Tuesday - January 2 2024, 19:57 UTC - 10 months ago

Tesla Inc.'s milestone year in 2023 is marked by a new challenge: expanding beyond its core fan base and tech aficionados. With obstacles like economic uncertainties, safety concerns, and competition from bigger players, Tesla must balance innovation, strategic pricing, and market penetration to beckon the masses into the EV revolution.

Tuesday - January 2 2024, 15:50 UTC - 10 months ago

Time is one of those things that most of us take for granted, but by studying its elasticity, we can understand the way our brains process time and its relationship to emotion. Research can reveal how time distorts during extreme emotion, which helps explain why it slows down in near-death experiences. It may also give insight to why slowing down is beneficial in times of crisis.

Tuesday - January 2 2024, 11:24 UTC - 10 months ago

Light pollution has been steadily increasing which in turn attracts migratory birds, leading to them getting killed due to colliding with buildings. We studied stopover locations and found that light pollution was a top predictor of the density of migrating birds at stopover locations for both spring and fall migration across the continental U.S., and we were able to make novel maps for the first time ever. Our data could help inform the selection of stopover habitat, allowing us to better protect birds from harm and helping reduce bird-building collisions throughout North America.

Tuesday - January 2 2024, 06:43 UTC - 10 months ago

In China, the government is gradually making it more and more difficult to remain anonymous online. Over the years, rules requiring identity verification have been implemented, and changes to platforms like Q&A Forum Zhihu have been put into place, requiring accounts with over 500,000 followers to disclose their real names. These changes are being pitched as a way to reduce online bullying, though it very well may have the reverse effect and encourage more harassment, and some Chinese users are trying to stay anonymous while others are leaving platforms altogether.

Tuesday - January 2 2024, 02:15 UTC - 10 months ago

Pennsylvania congressional candidate Shamaine Daniels is the first in the world to use AI-powered interactive campaign calls customized to each recipient to reach voters. AI expert Wasim Khaled said the new technology is a double-edged sword, coming with ethical issues and concerns over misinformation. Ashley, an AI character developed for the campaign, has already made thousands of calls. AI technology is significant less expensive than human phone bankers, but no disclosure of how much it costs, and more Democratic and progressive candidates will be able to access the technology soon.

Monday - January 1 2024, 22:14 UTC - 10 months ago

A recent publication by a joint team of scientists reveals a new process linking specific actions with dopamine release. It showed that mice changed their behavior quickly and dynamically in response to dopamine release, and could even quickly learn a series of actions and distinguish between two elements.

Monday - January 1 2024, 17:34 UTC - 10 months ago

New measuring devices and sensors are being developed to detect head impacts and help protect soldiers and athletes from brain damage. The Impact Monitoring Mouthguard (IMM), developed by Prevent Biometrics, is being used to study Parachute Landing Falls (PLFs), finding that over 5% of jumps result in significant head impacts, about 30 times the published level of concussion in paratroopers.

Monday - January 1 2024, 12:41 UTC - 10 months ago

NASA's Perseverance Rover is investigating Jezero Crater, an ancient lake and river system located on Mars. The crater provides insight into Mars' ancient river delta history, and potentially holds the secrets of ancient life forms. The crater was formed 3.5 billion years ago due to the river carving a canyon through the crater rim, and deposits of sand and rocks formed a delta. The area is comprised of different rock layers of river and volcanic activity, making it an invaluable site for exploration.

Monday - January 1 2024, 08:31 UTC - 10 months ago

The U.K.'s Supreme Court has ruled that an AI machine cannot be named as an inventor for patents. This follows the same stance as decisions in the U.S. and the European Union, and could disincentivize the disclosure of inventions by AI systems. Following international level deliberations, the U.K. government is considering whether to make legislative changes to make the UK a global center for AI.

