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Chinese AI lab DeepSeek released R1, a fully open-source reasoning model that matches OpenAI's best — and anyone can download, modify, and use it for free. The release sent shockwaves through the tech industry, proving world-class AI doesn't have to be locked behind corporate paywalls.
Thailand made history by becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, celebrating with a mass wedding ceremony that drew couples from across the nation.
The SignGPT project, led by the University of Surrey with Oxford and UCL, won £8.45m from the UK research council to build an AI model that translates between English and photo-realistic British Sign Language video.
Data shows 88.9% of cars sold in Norway in 2024 were battery powered, putting the country on track to meet its all-electric target and offering a 'big lesson' to the world.
Northwestern University researchers transformed an industrial waste product into a battery for storing sustainable energy, opening the door for redox flow battery technology.
BionicM's Bio Leg, a motorized prosthetic knee that uses sensors and an electric motor to mimic natural movement, won Best of Innovation at the CES 2025 Innovation Awards.
A new Colorado law grants bison dual status as both livestock and wildlife, allowing America's national mammal to roam more freely after years of advocacy by Native Americans and conservationists.
All 411 buildings owned by the City of Chicago now run on renewable energy or offset emissions, powered largely by the largest solar farm east of the Mississippi.
