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Ed was trying out his new IR tracking camera to follow the boosters at night. We will start recording with it next launch. Seems every launch is now and for the foreseeable future will be \.

Summary: Researchers developed a groundbreaking synaptic transistor inspired by the human brain. This device can simultaneously process and store information, mimicking the brain’s capacity for higher-level thinking.

Unlike previous brain-like computing devices, this transistor remains stable at room temperature, operates efficiently, consumes minimal energy, and retains stored information even when powered off, making it suitable for real-world applications.

The study presents a major step forward in creating AI systems with greater energy efficiency and advanced cognitive functions.

Astronomers have captured a new snapshot of the ancient spiral galaxy BRI 1335–0417. The research is providing valuable insights into the formation of early galaxies and shedding light on the origins of our own Milky Way.

Dating back more than 12 billion years, BRI 1335–0417 is the oldest and farthest known spiral galaxy in our universe.

According to study lead author Dr. Takafumi Tsukui, a state-of-the-art telescope called ALMA allowed the experts to look at this ancient galaxy in much greater detail.

After years of promise, a massive shift is under way.

One day in late November, I cradled a red Samsung flip phone in my hands as if it was a ruby gemstone.

Earlier this year, GitHub rolled out Copilot Chat, a ChatGPT-like programming-centric chatbot for organizations subscribed to Copilot for Business. Copilot Chat more recently came to individual Copilot customers — those paying $10 per month — in beta. And now, GitHub’s launching Chat in general availability for all users.

As of today, Copilot Chat is available in the sidebar in Microsoft’s IDEs, Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio — included as a part of GitHub Copilot paid tiers and free for verified teachers, students and maintainers of certain open source projects.

“As home to the world’s developers, we’ve brought to market what is now the most widely adopted AI developer tool in history,” Shuyin Zhao, VP of product management at GitHub, told TechCrunch in an email interview. “And code complete was just the beginning.”

The term “AI,” short for Artificial Intelligence, was officially coined in 1955 by John McCarthy while he was at MIT, a prominent computer scientist and one of the field’s early visionaries.

“He was the most even-tempered, caring and inspirational person and coach. He seemed to always have a smile for us, especially when we were exhausted from a work out, and most importantly when we had a poor race and were feeling down. Gene could shake a runner out of a sense of failure. He could restore confidence for a better next time. He treated us as adults. I remember him telling us that if we succeeded, the honor was ours, but if we failed, so was the responsibility. He knew how to build a person’s maturity.” — Jon Schmeyer ’77

The week before classes began, the cross country team (along with some of the other fall sports) came to campus for ‘training week.’ For that week, Gene had us run three times a day. My senior year, we started with distances of 5 miles/5 miles/5 miles for the three workouts, building up to 5 miles/8 miles/8 miles by the seventh day. Then on the eighth day, we did a single, 20-mile run, which ended by running all the way up College Hill. After that ordeal, the regular-season workouts almost seemed easy.

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Huawei demonstrates resilience amid US-China tech tensions, projecting nearly $100 billion in sales for 2023.

Businesses and government agencies must scan code for RSA & old protocols, replacing them with post-quantum cryptography to thwart quantum threats to encryption.

The UK carrier said they had to ‘get creative’ to reach the islanders.

London-based carrier Openreach has deployed “world-first engineering” as part of its efforts to connect residents on a remote Scottish island.