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Like Neuralink, but less invasive. Synchron seeks patients for 'large-scale' brain implant trials

A startup has developed a safe interface for "mind control" communication, which is embedded in the brain through blood vessels. According to Reuters, Synchron is preparing for a large-scale clinical trial and is launching an online registry for pote...

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Copilot's generative tool creates ugly stereotypical images of Jews and anti-Semitic imagery

Generative tools of artificial intelligence are far from perfect. Last week it was reported that the generative artificial intelligence Meta tends to create images of people of the same race, even if explicitly stated otherwise. For example, for quer...

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Boeing is in trouble again - a 737 airplane lost an engine cover during takeoff at Denver airport

Fortunately, there were no casualties - all passengers were transferred to another plane, which delivered them to their destination with a 3-hour delay. The Boeing 737-800 aircraft, owned by Southwest Airlines, lost an engine cover during takeoff fro...

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Gourmet: the new iPad Pro and iPad Air will be released the week of May 6. Prices for the Pro are likely to increase

Apple has previously planned to release new iPad Pro and iPad Air within a week starting May 6 - dates specified by Mark Gurman in the latest weekly Power On digest for Bloomberg. It has been 18 months since the previous iPad update, and the upcoming...

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JPEG is far behind: Google unveiled an improved image compression format

The Google corporation has introduced a new open-source library Jpegli, which compresses images by 35% more efficiently while maintaining high quality. Google researchers have been working for many years on improving data compression (Brotli), audio ...

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Advertising AI depicted a 50-year-old woman naked on a bed instead of a "dream vacation"

The American Washington Lottery was forced to remove its AI app after it mistakenly generated an explicit image in response to a rather banal request. The unusual incident was reported by ArsTechnica. AI generates "dream vacation" The lottery website...

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Sorry, Sora. YouTube says OpenAI neural network is not allowed to learn from clips from the platform

It is not certain whether the new neural network OpenAI used videos from YouTube for training — however, the chief executive officer of the video platform assures that it would be a clear violation of the terms of use. "If a creator uploads their wor...

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Apple fires 600 engineers after canceling car project - biggest layoff since Pandemic

A few weeks ago, Apple closed its long-standing project to create a driverless electric car, and now has announced the reduction of 614 employees - according to documents provided to the California Employment Development Department (although Mark Gur...

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Alphabet + HubSpot. Google owner mulls $35 bln acquisition of software company

HubSpot offers cloud software for automation, online marketing, and sales. As reported by Reuters, Alphabet is consulting with investment bankers at Morgan Stanley regarding the potential acquisition of HubSpot. The company, which offers software for...

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Israel used artificial intelligence to identify targets of Gaza attacks - Media

Israeli military used artificial intelligence to assist in selecting bombing targets in Gaza, potentially leading to a deterioration in the accuracy of strikes and the killing of many civilians. This was reported by +972 Magazine and Local Call. The ...

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Google may make search paid - premium options will use AI

Google is considering the possibility of charging for new premium features based on artificial intelligence. Adding paid features to the search system may be the first case of direct monetization of the company's main product for regular users. Finan...

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Russian shelling has de-energized the Neutron Source, a nuclear subcritical facility in Kharkiv

It is reported that the installation is currently operating on emergency diesel generators. As a result of the morning shelling of Kharkiv, the nuclear subcritical installation "Neutron Source" is de-energized. According to the State Nuclear Regulato...

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Microsoft and Quantinuum claim 'breakthrough' in quantum computing - 14k error-free experiments

Quantum computers could make real scientific calculations that would take ordinary machines millions of years. At the same time, the fundamental unit of quantum computers - the so-called "qubit" - though fast, is very demanding. Qubits are easily dis...

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China has oversaturated the market with solar panels - some places are already building garden fences out of them

80% of the world's solar panel production is accounted for by one country. Chinese companies produce so many solar panels that they have caused market saturation - and, as a result, price drops. The Financial Times reports that in Germany and the Net...

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Copilot in Microsoft 365 will offer "unlimited" access to GPT-4 Turbo and improved image generation

Business subscribers of Microsoft 365 will be able to use GPT-4 Turbo through Copilot (AI assistant) without daily restrictions on the number of sessions. You can now experience the latest OpenAI model in the mobile Copilot app, on the Internet, on W...

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