Splitting a large AI across several devices lets you run it in private
Running your own AI locally by splitting it across multiple devices offers more privacy than using online services Source link
Google will update Maps to prevent authorities from accessing location history data
Google will soon store Maps users’ location history locally on their devices instead of in the cloud, a big change that will make it more difficult for law enforcement to access the data. Controversial “geofence warrants” allow law enforcement to gather tech companies’ data on mobile phones that have passed through a certain area during…
Taiwanese Authorities Investigating Blockchain Betters over Polymarket Election Contract: Report
In Taiwan, while gambling activities, including participation in, promotion of, and platform hosting for betting pools like Polymarket, face legal consequences, enforcing actions against overseas entities presents jurisdictional challenges, limiting Taiwan’s legal reach primarily to domestic actors, Lin explained. Source link
Material made of carbon and nitrogen is nearly as hard as diamond
This carbon nitride is almost as hard as diamond Dominique Laniel et al. An elusive material that scientists have wanted to make for decades has finally been synthesised under tremendous heat and pressure – and it is nearly as hard as diamond. It could potentially be used in cutting tools, sensors and even as an…
Twitch immediately rescinds its artistic nudity policy
“Effective today, we are rolling back the artistic nudity changes,” the update read. “Moving forward, depictions of real or fictional nudity won’t be allowed on Twitch, regardless of the medium.” Mature-rated games will not be affected by the rollback and subject to the new policy. These changes allowed this kind of content on Twitch so…
Bank of Korea Governor Sees CBDC Introduction as Case for 'Urgency:' Report
Stablecoins’ widespread usage and frequent instability could lower the effectiveness of central bank monetary policies, Rhee Chang-yong said. Source link
Here are some big-if-true scientific claims that made headlines in 2023
From ancient cannibalism to stars made of dark matter, 2023 delivered several scientific claims that could shake up their fields — if they shape up to be true. Spark of life Early life on Earth may have gotten a boost from giant volcanic eruptions. A new look at debris from 10 eruptions millions of years…
School of Rock: The Physics of Waves on Guitar Strings
The rubber band example does indeed have two nodes—they are at the ends of the rubber band where your fingers hold it. We only have half a wavelength in the standing wave, but there is indeed a relationship between the length of the rubber band and the size of the wavelength. Guitar Strings It’s time…
U.S. SEC Denies Coinbase’s Push for Crypto Regulations as ‘Unwarranted’
intermediaries in the trading, settlement, and custody of those securities is unworkable,” the five-member commission concluded in its two-page response, which said the agency had given the request careful consideration. “The commission concludes that the requested rulemaking is currently unwarranted and denies the petition.” Source link
First ever photo of a snow leopard under a starry sky is spectacular
IT TAKES a special kind of patience to search for a ghost. It is unlikely you will find one, but doubt means quitting, so you keep looking. This is the art of tracking snow leopards. Morup Namgail learned it early. He was 5 when he first saw one in his remote home village of Uley…