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The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) warned employees that if they choose to reply to Elon Musk’s directive to submit a list of five accomplishments for the past week, they should assume it will be read by “malign foreign actors.”Fox News Digital confirmed that a letter sent by HHS to employees addressed an email from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) titled, “What did you do last week?” which directed federal employees to submit five bullet points detailing their accomplishments over the past week or face termination.”In discussions with OPM officials yesterday and today, OPM has now…
Anthropic released an upgraded version of its Claude 3.5 Sonnet artificial intelligence (AI) model on Monday. Dubbed Claude 3.7 Sonnet, it is being made available to all Claude users. The AI firm described 3.7 Sonnet as its most intelligent model capable of advanced reasoning. The main focus of the new large language model (LLM) is coding, and to support the capability, the company also introduced Claude Code, Anthropic’s first agentic coding tool that can handle a large variety of backend coding tasks.Anthropic Releases New AI Model and Its First AI AgentIn a newsroom post, the company announced the release of…
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Tesla China has started rolling out some of its FSD features in China. And while the update is not being called Full Self-Driving by the electric vehicle maker, the reactions to the system’s real-world performance have been quite positive. This was highlighted in recent social media posts showcasing the new Tesla update operating on public roads in China. Not-an-FSD update: As can be seen on Tesla China’s official website, the new advanced driver-assist features are bundled with software update 2024.45.32.12.The biggest improvement in the update is the release of “Autopilot automatic assisted driving on urban roads,” which is very similar to…
Billionaire Elon Musk, who’s slashing wasteful government spending with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), said federal workers who fail to respond to his productivity email may be given another chance, but warned if they fail to respond a second time, they’ll be terminated.The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) sent an email titled, “What did you do last week?” to federal employees, calling on them to submit five bullet points detailing their accomplishments over the past week, or face possible termination.Several agencies, including the Department of Defense (DOD) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), responded to the request, telling their…
Intel unveiled two new processor series in the Xeon 6 family on Monday. Dubbed Intel Xeon 6700 and Xeon 6500 series, the new processors offer improved performance and power efficiency compared to the previous generation. It is based on the x86 computer architecture and comes with up to 86 cores. The chipmaker claimed that the newly launched chipsets also feature dedicated Performance cores (P-cores) and are aimed at complex artificial intelligence (AI) tasks, traditional enterprise apps, and high-performance computing (HPC) solutions.Intel Xeon 6700/6500 Series Processors IntroducedIn a newsroom post, the chipmaker detailed the new processors in the Intel Xeon 6…
Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The…
HELSINKI — China plans to send a space observatory out of the plane of the ecliptic for a mission to study the poles of the sun.The Solar Polar Orbit Observatory is currently scheduled to launch in 2029. The spacecraft will perform a gravity assist maneuver at Jupiter, altering its course to enter a high-inclination orbit around the Sun, enabling observations of the solar poles.An orbit over the Sun’s poles would provide a vantage point that would offer unique data on solar magnetic activity cycles and high-speed solar winds. This perspective is crucial for understanding phenomena that directly impact Earth’s space…
Este artículo también está disponible en español. In its recent analysis, market intelligence firm Messari has provided a comprehensive overview of the NEAR Protocol’s performance in Q4 2024. Despite facing headwinds in the broader crypto market, NEAR has demonstrated notable resilience through increased activity and strategic developments. Drop In Market Cap Ranking But Resilience Through Increased Activity During Q4, NEAR Protocol initially surged, reaching a token price high of approximately $8.19 in December before retracing to around $4.91 by the quarter’s end. This decline reflected a significant drop in market cap, which fell to approximately $5.73 billion—marking a 2.09% decrease…
IG Renewables has won planning permission for Nickerlands Solar Farm in Essex. The project, located in Ongar, is being progressed in partnership with local developer Anglo Renewables. Nickerlands Solar Farm, covering approx. 26 hectares, has an expected peak capacity of 28MW and will be capable of powering 5624 homes per year. The consent marks the first planning approval of IG Renewables’ 3GW pipeline of solar, onshore wind and battery storage projects across England, Wales and Scotland. While the initial projects in the pipeline were progressed in partnership with developers such as Anglo Renewables, the majority have been originated and…