Underwater detector spots the most energetic neutrino yet

On Feb. 13, 2023, something extraordinary happened deep beneath the Mediterranean Sea. KM3NeT’s Astroparticle Research with Cosmics in the Abyss (ARCA) telescope, a sprawling underwater array of ultra-sensitive photodetectors, caught sight of the telltale sign of an incredibly rare cosmic messenger: a highly energetic fundamental particle known as a neutrino. […]

Microsoft researchers introduce Magma, an AI foundation model that combines visual and language processing to control software interfaces and robotic systems (Benj Edwards/Ars Technica)

Benj Edwards / Ars Technica: Microsoft researchers introduce Magma, an AI foundation model that combines visual and language processing to control software interfaces and robotic systems  —  On Wednesday, Microsoft Research introduced Magma, an integrated AI foundation model that combines visual and language processing …