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Apr 3, 2024

Scientists discover how cancer creates “acid wall” against immune system

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

The findings offer hope for the development of anti-cancer drugs that make it harder for tumor cells to evade our immune systems.

Apr 3, 2024

Instagram is ‘testing’ new cash bonuses that pay creators to post engaging photos, reels, and more

Posted by in category: futurism

Meta is paying creators with a “Spring Bonus” and “Performance Bonus” – offering some the potential to earn thousands of dollars.

Apr 3, 2024

The new science of death: ‘There’s something happening in the brain that makes no sense’

Posted by in categories: neuroscience, science

For several years, Jimo Borjigin, a professor of neurology at the University of Michigan, had been troubled by the question of what happens to us when we die.


New research into the dying brain suggests the line between life and death may be less distinct than previously thought by .

Apr 3, 2024

I was deepfaked by my best friend

Posted by in category: futurism

A woman found that her image was being used in “deepfake porn” and the person responsible was a friend.

Apr 3, 2024

It’s time to change how we think about electroshock therapy

Posted by in category: neuroscience

Electroconvulsive therapy is more effective than ketamine at treating severe depression, according to a new meta-analysis.

Apr 3, 2024

AI Companies Running Out of Training Data After Burning Through Entire Internet

Posted by in categories: internet, robotics/AI

AI companies are swiftly running into a massive problem: there isn’t enough data on the internet to train the next generation of models.

Apr 3, 2024

Scientists Splice Material From Creature That Can Survive Outer Space Into Human Cells

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

A tiny creature that’s sturdy enough to survive space may hold the key to human longevity, scientists have found in a new study.

Apr 3, 2024

The cosmology of an infinite dimensional universe

Posted by in category: cosmology

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Apr 2, 2024

Streaming Dense Video Captioning

Posted by in category: futurism

Google announces Streaming Dense Video Captioning.

An ideal model for dense video captioning — predicting captions localized temporally in a video — should be able to handle long input videos, predict rich, detailed textual descriptions, and be able to…


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Apr 2, 2024

Where does the solar system end?

Posted by in category: space

The location of the solar system’s outer boundary is a point of contention among astronomers. There are three possible candidates, which “all have merit.” But which one is best?