New model uses fewer measurements to determine level of pharmaceutical residues in wastewater
It is becoming increasingly obvious that pharmaceutical residues in wastewater are damaging to the environment, making it imperative that wastewater is tested for such residues. However, wastewater measurements are expensive and time-consuming......»»
AI is now being trained by AI to become a better AI
OpenAI has developed an AI assistant to help its crowd-sourced trainers further refine the GPT-4 model by spotting subtle coding errors that humans might miss......»»
Tesla says Model 3 that burst into flames in fatal tree crash wasn’t defective
Lawsuit alleged defects with both Tesla's self-driving and Model 3 flammability. Enlarge (credit: CFOTO / Contributor | Future Publishing) Tesla has denied that "any defect in the Autopilot system caused or contributed".....»»
Astronomers discover two new Milky Way satellite galaxy candidates
For years, astronomers have worried about how to explain why the Milky Way has fewer satellite galaxies than the standard dark matter model predicts. This is called the "missing satellites problem.".....»»
Updating the textbook on polarization in gallium nitride to optimize wide bandgap semiconductors
An updated model reconciles the gap between recent experiments and theory concerning polarization in wurtzite semiconductors—paving the way for the development of smaller, faster and more efficient electronic devices, according to a recent study by.....»»
Friday’s deals: 13-inch M2 iPad Air new low, AirPods Pro 2 $60 off, MacBook Air, Apple Watch Series 9, more
Friday is ushering in some fresh price drops, including a new all-time low on the entry-level 13-inch M2 iPad Air as well as a solid offer on the latest USB-C MagSafe AirPods Pro 2 and a chance to land a bonus $40 credit. From there, we move over to.....»»
In-app subscriptions continue to grow, despite consumer fatigue
The in-app subscription market continues to grow, according to a new report, despite increasing consumer fatigue with the trend to turn everything into a recurring payment. Surprisingly, the most common subscription model is reportedly now a weekly o.....»»
Apple"s M3 MacBook Pro 14-inch with 16GB RAM drops to $1,599
The 14-inch MacBook Pro price cut knocks $200 off the current M3 model with a bump up to 16GB unified memory. But this special deal at B&H ends June 28.Apple Authorized Resellers B&H Photo and Adorama are both offering the $1,599 M3 MacBook Pro 14-in.....»»
Big Pharma’s fight against drug price reforms takes weird, desperate turn
PhRMA claims price negotiations raise costs and that drug patents lower them. Enlarge / Stephen Ubl, president and chief executive officer of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), speaks during a Bloomber.....»»
US states shape foreign policy amid national China unease, research shows
State-level officials such as governors, state legislators and attorneys general are shaping U.S.-China relations as the two countries navigate a strained geopolitical relationship, according to new research by political scientist Kyle Jaros......»»
OpenAI’s new “CriticGPT” model is trained to criticize GPT-4 outputs
Research model catches bugs in AI-generated code, improving human oversight of AI. Enlarge / An illustration created by OpenAI. (credit: OpenAI) On Thursday, OpenAI researchers unveiled CriticGPT, a new AI model designed.....»»
Google Translate just nearly doubled its number of supported languages
This includes common languages like Cantonese and lesser-known ones like Manx. Enlarge / The logo for PaLM 2, a Google large language model. (credit: Google) Google announced today that it has added support for 110 new l.....»»
Scientists use computational modeling to guide a difficult chemical synthesis
Researchers from MIT and the University of Michigan have discovered a new way to drive chemical reactions that could generate a wide variety of compounds with desirable pharmaceutical properties......»»
Researchers propose a new, holistic way to teach synthetic biology
The field of synthetic biology, the science of manipulating biology, has a lot of "cooks in the kitchen," which has both helped it flourish and made it unusually difficult to create a cohesive, consistent curriculum for students at every level of stu.....»»
Amazon cut the price of the 2024 MacBook Air by $150
The MacBook Air is one of the most popular laptops on the market, and Amazon is discounting the 2024 M3 model by $150!.....»»
Deals: 1TB M4 iPad Pro $100 off, M3 Pro MacBook Pro $400 off, Twelve South gear 50% off, Apple accessories from $5, more
Today’s roundup of deals is an exciting one folks. We have the best prices ever on the 1TB M4 iPad Pro with both 11-inch and 13-inch models seeing straight up $100 price drops alongside a new low on the entry-level config at $928. Those offers join.....»»
Predicting chronic wasting disease in counties could prevent spread
Wildlife experts have developed a regional computer model—and user-friendly app—that predicts counties in 16 states where wildlife managers should target their surveillance of chronic wasting disease in deer, helping them conserve scarce money an.....»»
New Rivian R1S: Everything new in the second-gen model
Rivian is bringing a huge update to the Rivian R1S, its premium electric SUV. Here's everything that's new in the second-generation model......»»
Researchers develop deep-learning model that outperforms Google AI system to predict peptide structures
Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a deep-learning model, called PepFlow, that can predict all possible shapes of peptides—chains of amino acids that are shorter than proteins, but perform similar biological functions......»»
Climate change and sea level rise pose an acute challenge for cities with combined sewer systems
Older coastal cities, like Philadelphia, New York and Boston are at risk of being inundated by untreated sewage during floods. Due in part to the design of their combined sewer systems and in part due to sea level rise, these cities could be facing a.....»»
Datadog LLM Observability secures generative AI applications
Datadog announced LLM Observability, which allows AI application developers and ML engineers to efficiently monitor, improve and secure large language model (LLM) applications. With LLM Observability, companies can accelerate the deployment of genera.....»»