AI models are evolving from generative systems that deliver information culled from the Internet to “reasoning” models that mimic some processes of human thought.
Category: 1 July 2025
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SALES OF EXISTING HOMES ROSE IN MAY WHILE SALES OF NEW HOMES FELL
The number of contracts signed for purchases of homes rose 1.8 percent in May from April and 1.1 percent year on year, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported.
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GOT EARWAX? AI WILL TELL YOU IF YOU HAVE PARKINSON’S DISEASE
A Parkinson’s diagnosis often is possible only after a person has lost enough brain function to begin showing symptoms. However, now all you need is earwax, according to researchers at China’s Zhejiang University.
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INVESTORS DUMP LONG-DATED U.S. SECURITIES
Investors are fleeing long-dated U.S. treasury bonds and notes at the fastest rate since the depths of the COVID War in 2020 as the rising national debt sours views of the economy’s long-term health.
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HACKBOT AUTOMATES CYBERHACKING FOR SELF-DEFENSE
A startup named Xbow has raised $75 million to fund development of a bot that continually tests weaknesses in online systems so the systems’ operators can find and fix them before bad actors do.
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U.S. ECONOMY SHRANK MORE IN FIRST QUARTER THAN REPORTED
The U.S. economy contracted by 0.5 percent in January through March, not the 0.2 percent originally estimated, the Commerce Department reported.
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GOING OUT OF BUSINESS TRENDS
The economic landscape has presented an array of challenges that will profoundly affect the business community this year.
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WHEN THE ECONOMY FALLS, JOBS GO WITH IT
More than 63K people have been laid off in the tech industry this year, according to layoff tracking website layoffs.fyi. Intel adds to the job cuts this week with 170 layoffs in Santa Clara, Calif. and 195 layoffs in Ireland.
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GAZA DEATH TOLL
Israel, with the full support from the U.S. killed at least 56,500 Palestinians in Gaza and wounded another 133,419. There are at least 11,000 missing.
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WHO: ORIGIN OF COVID-19 STILL INCONCLUSIVE, KEY INFORMATION HAS ‘NOT BEEN PROVIDED’
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), announced the results of a yearslong study into the origins of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) that was inconclusive because of the lack of information that has been provided by countries.