Meta’s New AI Asked for My Raw Health Data—and Gave Me Terrible Advice

Meta’s Muse Spark model offers to analyze users’ health data, including lab results. Beyond the obvious privacy risks, it’s ...

Spark creator bags computing gong for making big data a little bit smaller

When Zaharia started work on Spark around 2010, analyzing "big data" generally meant using MapReduce, the Java-based ...

Goodbye, Llama? Meta launches new proprietary AI model Muse Spark — first since Superintelligence Labs' formation

Meta reports that Muse Spark achieves its reasoning capabilities using over an order of magnitude less compute than Llama 4 ...
New York Post

Insane lines at NYC airports spark 3-hour wait times as shutdown chaos spurs travel nightmare

The TSA funding crisis is wreaking havoc at Big Apple airports, with frustrated air travelers waiting up to three hours just to check in for their flights. “It’s insane,” stranded Texas traveler Chip ...
CNBC

Memory chip giants spark global semiconductor rally as shortages stoke price hikes

Memory giants Micron, SK Hynix and Samsung have led a rally in semiconductor stocks this year. Memory prices surged in 2025 and are likely to increase further in 2026 as demand for these chips which ...
InfoQ

JEP 500: Java to Enforce Strict Final Field Immutability by Restricting Reflection

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...
The Boston Globe

‘I won’t accept a pinky promise from Republicans’: Senate deal to reopen the government sparks anger, division

Eight senators who caucus with Democrats voted with Republicans on Monday to break the impasse and move toward ending the longest government shutdown in US history, sparking fury among their party ...
Nature

First CRISPR horses spark controversy: what’s next for gene-edited animals?

These horses might look like ordinary horses, but there is something highly unusual about their genomes. They are the first of their species to have their DNA edited using CRISPR–Cas9, a technique ...
ZDNet

Canonical's OpenJDK builds promise Java devs more speed - and a whopping 12 years of security support

With Ubuntu Pro, Canonical's OpenJDK build includes 12 years of support. 'Chiseled' builds are faster, more secure than other OpenJDK builds. Canonical is aligning Ubuntu's and OpenJDK's release ...