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Mar 27, 2023

The new Microsoft Teams is here with big performance improvements and UI changes

Posted by in categories: business, engineering

Microsoft Teams has been totally overhauled to run faster and have a more simplified interface.

Microsoft is overhauling its Teams app today to make it faster and easier to use. Microsoft Teams has been rebuilt from the ground up, with a new preview available today for businesses to try out this radical rework that has been years in the making.

“The new Teams is faster, simpler, and more flexible than ever before,” says Sumi Singh, CVP of engineering for Microsoft Teams, in an interview with The Verge. “We’ve made tremendous strides in performance and usability. The new Teams is 2x faster while using 50 percent fewer resources.”

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Mar 27, 2023

Apple acquired a startup using AI to compress videos

Posted by in categories: business, information science, robotics/AI

Apple has quietly acquired a Mountain View-based startup, WaveOne, that was developing AI algorithms for compressing video.

Apple wouldn’t confirm the sale when asked for comment. But WaveOne’s website was shut down around January, and several former employees, including one of WaveOne’s co-founders, now work within Apple’s various machine learning groups.

WaveOne’s former head of sales and business development, Bob Stankosh, announced the sale in a LinkedIn post published a month ago.

Mar 27, 2023

Researchers create a high-performance “brain” for AI using OLED TV materials

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Against conventional architecture, the novel device enables processing to happen within the storage of a system.

The advent of ChatGPT has made Artificial Intelligence (AI) coupled with a language model accessible and practical for daily tasks, including paper writing, translation, coding, and more, all through question-and-answer-based interactions.

The disruptive launch of OpenAI’s product has created ripples in the industry, with technology giants like Google and Microsoft scrambling to maintain their position in the market by launching their half-baked AI-powered models.

Mar 27, 2023

Rocket Lab says reusable Neutron will ‘compete directly with Falcon 9’

Posted by in category: satellites

The company will charge $50 million per launch of its next-gen rocket, bringing it in line with SpaceX.

Rocket Lab is developing a larger, reusable rocket called Neutron to help it compete with SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch capabilities.

Rocket Lab’s Neutron will “compete directly with the Falcon 9”.

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Mar 27, 2023

NASA’s Artemis astronauts will likely 3D print batteries on the Moon

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, habitats, space

The space agency teamed up with university researchers to investigate the best methods for 3D printing space batteries.

A team of researchers at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and Youngstown State University (YSU) are collaborating to develop 3D-printed batteries for future lunar astronauts.

3D-printed batteries for lunar habitats.

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Mar 27, 2023

Baidu’s Ernie Bot better at accuracy than ChatGPT but lingers in politics

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

The ability of Ernie Bot to create images from text commands is thought to be a distinct advantage over ChatGPT, claims a report.

Baidu’s Ernie Bot scores better than OpenAI’s ChatGPT in accuracy but needs more political knowledge.

The stringent restrictions in China maybe made it difficult for Ernie Bot to answer inquiries about Chinese politics, according to a random test conducted by South China Morning Post (SCMP) on Sunday.

Mar 27, 2023

Scientists hypothesize presence of exoplanets made up of dark matter

Posted by in category: cosmology

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And scientists have been working tirelessly to decode the mystery of dark matter.

Mar 27, 2023

IBM unveils world’s first quantum computer dedicated to healthcare research

Posted by in categories: computing, quantum physics

The quantum computer is now operational on the clinic’s Ohio campus.

Mar 27, 2023

Bias inherent in ChatGPT’s database says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, sat down with Lex Fridman for a frank discussion on a variety of subjects, including the contentious question of whether the language model GPT is “too woke” or prejudiced.

Although admitting that the term “woke” has changed over time, Altman finally conceded that it is prejudiced and probably always will be, according to the interview published by Fridman on Saturday.

Mar 27, 2023

How cell mechanics influences everything

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, chemistry

“People study cells in the context of their biology and biochemistry, but cells are also simply physical objects you can touch and feel,” Guo says. “Just like when we construct a house, we use different materials to have different properties. A similar rule must apply to cells when forming tissues and organs. But really, not much is known about this process.”

His work in cell mechanics led him to MIT, where he recently received tenure and is the Class of ’54 Career Development Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

At MIT, Guo and his students are developing tools to carefully poke and prod cells, and observe how their physical form influences the growth of a tissue, organism, or disease such as cancer. His research bridges multiple fields, including cell biology, physics, and mechanical engineering, and he is working to apply the insights from cell mechanics to engineer materials for biomedical applications, such as therapies to halt the growth and spread of diseased and cancerous cells.