Prioritising AI data centres could block new homes, builders warn

Prioritising AI data centres could block new homes, builders warn

Artificial intelligence data (AI) centres could get priority access to the electricity grid under new government proposals to tackle soaring energy demands. Currently all new infrastructure, from hospitals to industrial sites, must join a virtual queue to get an...

Meta buys ‘social media network for AI’ Moltbook

Meta buys ‘social media network for AI’ Moltbook

Meta, the owner of Instagram and Facebook, has bought Moltbook, a social media networking platform for artificial intelligence (AI) bots to speak to each other. The deal will move Moltbook's team into Meta's Superintelligence Labs and bring "new ways for AI agents to...

A better method for planning complex visual tasks

A better method for planning complex visual tasks

MIT researchers have developed a generative artificial intelligence-driven approach for planning long-term visual tasks, like robot navigation, that is about twice as effective as some existing techniques. Their method uses a specialized vision-language model to...

New MIT class uses anthropology to improve chatbots

New MIT class uses anthropology to improve chatbots

In an era defined by the constant pull of social media and AI companions, young adults are navigating a complex digital landscape as they prepare for adulthood. This environment, often dubbed the "attention economy," presents a fertile ground for the development of...

Vernal equinox 2026: When is the first day of spring?

Vernal equinox 2026: When is the first day of spring?

Get ready for a celestial shift: the March equinox is fast approaching, marking the official start of astronomical spring for those in the Northern Hemisphere and the dawn of astronomical fall for the Southern Hemisphere. Here are a few paraphrased options, each with...