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Facebook turns 20 years old today, and if you don’t like it, I’m sure you have your reasons.


Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook on February 4, 2004, in his Harvard dorm room. Thomas Lake says there are valid reasons today to dislike Facebook, but for him and many others it’s a living journal of 21st-century life — a virtual museum that otherwise would not exist.

But one question intrigued scientists: “What happens if fluid is sucked in through the arms: Does the device rotate, in what direction, and why?”

High-tech experiment to understand the fluid dynamics

In this new study, researchers from New York University conducted tests to better understand the dynamics of flowing fluids and their impact on sprinkler structures.

Ergot is the spore form of the fungus Claviceps purpurea. Ergot alkaloids are indole compounds that are biosynthetically derived from L-tryptophan and represent the largest group of fungal nitrogen metabolites found in nature. The common part of ergot alkaloids is lysergic acid. This review shows the importance of lysergic acid as a representative of ergot alkaloids. The subject of ergot and its alkaloids is presented, with a particular focus on lysergic acid. All methods of total lysergic acid synthesis—through Woodward, Hendrickson, and Szantay intermediates and Heck coupling methods—are presented. The topic of biosynthesis is also discussed.

The Apple Vision Pro launched on Friday, and I was the first person in part of the DC area to get a demo and buy the device.

As someone who has been working in the XR industry for a long time, I know this day was years in the making and will be a catalyst for future experiences to come.

After being quickly seated at the Apple store near me, I received the first demo of the day.

Artemis, a second-gen custom AI silicon

As per Reuters, the chip, dubbed “Artemis,” is the second generation of a custom silicon line that Meta unveiled last year. It could give Meta an edge over its rivals by reducing its reliance on Nvidia’s dominant chips and curbing the soaring costs of running AI applications.

Meta, the world’s largest social media network, has been investing heavily in boosting its computing power to support its ambitious AI vision. It wants to create immersive and interactive experiences for its billions of users across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and futuristic hardware devices like the Ray-Ban smart glasses.