Renowned futurist Ray Kurzweil, a Google engineer, believes artificial intelligence (AI) will surpass human intelligence before the end of this decade. In his upcoming book, “The Singularity is Nearer,” he elaborates on how AI can transform humans biologically. Kurzweil gained fame in 2005 for predicting that the technological singularity – where AI exceeds human intelligence … Read more
Google’s AI expert Ray Kurzweil predicts that artificial intelligence will lead to humans aging in reverse within the next five years. He also believes that AI will surpass human intelligence by 2029. His previous predictions were accurate, with him correctly predicting the technological singularity would occur by 2045. Kurzweil’s latest book updates his previous work … Read more
A new open-source Vulkan driver called Honeykrisp, which supports Apple Silicon GPUs as part of the Asahi Linux project, has been merged into Mesa 24.3. This reverse-engineered Vulkan driver, started by Alyssa Rosenzweig, is based on NVK sources and currently only works with Apple M1 and M2 SoCs. Support for newer SoCs will be added … Read more
The Node.js project now supports TypeScript through an “experimental” flag. TypeScript support is essential for the ecosystem’s progress and has been frequently requested, according to Technical Steering Committee member Marco Ippolito. With this feature, users can run .ts files without installing additional dependencies or loaders. The experimental flag is named –experimental-strip-types, which removes types from … Read more
In the Bohemian Forest National Park of Czechia, wild boars live but are exposed to harmful chemical contaminants. Researchers from the James Hutton Institute in Scotland and University of Graz in Austria analyzed internal organs of 30 culled boars and found high levels of PFAS, or “forever chemicals.” Boars were targeted due to their consumption … Read more
Magnesium is an essential mineral that plays a crucial role in various bodily functions, including protein synthesis, muscle and nerve function, blood sugar regulation, and more. It’s important to understand the recommended dosages, deficiency signs, and potential overdose symptoms for maintaining optimal magnesium health. **Dosages:** The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for adults is 310-420 mg/day … Read more
Researchers from the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have used advanced spectroscopic techniques to identify the presence of pararealgar (yellow and orange/red) pigments in Rembrandt’s The Night Watch painting, explaining how he achieved intricate golden details. The team, led by Ph.D. students Fréderique Broers and Nouchka de Keyser, concluded that Rembrandt mixed these arsenic sulfide pigments … Read more
FBCS announced on July 26, 2024, that the number of people affected by its February data breach has risen to 4.2 million in the US. The debt collection agency collects debts from various sectors including consumer credit, healthcare, commercial, student loans, and utilities. Initially, FBCS reported that approximately 1.9 million individuals had their sensitive personal … Read more
This is an extensive investigation into the role of the Israeli government in limiting WhatsApp’s ability to obtain information from NSO, the controversial surveillance technology company that developed Pegasus spyware. The article details how senior Israeli officials closely monitored the progress of a lawsuit against NSO by WhatsApp and considered ways to prevent WhatsApp from … Read more
Netflix recently added a hilarious British comedy called “Wicked Little Letters” (92% Rotten Tomatoes rating), set in 1920s England where someone is sending obscene letters to residents of a small town. Olivia Colman’s character, Edith Swan, suspects her Irish neighbor, Rose (Jessie Buckley,) and chaos ensues. The movie is full of profanities but is a … Read more