AI accelerates problem-solving in complex scenarios | MIT News
While Santa Claus may have a magical sleigh and nine plucky reindeer to help him deliver presents, for companies like FedEx, the optimization problem of efficiently routing holiday packages is so complicated that they often employ specialized software to find a solution. This software, called a mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) solver, splits a massive optimization…
Google just launched a new AI, and has already admitted at least one demo wasn’t real
Google just announced Gemini, its most powerful suite of AI models yet, and the company has already been accused of lying about its performance. An op-ed from Bloomberg claims Google misrepresented the power of Gemini in a recent video. Google aired an impressive “what the quack” hands-on video during its announcement earlier this week, and…
Microplastic pollution rained down on Canada during a hurricane
Satellite image of Hurricane Larry over the Atlantic Ocean on 8 September 2021 AP Photo / Alamy In September 2021, Hurricane Larry pelted Newfoundland, in Canada, with strong winds and torrential rain. It also rained down microplastics — up to five times as many particles fell on days during the storm as those before or…
Solana Protocol Kamino Eyes Airdrop Following Jito Token Launch
Solana’s SOL token has more than tripled since mid-October as DeFi traders return to the ecosystem’s on-chain trading, borrowing, lending and yield-generating projects, most notably Kamino. Source link
Eric Evans to step down as director of MIT Lincoln Laboratory | MIT News
Eric Evans will be stepping down as director of MIT Lincoln Laboratory on July 1, 2024, after 18 years leading a laboratory that has served the nation through its technology research and development since 1951. Evans will transition into the role of fellow in the director’s office at Lincoln Laboratory. He will also hold an…
Spotify’s CFO is out days after mass layoffs
Of all the layoffs happening at Spotify this week, this has to be the biggest. Chief financial officer Paul Vogel, who since 2020 has managed the company’s balance sheet as it expanded into podcasting and audiobooks, is leaving the company at the end of March 2024. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said the decision was made…
Honeyguide birds respond to special calls from human honey-hunters
A Yao honey-hunter in Mozambique holds a honeyguide bird Claire Spottiswoode People from multiple cultures in Africa have unique sounds that they use to communicate with honeyguide birds, and the birds recognise these signals as an invitation to cooperate. Greater honeyguides (Indicator indicator) lead humans to bees’ nests so that honey-hunters will break them open….
Bitcoin (BTC) Price Rally Halts at $43K While Ether (ETH), Solana (SOL) Rallies to Fresh Highs
BTC dipped to $43,000 during the day following its breakneck climb to near $45,000 earlier this week, suggesting that traders took some profits after the largest crypto’s breakout from $38,000 a week ago. Recently, bitcoin was changing hands at around $43,300, down 1.1% over the past 24 hours. Source link
MIT engineers develop a way to determine how the surfaces of materials behave | MIT News
Designing new compounds or alloys whose surfaces can be used as catalysts in chemical reactions can be a complex process relying heavily on the intuition of experienced chemists. A team of researchers at MIT has devised a new approach using machine learning that removes the need for intuition and provides more detailed information than conventional…
Android phones will send emergency medical data during 911 calls
The technology works by sending important emergency information about the caller entered in the Personal Safety app, like age, weight, blood type, allergies, and more, to a platform called RapidSOS. Over 15,000 911 and field responder agencies are tapped into RapidSOS, which has supported relaying Medical ID data from iPhones since 2020. If you’re dialing…