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Michigan’s explosive outbreak of diarrheal parasite jumps to over 1,200 cases
Michigan is experiencing an unprecedented outbreak of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by the microscopic parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis, with case numbers climbing rapidly to 1,251 as of 9 July and 44 people hospitalised. The outbreak matters because it dwarfs the state’s typical annual totals — the July count alone is already about 25 times Michigan’s…
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Can AI answer the $3 trillion question?
Sequoia partner David Cahn, who three years ago first quantified the revenue needed to justify Silicon Valley’s spending on AI infrastructure, has updated his calculations to reflect the industry’s continued expansion. He now estimates that AI infrastructure spending will reach $1.5 trillion in 2026, and that the sector will ultimately need to generate around $3…
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Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Is Advising the Federal Reserve on the Economic Impact of AI as Part of a ‘Productivity and Jobs’ Taskforce
The US Federal Reserve has appointed Xbox chief executive Asha Sharma to a newly formed “Productivity and Jobs” taskforce charged with assessing the economic impact of new technologies, including artificial intelligence. The appointment is notable both for its high profile — Sharma sits alongside venture capitalist Marc Andreessen and Stanford economist Charles I. Jones —…
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Retroid Pocket 5 and Flip 2 are getting a spec bump, but will cost $10 more after July 14
Retroid, a maker of Android-based emulation handhelds, is upgrading the entry-level versions of its Retroid Pocket 5 and Flip 2 devices from 8GB to 12GB of RAM, while simultaneously raising their prices by $10 after 14 July. Anyone with an unfulfilled order for the 8GB/128GB models will receive the RAM upgrade at no extra cost,…
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PlayStation ending physical games is “like Apple removing the CD Drive from its laptops,” says analyst: “Not a single person is complaining about it today”
PlayStation appears to be moving away from physical games, and industry analyst Mat Piscatella of Circana has likened the shift to Apple’s decision to remove the CD drive from its laptops — a change he argues drew objections at the time but is now barely noticed. His comparison frames the decline of discs as an…
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Guy who took photo of Jupiter with a Game Boy Camera and giant telescope publishes DIY tutorial
Musician and retro technology enthusiast Chris Graue, who made headlines last month by photographing Jupiter using a Nintendo Game Boy Camera, has released the design for the adapter that made the feat possible. By publishing the free 3D-printable schematics and a short tutorial video, he has enabled anyone to recreate the set-up themselves, turning a…
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OpenAI releases a new ChatGPT tool for all things work related
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Work, a general-purpose productivity agent that marks the biggest step yet in its months-long effort to build a desktop “super app” combining ChatGPT, its Codex coding agent and the Atlas web browser. Whereas Codex focused mainly on coding, Work is pitched as a broader assistant for ambitious everyday tasks, and it…
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Queer Director Slams “Hateful Political Rhetoric” as Trans Drama ‘Rocket Fuel’ Shoots in Canada
Canadian queer director Jessie Posthumus has begun shooting her debut feature, the trans coming-of-age drama “Rocket Fuel,” in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, she praised Canada’s funding system for continuing to back queer and trans stories, contrasting it with the United States, where the latest GLAAD survey reports a third consecutive…
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The ChatGPT browser is already dead
OpenAI is shutting down ChatGPT Atlas, its AI-powered web browser capable of carrying out tasks on a user’s behalf, less than a year after its launch. Announced in October, the browser will be “sunsetted” with deprecation targeted for 9 August, a decision confirmed as part of OpenAI’s broader “ChatGPT Work” announcements. The move matters because…