UK announces world's first international esports competition for military personnel, aiming to "sharpen cyber skills"

A report by the National Foundation for Educational Research indicates that up to 3 million low-skilled jobs in the UK could be lost to automation and artificial intelligence by 2035, with trades, machine operations, and administrative roles being the most vulnerable.

Thoma Bravo LLC’s RealPage Inc. has reached a settlement agreement with the Justice Department regarding an antitrust case that accused the company of monopolizing the rental property software market and engaging in a price-fixing conspiracy among residential landlords across the United States.

Canadian quantum firms Photonic and Xanadu are making significant strides in DARPA's quantum benchmarking initiative, vying to be the first to achieve utility-scale quantum computing. This development highlights the growing role of Canadian companies in the global quantum technology landscape.

Researchers from universities in the UK and Italy have found that large language models (LLMs) struggle to understand puns, highlighting their limitations in grasping humor, empathy, and cultural nuances. This study suggests that AI's capabilities in comprehending clever wordplay are significantly lacking, providing some reassurance to comedians and writers who rely on such skills.

A novel non-rigid semantic Iterative Closest Point (SemICP) method has been introduced for point cloud registration, addressing limitations in traditional methods by incorporating semantic labels and biomechanical energy constraints. This advancement is particularly relevant for computer-aided interventions (CAI), where accurate registration of anatomical structures is crucial.

The United States is significantly investing in rare-earth technology to reduce China's dominance in the sector, focusing on the industrial processes that convert ore into high-purity materials essential for modern technology. This move comes as rare-earth elements are crucial for various applications, including smartphones and electric vehicles.

TP-Link Systems Inc., a major Wi-Fi manufacturer founded in China, is attempting to assure US national security officials of its independence from Beijing amid scrutiny over its factory in Vietnam, where products are produced for the US market.

OpenAI has partnered with Foxconn to co-design and manufacture hardware for AI data centers in the United States, focusing on essential components such as cabling, networking, cooling, and power systems. This collaboration aims to enhance the infrastructure required to support OpenAI's growing artificial intelligence initiatives.