How to generate AI art with Stable Diffusion on a Mac
An app called Diffusion Bee lets users run the Stable Diffusion machine learning model locally on their Apple Silicon Mac to create AI-generated art. Here's how to get started.Tim Cook standing in a field of wheat.Stable Diffusion is a text-to-speech.....»»
Using solar farms to generate fresh desert soil crust
In the arid regions of the American Southwest, an unseen world lies beneath our feet. Biocrusts, or biological soil crusts, are communities of living organisms. These industrious microbes include cyanobacteria, green algae, fungi, lichens, and mosses.....»»
Chinese astronomers detect rubidium and samarium in the atmosphere of a distant exoplanet
Using the Echelle SPectrograph for Rocky Exoplanets and Stable Spectroscopic Observations (ESPRESSO), astronomers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have investigated the atmosphere of MASCARA-4b—a distant "ultra-hot Jupiter" exoplanet. The.....»»
Why are networks stable? Researchers solve a 50-year-old puzzle
A single species invades an ecosystem causing its collapse. A cyberattack on the power system causes a major breakdown. These types of events are always on our minds, yet they rarely result in such significant consequences. So how is it that these sy.....»»
AI system can generate novel proteins that meet structural design targets
MIT researchers are using artificial intelligence to design new proteins that go beyond those found in nature......»»
Twitter quietly edited its hateful conduct policy to drop transgender protections
Musk says his own tweets might be labeled under new hateful conduct policy. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Stable Diffusion) Earlier this month, Twitter quietly removed transgender-specific protections from its hateful.....»»
GIS to generate sequential revenue increases through 4Q23
Touch solution provider General Interface Solution (GIS) is expected to generate sequential revenue increases starting the second quarter of 2023, with the fourth quarter reaching the year's peak, according to industry sources......»»
An open-source ChatGPT rival was just launched by the Stable Diffusion team
The company that created the popular AI image generator Stable Diffusion just announced an open-source AI chatbot to compete with OpenAI's ChatGPT......»»
CASETiFY’s new Flexi Apple Watch band comes in hundreds of styles made of recycled smartphone cases
CASETiFY today is expanding its stable of Apple Watch accessories by launching its latest strap. The new Flexi Apple Watch Band arrives with the usual CASETiFY knack for flair, coming in a colorful assortment of styles and designs to complement its.....»»
Samsung sees 12-inch fab capacity utilization rise to 90% on stable 5/4nm process yields
Samsung Electronics has seen its 12-inch wafer fab capacity utilization rise to 90% in the second quarter from 80% registered a quarter earlier, driven by stable 5/4nm process performance and the resulting increase in customer orders, according to Ko.....»»
Adobe teases generative AI video tools
"Firefly for Video" will generate sound effects and music, edit footage via text. Enlarge / A demo of Firefly AI generation in Adobe Premiere. (credit: Adobe) On Monday, Adobe announced plans to add AI video synthesis to.....»»
Economic uncertainty drives upskilling as a key strategy for organizations
With the economy experiencing instability and decline, organizations rely on their technology experts to maintain their innovative edge and generate business value. Despite being instructed to reduce expenses by 65% of the technology team leaders, 72.....»»
FPCB maker Complex Micro deepens deployments in auto, medical apps
Taiwan-based flexible PCB (FPCB) maker Complex Micro Interconnection (CMI) is on track to strengthen deployments in automotive and medical applications to secure new growth momentum, while continuing to enjoy stable demand for military and commercial.....»»
Coral bleaching has changed the type of fish found on the Great Barrier Reef, finds study
A James Cook University study covering more than a quarter of a century has found coral bleaching has changed the type of fish found on the Great Barrier Reef—though total fish growth remains stable......»»
Rising debt costs crimp cash flow at automotive suppliers
Just as the supply chain is smoothing out and the cadence of production improves, automotive suppliers are now seeing red where balance sheets had long been stable. The soaring cost of money and tightening credit conditions are hurting liquidity,.....»»
Photoacoustic remote sensing microscopy for lipid imaging
Photoacoustic imaging is a cutting-edge technology that uses light and sound to create images of the inside of the body. When a pulsed laser illuminates the surface of biological tissue, part of the photon energy is absorbed by the tissue to generate.....»»
Marketech expects stable revenue growth in 2023
Fab toolmaker Marketech International expects to generate flat or slight revenue growth this year, judging from the NT$60 billion (US$1.97 billion) worth of orders it has on hand......»»
ChatGPT may have helped someone win the lottery. Could it be true?
A Taiwanese man has used ChatGPT to generate numbers that helped him win the lottery......»»
Ample Electronic expects stable surge in conductive materials shipments
Ample Electronic Technology, dedicated to supplying conductive paste and thick-film conductive materials, has seen a rebound in shipment pull-in momentum at customers since the start of the year with inventory already shrinking to reasonable levels......»»
Taiwan LED packaging houses see automotive products drive growth
Taiwan-based LED chipmakers and LED packaging houses, including Ennostar, Everlight, Brightek and Edison Opto, are expected to generate more revenue from automotive applications in 2023, according to industry sources......»»
UMC"s 28nm reportedly close to full utilization, sees stable long-term orders to the end of 2023
United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) saw a new high in its 2022 sales performance, with a net profit of NT$87.198 billion (US$2.9 billion) after tax, an annual increase of 56.32%. However, due to the uncertainty hovering over the semiconductor industr.....»»