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May 15, 2020

How this AI-powered auto-completer is helping developers write 25% less code

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

You might’ve seen people on the internet saying “it’s like my autocomplete gets me.” Indeed, Keyboard protection AI has come a long way so much so that it can almost complete your sentences. So, why shouldn’t developers get the benefit of auto-complete too?

For years, IDEs (Integrated Development Environment) have tried to make development quicker by predicting the next part of a developer’s code. Now, startups like Codota are using AI to help developers with code completion on any code editor.

May 15, 2020

Blind people could ‘see’ letters that scientists drew on their brains with electricity

Posted by in category: neuroscience

The scientists stimulated the brain using electrodes implanted on its surface.

May 15, 2020

Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Resources

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

The Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association (PPTA) and its member companies are closely monitoring the rapidly changing information landscape regarding the spread of Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) and wish to be a resource for patients, plasma donors, policymakers, and other stakeholders during this pandemic.

Plasma donors save lives! Your donations are even more essential during the current COVID-19 pandemic to ensure patients with rare diseases can keep receiving their lifesaving treatments. Authorities in the U.S. and in the EU have published guidance documents recognizing the essential nature of plasma donation. Please click here to find a plasma donation center near you.

May 15, 2020

NVIDIA Ships World’s Most Advanced AI System — NVIDIA DGX A100 — to Fight COVID-19; Third-Generation DGX Packs Record 5 Petaflops of AI Performance

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, robotics/AI

Training, Inference, Data Analytics Unified on One Platform; Each System Configurable from One to 56 Independent GPUs to Deliver Elastic, Software-Defined Data Center Infrastructure.

GTC 2020 — NVIDIA today unveiled NVIDIA DGX™ A100, the third generation of the world’s most advanced AI system, delivering 5 petaflops of AI performance and consolidating the power and capabilities of an entire data center into a single flexible platform for the first time.

May 15, 2020

‘Cell pores’ discovery gives hope to millions of brain and spinal cord injury patients

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

Scientists have discovered a new treatment to dramatically reduce swelling after brain and spinal cord injuries, offering hope to 75 million victims worldwide each year.

The breakthrough in treating such injuries—referred to as central nervous system (CNS) edema—is thought to be hugely significant because current options are limited to putting patients in an induced coma or performing risky surgery.

Brain and affect all age groups. Older people are more at risk of sustaining them from strokes or falls, while for younger age groups, major causes include road traffic accidents and injuries from sports such as rugby, US-style football and other contact games.

May 15, 2020

This electrifying new research is helping the blind ‘see’ again

Posted by in category: neuroscience

Researchers have developed a new form of brain stimulation that can help blind participants “see” objects.

May 15, 2020

Elon Musk’s Boring Company finishes digging Las Vegas tunnels

Posted by in categories: electronics, Elon Musk

The city’s Convention and Visitors Authority is still planning to open the ‘Loop’ in January 2021, in time for the Consumer Electronics Show — if the trade show still happens, that is. The plan is to whisk passengers through the tunnels that run underneath the Las Vegas Convention Center using a mix of Model 3s, Model Xs, and a 16-passenger “tram.”

May 15, 2020

Important: Important! The largest study yet on COVID-19 fatality shows top risks:

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

The largest study yet on COVID-19 fatality shows top risks:

Age, BY FAR the highest 2. Cancers of the blood 3. Male 4. Obesity 5. Diabetes.

I will say it again: Aging is a disease & it is treatable. Yes, treatable. Source: https://buff.ly/2LgK8Ya

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May 15, 2020

Video of black light experiment shows how fast a virus can spread in a restaurant setting

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, security

In the video, one person is designed as the “infected” patient and is given a special black light-ready solution to rub into his hands. (The solution is invisible without a black light, so participants in the demonstration can’t see it during the simulation.) Then, everyone in the experiment does what people normally do at a buffet restaurant — they dish up food, eat chat, and drink. At the end of the video, a black light is turned on, and you can see the “virus” just about everywhere. It shows up on utensils, cups, food and even on some participants’ faces.

Experts say this is definitely worth paying attention to.

“This is an accurate illustration of how many commonly touched surfaces there are and how many opportunities there are for viruses to spread,” Dr. Amesh A. Adalja, senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, tells Yahoo Life.

May 15, 2020

Antiviral used to treat cat coronavirus could hold key to COVID-19

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, government

University of Alberta researchers are racing against the clock to test an antiviral drug that has been proven to cure a cat coronavirus and is hoped to have the same effect on people with COVID-19.

“Our lab has been working as fast as we can to get our results out,” said biochemist Joanne Lemieux. “We have not taken weekends, the days of the week have blurred. We’re all working non-stop to get results as fast as we can.”

The project is one of 11 at the U of A to receive funding from the federal government’s $52.6 million investment in COVID-19 research.