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    MIT Technology Review argues AI breakthroughs may be hype●The Download: why AI's latest breakthroughs and fears may be more hype than reaYhnTechnology491 h ago

    MIT Technology Review's newsletter The Download argues that recent dramatic claims about artificial intelligence, both breakthroughs and fears, may owe more to hype than reality. The piece urges readers to be skeptical of bold pronouncements from the AI industry and its critics alike. The argument is drawing attention on technology forums, where debates over whether AI progress is overstated remain heated.

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    NASA's Nancy Grace Roman telescope begins transmitting data to Earth●Teleskop Nancy Grace Roman już przesyła dane na Ziemię, choć regularne obserwacje naukowe dopiero przed nim. Teraz NASAMmastodonScienceSpace21 h ago

    NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is already sending data to Earth even though its regular scientific observations have not yet started. NASA has been testing whether ground stations can handle the data downloads once the telescope begins full operations. The trials involved ground stations from three space agencies, including Japan's JAXA, as preparations continue ahead of the mission's science phase.

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    A new publication examines the economics of running open-weight AI models for inference, looking at how serving freely downloadable model weights compares with closed, API-based alternatives on cost. Discussion among technically minded readers is focusing on the trade-offs between self-hosting open models and paying commercial providers, and what that means for AI infrastructure spending.

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