Tuesday, June 17, 2025

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The genesis of artificial intelligence – when humanity first dreamed of thinking machines

The genesis of artificial intelligence – when humanity first dreamed of thinking machines
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The formal birth of artificial intelligence as a scientific discipline can be traced to a single document: the 1955 proposal for the “Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence”. Authored by John McCarthy, Marvin Minsky, Nathaniel Rochester, and Claude Shannon, this visionary plan –...
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Trump demands ‘unconditional surrender’ of Iran as conflict escalates

(BBC News) Donald Trump says "we" are not going to kill Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei - "at least not for now.” The US president...

Israel, Iran trade deadly strikes for fourth day with no signs of restraint

(Al Jazeera Media Network) Israel has attacked civilian targets in Iran, striking a hospital and an Iranian state TV building as intensive strikes exchanged by...

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Fire across the line – the India-Pakistan clash and emerging Chinese aerospace dominance

Fire across the line – the India-Pakistan clash and emerging Chinese...

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The 2025 India-Pakistan conflict, a brief but intense escalation between two nuclear-armed rivals, unfolded from April 22 to May 7. Triggered by a terrorist...
How can small-language AI models perform better than large-language models?

How can small-language AI models perform better than large-language models?

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The idea that a small language model (SLM) can perform better than a large language model (LLM) for generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications is...
India’s energy future – scenarios, security, and strategic challenges to 2047

India’s energy future – scenarios, security, and strategic challenges to 2047

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India’s military skirmishes with neighbour Pakistan have dominated regional headlines of late, but today we take a look at the energy future of the...

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OnlyCritics – sign up today and let the insults fly!

Please join me in celebrating the launch of a new platform that I call OnlyCritics. To understand the new business model, a little history is...

Automotive tech is driving me around the Benz

From its $488.54 USD high of last December, Tesla stock has sunk. And with it my hopes of retiring on a beach under a...

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Maple syrup, ice hockey, poutine … and vitriol – how did we get here?

Is anyone else fed up with all the vitriolic rants on social media? I remember a time when you could have a rational discussion with...

Recycling plastic – the beautiful deception

The recycling bin sits at the end of the driveway in Stratford, Ontario, Canada – blue and hopeful under the morning sun. Inside, a...

BIG team growing in number and geographic diversity

The BIG Media team keeps getting bigger, and the content keeps getting better. No sensationalism. No expert testimony. No picking sides. Just a bunch of intelligent,...

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