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Jan 4, 2024

How electricity could help tackle a surprising climate villain

Posted by in category: climatology

Sublime Systems is trying to drive down the carbon footprint of cement production.

Cement hides in plain sight—it’s used to build everything from roads and buildings to dams and basement floors.

Jan 4, 2024

Qualcomm Builds Momentum In AI Inference

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Qualcomm extends its presence in AI inference processing, began with its Cloud AI 100 series accelerators, with the launch of its new Qualcomm Cloud AI 100 Ultra.

While Qualcomm’s Cloud AI 100 accelerator family has long been available from several tier-one technology providers such as Lenovo, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Inventec, Foxconn, Gigabyte, and Asus, it’s starting to see deployment in the public cloud.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) recently introduced its first Qualcomm-based accelerated instance type, the DL2q, featuring the Qualcomm Cloud AI 100. While the new instance type can be used for general inference applications, the companies highlight the accelerator’s specific applicability in developing automotive ADAS and related applications – an area in which Qualcomm is rapidly expanding its presence.

Jan 4, 2024

Stanford Scientists Make A Breakthrough In Breast Cancer

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health

Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and accounts for 12.5% of all new cancer cases globally. And while the overall incidence has been decreasing and five-year survival rates in the U.S. exceed 90%, the burden of this disease cannot be underestimated.

On December 20, a new study titled “ENPP1 is an innate immune checkpoint of the anticancer cGAMP–STING pathway in breast cancer” was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by a team of Stanford researchers led by Lingyin Li, one of the top experts in the STING pathway in cancer.

Ectonucleotide Pyrophosphatase/Phosphodiesterase 1 (ENPP1) is a multifaceted enzyme that plays a significant role in various biological processes. At its core, ENPP1 is known for its ability to break down ATP, a primary energy molecule in the body, into AMP and inorganic pyrophosphate. This activity is crucial in regulating bone mineralization and preventing abnormal calcium deposits in the body. In addition to its role in bone health, ENPP1 is also involved in regulating insulin signaling, which links it to metabolic disorders like diabetes.

Jan 4, 2024

Identifying Talent In Business, Sports, And Education

Posted by in categories: business, education, evolution

A new paper published in Frontiers in Psychology: Performance Science led by Andy Parra-Martinez at the University of Arkansas “describes the general status, trends, and evolution of research on talent identification across multiple fields globally over the last 80 years,” by drawing from the Scopus and Web of Science databases and conducting a bibliometric analysis of 2,502 documents.

Bibliometric analysis is a way of understanding the structure and citation patterns of research around a given topic, in this case, talent identification research.

Talent identification research is concentrated in business, sports, and education

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Jan 4, 2024

Digital images designed to trick AI are affecting humans too

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Research unveils the surprising connection between adversarial images impacting both AI and human perception, emphasizing the need for enhanced AI safety.


Discover the subtle influence of adversarial images on human vision and AI systems, underscoring the crucial intersection of technology and perception.

Jan 4, 2024

Microsoft’s AI ‘Copilot Key’ marks major keyboard change after 30 years

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

It’s the first significant alteration to the Windows keyboard in almost thirty years.


Microsoft is adding a dedicated Copilot key to PC keyboards, adjusting the standard Windows keyboard layout for the first time since 1994.

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Jan 4, 2024

Human brains are way better at complex thinking than mouse brains

Posted by in categories: computing, neuroscience

A new study compares human and mouse neurons, revealing the astounding computational superiority of the human brain’s Purkinje cells.

Jan 4, 2024

2024 will see Samsung lead the mobile AI wave with the new Galaxy S24

Posted by in categories: mobile phones, robotics/AI

Over one billion smartphones with built-in AI are to be shipped by 2027, according to Counterpoint Research.


Samsung is all set to kick off the new year of AI phones with new launch this month. The first of many, Galaxy S24 will be released on January 17 in San Jose, California through a livestream.

Jan 4, 2024

Why Is TikTok Parent ByteDance Moving Into Biology, Chemistry And Drug Discovery?

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, chemistry

TikTok’s Chinese parent company is recruiting across the U.S. for experts in science and healthcare disciplines far afield from social media. Its motives are unclear.

Jan 4, 2024

Are autonomous labs the future of science?

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, science, transportation

Self-driving labs can perform experiments thousands of times faster than a human and they don’t need to sleep. That means more science in less time, but many questions remain, says Alex Wilkins

By Alex Wilkins