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AI Threatens UK Planning System, Experts Warn

AI-powered nimbyism may hinder the government's housing plans as Objector provides quick policy-backed objections to planning applications. The new tool enables people to easily scan applications and find grounds for objection in minutes.

The Divine Voice of Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman reflects on AI 'robbing' his voice and the importance of clear diction. His iconic voice, polished through hard work, continues to captivate audiences.

EU Faces Pressure to Weaken AI Regulations

European Commission may delay parts of the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act due to pressure from businesses and Trump's administration. Brussels considering changes to ease demands on big tech companies.

Vibe Coding Wins Word of the Year

'Vibe coding' named Collins dictionary's 2025 word of the year, combines AI with software development. Lexicographers use 24bn-word Collins Corpus to track emerging words like 'biohacking' and 'broligarchy'.

AI: Safer Answers, Faster Thinking

MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab students enhance AI trustworthiness with innovative probes and techniques, ensuring more reliable and robust models. Their research focuses on understanding and improving the uncertainty of large learning models, crucial for applications like IBM's Granite Guardian family.

Revolutionize Your MCP Architecture with AgentCore Gateway

Amazon introduces AgentCore Gateway, a centralized tool server for AI agents to access and invoke specialized Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. This unified interface streamlines tool management, authentication, and routing, breaking down silos for enterprise teams in managing multiple MCP servers.

NVIDIA CEO and Chief Scientist Win Engineering Prize

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and chief scientist Bill Dally honored for pioneering AI architectures, revolutionizing computing industry. Their work recognized with 2025 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, highlighting essential role of AI in future progress.

Revolutionizing Software Design: MIT's Legible Modular Model

MIT researchers at CSAIL are pioneering a modular approach to coding with large language models, breaking systems into clear "concepts" and "synchronizations" to create more transparent and understandable software. This new method, presented at the Splash Conference, aims to address the challenge of feature fragmentation in modern systems by simplifying how different pieces of functionality int...

Boosting ML Training with AWS Batch: A Case Study

Amazon Search optimized GPU instance utilization by leveraging AWS Batch for SageMaker Training jobs, increasing peak GPU-accelerated instance utilization from 40% to over 80%. The managed solution allowed for advanced prioritization criteria, seamless integration, and increased efficiency in model development at Amazon Search.