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Oct 15, 2023

Personalized PSA levels could improve prostate cancer screening

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics

The most common screening test for prostate cancer — a measure of prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, levels — so often suggests cancer where there is none that clinical guidelines no longer recommend the test for men over 70 and leave the decision up to younger patients.

Scientists at Stanford Medicine and their collaborators aim to make PSA screening more accurate — by calibrating PSA levels to each man’s genetics. Applying this type of personalization could significantly reduce overdiagnosis and better predict aggressive disease. Their research was published June 1 in Nature Medicine.

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Oct 15, 2023

Google Joins Microsoft in Shielding Users From AI Copyright Lawsuits

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Companies that use generative AI tools in Google Workspace and Google Cloud Platform are covered in case of an AI copyright infringement lawsuit.

Oct 15, 2023

‘Creepy’ detail in new Kendall Jenner video

Posted by in categories: internet, robotics/AI

This Jenner-active AI is frighteningly good.

Our sci-fi-inspired fears of artificial intelligence replicating us may not be unfounded: Meta set off alarm bells after introducing an AI chatbot named Billie that resembled Kendall Jenner so closely, they thought it was the model herself, the NY Post reports.

A video introducing the creepy Kardashian doppelganger is currently eliciting screams across the web.

Oct 15, 2023

Breakthrough Battery Paves The Way For Sustainable Homes

Posted by in categories: energy, sustainability

The University of Cincinnati has developed a new, water-free redox flow battery design that operates at four volts, eliminating the need for expensive membranes and offering safer and cost-effective energy storage solutions.

Oct 15, 2023

Aubrey de Grey — Bridging the Gap between Cryonics and Life Extension

Posted by in categories: cryonics, life extension

In this episode, Max and Daniel sit down with the renowned Aubrey de Grey to discuss the connection between life extension and cryonics. They cover a wide range of topics, diving into the latest breakthroughs and obstacles in both fields.

In this captivating conversation, they explore:

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Oct 15, 2023

A NY startup aims to build hundreds of chip factories with prefab parts and AI

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

The global quest for semiconductors is dominated by giant, costly factories. With CubeFabs, Nanotronics could let anyone take a DIY approach.

Oct 15, 2023

OpenAI targets $1.3 billion in annual revenue

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has announced internally that the company is targeting $1.3 billion in annual revenue, according to The Information.

That’s 30 percent more than the $1 billion in annual revenue leaked over the summer, which was already said to have exceeded investor expectations. The new figure suggests more than $100 million in monthly revenue.

The biggest revenue driver is subscriptions to ChatGPT Plus. Last year, without the ChatGPT Plus offering, OpenAI had revenue of only $28 million, with a loss of $540 million, according to The Information.

Oct 15, 2023

Individual neurons mix multiple RNA edits of key synapse protein, study finds

Posted by in category: neuroscience

A new study finds complexin is a key protein for regulating neural communication. New research finds neurons stochastically generated up to eight different versions of complexin release, which could vary how they communicate with other cells.

Oct 15, 2023

Neanderthals carried genes acquired from ancient interactions with ‘cousins’ of modern humans

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

A new collaborative study led by Sarah Tishkoff shows that Neanderthals inherited at least 6% of their genome from a now-extinct lineage of early modern humans.

Oct 15, 2023

Ripples in Spacetime: Unraveling the Secrets of Gravitational Waves

Posted by in categories: cosmology, physics

When two black holes collide, the impact is so big that we can detect it all the way here on Earth. These objects are so immense that their collisions send ripples through spacetime itself. Scientists call these ripples gravitational waves.

Gravitational waves are distortions or ripples in the fabric of space and time. They were first detected in 2015 by the Advanced LIGO detectors and are produced by catastrophic events such as colliding black holes, supernovae, or merging neutron stars.