SpaceX, US Space Force set to launch secretive X-37B space plane on Dec. 10
The U.S. Space Force's mysterious X-37B space plane is just about ready to take flight for the seventh time.
The Space Force and SpaceX "are making final preparations" for the planned Sunday evening (Dec. 10) launch of the robotic X-37B, Space Force officials said in an emailed update today (Dec. 7).
The space plane is scheduled to lift off atop a Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a 10-minute window that opens at 8:14 p.m. EST (0114 GMT on Dec. 11). If Space
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TOP Source: Space 12-08-2023 General
Google Gemini gets us closer to the AI of our imagination, and it's going to change everything
It was always going to be Google, wasn't it? The search giant with the most data and perhaps the best foundational AI team just asserted itself as, if not the current AI market leader, certainly the most innovative in the space: Google Gemini looks like a generational leap that might very quickly get us closer to what feels like Artificial General Intelligence.
I'm not talking about Gemini Nano, which is now flowing into Google Pixel 8 phones, or even Gemini Pro, now found running in Bard (and
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TOP Source: Tech Radar 12-08-2023 Science&Technology
A Texas judge ruled a pregnant woman who sued the state seeking an abortion can legally terminate he
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A Texas judge ruled Thursday that a pregnant woman who sued the state seeking a court-ordered abortion can legally terminate her pregnancy.
The decision marks a significant development in the ongoing debate over the state’s medical exception to its controversial ban on abortions after six weeks – one of the strictest in the nation.
Kate Cox, who is 20 weeks pregnant, filed a lawsuit this week asking a state district court in Austin court to temporarily block the state’s abortion ban, b
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TOP Source: Edition 12-08-2023 Science&Technology
Apple Scurries Onto the AI Stage With Too Little, Too Late
Google’s launch of Gemini yesterday was like a bellowing announcement that a new king has arrived in the AI space, but Apple had its own AI launch, or more like a quiet whimper that tried to go unnoticed. The iPhone creator released an open-source machine learning framework, MLX, that runs on Apple’s chips. MLX could one day bring generative AI apps to Apple products, but that day is not today.
“Just in time for the holidays, we are releasing some new software today from Apple machine learning
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TOP Source: Gizmodo 12-08-2023 Science&Technology
Ancient stars made extraordinarily heavy elements, researchers find
How heavy can an element be? An international team of researchers has found that ancient stars were capable of producing elements with atomic masses greater than 260, heavier than any element on the periodic table found naturally on Earth. The finding deepens our understanding of element formation in stars.
We are, literally, made of star stuff. Stars are element factories, where elements constantly fuse or break apart to create other lighter or heavier elements. When we refer to light or heavy
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TOP Source: Phys 12-08-2023 Science&Technology
Alphabet soars as Wall Street cheers arrival of AI model Gemini
Dec 7 (Reuters) - Alphabet (GOOGL.O) shares ended 5.3% higher on Thursday as Wall Street cheered the launch of Gemini, saying the new artificial intelligence model could help narrow the gap in a race with Microsoft-backed OpenAI.
Long considered a leader in AI research, Alphabet lost the spotlight when OpenAI's ChatGPT swept the tech landscape upon its launch in November last year and allowed Microsoft (MSFT.O) to aggressively roll out AI-powered software to businesses.
Now, Gemini looks poised
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TOP Source: Reuters 12-08-2023 Science&Technology
WhatsApp is rolling out self-destructing voice messages
WhatsApp has officially announced that you’ll soon be able to set voice messages to disappear after their recipient hears them. The “View Once” feature has been available for photos and videos since 2021, but it’s now expanding to cover audio messages.
While it’s a little confusing that WhatsApp is using the “View Once” branding for messages that you listen to rather than look at, it’s nice to see the protection available for another of the messaging service’s formats. As a public defender of
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TOP Source: The Verge 12-08-2023 Science&Technology
Meta Adds AI Across Its Apps, Launches Standalone Image Generator
The largely unheralded large-language model Meta AI—a virtual assistant designed to generate photorealistic images and provide detailed answers to user queries—is now “more helpful, with more detailed responses on mobile and more accurate summaries of search results,” the social media giant announced today.
In a blog post, Meta revealed over 20 new AI-driven features that were being added to its apps to upgrade everything from search functions to social media experiences to business communicat
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