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Meta Is Already Training a More Powerful Successor to Llama 3
<div>The open source Llama 3 AI model released by Meta today is just the start, according to the company’s chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun. He said a new, much larger version is in the works.</div>
Scientists Discover Ghostly New Species 80 Feet Underground
<div><img width="373" height="210" src="https://scitechdaily.com/images/Leptanilla-voldemort-373x210.jpg" class="attachment-cp-thumb-xl size-cp-thumb-xl wp-post-image" alt="Leptanilla voldemort" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high"><p>New research conducted by the University of Western Australia has discovered a new species of subterranean ant that shares some traits with a well-known Harry...</p></div>
New Study Reveals Unexpected Cognitive Risks in Parkinson’s Treatment
<div><img width="373" height="210" src="https://scitechdaily.com/images/Old-Man-Brain-Parkinsons-373x210.jpg" class="attachment-cp-thumb-xl size-cp-thumb-xl wp-post-image" alt="Old Man Brain Parkinson's" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async"><p>Discovery may reduce possible side effects in Parkinson’s disease treatment. A recent study by researchers at the University of Iowa has identified a specific brain...</p></div>
Internet users are getting younger; now the UK is weighing up if AI can help protect them
<div><p>Artificial intelligence has been in the crosshairs of governments concerned about how it might be misused for fraud, disinformation and other malicious online activity; now in the U.K. a regulator is preparing to explore how AI is used in the fight against some of the same, specifically as it relates to content harmful to children. […]</p>
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“One Ring To Rule Them All”: Molecular Biologists Have Cracked the Formin Code
<div><img width="373" height="210" src="https://scitechdaily.com/images/Formin-One-Ring-Illustration-373x210.jpg" class="attachment-cp-thumb-xl size-cp-thumb-xl wp-post-image" alt="Formin One Ring Illustration" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async"><p>Max Plank researchers from Dortmund have revealed the molecular mechanisms by which ring-shaped formin proteins facilitate the growth of actin filaments in cells. Actin is...</p></div>
NASA Confirms Where the Space Junk That Hit a Florida House Came From
<div>Space law just got a little more complicated.</div>
Graphene’s Light-Speed Electrons Promise Revolution in Nanoscale Transistors
Researchers have shown that double-layer graphene can function both as a superconductor and an insulator, a property that could revolutionize transistor technology. This dual functionality...
Hugging Face releases a benchmark for testing generative AI on health tasks
<div><p>Hugging Face has published a new leaderboard and benchmark for evaluating generative AI models on health-related tasks and questions.</p>
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A Junk Food Diet Can Cause Long-Term Damage to Brains
<div><img width="373" height="210" src="https://scitechdaily.com/images/Hamburger-Unhealthy-Junk-Food-Obesity-373x210.jpg" class="attachment-cp-thumb-xl size-cp-thumb-xl wp-post-image" alt="Hamburger Unhealthy Junk Food Obesity" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" loading="lazy"><p>USC researchers discovered that rats fed a high-fat, high-sugar diet during their adolescence experienced memory impairment. A recent study led by USC researchers, which observed...</p></div>
We Finally Know Where Neuralink’s Brain Implant Trial Is Happening
<div>After months of secrecy, Neuralink revealed that the partner site for its brain implant study is the Barrow Neurological Institute.</div>
Team develops a way to teach a computer to type like a human
<div>An entirely new predictive typing model can simulate different kinds of users, helping reveal ways to optimize how we use our phones. Developed by researchers at Aalto University, the new model captures the difference between typing with one or two hands and between younger and older users.</div>
Scientists urge action over life-threatening pollution from solar power waste in Africa
<div>Researchers from The University of Manchester investigating waste management practices for off-grid solar technologies in Malawi have discovered life-threatening quantities of lead pollution from improperly managed battery waste.</div>
Universal 'cocktail electrolyte' developed for 4.6 V ultra-stable fast charging of commercial lithium-ion batteries
<div>Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), mainly used as the power of computer, communication and consumer electronic products, require higher energy density, longer cycling life, faster-charging capability, and a broader operating temperature range to meet the growing consumer demands.</div>
New research finds electric vehicles depreciate faster than gas cars, but the trend is changing
<div>Thinking of buying an electric vehicle but unsure about its resale value? New research finds that while older electric vehicle models depreciate in value faster than conventional gas cars, newer electric vehicle models with longer driving ranges are holding their value better and approaching the retention rates of many gas cars.</div>
Tesla still plans to build 1,800-mile charging corridor for semi trucks despite Biden funding snub
<div><p>Tesla is pushing forward with a plan to build an electric big rig charging corridor stretching from Texas to California, despite being snubbed by a lucrative federal funding program that’s part of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. But the original scope of the project could still change, TechCrunch has learned. The company had been seeking […]</p>
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What a seminal economics paper tells us about the future of creativity
<div>Full disclosure: ChatGPT didn't write this—but theoretically, it could have. Generative AI has progressed to the point where its output seems comparable in style and quality to that of human content creators. At first glance, at least. As a result, human creatives are feeling a bit defensive these days, their fears of obsolescence apparently confirmed by wave after wave of media layoffs and ominous suggestions from Hollywood studios.</div>
How Stellar Magnetism Is Reshaping Our View of Distant Worlds
<div><img width="373" height="210" src="https://scitechdaily.com/images/Exoplanet-Magnetic-Field-Art-373x210.jpg" class="attachment-cp-thumb-xl size-cp-thumb-xl wp-post-image" alt="Exoplanet Magnetic Field Art" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" loading="lazy"><p>From the brightness variations of its host star, an exoplanet’s size and other properties can be determined. In order to avoid mistakes, the star’s magnetic...</p></div>
Razer’s Kishi Ultra Controller Turns Your iPad Mini Into an XL Gaming Handheld
— RazerA larger display may make mobile gaming better on a tablet as opposed to a smartphone, but you still have to deal with those clunky touchscreen controls. Instead of furiously tapping on a tablet, however, Razer now offers the Kishi Ultra controller that can fit an iPad mini or other tablets with displays up to eight inches.It may feel a little absurd to cram a tablet between a controller, but the Kishi Ultra’s design makes for a more premium handheld gaming experience with better ergono
Shares of Walmart-backed Ibotta soar 23% on public debut
<div>Shares of Ibotta, a Walmart-backed digital company that offers customers cash-back rewards and rebates on grocery brands ranging from Nestle to Coca-Cola, rose 23% in its Wall Street debut on the New York Stock Exchange.</div>
Can bismuth prevent oil leaks and save Norwegians billions?
<div>Over the next 25 years, as the world shifts away from fossil fuels, the oil and gas wells that have sustained the fossil fuel age will have to be plugged.</div>