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A startup claims it broke through a bottleneck that’s holding back LLMs

Miami-based AI startup Subquadratic came out of stealth mode last month with a huge claim. It announced that it had solved a mathematical bottleneck that had been holding back large language models for almost a decade. The details were…

MIT Technology Review

Pump.Fun’s Bounties Platform Is a Black Hole of Circular Grifting

Wired

Pump.Fun’s Bounties Platform Is a Black Hole of Circular Grifting

The crypto platform claims you can “pay anyone to do anything,” from quitting a job on camera to getting a memecoin-themed tattoo. But it mostly seems like people trying to scam each other.

Wired

Jumping spider-inspired 3D camera uses under 1W power, may power robots and drones

Times of India

Jumping spider-inspired 3D camera uses under 1W power, may power robots and drones

Scientists have developed a new 3D camera, SpiderCam, inspired by jumping spiders' vision. This low-power camera, using less than one watt, estimates depth by comparing image focus differences. It could enable battery-powered robots…

Times of India

Mexico’s Money From Migrants Is Drying Up for Good

Rio Times

Mexico’s Money From Migrants Is Drying Up for Good

Money sent home to Mexico has stopped growing, and a new study says the cause is structural, not just a tax or deportations. The post Mexico’s Money From Migrants Is Drying Up for Good appeared first on The Rio Times .

Rio Times

Russian scientists create neural network to assess reindeer conditions

TASS

Russian scientists create neural network to assess reindeer conditions

The development will solve a range of problems that the livestock industry in the Arctic is facing

TASS

Satellite data help trace Mindanao quake damage, recovery

Satellite data help trace Mindanao quake damage, recovery

MANILA, Philippines — More than a week after one of the country’s strongest earthquakes in recent years struck southern Mindanao, scientists are continuing to piece together the scale of the disaster — not from the ground, but from space…

‘Termination shock’: trust our expert warnings on geoengineering’s planetary risks | Raymond Pierrehumbert, Julia…

The Guardian

‘Termination shock’: trust our expert warnings on geoengineering’s planetary risks | Raymond Pierrehumbert, Julia…

Do we really want to play dice with our planet? A series in the Guardian recently declared “it’s time to talk about geoengineering.” So let’s talk about it. And let us start with some simple truths about this cluster of techno-optimistic…

The Guardian

Senate OKs Loren Legarda bill declaring Waling‑waling as national orchid

Senate OKs Loren Legarda bill declaring Waling‑waling as national orchid

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate has approved on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 2092 under Committee Report No. 58, declaring Waling-waling as national orchid, principally authored and sponsored by Sen. Loren Legarda, in a special…

How Much Is SpaceX Really Worth?

The company’s deep commitment to Mars colonization and Elon Musk’s nearly total control make SpaceX stock an astonishingly speculative bet, our columnist says.

Buildings May Soon Have ‘Immune Systems’ That Fight Airborne Disease

Buildings May Soon Have ‘Immune Systems’ That Fight Airborne Disease

Following the pandemic, the federal government is spending $150 million on new technology to ensure clean indoor air. Here’s what scientists are pursuing.