Google testa chips de IA no espaço em lançamento de satélite. | G1
Iniciativa quer avaliar uma futura infraestrutura de computação de alta performance em órbita baixa da Terra. O objetivo é aproveitar a energia da luz solar de forma quase contínua.
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Blood test for multiple cancers clears crucial hurdle on track to FDA approval
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted in favor of recommending that the agency approve a blood test for multiple cancers on Wednesday. Th...
Two dead stars orbit each other every 6.2 minutes; their orbit is shrinking faster than in two other known systems
An international team led by Indian astronomers has identified a pair of white dwarfs locked in an extraordinarily tight orbit that is shrinking faster
In 2001, 25 elk were brought to Great Smoky Mountains National Park from Kentucky; 25 years later, more than 250 elk have been recorded in the Smokies
The reintroduction of elk to Great Smoky Mountains National Park is being described by wildlife experts as one of the region's notable conservation
If Amazon doesn’t know how to eliminate carbon emissions, then who does? | TechCrunch
Amazon is one of the largest companies in the world. How much responsibility does it have to meet its net-zero pledge?
Solar farms with taller grass, wildflowers and hedgerows supported more birds; study recorded 35.1 per 4 hectares
Solar farms can provide renewable electricity while also supporting wildlife when managed carefully.
In 2001, California began removing non-native trout from high-Sierra lakes; by 2011 nearly 44,000 fish were removed from 19 lakes, as frogs in three restoration lakes rose from about 190 to over 18,800
High in California’s Sierra Nevada, a conservation project changed the future of a disappearing amphibian.
A student built a particle detector for just $100; the pocket-sized device can track invisible particles raining down from space at light’s speed; it is now being used in high-altitude balloon missions and major physics experiments
A device that can detect particles arriving from space does not necessarily require a multimillion-dollar laboratory.
Shrewsbury will change how it manages parks amid climate change
Shrewsbury Town Council says a warming climate is changing how it cares for green spaces
Trump reveals millions of dollars' worth of share deals in big tech and AI
Stock in major firms such as Microsoft, Nvidia and SpaceX was bought and sold on behalf of the US president.
The AI research revolution: Why making progress could mean breaking the system
If everyone becomes hyper-productive, then no one is.
McDonald’s is testing ads on its drive-thru menus
McDonald’s is launching a test that puts ads from other brands on its drive-thru menus, according to a report from Bloomberg.
Eight Sleep’s new cooling hub is small enough to hide under your bed
Eight Sleep’s Pod 6 is its most affordable temperature-controlled smart sleep system with a new smaller Solo option that starts at $1,999.
In 2013, astronomers discovered two rings around 250-km-wide Chariklo; nine years later, James Webb found the inner ring more opaque and the outer ring weaker
Space & Astronomy News: In 2013, astronomers discovered two narrow rings around Chariklo, a 250-kilometre-wide minor planet orbiting between Saturn and Uranus, marking the fi.
In 2021, researchers began placing concrete-block oyster reefs in bare eelgrass patches on Prince Edward Island; within two years biomass was about 45 times higher and 45 taxa had colonised the structures
Nature & Environment News: What started as piles of concrete blocks on the seafloor off Prince Edward Island soon became a magnet for marine life. Researchers began installing t.
A look at AI doomsday scenarios that researchers say could put humanity at risk
For years, artificial intelligence researchers have warned of ways the technology could wipe out humanity: AI bots could design an unstoppable disease, unlea...
In 2020, Tasmania treated invasive rice grass in Duck Bay; three years later, fish species had more than doubled from 5 to 11 and average catches rose from about 2 to 45 per net
Nature & Environment News: A major effort to remove invasive rice grass from Tasmania’s Duck Bay is showing major signs of recovery, with native vegetation returning and the num.
Meet Kelvin Doe: The 13-year-old who turned discarded materials into a battery, generator and transmitter before receiving an invitation to MIT at 15
Experiments & Discoveries News: At 13, Kelvin Doe was searching through piles of discarded materials in Freetown for things most people would have left behind. Acid, soda, scrap meta.