These are the articles, movies and extra that caught the eye of TechCentral’s editorial crew previously 24 hours.
Conspiracy theories flourish as thriller ‘drones’ noticed throughout US: Mysterious “drones” over the US are fuelling conspiracies quicker than they fly. Explanations vary from rogue nukes and Iranian motherships to Mission Blue Beam’s pretend alien invasion. Most sightings? Doubtless planes or stars. The FBI and division of homeland safety promise investigations and deny threats, however sound suspiciously obscure. Politicians demand solutions, conspiracists see cover-ups and America (and the remainder of the world) stays totally entertained. Learn extra on Gizmodo. DM
Sam Altman reckons with a rising menace to OpenAI: Elon Musk: Sam Altman’s OpenAI faces a twofold menace from Elon Musk: fierce AI competitors through xAI’s speedy progress and Musk’s political clout as a Trump confidant. Musk’s Colossus supercomputer and big datasets give him an edge, whereas Altman navigates political waters, emphasising OpenAI’s worth to the US. Altman’s message? Compete pretty – don’t weaponise Washington. Learn extra on FT.com (exhausting paywall). DM
Leak reveals the Nvidia RTX 5090 will want a ridiculous quantity of area inside your PC: A leak of the Nvidia RTX 5090 reveals it’s a colossal GPU, demanding three to 4 motherboard slots, a PSU match for a small energy plant and doubtlessly as much as 600W of energy draw. Boasting 32GB of GDDR7 VRAM and 21 760 Cuda cores, it’ll make your case (and pockets) sweat. Learn extra on Gizmodo. DM
Most iPhone house owners see little to no worth in Apple Intelligence up to now: A brand new survey means that Apple Intelligence issues to iPhone patrons, however the majority say that the preliminary options add little to no worth. It stays to be seen whether or not “genmoji” and ChatGPT integration will change that view. Extra on 9to5Mac. TS
May AI construct cities in area?: Whereas some imagine superior AI goes to result in the extinction of human life, others — these on the glass-half-full finish of the spectrum — see AI because the know-how that’s going to permit people to overcome the galaxy. AI-powered robots will energy new industries and economies as people develop right into a space-faring civilisation. Watch this video from The Economist on YouTube. NN
TikTok asks supreme court docket to intervene on US ban: TikTok has requested the US supreme court docket to delay enforcement of a nationwide safety legislation that might successfully ban the favored social media app within the US subsequent month. Learn extra in The Wall Road Journal. NN
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