Five ways that AI is learning to improve itself

Last week, Mark Zuckerberg declared that Meta is aiming to achieve smarter-than-human AI. He seems to have a recipe for achieving that goal, and the first ingredient is human talent: Zuckerberg has reportedly tried to lure top researchers to Meta Superintelligence Labs with nine-figure offers. The second ingredient is AI […]

Sydney-based Lorikeet, which provides AI agents as “customer concierges”, raised a AU$54M Series A led by QED Investors at a AU$200M valuation (Paul Smith/Australian Financial Review)

Paul Smith / Australian Financial Review: Sydney-based Lorikeet, which provides AI agents as “customer concierges”, raised a AU$54M Series A led by QED Investors at a AU$200M valuation  —  Lorikeet, a two-year-old Sydney start-up that is making waves globally in the red-hot artificial intelligence agent market …

Curiosity Looks Back Toward Its Landing Site

NASA’s Curiosity rover captured a view of its tracks on July 26, 2025. The robotic scientist is now exploring a region of lower Mount Sharp, a 3-mile-tall (5-kilometer-tall) mountain. The pale peak of the mountain can be seen at top right; the rim of Gale Crater, within which the mountain […]