Новости за 21.11.2023

Washington (AFP) Nov 18, 2023
In a Facebook video viewed by thousands, CNN's Wolf Blitzer appears to hawk a diabetes drug. In another, "CBS Mornings" host Gayle King seems to endorse weight loss products. But the clips are doctored - the latest in a rash of deepfakes that hijack images of trusted news personalities in spurious ads, undermining confidence in the news media. Similar social media posts in recent months

Richland WA (SPX) Nov 21, 2023
Can AI be trusted? The question pops up wherever AI is used or discussed-which, these days, is everywhere. It's a question that even some AI systems ask themselves. Many machine-learning systems create what experts call a "confidence score," a value that reflects how confident the system is in its decisions. A low score tells the human user that there is some uncertainty about the recommendation

Seattle WA (SPX) Nov 21, 2023
According to data from 2010, around 1.8 million people in the U.S. can't eat on their own. Yet training a robot to feed people presents an array of challenges for researchers. Foods come in a nearly endless variety of shapes and states (liquid, solid, gelatinous), and each person has a unique set of needs and preferences. A team led by researchers at the University of Washington created a

Paris (AFP) Nov 17, 2023
The European Union must avoid overly restrictive regulation of artificial intelligence technologies, French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday. The 27-nation bloc has been working all year on its AI Act, with officials hoping for an agreement by the end of the year. "Regulation must be controlled, not punitive, to preserve innovation," Macron said of the EU's efforts. He told a st

Utica, New York (SPX) Nov 21, 2023
Dr. Shing Chi Leung, SUNY Poly assistant professor of physics, in collaboration with Mr. Chun-Ming Yip, Dr. Ming-Chung Chu and Dr. Lap-Ming Lin, from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, published a peer reviewed article in The Astrophysical Journal. They discovered that the explosion of a low-mass neutron star can be the alternative cosmic source for the Lanthanides and other heavy elements, in

San Francisco (AFP) Nov 20, 2023
Hundreds of staff at OpenAI threatened to quit the leading artificial intelligence company on Monday and join Microsoft, deepening a crisis triggered by the shock sacking of CEO Sam Altman. In a fast-moving sequence of events, Altman, who was ousted by the board on Friday, has now been hired by Microsoft where he will take the lead in developing a new advanced AI research team. In a lett

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 17, 2023
The Space and Defense Innovation (SDI) team has officially announced the launch of its Ignite Competition, a pivotal event designed to bridge the gap between groundbreaking technology and the federal sector's needs. This demo competition presents an unprecedented opportunity for tech companies to directly demonstrate their innovative solutions to key federal sector experts, furthering the U.S.'s

Paris (ESA) Nov 20, 2023
The new Galileo satellite model from Thales Alenia Space underwent mechanical and signal performance testing this summer at ESA's ESTEC Test Centre. Structural models resisted launch-like noise and vibrations while an electrical model proved its ability to send Galileo signals - a major milestone in the development of Galileo's Second Generation. Europe's Galileo is the world's most precis

Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Nov 21, 2023
Our own Milky Way galaxy is part of a much larger formation, the local Supercluster structure, which contains several massive galaxy clusters and thousands of individual galaxies. Due to its pancake-like shape, which measures almost a billion light years across, it is also referred to as the Supergalactic Plane. Most galaxies in the universe fall into one of two categories: firstly, ellipt

Paris (ESA) Nov 20, 2023
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has measured the size of the nearest Earth-sized exoplanet that passes across the face of a neighbouring star. This alignment, called a transit, opens the door to follow-on studies to see what kind of atmosphere, if any, the rocky world might have. The diminutive planet, LTT 1445Ac, was first discovered by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite in

Paris (ESA) Nov 17, 2023
ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) launched from Europe's spaceport in French Guiana on 14 April 2023. It's on a mission to make detailed observations of the giant gas planet and its three large, ocean-bearing moons - Ganymede, Callisto and Europa. But Juice won't begin its investigations into the nature and possible habitability of the Jupiter system until its arrival in 2031.

Boca Raton FL (SPX) Nov 20, 2023
Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP) mars the one-year milestone of the CAPSTONE mission in a lunar Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO). CAPSTONE, designed, built, and integrated by Terran Orbital and owned by Advanced Space, has demonstrated significant achievements during its mission. CAPSTONE accomplished its primary objective within the first six months in NRHO, successfully testing

Sydney (AFP) Nov 20, 2023
Australians began voting Monday on a name for the country's first home-made Moon rover, with a shortlist including "Mateship", "Roo-ver" and "Kakirra" - an Indigenous word for the Earth's satellite. Australia's space industry will develop the semi-autonomous rover to collect lunar soil under an agreement signed two years ago with NASA, which plans to fly it to the Moon's surface as soon as

Beijing (XNA) Nov 21, 2023
A series of planned crewed lunar missions worldwide have inspired a new wave of research in growing plants on the moon to sustain life. A new study by Chinese agricultural scientists found that bacteria on Earth soil could offer a solution. Published in the journal Communications Biology in early November, the study showed that three species of bacteria could increase the amount of phospho

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BEIJING, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Serbia's evergreen star Novak Djokovic has enjoyed another phenomenal season in 2023 while the tour's young talents are still searching for ways to bridge the gap.

By winning the Australian Open, French Open and US Open this season, Djokovic has collected a total of 24 major championships, tying with Margaret Court's all-time mark for most major sing

Lindsay Bryant was out for a swim when she noticed what looked like an animal in distress. Upon closer inspection, she discovered it was a sea lion locked in mortal combat with an octopus.

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Mounting hope for an Israel-Hamas cease-fire, but no respite for displaced families in Gaza, or for Israeli parents who want their children back from Hamas.

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One in four fans claim to have an 'encyclopaedic' knowledge of the beautiful game - including their own club's history, and random managers from back in the day

CNN's S.E. Cupp pointed out what the former president didn't publish that's probably more important.