3+ min ago (651+ words) Understanding the technical foundations of Gemini 3 and GPT5 is essential for evaluating their potential impact on business operations. Both models represent advanced foundation models, yet they differ in architecture, training strategies, and operational efficiency, which directly affects how they perform in enterprise contexts. The training strategies of these models further influence their capabilities. Gemini 3 is trained on a wide-ranging dataset that includes Web documents, scientific literature, code, and multimodal samples linking audio, video, and images to text. This approach enhances its ability to interpret complex, mixed data and supports workflows that combine numerical, visual, and textual information. GPT5, in contrast, uses optimized parallelization and extended memory windows. These enhancements allow it to handle long inputs efficiently and maintain high reasoning fidelity, which is valuable for text-heavy and sequential operations. However, GPT5 generally requires more robust infrastructure to achieve its full potential. Finally, domain…...

5+ min ago (462+ words) A research team in Spain has built what it claims to be the world's most efficient perovskite solar cell using MXenes or any other type of 2D-materials. The device relies on a Mxene interlayer that suppresses non-radiative recombination and improved charge extraction at the interface between the perovskite absorber and the electron transport layer. Researchers at Spain's University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) have fabricated a perovskite solar cell based on a light absorber incorporating two-dimensional titanium carbide (Ti3C2Tx), which is also known as MXene. "We placed MXene at the interface of the electron transport layer (ETL) based on tin oxide (SnO2) and the perovskite absorber to minimize oxygen vacancy and defects," the research's corresponding author, Shahzada Ahmad, told pv magazine. "The chlorine-terminated MXenes we used significantly reduced the oxygen vacancy present at the buried interface." Terminating Mxene with chlorine helped…...

5+ min ago (406+ words) Trump signs order to integrate supercomputers and data assets in order to create "AI experimentation platform. Trump's order directs US Energy Secretary Chris Wright to unite scientists and technologies at the country's 17 national laboratories into "one cooperative system for research. Under the initiative, US supercomputers and data resources will be integrated to create a "closed-loop AI experimentation platform, according to the order. The White House, which likened the initiative to the Apollo programme that put the first man on the moon, said priority areas of focus would include the "greatest scientific challenges of our time, such as nuclear fusion, semiconductors, critical materials and space exploration. Michael Kratsios, the White House's top science adviser, said the'initiative took a "revolutionary approach to scientific research. "The Genesis Mission connects world-class scientific data with the most advanced American AI to unlock breakthroughs in medicine,…...

6+ min ago (1640+ words) Prices of major cryptocurrencies have grown faster than expected in recent years. Many people have seen coins that were once worth a few dollars turn into holdings worth thousands. Losing access to a wallet today can mean losing a large amount of money. Seed phrases play a central role in protecting these funds. A seed phrase is a sequence of words created by your wallet during setup. The most common lengths are 12, 18, or 24 words. These words come from a fixed list. They are not random English phrases you create on your own. They represent important data that allows your wallet to rebuild the private keys which control your crypto. These words are easy for humans to read, pronounce, and write. Behind these words sits complex math that creates everything your wallet needs to function. When you type the words into…...

10+ min ago (466+ words) More than 100 homes were damaged Monday afternoon after a tornado ripped through Harris County, Texas, Constable Mark Herman said in a Facebook post. No serious injuries or deaths have been reported after the storm, said Brian Murray, spokesperson for the Harris County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Earlier, authorities were combing through the debris searching for residents who may have been trapped or injured after the storm passed. The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado struck the county, but has yet to rate the storm's intensity. Severe storms developed in the Houston area on Monday afternoon, where warm temperatures were in place ahead of a cold front. An unstable atmosphere combined with wind shear produced supercell thunderstorms, which resulted in several tornado reports. The constable called the storm a "severe weather event" that caused "widespread and significant…...

10+ min ago (466+ words) More than 100 homes were damaged Monday afternoon after a tornado ripped through Harris County, Texas, Constable Mark Herman said in a Facebook post. No serious injuries or deaths have been reported after the storm, said Brian Murray, spokesperson for the Harris County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Earlier, authorities were combing through the debris searching for residents who may have been trapped or injured after the storm passed. The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado struck the county, but has yet to rate the storm's intensity. Severe storms developed in the Houston area on Monday afternoon, where warm temperatures were in place ahead of a cold front. An unstable atmosphere combined with wind shear produced supercell thunderstorms, which resulted in several tornado reports. The constable called the storm a "severe weather event" that caused "widespread and significant…...

10+ min ago (466+ words) More than 100 homes were damaged Monday afternoon after a tornado ripped through Harris County, Texas, Constable Mark Herman said in a Facebook post. No serious injuries or deaths have been reported after the storm, said Brian Murray, spokesperson for the Harris County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Earlier, authorities were combing through the debris searching for residents who may have been trapped or injured after the storm passed. The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado struck the county, but has yet to rate the storm's intensity. Severe storms developed in the Houston area on Monday afternoon, where warm temperatures were in place ahead of a cold front. An unstable atmosphere combined with wind shear produced supercell thunderstorms, which resulted in several tornado reports. The constable called the storm a "severe weather event" that caused "widespread and significant…...

10+ min ago (174+ words) Building Conversational AI: The Modern Tech Stack for Voice-First UX Contemporary voice agents operate through a tightly orchestrated pipeline. Optimizing each component is essential for creating a seamless and natural user experience. The Millisecond Budget: Winning the Race Against'Latency Perceptible latency degrades the user experience. A delay of over 1.5 seconds feels unnatural, while a 300ms delay is noticeable in conversation. A reference architecture achieving sub-second latency might look like this: VAD (20ms) + Streaming ASR (250ms) + NLU (75ms) + LLM (600ms) + Streaming TTS (75ms) " 700900ms Total This is achieved through aggressive optimization techniques like streaming architecture (processing audio in small chunks) and parallel processing (sending early ASR hypotheses to the LLM before the user finishes speaking). Conclusion: Beyond the'Hype A genuinely conversational experience emerges not from a single powerful LLM, but from the careful orchestration of the entire voice pipeline. The competitive advantage belongs to those who master the…...

11+ min ago (230+ words) Implications for the future of immunotherapy extend even further, as this work opens avenues to explore PCSK9s role in other immune cells and contexts. The ability to manipulate the spatiotemporal characteristics of immune pathways suggests new frontiers in personalized medicine, where immune activation patterns could be tailored to individual patient tumor profiles and treatment histories. The study also highlights the intricate interplay between metabolic pathways and immune regulation within the tumor microenvironment. The recognition of PCSK9a metabolic regulatoras a pivotal immune modulator underscores the growing appreciation for the metabolism-immunity interface, which is emerging as a critical axis in cancer biology and therapy. From a broader perspective, this work demonstrates the potential of re-examining established molecular players through the lens of emerging immunological functions. Proteins like PCSK9, traditionally pigeonholed into static biological roles, may harbor unexplored capabilities that can be leveraged in innovative therapeutic…...

12+ min ago (98+ words) Tech Latest: Tune in to Nikkei Asia's podcast for the freshest updates on the tech sector Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, our tech experts Katey Creel and Shotaro Tani deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector. In this episode, Shotaro speaks with Taiwan correspondent Thompson Chau about Taiwan's space ambitions, and how their partnership with SpaceX is helping them launch a new satellite network set to play a pivotal role in future disaster resilience and national security. -- Taiwan set for homegrown satellite leap with SpaceX launch And register for our weekly #techAsia newsletter....