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Traditional algorithms power complicated computational tools like machine learning. A new approach, called algorithms with predictions, uses the power of machine learning to improve algorithms. Machine Learning Reimagines the Building Blocks of Computing | Quanta Magaz

A new kind of milk will soon hit US shelves but it isn’t some plant-based product designed to resemble dairy milk. Instead it is made from whey proteins produced by microflora engineered to spit out exactly the same proteins found in milk from a cow. Animal-free dairy milk set to finally hit US retail shelves

Thanks to the invention he helped create in the 1970s, people can send email over an office network or visit a website through a coffee shop hot spot. David Boggs, Co-Inventor of Ethernet, Dies at 71 - The New York Times

In the mind’s eye of many people, Japan is a land of tranquil Zen gardens, serene temples, and exquisite tea ceremonies. Both traditional and contemporary Japanese architecture, books and magazines are the envy of designers worldwide. Why Japanese Web Design Is So Different – Cultural, Linguistic & Technical

Generative Pre-trained Transformer is a generation of models used to produce human-like text based on some initial text (part of dialogs or some task). One of the most "hyped" models is a GPT-3. When you see what GPT-3 generates you feel like "the future is here". GPT-J is self-hosted open-source analog of GPT-3: how to run in Docker

Although people take longer to make decisions from age 20 onwards, this may not be due to a decline in the speed of information processing, a large study has found Our ability to process information during decision-making doesn’t drop off until age 60, according to new findings that challenge the Ageing: Mental speed stays high until age 60 | New Scientist

Recently, two computer scientists had an idea: if computers use energy to perform calculations, could stored data be a form of stored energy? Why not use computing as a way to store energy?  What if information could be a battery, man? Time-shifted computing could slash data center energy costs by up to 30% |

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US-based scientists and students working on research and experiments with the Large Hadron Collider contribute to a blog that offered articles about particle physics and insight into the life as a physicist. Antimatter from bananas | symmetry magazine

In August, chipmaker Intel revealed new details about its plan to build a “mega-fab” on US soil, a $100 billion factory where 10,000 workers will make a new generation of powerful processors studded with billions of transistors. This 22-year-old builds chips in his parents’ garage | Ars Technica

Paul M. Sutter is an astrophysicist at SUNY Stony Brook and the Flatiron Institute, host of "Ask a Spaceman" and "Space Radio," and author of "How to Die in Space." Sutter contributed this article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Do we live in a simulation? The problem with this mind-bending hypothesis.

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I've seen many PC makers try to squeeze a second display into a laptop over the years at CES. But Asus and Lenovo are the only companies that are still experimenting with the idea and, for the most part, succeeding. Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 3 found a weird new place to add a second screen,

The Jalopnik inbox has been lit up with a number of reports about clocks and calendars in Honda cars getting stuck at a certain time in the year 2002. The spread is impressive, impacting Honda and Acura models as old as 2004 and as new as 2012. Here’s what might be happening. Honda Clocks Are Stuck 20 Years In The Past; There Isn't A Fix

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The Jalopnik inbox has been lit up with a number of reports about clocks and calendars in Honda cars getting stuck at a certain time in the year 2002. The spread is impressive, impacting Honda and Acura models as old as 2004 and as new as 2012. Here’s what might be happening. Honda Clocks Are Stuck 20 Years In The Past; There Isn't A Fix

When Emile Leray’s Citroen 2CV broke down in the Sahara Desert in 1993, he tore the car apart and built a motorcycle from the parts to escape dying from the elements. It worked. That was 25 years ago. Emile Leray Survived The Desert By Building A Motorcycle From His Broken Ca

Imagine you wrote a program for a pleasingly parallel problem, where each thread does its own independent piece of work, and the threads don’t need to coordinate except joining the results at the end. Obviously you’d expect the more cores it runs on, the faster it is. How a Single Line of Code Made a 24-core Server Slower Than a Laptop | Piot

Het netwerkeffectWanneer we in Europa naar de landen om ons heen kijken, dan valt niet alleen op dat Nederland achteraan het rijtje staat wat betreft de algehele vaccinatiegraad, maar ook binnen de leeftijdsgroepen van 20 tot 40- jarigen. Juist die groep speelt een... Kennisbank - COVID wiki

Whether it’s to boost your fitness, health or bank balance, or an environmental choice, taking up bicycle riding could be one of the best decisions you ever make. The benefits of cycling | Why bike riding improves your health and more - B

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Warp drive is having a moment. Warp Drive: New Warp Drive Design Based on Real Physics

1. Thanks to a coin toss, Orville was the first brother airborne.The brothers tossed a coin to see who would first test the Wright Flyer on the sands of Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. 10 Things You May Not Know About the Wright Brothers - HISTORY

A newly approved eye drop hitting the market on Thursday could change the lives of millions of Americans with age-related blurred near vision, a condition affecting mostly people 40 and older. New FDA-approved eye drops could replace reading glasses for millions: "It'

This is an unforeseen side effect of dynamic phototherapy, a technique that combines light and a photosensitive medication to treat cancers of the skin, oesophagus or bronchi, as well as certain bacterial infections. Seeing in the Dark? | CNRS News

