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by wjfox
Fri Nov 03, 2023 8:37 am
Forum: Off Topic & General Discussion
Topic: What are you listening to?
Replies: 425
Views: 318980

Re: What are you listening to?

The Beatles' last song Now And Then is finally released 13 hours ago After a week of build-up, The Beatles have released what's been billed as their "final song". Called Now And Then, it's been 45 years in the making - with the first bars written by John Lennon in 1978 and the song finall...
by wjfox
Thu Nov 02, 2023 3:01 pm
Forum: Business & Politics
Topic: The Elon Musk Thread
Replies: 132
Views: 112858

Re: The Elon Musk Thread

by wjfox
Thu Nov 02, 2023 2:23 pm
Forum: Biology & Medicine
Topic: The Heart: Heart disease and stroke news and discussions
Replies: 113
Views: 110827

Re: The Heart: Heart disease and stroke news and discussions

Wearable heart monitor ticks all the boxes for better healthcare: Study 31 OCT 2023 A new compact, lightweight, gel-free and waterproof electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor offers more comfort and less skin irritation, compared to similar heart monitoring devices on the market. ECGs help manage cardiovas...
by wjfox
Thu Nov 02, 2023 2:18 pm
Forum: AI & Robotics
Topic: AI & Robotics News and Discussions
Replies: 909
Views: 962621

Re: AI & Robotics News and Discussions

(This is a press release, so I'm allowed to quote more than five paragraphs) New techniques efficiently accelerate sparse tensors for massive AI models October 30, 2023 Researchers from MIT and NVIDIA have developed two techniques that accelerate the processing of sparse tensors, a type of data stru...
by wjfox
Thu Nov 02, 2023 9:49 am
Forum: Military & War
Topic: Bioterrorism watch thread
Replies: 2
Views: 4335

Bioterrorism watch thread

Whether or not this particular report is true, it seems this form of terrorism could become a reality in the future. In this thread we can track the latest news and developments. ----- Chinese agency claims terrorists have AI-built gene weapons that target specific races Published Nov 1st, 2023 8:12...
by wjfox
Thu Nov 02, 2023 8:29 am
Forum: Biology & Medicine
Topic: COVID-19 News and Discussions
Replies: 2162
Views: 1585130

Re: COVID-19 News and Discussions

Pandemic ‘had lasting impact’ on brain health of people aged 50 or over Wed 1 Nov 2023 23.30 GMT The pandemic has caused sustained harm to the brain health of people aged 50 or over, rapidly speeding up cognitive decline regardless of whether or not they caught Covid, researchers have discovered. A...
by wjfox
Thu Nov 02, 2023 8:14 am
Forum: Off Topic & General Discussion
Topic: Post a video
Replies: 663
Views: 572487

Re: Post a video

by wjfox
Wed Nov 01, 2023 7:25 pm
Forum: Biology & Medicine
Topic: Drugmakers are set to pay 23andMe millions to access consumer DNA
Replies: 0
Views: 16676

Drugmakers are set to pay 23andMe millions to access consumer DNA

Drugmakers are set to pay 23andMe millions to access consumer DNA GSK will pay the DNA testing company $20 million for non-exclusive access to genetic data. 30 October 2023 at 12:00 GMT GSK Plc will pay 23andMe Holding Co. $20 million for access to the genetic-testing company’s vast trove of consum...