DF Two NASA astronauts, Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, have been on a mission aboard the International Space Station for 56 days longer than expected due to issues with their spacecraft, Starliner. The problem lies with its propulsion system, which is leaking helium, and five of its thrusters malfunctioned during docking. Despite this, NASA and Boeing … Read more
Health Mind & Mood Emotional Well-Being 10 “Microadventures” You Can Take When You Need a Quick Happiness Boost Researchers say we can lift our mood by shaking up our daily routine. Here are 10 small-but-powerful ideas to try. By Amy Maclin Try these simple ways to shake up your day and discover something new: 1. … Read more
Top authors are suing OpenAI over its use of their novels to train its artificial intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT. A federal judge has limited the scope of their case, dismissing a claim accusing OpenAI of unfair business practices without consent or compensation. The writers’ main claim for direct copyright infringement remains unchanged. The court previously dismissed … Read more
For a long time, gene expression seemed straightforward. We knew that when cellular machinery reads an active gene, it gets transcribed into mRNA and then modified before being translated into protein. But research has shown that sometimes, there’s “misbehavior” in gene expression. For example, transcripts may not always start or end where they should. And … Read more
No One Is Ready for Digital Immortality Do you want to live forever as a chatbot? As people prepare for their end-of-life, they must consider the new dilemma of digital immortality. Hany Farid, an AI expert at UC Berkeley, recently discussed with his wife the possibility of digitally resurrecting him as an AI clone if … Read more
Nvidia H100 chips are still highly sought after in the tech industry, but the company’s stock has plummeted by 20% since June 18. This decline wiped out over $780 billion from Nvidia’s market capitalization, equivalent to the value of Tesla or Eli Lilly. Despite a brief relief rally, the gains may be short-lived as sentiment … Read more
Astronomers are eagerly awaiting a rare celestial event involving a binary star system located 3,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Corona Borealis. The system consists of a white dwarf and a red giant locked in a cosmic dance. The white dwarf is steadily drawing hydrogen from its companion, which will eventually lead to a … Read more
Google updates deepfakes search algorithms and controls and expands About this image to Circle to Search and Google Lens. Google has updated its search ranking system for queries where there’s a higher risk of explicit fake content appearing. This includes making it easier to remove deepfakes from search results. The company is also improving the … Read more
Three critical vulnerabilities have been discovered in the ServiceNow IT service management platform. These flaws, identified as CVE-2024-4879, CVE-2024-5217, and CVE-2024-5178, have been under active exploitation and have exposed sensitive information from over 105 organizations. The vulnerabilities allow unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code within the Now Platform, potentially leading to compromise, data theft, … Read more