Category: 3. Tech
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Researchers see long-term prospects for lithium extraction at geothermal plants
Spreading of lithium-depleted thermal water around the injection borehole along the fault zone after 30 years. Credit: Valentin Goldberg and Fabian Nitschke Geothermal wells existing in the Upper Rhine Valley would allow for the reliable extraction of lithium for several decades without these sources running dry. This is the result of recent data analyses made…
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New photonic neural networks promise ultrafast computing for complex tasks
(A) Experimental setup used to create the photonic SNN with a single VCSEL device. (B) The lasing threshold (light–current) characteristics of the experimental VCSEL neuron reveals a threshold current of 1.423 mA. (C) The spectra of the experimental VCSEL neuron at different bias currents. At the operating current (3.5 mA, red), the device exhibited 2…
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Apple wants to know if you’re happy or sad as part of its latest software update. Who will this benefit?
by Peter Koval, Benjamin Tag, Greg Wadley and Xanthe Lowe-Brown, The Conversation Credit: Apple/screenshot Apple’s iOS 17 operating system is expected to drop any day. The software update comes with several new features, including a tool for daily mood and emotion logging—a technique known to… Continue Reading News Source: techxplore.com
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TikTok Shop launches in the U.S. as the company bets big on e-commerce
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain After months of testing, TikTok is fully launching its e-commerce product in the U.S. in an effort to translate the app’s cultural relevance among young consumers to sales. The company said Tuesday its shopping wing, called TikTok Shop, will include several features such as a “Shop Tab,” a marketplace its been…
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Why ChatGPT isn’t conscious—but future AI systems might be
Credit: Shutterstock In June 2022, Google engineer Blake Lemoine made headlines by claiming the company’s LaMDA chatbot had achieved sentience. The software had the conversational ability of a precocious seven-year-old, Lemoine said, and we should assume it possessed a similar awareness of the world. LaMDA, later released to the public as Bard, is powered by…
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Apple set to unveil the iPhone 15 as company tries to reverse a recent sales slump
Apple CEO Tim Cook waves as he walks to the stage during an announcement of new products on the Apple campus Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, in Cupertino, Calif. Credit: AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Apple is expected to take the wraps off its next iPhone on Tuesday during what has become an annual late summer rite aimed…
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Responsible AI model for programmers being advanced by computer scientist
Credit: Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Believing in open scientific collaboration on AI technology, a Northeastern professor joined others in creating a state-of-the-art open generative model for programmers that can be licensed and adapted for different uses such as gaming and industrial automation. Generative artificial intelligence and large language… Continue Reading News Source: techxplore.com
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AI model speeds up high-resolution computer vision
A machine-learning model for high-resolution computer vision could enable computationally intensive vision applications, such as autonomous driving or medical image segmentation, on edge devices. Pictured is an artist’s interpretation of the autonomous driving technology. Credit: Massachusetts Institute of Technology An autonomous vehicle must rapidly and accurately recognize objects that it encounters, from an idling delivery…
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Creating a shape that rolls along a desired path
Experimental validation. a,b, Methods of CM engineering: introducing strategically placed voids (a) or using a heavy sphere concentric with the desired location of the CM (b). c, Photograph of two three-dimensionally printed halves of one shape, each containing a hemispherical void for housing a steel ball bearing (1-inch diameter). d–o, Examples of specific paths and…
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How to use Spotify’s audiobooks
You probably know Spotify as a music streaming service, but you may not know exactly how robust its audiobook offerings are. At the time of writing, you can listen to more than 350,000 titles, and you can access them through the Spotify app in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. Audiobooks…