Alibaba’s Qwen Team, a division tasked with developing artificial intelligence (AI) models, released the QwQ-32B AI model on Wednesday. It is a reasoning model based on extended test time compute with visible chain-of-thought (CoT). The developers claim that despite being smaller in size compared to the DeepSeek-R1, the model can match its performance based on…
Sony has revealed a new limited edition DualSense wireless controller inspired by The Last of Us franchise. The controller, made in collaboration with Naughty Dog, features highlights and trophy icons from The Last of Us games and a dual-tone design. The Last of Us Limited Edition controller will go on sale on April 10, with…
Poco F7 Ultra is expected to launch soon in select global markets alongside the Poco F7 Pro. The handsets are tipped to be rebranded versions of the Redmi K80 Pro and the base Redmi K80, respectively, which were unveiled in China in November 2024. The Ultra variant has now been spotted on the Geekbench AI benchmarking platform with…
Saturn’s moon Enceladus has been a subject of scientific intrigue due to its massive water plumes, which were initially believed to be linked to an underground ocean beneath its icy crust. The idea that this ocean could sustain microbial life made it a prime target for astrobiological studies. However, new research suggests that the source…
India’s space-based solar observatory, Aditya-L1, has recorded a never-before-seen solar flare phenomenon, marking a major step in solar research. The Solar Ultra-violet Imaging Telescope (SUIT) onboard the spacecraft captured an image of a solar flare ‘kernel’ in the lower solar atmosphere. The observation was made in the Near Ultra-violet (NUV) spectrum, revealing crucial insights into…
WhatsApp has started testing two new features on recent beta versions of the messaging app on Android. The Meta-owned chat service has added a new widget that makes it easier for users to access its Meta AI chatbot, without having to open the app. Meanwhile, a new AI-generated group icon feature is available to some…
The existence of singularities at the heart of black holes has been challenged by physicists, with new modifications to Einstein’s general relativity equations suggesting that these infinite density points may not be physically real. Singularities, which imply a breakdown of space, time, and matter, create a fundamental issue in physics. If they were to exist,…
iPhone 17 Air might be Apple’s slimmest smartphone in several years, and details of the purported handset have previously surfaced online. A tipster has revealed the dimensions of the iPhone 17 Air, claiming that it will be 5.5mm thick, while its length and width could match the iPhone 17 Pro Max. If this claim is…
NASA has once again delayed the launch of its SPHEREx and PUNCH missions, now scheduled for March 7. Originally planned for February 27, the launch has faced multiple postponements. The two missions, set to travel aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, were initially rescheduled for March 4. However, the latest delay has been attributed to…
Microsoft is developing in-house artificial intelligence reasoning models to compete with OpenAI and may sell them to developers, The Information reported on Friday, citing a person involved in this initiative. The Redmond, Washington-based company, a major backer of OpenAI, has begun testing out models from xAI, Meta and DeepSeek as potential OpenAI replacements in Copilot,…