Credit: IGS- CNRS/AMU Scientists have been digging up the remains of ancient plants and animals since time immemorial, but viruses? Jean-Michel Claverie from the Aix-Marseille University School of Medicine has spent the last 20 years searching deep permafrost deposits for preserved ancient viruses. His team recently revived a virus that had been dormant for almost
Read MoreTom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft makes ChatGPT available in its own Azure OpenAI service, letting developers and businesses add the conversational AI to their apps and services — Microsoft is making ChatGPT available in its own Azure OpenAI service today. Developers and businesses will now be able …
Read MoreJem Aswad / Variety: SoundCloud names Eliah Seton as its new CEO, effective immediately; Seton succeeds Michael Weissman, who had been CEO since 2021 — SoundCloud has named Eliah Seton chief executive officer, effective immediately. He succeeds Michael Weissman, who joined the streamer in 2017 …
Read MoreLaunching something into space isn’t easy — even small payloads like the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX), which weighs as much as the average 7-year-old child, are costly and complex. That’s why NASA and other space agencies design spaceflight hardware to last. The IBEX probe was launched 15 years ago, and there was some concern last
Read MorePosit (formerly RStudio) today released an early version of an R package that brings WebAssembly (Wasm) to R. Aimed at developers, the WebR package (available at https://docs.r-wasm.org/webr/latest/) “is a version of the open-source R interpreter compiled for WebAssembly, along with a supporting [JavaScript] TypeScript library,” Posit’s George Stagg wrote in a blog post this
Read MoreLaunching something into space isn’t easy — even small payloads like the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX), which weighs as much as the average 7-year-old child, are costly and complex. That’s why NASA and other space agencies design spaceflight hardware to last. The IBEX probe was launched 15 years ago, and there was some concern last
Read MoreLate-night curiosity about the NSFW depths of a chatbot unleashed my fantasies—until we were censored.
Read More(Credit: Asus) If you’re a hardcore multitasker, Asus has some good news: The company has partnered with Corsair to allow up to 192GB of DDR5 to run in all of its high-end Intel motherboards. The support comes via updated BIOSes for its Z690 and Z790 motherboard that allow using Corsair’s new 24GB and 48GB DDR5 modules.
Read MoreIt can be easy to forget that the Galaxy S23 Plus even exists, overshadowed as it is by the more premium and feature-rich Galaxy S23 Ultra. And those looking for a cheaper flagship smartphone might gravitate toward the cute little Galaxy S23. There’s no reason to ignore this phone, though — the S23 Plus shares
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Sources: ahead of its March 16 event, Baidu scrambles to ready its ChatGPT-style Ernie Bot, which struggles with basic tasks, to get ahead of its Chinese rivals — Employees working round-the-clock say the AI chatbot, dubbed Ernie Bot, is still in training mode before a planned March 16 rollout
Read MoreIt’s time that small and medium-sized businesses harness the prowess of influencer marketing, and the proof is in the pudding. According to an Inc. report published last year, around 46% of surveyed consumers claim to have bought a product or service that was promoted or affiliated by an influencer. An even higher percentage, around 62% of respondents said
Read MoreShould you get the Ultra and enjoy the new 200-megapixel camera or stick with a smaller handset? We have recommendations.
Read MoreJay Peters / The Verge: UK CMA filings: Microsoft details how Call of Duty could run on the Nintendo Switch, citing an “optimized” game engine and outlining the success of past ports — In a filing (pdf) submitted to the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Microsoft shared some details …
Read MoreDean Takahashi / VentureBeat: An interview with Google Cloud’s Jack Buser on Google’s post-Stadia gaming strategy, dubbed Google Cloud for Live Games, hoping to help companies scale games — Google Cloud is unveiling its new games strategy dubbed Google Cloud for Live Games. It means it will use its global infrastructure …
Read MoreApple has released the third betas of iOS 16.4, iPadOS 16.4, macOS Ventura 13.3, watchOS 9.4, tvOS 16.4 and here’s what’s new.
Read MorePeter Campbell / Financial Times: Milton Keynes-based Envisics, which is building hologram tech for in-car monitors, raised a $50M+ Series C at a $500M valuation, up from ~$250M in October 2020 — Milton Keynes-based group says technology will improve safety on busy urban roads — A UK start-up developing hologram technology …
Read MoreNikhilesh De / CoinDesk: The White House’s proposed budget will include a provision to close tax loss harvesting on crypto transactions, with the change expected to raise up to $24B — The U.S. President is expected to unveil his budget proposal on Thursday. — U.S. President Joe Biden’s proposed budget …
Read MoreReuters: Radisys Corp., a unit of Jio Platforms, will buy US-based communications equipment maker Mimosa Networks for $60M, with the deal expected to close in Q3 2023 — Jio Platforms, owned by Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd (RELI.NS), will buy communications equipment maker Mimosa Networks …
Read MoreAs CRT televisions have faded from use, it’s become important for retro gaming enthusiasts to get their hands on one for that authentic experience. Alongside that phenomenon has been a resurgence of some of the hacks we used to do to CRT TV sets back in the day, as [Adrian’s Digital Basement] shows us when
Read MoreYusuf Mehdi / Bing Blogs: Microsoft says it crossed 100M DAUs for Bing and the new Bing preview has millions of active users, of which roughly a third are new to the search engine — It’s hard to believe it’s been just over a month since we released the new AI-powered Bing and Edge to
Read MoreChloe Xiang / VICE: Experts criticize Koko, a mental health nonprofit, for directing some at-risk users on Facebook, Tumblr, Discord, and other platforms to a chatbot for a study — Koko, a mental health nonprofit, found at-risk teens on platforms like Facebook and Tumblr, then tested an unproven intervention on them without obtaining informed consent.
Read MoreCredit: Joe Hindy / Android Authority Spotify has just announced a major change to its home screen that will see the platform ape the likes of TikTok. That means an emphasis on endless vertical scrolling and album covers. That got the team wondering about how readers primarily use Spotify. Do you simply play specific songs
Read MoreBlake Brittain / Reuters: The US bans import of Peloton and iFit’s video-streaming fitness devices after an ITC judge found they infringed on Dish Network’s streaming technology patents — The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on Wednesday banned imports of video-streaming fitness devices made by Peloton Interactive Inc …
Read MoreAlfred Ng / Politico: Ring turned over cam footage of inside a user’s home and business after a judge’s warrant gave police access to investigate a neighbor, raising privacy concerns — Police were investigating his neighbor. A judge gave officers access to all his security-camera footage, including inside his home.
Read More[Rolinychupetin] insists that his recent video is not a lecture but actually a “recitation” about Bode plots. That may be, but it is still worth a watch if you want to learn more about the topic. You can see the video below. If you haven’t run into Bode plots before, they are simple plots of
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