Are you paying an AI ‘swarm tax’? Why single agents often beat complex systems

Enterprise teams building multi-agent AI systems may be paying a compute premium for gains that don't hold up under equal-budget conditions. New Stanford University research finds that single-age [...]

Merck's new 2-drug HIV pill wins FDA approval as alternative to 3-drug regimens

Idvynso combines doravirine and islatravir in a once-daily tablet cleared for adults already suppressing HIV on stable therapy [...]

Meta Adds New Live Chat Feature to Threads for NBA Playoffs, Major Events

Threads users can chat in real-time conversations during big cultural events. [...]

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Thursday, April 23

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for April 23. [...]

BT, Nscale, and Nvidia announce UK sovereign AI partnership

Nscale will construct the data centres at existing BT infrastructure sites; BT will provide connectivity. Both companies are founding members of the new UK Sovereign AI Industry Forum. The deal deepen [...]

Musk pledges to fix 2019-2023 Teslas that can't fully self drive

Tesla still doesn’t have a solid pathway for how to give Hardware 3 cars Full Self-Driving (FSD) capabilities, based on what Elon Musk said during the company’s latest earnings call. The automaker [...]

Clayface trailer reveals first 'super freaky' look at the Tom Rhys Harries-led DC comic book movie — and fans are 'honestly happy' with what little it tells us about its plot

DC Studios has released the 'genuinely terrifying' first teaser for its new body horror film. [...]

AI is overcrowding the smartphone; simplicity will fuel adoption

Smartphones have become the default for integrating new technologies. For AI, this simply won't work. [...]

Lululemon is tapping former Nike president Heidi O'Neill as its new CEO

O'Neill, who spent more than 25 years at Nike, will take the helm Sept. 8, replacing interim co-CEOs Meghan Frank and André Maestrini [...]