Google's Gemma 4 model goes fully open-source and unlocks powerful local AI - even on phones

Now open-source under Apache 2.0, Gemma 4 brings offline, multimodal AI to servers, phones, and Raspberry Pi - giving ...
Ars Technica

Supply-chain attack using invisible code hits GitHub and other repositories

Researchers say they’ve discovered a supply-chain attack flooding repositories with malicious packages that contain invisible code, a technique that’s flummoxing traditional defenses designed to ...
Daily Mail

Met Police will use the River Thames to stop Iran rally clashes

Scotland Yard will use the Thames as a barrier to stop clashes between pro-Iran demonstrators and counter-protesters at the controversial Al Quds rally on Sunday. The 'unprecedented' tactic comes ...
IEEE

Improving Decision Diagram-based Quantum Circuit Simulation using Static Variable Ordering and Multi-node Ring Communication

Abstract: Currently the development of quantum computers is active; however, large-scale machines remain limited and noisy. Furthermore, such quantum computers do not allow direct access to state ...
News Medical

Triple negative breast cancer cells use new strategy to boost metastatic ability

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have uncovered a strategy that triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells use to boost their ability to metastasize, or spread to other organs. Metastasis is ...
ConsumerAffairs

How to Pack a Computer for Moving

Computers are especially sensitive to damage during a move. That’s because their internal parts can be harmed by static electricity, and screens crack easily under pressure. They’re also vulnerable to ...
New Scientist

Static electricity can remove frost from windows using little energy

Static electricity can remove up to three-quarters of frost from a surface, which could save vast amounts of energy and millions of tonnes of antifreeze currently used to defrost vehicles. In 2021, ...
Smithsonian Magazine

These Parasitic Worms Use Static Electricity to Hitch a Ride on Flies

Static electricity can be a small annoyance for humans—a zap when you touch a doorknob, your hair shooting up when you pull off a sweater—but for small organisms, it can be a lifesaver. Static helps ...
IEEE

An Economic Loss Reduction Using Static VAR Compensator and Capacitor Placement in Reconfigurable and Expandable Distribution Grids With a Variable Electric Power Demand

Abstract: Using a combination of hybrid system reconfiguration and expansion together with placement of static VAR compensators (SVCs) and shunt capacitors that are dependent on time varying ...