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Oklahoma, Texas Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Station
NASA Breaking news - 10 Aug 2023 22:51Take a look at AMD's limited-edition, Starfield-themed GPU
Digital Trends - 10 Aug 2023 20:25
AMD just pulled the curtain back on a limited-edition graphics card themed around the upcoming Starfield.
Google and Universal Music might license artists' voices for AI-generated music
Mashable - 10 Aug 2023 17:44
Google and Universal Music Group (UMG) are reportedly working on a partnership to license artists' voices for AI-generated music. According to the Financial Times, an agreement is in the works where Google would pay the ...
Decoder merch has landed
The Verge - 10 Aug 2023 18:51
Photo by Parker Ortolani / The Verge Hats! Stickers! Mugs! Questions about org charts!
Larry Ellison a major contributor to Blair Institute vaccine database plan
The Register - 10 Aug 2023 10:30
A relationship forged in UK government IT continues to blossom Software magnate Larry Ellison is a leading contributor to the policy institute built by former UK prime minister Tony Blair....
Tesla faces fresh safety probe following fatal accident
Engadget - 10 Aug 2023 20:07
Regulators with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are opening a probe involving a fatal crash involving a Tesla Model Y. The accident, occurring on July 19, found a Tesla striking a tractor-trail...
ChatGPT answers more than half of software engineering questions incorrectly
ZDNet - 10 Aug 2023 01:23
You may want to stick to Stack Overflow for your software engineering assistance.
Her Husband Bought Her A Romantic Trip For Two, But Her Widowed Sister-In-Law Wants Her To Ditch Hubby For A Girls Trip Instead
Twisted Sifter - 10 Aug 2023 21:39
Girl has some issues to work out, for sure.
Augie lets you make videos with an AI clone of your own voice
The Verge - 10 Aug 2023 23:02
Image: Daniela Vladimirova / Flickr Aug X released Augie, an AI-powered video creation platform incorporating a voice cloning feature to read ad copy without booking a recording studio. Partnering with ElevenLabs, Aug X ...
Russia Will Launch Its First Mission to the Moon in Decades Tomorrow
Motherboard - 10 Aug 2023 15:00
Russia hasn't landed anything on the moon in nearly 50 years, and will make an attempt on Friday.
Wonky shapes can be made to roll along a specific path of your choice
New Scientist - 10 Aug 2023 14:28
Objects called trajectoids can be 3D-printed to match a path so they can roll down it forever - and simulating this could help model how the spin of quantum bits will change over time
Lyft says it's trying to get rid of surge pricing
Digital Trends - 10 Aug 2023 03:10
Lyft's boss says he knows how much riders hate surge pricing and claims his ridesharing company is trying to get rid of the system.
X is auctioning off memorabilia from the Twitter offices. Here's what's up for grabs.
Mashable - 10 Aug 2023 01:03
As Musk remakes the company formally known as Twitter in his own image, mementos of the platform's past life are moving on. The company is auctioning off art, furniture, and other bird-brained oddities from its Santa Mon...
Ultra-processed foods have a bad reputation - is it backed by science?
New Scientist - 10 Aug 2023 00:46
The relationship between ultra-processed foods and health isn't as clear cut as many make it seem, and in some cases eating such foods might actually be beneficial to health
Apple is trying to guarantee enough M3 chips for the next year
Digital Trends - 10 Aug 2023 00:22
Apple might hoard TSMC's advanced 3nm chip manufacturing capacity for 12 months, further extending its processor efficiency advantage.
Russian cosmonaut becomes first to ride European robotic arm on ISS spacewalk
SPACE.com - 10 Aug 2023 00:07
Russian cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev completed the first test flight at the end of the European robotic arm as part of a successful spacewalk at the International Space Station on Wednesday (Aug. 9).
Streamers beware: It's not just Netflix and Disney. A password sharing crackdown is coming.
USA Today - 10 Aug 2023 22:01Small incentive found to boost low-income solar-energy project
Phys.org - 10 Aug 2023 19:00
A team of researchers studying ways to persuade low-income families to take advantage of free or low-cost solar energy installations confirmed that sometimes it's the small things that can be most persuasive.
This $43 Kasa Smart Power Strip Lets You Control Up to 6 Devices From Anywhere - CNET
CNET - 10 Aug 2023 18:53
The Kasa HS300 has six outlets, built-in surge protection and is on sale for $37 off right now.
Wacom's Four New Affordable Pen Tablets are Designed for Beginners
PetaPixel - 10 Aug 2023 17:15Course correction keeps Parker Solar Probe on track for Venus flyby
Phys.org - 10 Aug 2023 17:10
NASA's Parker Solar Probe executed a short maneuver on Aug. 3, 2023, that kept the spacecraft on track to hit the aim point for the mission's sixth Venus flyby on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023.
Why Meta is allowing users to see the inner workings of its new AI chatbot
Phys.org - 10 Aug 2023 16:50
The AI division of Mark Zuckerberg's Meta recently unveiled its Llama 2 chatbot. Microsoft has been appointed as Meta's preferred partner on Llama 2, which will be available through the Windows operating system.