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https://www.sciencealert.com/worsening-heat-could-trigger-mental-health-crisis-in-coming-decades
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Extreme heat is the most dangerous risk posed by climate change in Australia, and it's not just taking a physical toll on the population. There may also be a mental cost going unaddressed.
A new study suggests high temperatures Down Under are already impacting living and working conditions, and...
A new study suggests high temperatures Down Under are already impacting living and working conditions, and...
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https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/15/meta_resume_ai_training_eu_user_posts/
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Meta on Monday said it plans to start training its AI models using public posts and comments shared by adults in the EU, along with interactions users have with its chatbot. The Facebook goliath said users will begin receiving in-app and email notifications explaining what data will be used - which excludes private messages and any content from those under the age of 18.
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https://wattsupwiththat.com/2025/04/15/the-mirage-of-milestones-debunking-embers-2025-global-electricity-review/
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Introduction: Cherry-Picking a "Clean" Story
Ember's Global Electricity Review 2025 declares a milestone—over 40% of global electricity now comes from "clean" sources. But before hanging up a "Mission Accomplished" banner on fossil fuels, it's worth asking: what's missing from this picture? As it...
Ember's Global Electricity Review 2025 declares a milestone—over 40% of global electricity now comes from "clean" sources. But before hanging up a "Mission Accomplished" banner on fossil fuels, it's worth asking: what's missing from this picture? As it...
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https://www.newswise.com/articles/intelligent-nanophotonics-when-machine-learning-sheds-light/?sc=rssn
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Newswise — The intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) with nanophotonics has received tremendous interests because of its potential to solve the most challenging problems in both areas. In photonics, machine learning has been supporting numerous innovations as a powerful tool for inverse design and optical signal processing, with unprecedented speed and versatility.
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https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/04/15/us-launches-semiconductor-probe-to-explain-away-tariff-exemptions
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The White House is investigating semiconductors ahead of introducing tariffs on them
To somehow support claims that the tariff exemption is not an exemption at all, the White House has announced an investigation into the entire semiconductor market segment.
On April 2, 2025, Trump...
To somehow support claims that the tariff exemption is not an exemption at all, the White House has announced an investigation into the entire semiconductor market segment.
On April 2, 2025, Trump...
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https://www.orfonline.org/research/u-s-ai-action-plan-recommendations-to-the-national-science-foundation-and-the-office-of-science-and-technology-policy
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Siddharth Yadav and Anirban Sarma, "U.AI Action Plan: Recommendations to the National Science Foundation and the Office of Science and Technology Policy," ORF Special Report No. 257, April 2025, Observer Research Foundation and Observer Research Foundation Middle East.
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https://www.newswise.com/articles/innovation-at-work-iowa-state-s-entrepreneurial-ecosystem-helps-two-energy-startups-set-their-paths/?sc=rssn
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Newswise — AMES, Iowa - By chance, the founders of two energy startups aiming to commercialize campus discoveries enrolled in Cohort 14 of the Iowa State University Startup Factory. During the fall '23 semester, they attended two-hour sessions on Tuesdays, one-hour workshops on Thursdays and weekly one-on-ones with an assigned mentor.
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https://www.newswise.com/articles/what-in-the-world-is-quantum-experts-explain/?sc=rssn
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Newswise — The concept of quantum is popping up everywhere these days, from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to "Everything Everywhere All at Once." But what exactly does quantum mean? And what impact will it have in our multiverse? . For World Quantum Day on April 14, and in celebration of the United Nations designating 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, Virginia Tech quantum experts Sophia Economou, Charles Cao, and Wayne Scales share what quantum computers can do now, what they're poised to do in the future, and why this cutting-edge research matters.
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https://www.wallpaper.com/tech/microsoft-vs-google-where-is-the-battle-for-the-ultimate-ai-assistant-taking-us
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This year, Microsoft turns 50, a significant waypoint in the valley of anguish that is Gen X middle age. In comparison, Generation Z Google (aged 26 and a half) is in the prime era of its shape-shifting, multifarious journey. Both companies are in a celebratory mood, with Microsoft issuing a...
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https://wattsupwiththat.com/2025/04/15/400-million-bill-for-wind-constraint-payments-last-year/
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From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT
By Paul Homewood
h/t Philip Bratby
From the Telegraph:
The Czech billionaire buying Royal Mail and energy giant SSE are among the power plant operators being paid millions of pounds when Britain's wind farms are switched off.
A total of £400m was spent last year...
By Paul Homewood
h/t Philip Bratby
From the Telegraph:
The Czech billionaire buying Royal Mail and energy giant SSE are among the power plant operators being paid millions of pounds when Britain's wind farms are switched off.
A total of £400m was spent last year...
