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Nepalese authorities have launched an investigation into allegations that guides on Mount Everest have been poisoning climbers in an insurance fraud scheme. The claims, reported in the Kathmandu Post, suggest that guides have been deliberately exposing climbers to highEDIT altitude sickness, which can be fatal, in order to collect insurance payouts.
IBM and Arm are teaming up to allow Arm-based software to run on IBM Z mainframes. The two companies plan to work on building virtualization tools and ensuring Arm applications meet security and data residency rules. This collaboration aims to expand the capabilities of IBM Z mainframes and provide a new platform for Arm-based workloads.
Raspberry Pi has introduced a new 3GB model of its Raspberry Pi 4, priced at $83. This move comes as the company faces increased memory prices due to industry-wide shortages. The new model aims to fill the gap between the existing 2GB and 4GB variants.
Google has announced the release of Gemma 4, a new open AI model that offers more freedom and flexibility compared to its predecessor, Gemini. The Gemma 4 model is licensed under the Apache 2.0 license, allowing developers to use and modify it more easily. This move is seen as a significant step towards making AI technology more accessible and open to the developer community.
Google claims its new open-source AI model, Gemma 3, achieves nearly the same performance as DeepSeek AI's R1 while using just one Nvidia H100 GPU, compared to an estimated 32 for R1.
NASA's Artemis II mission astronauts reportedly experienced issues with Microsoft Outlook, with one crew member jokingly stating they had "two Microsoft Outlooks" and neither worked. The incident highlights the challenges of using commercial software in space.
NASA has successfully launched the Artemis II mission, sending four astronauts on a crewed lunar voyage around the moon and back. This marks the first test flight of NASA's Orion capsule and Space Launch System (SLS) with people on board, and the first crewed lunar voyage in 53 years.
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