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A new sunlight-powered trick could make smelly trash bins a thing of the past
If you have ever lifted the lid of a trash bin on a hot day, you know the smell I am talking about. One of the culprits behind that sour, vinegary stench is acetic acid, which builds up as...
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Over Amazon? These Are the Best E-Readers That Aren’t a Kindle
Comparing Our Favorite E-ReadersHonorable MentionsBelow, find a few more e-readers I like but don't necessarily love as much as my top picks.Boox Go 7 ($270) and Boox Go Color 7 ($290): Boox is known for its wide range of...
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Researchers built a robot that turns a fall from the sky into a sailing trip
Keeping an eye on remote waters is harder than it sounds. Boats take ages to get there, and aircraft can’t stick around long enough to be useful. As reported by TechXplore, researchers at the Singapore University of Technology and...
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Google Tests AI Data Center In Space – Slashdot
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Longtime Slashdot reader Geoffrey.landis shares a report from NPR: Google just put a refrigerator-sized satellite into space, part of a research project the company hopes can pave the way for orbiting AI data centers powered by the...
Innovation
Your Next Million AI Users May Not Use English. That’s Why You Need to Cater to a Multilingual Market.
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Key Takeaways
Multilingual markets contain users whose needs are poorly served by English-first AI products. Capturing this opportunity requires treating localized AI as a core engineering and product discipline.Audit your token economics to...
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Met Warehouse dedication ceremony launches new era
MIT formally dedicated its newly transformed Met Warehouse (Building W41) on Wednesday, in an energetic evening ceremony heralding the start of a new era for the practice of design on campus. The ceremony highlighted “the essential vision of the Met:...
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Computational tools for society’s most complex challenges
As far back as she can remember, Cathy Wu ’12, MNG ’13 wanted to find ways to solve problems to improve people’s lives. Her parents were Taiwanese immigrants, and her father had a long commute to his job, which...
Innovation
She Launched Her Brand With $300 and a Sewing Machine. Then She Bootstrapped It to a 7-Figure Acquisition.
Key Takeaways
Jessica Liao Mayers launched Slate Swim in 2015 with $300, a sewing machine and made-to-order products.Slate’s minimalist, seamless swimwear stood out because Mayers resisted chasing trends.Mayers bootstrapped the company, putting revenue back into production, inventory, branding and operations...
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Amazon vows $1 billion for data center towns, warning U.S. “can’t afford to lose” AI race
Amazon's cloud computing division on Friday announced a new effort to temper opposition to data centers in some U.S. communities, while saying the U.S. "can't afford to lose" the race to dominate artificial intelligence globally. The...
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Some topics are off limits inside popular Chinese-made free AI, researchers find
An AI model downloaded over 3 billion times and used by U.S. firms like Airbnb and Uber is embedded with China-friendly narratives and programmed for censorship, new research shows.Qwen, a freely available model made by...
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Cornell University president says school ‘must do better’ after rape allegations
Cornell University's president says the school "must do better" after a woman alleged she was drugged and raped by...