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https://globalnews.ca/news/11130835/2016-nissan-leaf-ev-owner-cost-battery-replacement-investment/
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Neil Turner says he considers himself an environmentalist and an advocate for electric vehicles. Back in 2019, the B.C. resident says he purchased a used 2016 Nissan Leaf electric vehicle.
"The cost was $17,000 CDN including tax," Turner told Consumer Matters.Turner says his EV was driving well...
"The cost was $17,000 CDN including tax," Turner told Consumer Matters.Turner says his EV was driving well...
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https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/do-realistic-ai-avatars-invoke-the-uncanny-valley
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Seeing human-like robots, dolls, and AI-generated faces can trigger eerie, put-off feelings towards the figure, a phenomenon known as the uncanny valley. Though these figures look almost human, there is just something slightly off about them. It could be the unblinking eyes, unnatural stillness, or — for AI-generated figures — poorly synced facial and lip movements. .
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https://scienceblog.com/physics-breakthrough-unveils-why-ai-models-hallucinate-and-show-bias/
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Researchers have unlocked the mathematical secrets behind artificial intelligence's most perplexing behaviors, potentially paving the way for safer and more reliable AI systems. A George Washington University physics team has developed the first comprehensive theory explaining why models like...
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https://thebridge.jp/en/2025/04/mobisavi-aiming-to-evaluate-reused-ev-battery-performance-receives-investment-from-sumitomo-mitsui-banking-and-others
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MobiSavi, which develops EV data utilization business, announced on the 7th that it has received investment from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Ibaraki Nissan Motor Co., Ehime Nissan Motor Co., Muramatsu Holdings, and Tetsuro Aikawa, former president of Mitsubishi...
MobiSavi, which develops EV data utilization business, announced on the 7th that it has received investment from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Ibaraki Nissan Motor Co., Ehime Nissan Motor Co., Muramatsu Holdings, and Tetsuro Aikawa, former president of Mitsubishi...
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https://socialnomics.net/2025/04/15/gpt-4-1-what-you-can-expect-from-openais-latest-update/
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On April 14, 2025, OpenAI unveiled GPT-4.the latest generation of its multimodal large language model. GPT-4.1 is a significant upgrade from previous versions like GPT-4 and GPT-4-turbo, offering better performance, a massive context window, and improved efficiency across tasks such as coding, instruction-following, and long-form comprehension.
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https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/ai-is-replacing-jobs-in-these-two-fields-benchmark-vc-says/490091
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Big Tech companies may not say outright that AI is replacing people, but one tech investor is — and he says two professions, in particular, should watch out."Big companies talk about, like, 'AI isn't replacing people, it's augmenting them,'" said Victor Lazarte, general partner at venture capital...
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https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/04/44821570/bezos-bets-big-slate-auto-quietly-raises-111m-series-a-to-build-25k-ev-truck-eyes-2026-launch-in-indianapoli
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Jeff Bezos is quietly placing a big bet on the future of electric vehicles through a startup called Slate Auto, according to TechCrunch.
The secretive company has raised at least $111 million in a Series A round to fund the creation of a two-seat electric pickup truck priced around $25,000,...
The secretive company has raised at least $111 million in a Series A round to fund the creation of a two-seat electric pickup truck priced around $25,000,...
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https://www.fool.com/investing/2025/04/15/want-to-invest-in-quantum-computing-3-stocks-that/?referring_guid=e22fa101-1d93-45a4-a05b-980d9d2da19b&source=financialcontent
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Quantum computing could be the next frontier for computers and cloud-based services. While traditional computers still store data in binary bits of zeros and ones, quantum computers store zeros and ones simultaneously in qubits. That difference allows quantum computers to process much larger...
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https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3306577/hit-first-tariff-blows-chinas-chip-traders-decry-no-point-working-orders-tank
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The bustling commercial streets around one of the world's largest electronics markets belie a secret inside its malls that illustrates how fast tariffs have hit China's semiconductor traders. Outside, with swarms of pedestrians and scattered workers carrying black plastic bags and pushing carts stacked with boxes through Huaqiangbei - a subdistrict under the southern tech hub of Shenzhen - it would almost seem like has had little impact on the area's day-to-day operations as goods are prepared for shipping across the country and beyond.
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https://technode.com/2025/04/15/chinese-ride-hailer-didi-and-automaker-gac-to-deliver-l4-autonomous-vehicles-this-year/
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Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi and state-owned automaker GAC will start volume deliveries of their L4 autonomous vehicles by the end of this year, with passengers able to hail a robocar in parts of Beijing and the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou in 2026. Zhang Bo, co-founder of Didi and chief...
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https://www.botreetechnologies.com/blog/top-banking-predictions-future-technologies/
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The digital transformation of banking is picking up speed, with AI, blockchain, open banking, and embedded finance at the forefront. As banking trends of 2025 are revealed, hyperautomation, biometric authentication, and RegTech will reshape security and compliance. Cloud computing and data...