2025 Highlights – New AI Models, Partnerships & Controversies OpenAI has continued its astonishing trajectory into 2025, marked by rapid product innovation, major partnerships, and high-profile challenges. In the first half of 2025 alone, the company rolled out advanced new AI models – including the GPT-4.1 series announced in April, which excels at coding and…
Read more
Astronomers report asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 4% chance of colliding with the moon on December 22, 2032. ESA's Richard Moissl notes, “No one knows what the exact effects would be,” but it would create a new lunar crater. The event could provide valuable observation opportunities for astronomers.
The Fränkische Schweiz-Museum launches a digital project using AI and Large Language Models to provide multilingual, accessible content. Visitors can ask questions via mobile devices and receive tailored answers, promoting inclusion and knowledge transfer. Landrat Florian Wiedemann calls it "beispielgebend für Museen und Bildungseinrichtungen in ganz Deutschland."
Hideo Kojima's OD, the psychological horror project with Xbox and Jordan Peele, remains in development despite major Microsoft gaming layoffs and project cancellations. OD, announced at The Game Awards 2023, is described as a cloud-based, narrative experiment blending cinema and gaming, highlighting Microsoft's continued faith in Kojima's vision.
Tech News Today: Foldable Phones, AI Video, Interstellar Visitors, and the End of Exclusivity / Updated: 2025, July 4th, 12:01 CETTech News Today: Foldable Phones, AI Video, Interstellar Visitors, and the End of Exclusivity The technology landscape is shifting rapidly, with breakthroughs in hardware, AI, astronomy, and the gaming industry. This week’s news cycle is dominated by Samsung’s next-gen foldables, Google’s global …
The State of Artificial Intelligence: Global Impacts, Controversies, and the Road Ahead / Updated: 2025, July 4th, 12:01 CETThe State of Artificial Intelligence: Global Impacts, Controversies, and the Road Ahead Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly transitioned from a niche technological field to a force reshaping every sector of society. From business and education to healthcare, law, and the arts, AI’s influence…