Zeventig jaar geleden bestudeerde psycholoog Leon Festinger de sekte van de Seekers, die meenden dat op 21 december 1954 een ufo hen zou komen ophalen en dat vervolgens een zondvloed de aarde zou verzwelgen. Geen van beide dingen gebeurde en Festinger beschreef de reactie van de groepsleden. Blijven wachten op die ufo | medischcontact

On Instagram and TikTok, Birds Aren’t Real accounts have racked up hundreds of thousands of followers, and YouTube videos about it have gone viral. Birds Aren’t Real, or Are They? Inside a Gen Z Conspiracy Theory. - The New

An international coalition of more than 300 scientists working in the fields of psychology, technology, and health have published an open letter to Mark Zuckerberg, asking the Meta CEO to open his company's doors to outside researchers who need to investigate the effects of Facebook and Instagram on Meta's Mental Health Research Demanded by 300 Scientists

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Scientists believe they have found "the trigger" that leads to extremely rare blood clots after the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine. The team - in Cardiff and the US - have shown in exquisite detail how a protein in the blood is attracted to a key component of the vaccine. Covid: Trigger of rare blood clots with AstraZeneca jab found by scientists

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By carefully constructing a multidimensional and well-connected graph, a team of researchers has finally created a long-sought locally testable code that can immediately betray whether it’s been corrupted. Suppose you are trying to transmit a message. Researchers Defeat Randomness to Create Ideal Code | Quanta Magazine

Researchers have begun recruiting volunteers for the phase 1B clinical trial of the new Alzheimer’s vaccine, ALZ-101. The Swedish biopharma company, Alzinova AB has developed an Alzheimer’s vaccine that directly targets amyloid-beta oligomers within patients. New Alzheimer's Vaccine Begins Clinical Trial - MEDizzy Journal

On June 3, 1944, Maureen Flavin turned 21, on the same day she also changed the course of history with the meteorological information she recorded while working as a post office assistant. The Irish Woman Whose Weather Forecast Influenced D-Day Scheduling - Irish

New images snapped by NASA's Curiosity rover showcase the stunning, expansive landscape of Mars. The robotic explorer, which launched to the Red Planet almost exactly 10 years ago on Nov. 26, 2011, continues to roam the Martian terrain. NASA's Curiosity rover shares spectacular views of Mars | Space

The extraordinary inside story of the biggest scientific challenge of our age – following a small band of vaccine scientists around the world who took on Covid-19 and ultimately delivered the weapon to beat it. Documentaries - watch free online documentaries - ihavenotv.com

Landsat 9 has opened its eyes. The next-generation Earth-observation satellite, which launched on Sept. 27, snapped its first photos of our planet on Oct. 31, NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announced on Friday (Nov. 5). Powerful Landsat 9 satellite beams home 1st photos of Earth | Space

De Inspectie voor de Gezondheidszorg (IGJ) bereidt een tuchtklacht voor tegen een arts die er vreemde covid-ideeën op na houdt en een visie heeft die afwijkt van de geldende standaarden en professionele richtlijnen voor artsen, antwoordt minister Hugo de Jonge van Volksgezondheid op vragen van D66- Inspectie heeft Artsen Covid Collectief in vizier - Vereniging tegen de Kwa

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Twenty-five years ago, Chinese scientists revealed the first feathered dinosaur. Since then, they have unearthed a treasure trove of exquisitely preserved specimens that put dinosaurs in a whole new light T. rex with feathers: China’s fossils are rewriting the dinosaur story | Ne

Google announced today it’s changing the way search works on mobile devices, initially in the U.S. Now, when you reach the bottom of a set of search results on your phone, you won’t have to tap to go to the next page. Google modernizes US mobile search results with continuous scrolling | Tech

The official Wizard of New Zealand, perhaps the only state-appointed wizard in the world, has been cast from the public payroll, spelling the end to a 23-year legacy. New Zealand council ends contract with wizard after two decades of service

MEGA65 is not an emulator but a real 8-bit computer with real gun-racing video chip and internal floppy drive! MEGA65 is around 40 times faster than a C64 making it possibly the fastest 8-bit computer of all time! MEGA65 - (MOST PROBABLY) THE BEST COMPUTER

And now and again, I record short videos documenting how to “do” certain things using Linux. Because Linux, or rather doing things with it, tends to … you know … be quite complicated. And I can’t always remember how I got X to work three months later. The Largely Untold Story Of How One Guy In California Keeps The World’s Com

13 min read API, React, Tools, Techniques Share on Twitter, LinkedIn Build in-demand skills like UX, UI and HCI — Northwestern online MS in Info. Design & Strategy Practical Guide to Vue. Compound Components In React — Smashing Magazine

China has revealed its first set of ethical guidelines governing artificial intelligence, placing emphasis on protecting user rights and preventing risks in ways that align with Beijing’s goals of reining in Big Tech’s influence and becoming the global AI leader by 2030. Chinese AI gets ethical guidelines for the first time, aligning with Beijin

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