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Huawei's 'Chip Queen' Throws Down the Gauntlet
The Chinese company is adapting to the demise of Moore's Law, which guides chip production. It could complicate US chip dominance. Tingbo He, president of Huawei's chip-design subsidiary HiSilicon, says her company's engineers have developed a novel way to optimize semiconductors--and she believes it will close the performance gap between Chinese and Western chips over the next few years. Huawei's method, in short, focuses on speeding up computations across chips, circuits, and entire computing systems, rather than squeezing ever-more components onto a single piece of silicon. "We found a new path," He said at the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems in Shanghai last weekend.
A Dating App Is Giving Away Free Gas to Convince People to Get Out of the House
Amid ongoing economic anxieties, BLK and other companies are giving away basic essentials to appeal to the public. While Gen Z catches a lot of flack for being single, or even antisocial, there's a brutal economic reality underscoring why some people aren't going out: They simply don't have the disposable income . Dating apps, already struggling to maintain user bases due to enshittification and a lack of quality matches, are contending with this affordability crisis. In a dystopian sign of the times, BLK, the app for Black singles, announced on Wednesday that it is giving away free gas in an attempt to incentivize people to go on dates. As part of the promotion, BLK is providing $500 gas gift cards to 10 people who download the app and tag three friends in the campaign post across its social channels.
Israel strikes Tyre after ordering evacuation of south Lebanon city
The Israeli military has said it is carrying out air strikes on Hezbollah targets in Tyre in southern Lebanon, after ordering the evacuation of the entire city. The military told residents that it was compelled to act forcefully in Tyre because the Iran-backed armed group was violating a US-brokered ceasefire that began five weeks ago. Earlier on Wednesday, Lebanese media reported a wave of Israeli strikes across the south and the eastern Bekaa Valley, with four people killed in the towns of Choukine and Nabatieh. Hezbollah, which has itself accused Israel of breaching the ceasefire, said it was battling Israeli troops north of the Litani river, about 30km (19 miles) from the border. It came a day after Israel's prime minister announced an expansion of its ground operation following Hezbollah drone attacks on troops occupying part of southern Lebanon and on civilians in northern Israel.
Watch: Moment rescuers find five people trapped in Laos cave
Rescuers in Laos have found five villagers alive inside a flooded cave after they were trapped for a week following heavy rain and landslides. Two people are still missing, rescue teams said. Footage shared by the rescuers showed cave divers crawling through narrow, muddy passageways. The seven people were part of a group of villagers who had gone into the cave in search of gold deposits and wildlife, but could not get out as the cave's entrance was blocked. Could a football match soften North Korea-South Korea relations?
Your health app may be failing you
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Former US Attorney General Pam Bondi diagnosed with cancer
Former US Attorney General Pam Bondi, who was removed from her role last month, has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, according to multiple US outlets. Her diagnosis came shortly after President Donald Trump ousted her from the post of America's top law enforcement officer, according to Axios, which first reported the news of her illness. Bondi, 60, told CNN she is undergoing treatment and is still recovering from surgery that took place a few weeks ago, but is doing well. She is continuing to work despite the diagnosis, and will be joining the White House's new advisory council on AI, the Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Podcast host and former White House adviser Katie Miller posted on social media that Pam has been quietly kicking cancer's ass the last few weeks, adding that Bondi has a heart of gold.
Handle with care: Soft robot gripper picks ripe fruit without bruising
When assessing the ripeness of fruit, sight and smell can tell you a lot, but the best indicator is often how the fruit feels. Cornell researchers used stretchable fiber-optic sensors to create a soft robot gripper that can predict the ripeness of strawberries by touch, then gently twist them off their branch or vine without causing any damage. The technology, developed in the lab of Rob Shepherd, the John F. Carr Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering, could lead to more resilient and ecological food production and increase the availability of fruit species that are difficult to cultivate. Shepherd's Organic Robotics Lab previously demonstrated the potential of stretchable fiber-optic sensors to give soft robotic systems the ability to feel the same dynamic, tactile sensations that enable humans to navigate the natural world. In recent years, the team has expanded into agriculture, designing a soft robotic gripper that injects living plant leaves with sensors that help it detect and communicate with its environment.
Why We Need to Tax AI
Elizabeth Warren is a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts. Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street on April 17, 2025 in New York City. Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street on April 17, 2025 in New York City. Elizabeth Warren is a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts. Americans are hanging on by their fingernails in an economy that funnels wealth to the ultra-rich and leaves crumbs for working people.
Doctors perform rare emergency C-section on a gorilla
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