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OpenAI and UK sign deal to use AI in public services
OpenAI, the firm behind ChatGPT, has signed a deal to use artificial intelligence (AI) to increase productivity in the UK's public services, the government has announced.The agreement signed by the firm and the science department could give OpenAI access...
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Latent Labs launches web-based AI model to democratize protein design | TechCrunch
About six months after coming out of stealth with $50 million in funding, Latent Labs has released a web-based AI model for programming biology.Latent Labs model has “achieved state-of-the-art on different metrics” when testing the proteins it developed in...
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EPA Employees Still in the Dark as Agency Dismantles Scientific Research Office
Several EPA scientists stressed to WIRED that ORD’s current structure, which allows research to happen independent of the policy-making that occurs in other parts of the agency, is crucial to producing quality work. One told WIRED that they worked...
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High-Speed Data in Cars Boosts Safety and Efficiency
Madrid-based fabless semiconductor company KD and Fremont, Calif.–based embedded camera maker Leopard Imaging have launched a significant upgrade to cameras for vehicle vision systems. It’s the first system for automotive applications with an Ethernet networking backbone to break the...
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DeepMind’s Robots Play Infinite Table Tennis
Hardly a day goes by without impressive new robotic platforms emerging from academic labs and commercial startups worldwide. Humanoid robots in particular look increasingly capable of assisting us in factories and eventually in homes and hospitals. Yet, for these...
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Microsoft releases emergency fix for Sharepoint after cyberattacks
Microsoft issued an emergency fix to close off a vulnerability in its SharePoint software that hackers have exploited to...
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Are Racial Gaps Wider Among STEM Immigrants?
For decades, the United States has attracted students and employees from across the globe aiming to pursue careers in engineering and other STEM disciplines. Foreign-born individuals are a significant part of the U.S. workforce. In recent years, many policymakers...
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Why Cartken pivoted its focus from last-mile delivery to industrial robots | TechCrunch
Autonomous robotics startup Cartken, known for its four-wheeled robots that deliver food on college campuses and through Tokyo’s bustling streets, has found a new area of focus: industrials. Cartken co-founder and CEO Christian Bersch told TechCrunch that applying its delivery...
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Tesla loses its charm for India’s loyalists — even as Musk finally delivers | TechCrunch
Tesla opened the doors to its first showroom in India this week, and among the first visitors was Vishal Gondal — a longtime Tesla and Elon Musk loyalist who pre-booked a Model 3 in April 2016, just hours after...
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Jack Dorsey Pumps $10M Into a Nonprofit Focused on Open Source Social Media – Slashdot
Twitter co-founder/Block CEO Jack Dorsey isn't just vibe coding new apps like Bitchat and Sun Day. He's also "invested $10 million in an effort to fund experimental open source projects and other tools that could...
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Gaza City: Palestinians flee IDF attacks as Israelis protest occupation plan
Thousands of residents have fled Gaza City's southern Zeitoun neighbourhood, where days of continuous Israeli bombardment have created a...