A team of astronomers has made a groundbreaking discovery about the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*). By analyzing data from the Event Horizon Telescope, scientists have found evidence that Sgr A* was born from a cataclysmic merger with another giant black hole billions of years ago. This finding helps explain why … Read more
A recent study published in Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts has shed light on how highly creative individuals, such as visual artists and scientists, may have brains that function differently compared to others. The research revealed that people who exhibit exceptional creativity, referred to as “Big C” creative individuals, demonstrate more random patterns … Read more
French AI startup Mistral has released its first multimodal model, Pixtral 12B, which can process images as well as text. The 12-billion-parameter model is approximately 24GB in size and is built on one of Mistral’s text models, Nemo 12B. Pixtral 12B can answer questions about an arbitrary number of images of any size given either … Read more
Chinese chipmaker Loongson is set to release its new 9A2000 GPU, which promises to deliver performance that is 8-10 times better than its current-generation 9A1000. According to a senior executive, the 9A2000 is comparable to Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 2080. This level of performance is expected to be sufficient for running demanding games like Black Myth: … Read more
Adobe has announced the development of Firefly AI video generation tools, which are set to arrive in beta later this year. The new tools aim to simplify post-production tasks and automate much of the creative work that editors are paid for today. The first tool, Generative Extend, will be available in Premiere Pro and enables … Read more
Scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a revolutionary new solid-state battery technology that could double the energy density in electric vehicles (EVs). The innovative design, which relies on flexible and durable sheets of solid-state electrodes, could give EVs a much greater range, potentially exceeding 500 miles per charge. The current liquid … Read more
Palo Alto’s Unit 42 threat intel team has identified a growing trend in large-scale phishing attacks that utilize the HTTP refresh header to redirect victims to malicious websites. Between May and July this year, researchers spotted over 2,000 such campaigns. The tactic works by embedding malicious URLs in a webpage’s response header, which automatically redirects … Read more
Life and death are typically seen as opposites, but the emergence of new life forms from dead cells introduces a “third state” that challenges our understanding of cell behavior. Researchers have found that certain cells can transform into multicellular organisms with new functions after an organism has died. This phenomenon is known as the third … Read more
Success isn’t always visible. Sometimes, people are on the brink of greatness, but they just haven’t reached their peak yet. It’s not about already having a gold-plated resume or a six-figure salary. Instead, it’s often about the little things – the habits, mindset, and approach to challenges and opportunities. Here are nine subtle signs that … Read more
Google Quantum AI has achieved a groundbreaking milestone in quantum computing by demonstrating the possibility of fault-tolerant quantum computing. For the first time, a logical qubit has met all criteria, showcasing the effectiveness of quantum error correction. While there are still many challenges to overcome, this breakthrough provides exponential leverage in reducing logical errors with … Read more