New insight into why LLMs are not great at cracking passwords - Large language models (LLMs), such as the model underpinning the functioning of OpenAI's conversational platform ChatGPT, have proved to perform well on various language-related and coding tasks. Some computer scientists ...
Fighters’ Brains Show a Surprising Cleanup Surge Before Dangerous Collapse - Researchers studying pro fighters discovered that repeated head impacts can overload and eventually weaken the brain’s waste-disposal network. MRI biomarkers showed that cognitively impaired athletes initially had unusually high glymphatic activity that later collapsed with continued trauma. This decline...
The 'Brittle Fracture': Inside China's October Economic Inflection Point - How much longer can China's economy hold? For years, this question has haunted observers. The economic indicators released for October offer a deeply unsettling answer: the structural fracture of China's economy appears to have already begun.
Building a Low-Cost Satellite Tracker - Looking up at the sky just after sunset or just before sunrise will reveal a fairly staggering amount of satellites orbiting overhead, from tiny cubesats to the International Space Station. …read more
A Bird Watching Assistant - When AI is being touted as the latest tool to replace writers, filmmakers, and other creative talent it can be a bit depressing staring down the barrel of a future …read more
Unusual Circuits in the Intel 386’s Standard Cell Logic - Intel’s 386 CPU is notable for being its first x86 CPU to use so-called standard cell logic, which swapped the taping out of individual transistors with wiring up standardized functional …read more
55-Million-Year-Old Backyard Fossil Find Shocks Paleontologists - The discovery of Australia’s oldest known crocodile eggshells is giving UNSW scientists new insight into the animals and ecosystems that existed millions of years ago, long before Australia separated into its own island continent. In the backyard of a grazier in the small southeast QLD town of Murgon,...
Visualizing the internal structure behind AI decision-making - Although deep learning–based image recognition technology is rapidly advancing, it still remains difficult to clearly explain the criteria AI uses internally to observe and judge images. In particular, technologies that ...
KiDoom Brings Classic Shooter to KiCad - As the saying goes: if it has a processor and a display, it can run DOOM. The corollary here is that if some software displays things, someone will figure out …read more
Scientists Discover Unusual New Snake Species on Remote Island - A newly identified snake species from the remote Great Nicobar Islands is offering scientists a fresh look at the region’s hidden biodiversity. A newly identified species of wolf snake has been confirmed from the Great Nicobar Islands, India, following years of uncertainty about its true identity. The...
AI Blood Cell Analyzer Outperforms Human Experts in Detecting Leukemia - A new AI system called CytoDiffusion could reshape how blood disorders such as leukemia are detected by analyzing blood cell morphology with remarkable sensitivity and awareness of its own uncertainty. An AI system capable of examining the shape and structure of blood cells with higher accuracy and consistency...
“We Have Never Seen This Before” – New Crystal Superconductor Is the Strangest of Its Kind - A new study reveals that PtBi2, an otherwise ordinary-looking crystal, hosts an entirely new form of superconductivity confined to its top and bottom surfaces. Something unusual is happening inside the compound platinum-bismuth-two (PtBi2). A new investigation by scientists at IFW Dresden and the Cluster...
[News] Apple Implements Unexpected Layoffs, Reportedly Linked to Third-Party Sales Shift - Tech layoffs are still spreading, and now even Apple has unexpectedly joined the wave with fresh job cuts. According to Bloomberg, Apple has eliminated dozens of sales roles in a bid to streamline the way it offers products to businesses, schools and governments. The company didn’t tell employees ......
Scientists Discover Simple Trick To Make Kale Tastier and Healthier - Researchers from the University of Missouri report that pairing kale with oil-based dressings or sauces not only helps the body absorb more of its nutrients but also improves its flavor. Think that kale salad you’re enjoying is automatically a superfood? Without the right addition, it may not be providing...
Scientists Just Unlocked Quantum Connections That Reach Across Continents - Creating the same crystal through an alternative method could dramatically extend the reach of quantum networks, increasing their range from only a few kilometers to as much as 2,000 km. This advance brings the prospect of a quantum internet significantly closer to reality. Quantum computers are extremely...
The Zen Must Flow From Arrakis Sand Table - In Dune, the Fremen people of Arrakis practice an odd future hybrid religion called “zensunni.” This adds an extra layer of meaning to the title of [Mark Rehorst]’s Arrakis 3.0 sand …read more
Based in US or Nigeria? Musk's X erupts over location feature - Elon Musk's X erupted in uproar after the rollout of a feature revealing an account's location, exposing what users describe as global troll farms and influence operations on the platform—including in support of Donald ...
