The last ~4 billion years have been an incredibly successful, unbroken run for life on Earth. The ultimate end won’t be nearly so bright.
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According to the Speedtest Global Index, Australia ranks 64th in the world for fixed broadband speeds making it the slowest internet connected developed country with an average download speed of 46.24 Mbps. New Zealand ranks slightly higher at 50th, with an average download speed of 73.87 Mbps.
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The Akamai State of the Internet Report says Australia’s internet connection speeds are now slower than 50 other nations, including Thailand, Estonia, Bulgaria and Kenya.
Computer security company CrowdStrike is linked to a major IT outage affecting banks, airports, supermarkets and businesses across Australia and the world.
Airport check-in systems across the globe have been disrupted and businesses have reported the “blue screen of death” and IT outages.
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Chinese hacking group APT41 targets global industries in six countries, using sophisticated tactics to steal sensitive data in prolonged cyber attacks.
SolarWinds releases critical security patches for Access Rights Manager software to prevent potential data breaches and code execution.
Airlines, banks and broadcasters were among the companies around the world reporting disruptions, citing technical issues.
How do you teach ChatGPT common sense? Train it on questions that adults would never think to ask. In this week’s “The Joy of Why,” computer scientist Yejin Choi talks with co-host Steven Strogatz about how training AI can mimic the “why-this, why-that” curiosity of a toddler.
Show The Joy of Why, Ep Will AI Ever Have Common Sense? — Jul 18, 2024.
A 64-year-old named Mark has spent the last year learning how to control devices like his laptop and phone using a brain implant. And thanks to OpenAI, it’s gotten a whole lot easier to do.
The neurotech startup Synchron said Thursday it’s using OpenAI’s latest artificial intelligence models to build a new generative chat feature for patients with its brain-computer interface, or BCI.
A BCI system decodes brain signals and translates them into commands for external technologies. Synchron’s model is designed to help people with paralysis communicate and maintain some independence by controlling smartphones, computers and other devices with their thoughts.
A survey of people in the US has revealed the widespread belief that artificial intelligence models are already self-aware, which is very far from the truth.
The path toward a cancer diagnosis is anything but fun. Among the least enjoyable aspects of the journey are the invasive and often excruciating biopsies that are needed to collect information about the genetic mutations or chromosomal abnormalities of the cells in a growing tumor. This information is critical for an accurate diagnosis of a patient’s cancer, as well as for prognosis predictions and treatment selections. At the recent Acoustical Society of America meeting in Ottawa, Canada, Roger Zemp of the University of Alberta reported on an alternative method that he and his colleagues have developed for extracting this genetic information that uses sound waves rather than tissue removal. “Traditional biopsies with their big needles are scary and painful,” says Joy Wang, a master’s student who works with Zemp. “Our method is pain free and can provide clearer information about a cancer’s genetics.”
Biopsy needles are akin to hole punches for the flesh. These long, hollow needles can be over 2 mm in diameter and typically punch out a core of flesh between 1 and 2 mm in diameter. For comparison, the average blood-draw needle is half a millimeter in diameter. The large holes made by the biopsy needles significantly increase the likelihood of pain, swelling, bruising, or infection at the biopsy site, both during the biopsy collection and for days afterward.
The prospect of being left black and blue can cause patients significant anxiety. The worry can become so high that it can stop a person from getting a questionable lump or bump checked out. Therefore, researchers have been searching for less invasive, less frightening methods to retrieve the information that biopsies provide. Alternative techniques could also allow for earlier detection of some cancers, Zemp says.
