Iran war could make beer and bottled water pricier for IndiansGetty ImagesAccess to potable water remains a challenge in India, pushing people to drink bottled waterIndians are bracing for summer, with temperatures expected to cross 45C in some parts of the country. But the war with Iran is already putting India's $6bn bottled water industry under strain as manufacturers struggle to access...

Spanish ‘soonicorn’ Multiverse Computing releases free compressed AI model Large language models have a problem: they are large. Multiverse Computing, a Spanish startup, is addressing this issue with compressed models that aim to close the gap between what frontier models can do and what companies can actually afford to deploy.  The secret sauce is CompactifAI, a compression technology...

A ‘pound of flesh’ from data centers: one senator’s answer to AI job losses The signs that AI could lead to mass job displacement are already piling up: entry-level job postings in the U.S. have sunk 35% since 2023, mass layoffs have swept across Big Tech, and even AI leaders themselves are warning about what’s coming.  Backstage at the Axios AI Summit in Washington on Wednesday, Sen....

Clay Fuller and Shawn Harris head to runoff in Georgia race to replace Marjorie Taylor GreeneKayla EpsteinRome, GeorgiaWatch: Clay Fuller and Shawn Harris speak about projected Georgia election runoffThe special election to replace former Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is projected to head to a runoff after none of the candidates secured a majority of the votes on Tuesday night....

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