Monday - January 1 2024, 04:02 UTC - 10 months ago

Ozempic is a drug used to treat diabetes and obesity that is showing early promise in treating a wide range of brain disorders. The drug works by mimicking a hormone called GLP-1 that is released after a meal and can enter the brain. This has neuroscientists wondering: Can GLP-1 tweak brain function to support neurological or mental health? Animal studies are showing promising results for treating addiction with GLP-1 drugs, and human clinical trials have just started.

Sunday - December 31 2023, 22:55 UTC - 10 months ago

An algorithm known as the SRN algorithm of feature fusion has been designed to reduce motion blur in digital photography. The algorithm has been designed to improve channel attention between residual units, feature pyramid structure to strengthen the network's representation capabilities, and multi-scale coordinate attention feature fusion structure to improve the model's ability to recover detailed textures. It could be used in various areas such as wildlife and sports photography, industrial testing and medical photography, and even surveillance imaging and image gathering by autonomous vehicles and robots.

Sunday - December 31 2023, 18:12 UTC - 10 months ago

Scientists have discovered a new mechanism by which single molecules can interact in a non-reciprocal manner without the use of external forces. Researchers from the University of Maine and Penn State explained this process is facilitated by the kinetic asymmetry of chemical catalysts, and may have played a role in the development of complex matter from simple matter.

Sunday - December 31 2023, 13:13 UTC - 10 months ago

KSTAR, the Korea Institute of Fusion Energy's (KFE) artificial Sun, has modifed its reactor by installing a tungsten divertor, promising extended periods and increased temperatures. This divertor is a sophisticated system comprised of 64 cassettes which helps the reactor handle waste gases and endure the most substantial surface heat loads. Ongoing plasma experiments are set to commence in 2024.

Sunday - December 31 2023, 08:18 UTC - 10 months ago

Computer coding genius George Hotz is taking the lead in the AGI race with his Mistral 7B model. He asked the model to make the Q* algorithm in python and run it, and added in a manual override safety feature. His work is an exciting example of the potential of AI to revolutionise our world.

Sunday - December 31 2023, 04:03 UTC - 10 months ago

The workplace is an important setting for social interaction, and research has shown that it can have numerous benefits. Engaging in social activities with peers leads to higher morale, increased physical and mental wellbeing, and improved job satisfaction. Having a positive social atmosphere can also increase collaboration between individuals and teams, resulting in more creative solutions and innovations. Finally, having social interaction in the workplace helps to create a sense of purpose and camaraderie, helping people find value and meaning in their work.

Saturday - December 30 2023, 23:42 UTC - 10 months ago

Looking back at 2023, it has been a very eventful year with advances in AI, robotics, medicine, and even cultured meat. These 25 stories provide awe, admiration, and inspiration for humanity's potential, and can give us faith in future challenges we may have to tackle.

Saturday - December 30 2023, 18:46 UTC - 10 months ago

Researchers at Apple who have developed a breakthrough technique to help turbocharge portable devices with AI say it will make AI applications more applicable in limited resource environments. Their processes can reduce data load by up to 500% to suit memory usage of popular phones like the iPhone 15. In another breakthrough, Apple have developed a program called HUGS that can create realistic avatars from only a few seconds of video in 30 minutes, far surpassing popular current approaches that lasted up to two days.

Saturday - December 30 2023, 13:41 UTC - 10 months ago

The total TAM of B2C is estimated at $10-20B, and the total TAM of B2B is estimated at $200B+. Companies should consider the different TAMs and levels of efficiency and cost savings available in the B2B and B2C markets when making investments in AI.

Saturday - December 30 2023, 08:43 UTC - 10 months ago

Silicon Valley's latest AI chatbot technology has been surrounded by much speculation of what it is capable and incapable of doing. However, multiple studies have debunked common misperceptions about the chatbot's abilities and knowledge. AI chatbots cannot possess a continuous memory or knowledge of the world and understanding, they merely interpret context through language models and cannot generate decisions based on stakes like humans. They are more able to give summaries and answers to questions than formulate individual solutions.