Alibaba’s Qwen 3.5 397B-A17 beats its larger trillion-parameter model — at a fraction of the cost

Alibaba dropped Qwen3.5 earlier this week, timed to coincide with the Lunar New Year, and the headline numbers alone are enough to make enterprise AI buyers stop and pay attention. The new flagship open-weight model — Qwen3.5-397B-A17B — packs 397 billion total parameters but activates only 17 billion per token. It is claiming benchmark wins…

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Safe Drinking Water Documentary Premieres At Berlinale Series Market

In 2010 the United Nations passed a resolution calling access to clean water a fundamental human right. It wasn’t an idle declaration. “More than 2 billion people don’t have access to clean, safe drinking water,” notes filmmaker Michael Zelniker. “Almost 4 billion don’t have access to reliable, consistent sanitation.” Zelniker explores this dire reality in…

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Research Reveals a Fundamental Shift in How Investors View ESG

As recently as five years ago, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing was pitched as a market revolution—led by idealistic young investors and destined to reinvent investing. Five years and a few economic shocks later, the revolution looks more like a recalibration—but that doesn’t mean ESG has disappeared. Our research finds that enthusiasm hasn’t vanished;…

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After months of political turmoil over former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s imposition of martial law, his trial harkens back to the chaotic days after South Koreans ousted a junta and enshrined democracy.

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The urban geothermal boom reshaping how cities heat and cool

On supporting science journalism If you’re enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing. By purchasing a subscription you are helping to ensure the future of impactful stories about the discoveries and ideas shaping our world today. On a stretch of Brooklyn’s waterfront, the 34-story Riverie looks like any other high-rise in New…

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