Science
The first patient to receive a pig kidney transplant has passed away
Richard “Rick” Slayman, the first person to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig, has passed away nearly two months after a kidney transplant. He was 62 years old. Massachusetts General Hospital (Mass General) – where this historic surgery was performed in March – said in a statement that there was no indication that […]
Super 240W charging cable and mini hard drive are causing a stir on the Kickstarter platform
AOHi, a famous technology brand, has just launched the world’s first portable hard drive and charging cable product called AOHi Magflash, providing a breakthrough battery storage and charging solution for users. Convenience and versatility are the main highlights of the product. Instead of carrying both a charging cable and a bulky hard drive, now you […]
Twitter completes domain and everything migration to X.com
From now on, the social network once known as Twitter has officially used X.com for all core systems. This means that access to twitter.com will redirect to X.com, as expected by owner Elon Musk. However, this transition is currently not smooth, depending on the browser you use and whether you are logged in or not. […]
Sony Music warns tech companies of using unauthorized content to train AI
Sony Music Group (SMG) is warning more than 700 technology companies and music streaming services not to use their music to train artificial intelligence (AI) without explicit permission. According to the letter obtained by Techlade, SMG has reason to believe that the recipients “may have made unauthorized use” of their content. Despite recognizing the great […]
Strava uses AI to eliminate leaderboard cheating, launches ‘family packs’, dark mode and more
Strava, the famous health and sports activity tracking application, has just announced a series of exciting new features at the annual Camp Strava event. Strava’s goal is to make the app more appealing to both free and paid users, with artificial intelligence (AI) playing a key role. Fight fraud with artificial intelligence One of the […]
The Microsoft-designed Cobalt chip will be available on Azure next week
Microsoft will reveal its self-designed Cobalt 100 chip for customers to try at the Build conference next week. This chip is promised to be 40% more powerful than other ARM chips on the market and is being tested by Adobe, Snowflake and many others. The Cobalt 100 is a 64-bit, 128-core chip based on the […]
Gannett Company applies artificial intelligence to summarize content
A large media company in the US called Gannett is testing a new feature that automatically summarizes articles using artificial intelligence (AI). According to an internal memo, these brief summaries will be placed at the beginning of their articles. The AI feature, called “key points” on articles, will use automated technology to generate a summary […]
Tesla was sued for falsely advertising its self-driving capabilities
A US judge has just rejected Tesla ‘s request to dismiss a lawsuit accusing Elon Musk’s electric car company of false advertising, causing owners to believe that their cars will be capable of self-driving in the near future. The proposed nationwide class action lawsuit accuses Tesla and Musk of falsely advertising Autopilot and other self-driving […]
Google Sheets launches a new formatting feature that makes Excel users excited
Google Sheets has just updated the feature to easily create tables with just one click, something Excel has had for many years. Now you can quickly turn a range of data into a table with separate filtering and sorting functionality. Instead of having to set up filtering and sorting each section like before, this new […]
Microsoft’s artificial intelligence hinders its ambitions to protect the environment
Microsoft is emitting significantly more greenhouse gases than when it made its bold 2020 climate pledge. Its greenhouse gas emissions actually increased about 30% in fiscal 2023, underscoring the difficulty the company faces in meeting its climate goals while simultaneously racing to become a leader in AI field. Training and running AI models is increasingly […]