Science & Tech

India’s ‘Sovereign AI’ Goes Global as Sarvam Releases Open-Weight Models

State-backed startup Sarvam AI unveils Indus chatbot and releases 30B and 105B models under an open license, testing India’s “sovereign AI” push.

#india, #artificialintelligence, #opensource, #sarvamai, #sovereignty

Finerenone Cuts Proteinuria in Type 1 Diabetes Kidney Disease Trial, but Long-Term Benefit Unproven

A phase 3 trial found finerenone lowered urine protein in adults with type 1 diabetes and CKD—raising hopes, but leaving outcome questions.

#diabetes, #kidneydisease, #clinicaltrials, #finerenone, #nephrology

A ‘Hostless’ Gamma-Ray Burst Traced to a Tiny Galaxy in Tidal Debris, Shedding Light on Gold’s Origins

Astronomers used Chandra and Hubble to trace a 2023 short gamma-ray burst to a faint mini-galaxy in a tidal tail, reshaping ideas on hostless blasts and gold.

#astronomy, #gammarayburst, #neutronstars, #hubble, #chandra

TELUS Digital probes suspected cloud data theft as ShinyHunters claims massive trove

TELUS Digital says it is investigating unauthorized access after ShinyHunters claimed a near‑petabyte cloud theft tied to earlier supply‑chain breaches.

#cybersecurity, #databreach, #telus, #cloudsecurity, #privacy

Oracle says AI customers are footing the bill as it posts fastest growth in a decade

Oracle’s Q3 results and a $90B 2027 target highlight a new AI cloud model: customers prepay or bring GPUs, easing Oracle’s cash burden.

#oracle, #ai, #cloud, #datacenters, #earnings

Meningitis cluster linked to University of Kent prompts mass antibiotics drive as two die

Thirteen invasive meningococcal cases linked to Canterbury spark a major UKHSA response, campus antibiotics clinics and fresh scrutiny of student vaccine gaps.

#meningitis, #university, #ukhsa, #vaccines, #canterbury

Climate change is measurably slowing Earth’s rotation, researchers find

A new geophysics study links ice melt and sea-level rise to a tiny but measurable lengthening of Earth’s day—at a pace unmatched in 3.6 million years.

#climatechange, #earthrotation, #icemelt, #sealevel, #timekeeping