joints fitted closely around Zhang’s legs, tiny motors humming as they learned his strides. With each step, the sensors tracked his movements and the whole frame gently pushed him forward. In a rehabilitation center in Beijing’s Fengtai District, the 76-year-old, once dependent on a caregiver, lifts his feet, one after the other, walking with the help of a robotic exoskeleton. “I used to need someone by my side,” he said with a grin. “With the…

Today, we’re excited to announce that Anthropic’s newest model, Claude Opus 4.5, is generally available on Vertex AI. As Anthropic’s most advanced model to date, it excels in coding, agents, vision, computer use and office tasks — at one-third the cost of its predecessor, Opus 4.1. We remain committed to providing Vertex AI customers with even more model choice, a core tenet of our platform. This new model adds to the latest Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Claude Haiku 4.5 models already available on Vertex AI. For customers already building with Claude Sonnet 4.5, Opus 4.5 serves as an upgrade delivering…

Emergency notification system offline after vendor cybersecurity incident, officials say Updated: 5:00 PM EST Nov 24, 2025 Editorial Standards ⓘ The South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) is alerting residents to a nationwide outage of the CodeRED notification system, one of several alert tools used by emergency management agencies in South Carolina. The outage follows a cybersecurity incident reported by the system’s vendor, Onsolve, earlier this month.Due to the outage, SCEMD is currently unable to access FEMA’s Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) through the CodeRED platform. However, SCEMD and local agencies that use CodeRED for local alerts can…

A global rollout introducing secure earnings, multi-asset support, and intuitive Web3 navigation. London, United Kingdom, Nov. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BI DeFi has officially launched its new Web3 mobile application, marking a major leap forward in making digital-asset earnings accessible to everyday users. The UK-based platform now allows anyone-even complete beginners-to activate reward-generating contracts and earn assets such as BTC and XRP directly from their smartphone, without the need for specialized equipment or technical expertise. With real-time earnings visibility, top-tier security protections, and automatic daily payouts, the new app is designed to help millions of users seamlessly enter the…

AWS Next Gen Stats: Initially used for player participation tracking (replacing manual photo-taking), Next Gen Stats uses sensors to capture center-of-mass and contact information, which is then used to generate performance insights. Computer vision: Computer vision was initially insufficient, but the technology has improved greatly over the past few years. The NFL has now embraced computer vision, notably using six 8k cameras in every stadium to measure first downs. This replaced the 100-year tradition of using physical sticks connected with a chain to determine first downs. This blended approach of using sensors and computer vision maximizes data capture for complex…

Commercial cleaning is moving toward automation and data-driven hygiene systems. This shift is fueling growth, with the smart cleaning market.

Tesla was sued on Monday by a Virginia company that accused Elon Musk’s electric vehicle maker of knowingly infringing five patents related to robotics systems for self-driving vehicles.