Research shows adults need seven to nine hours of sleep each night for optimal health, and children need more. But what’s happening during those hours that’s so important, and what’s the danger of cutting sleep short? A growing body of research shows getting little or poor sleep doesn’t just make people feel tired the next […] The post What happens when we sleep, and why we need just the right amount each night appeared first on Knowridge Science Report. …read more Source:: Knowridge Science Report
Continue ReadingGood food choices can help you prevent chronic diseases
Good news for people who eat healthy! Researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health did a study on different diets and found that following any of them can lead to better health. The study was published in the journal Nature Medicine and looked at 205,852 people between the ages of 25 and 75 […] The post Good food choices can help you prevent chronic diseases appeared first on Knowridge Science Report. …read more Source:: Knowridge Science Report
Continue ReadingGoogle Photos could soon bring its AI editing tricks to your videos
Google’s upcoming Pixel 8 series may have a new feature allowing the phones to boost the visual quality of videos, similar to Photo Unblur on the Pixel 7 Pro. It’s called Video Unblur and it was first discovered by the team over at 9to5Google who dug through the APK file (Android Package Kit) of the latest version of Google Photos. They were able to forcibly enable the user interface for Video Unblur on the app. However, the team couldn’t get it to work. According to the report, the tool currently doesn’t have any “noticeable effect on videos” as it’s probably still in development. But once it does launch, 9to5Google states… Read More
Continue ReadingGoogle won’t honor medical leave during its layoffs, outraging employees
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) Would you believe that Google’s mass firings from January are still going on? Google’s reported mishandling of its biggest round of layoffs ever has employees up in arms, and they’re doing everything from walking out on the job to sending angry letters to management. First up, European Googlers are just now being laid off due to the January announcement. Reuters reports that more than 200 workers were laid off from the Zurich, Switzerland, branch of the company this week. The employees at that office walked out for a second time in protest of the move and even offered to take pay cuts or reduce working hours… Read More
Continue ReadingAnthropic introduces Claude, a “more steerable” AI competitor to ChatGPT
Enlarge (credit: Anthropic) On Tuesday, Anthropic introduced Claude, a large language model (LLM) that can generate text, write code, and function as an AI assistant similar to ChatGPT. The model originates from core concerns about future AI safety and Anthropic has trained it using a technique it calls “Constitutional AI.” Two versions of the AI model, Claude and “Claude Instant,” are available now for a limited “early access” group and to commercial partners of Anthropic. Those with access can use Claude through either a chat interface in Anthropic’s developer console or via an application programming interface (API). With the API, developers can hook into Anthropic’s servers remotely and add Claude’s… Read More
Continue ReadingNew GPT-4 app can be ‘life-changing’ for visually-impaired people, say users
The first app to harness GPT-4’s image-recognition capacity has been described as ‘life-changing’ by visually-impaired users. Be My Eyes, a Danish startup, integrated the AI model in a new feature for blind or partially sighted people. Named “Virtual Volunteer,” the object-recognition tool can answer questions about any image that it’s sent. Imagine, for instance, that a user is hungry. They can simply photograph an ingredient and request related recipes. If they’d rather eat out, they can take an image of a map and get directions to a restaurant. On arrival, they can snap a picture of the menu and hear… This story continues at The Next Web …read more Source::… Read More
Continue ReadingWindows 11 updates are coming to make your PC more stable
Insiders in the Microsoft Windows 11 Release Preview Channel will be treated to a new Windows 11 update that focuses on stability rather than new features, according to an official Windows blog post. A brand new update for the OS, called Windows 11 Build 22000.1757 (KB5023774), has been shipped out to those in the Release Preview Channel, which consists of a lengthy list of stability improvements. This channel is considered the most stable of the Insider build channels, which then follows why the latest update focuses on bug fixes rather than rolling out brand-new features. Some of the stability improvements include fixes to various program applications, Notepad, Microsoft PowerPoint, Remote… Read More
Continue ReadingSorry, the Ryzen 9 7950X isn’t hitting 6.3GHz
If you’re lucky enough to have the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, you may have noticed that the normally speedy chip appears to be running at near record-breaking boost speeds. Unfortunately, you aren’t actually getting that much performance out of the chip. The Ryzen 9 7950X is one of the best processors around with a boost clock speed of 5.7GHz, which is already blindingly fast. According to our friends at Tom’s Hardware, some users have found however that when their PC running the chip wakes from sleep, the processor’s clock speed shoots up to 6.28GHz, which would be absolutely incredible if it were real. Unfortunately, those near-record-breaking clock speeds are too… Read More
Continue ReadingBent nails at Roman burial site form “magical barrier” to keep dead from rising
Enlarge / Bent nails scattered around early Roman imperial burial site suggest an attempt to keep the deceased from rising. (credit: Sagalassos Archaeological Research Project) Archaeologists excavating an early Roman imperial tomb in Turkey have uncovered evidence of unusual funerary practices. Instead of the typical method of being cremated on a funeral pyre and the remains relocated to a final resting place, these burnt remains had been left in place and covered in brick tiles and a layer of lime. Finally, several dozen bent and twisted nails, some with the heads pinched off, had been scattered around the burn site. The archaeologists suggest that this is evidence of magical thinking,… Read More
Continue ReadingHidden Systems is the book I’ll use to teach my kids how the internet works
Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge Growing up, I learned The Way Things Work from author David Macaulay’s incredible illustrated books. This week, I was surprised to see Macaulay’s endorsement in my inbox for a new illustrated explainer by a different author — but the surprise didn’t last long. Fifteen minutes after I began skimming through an advance copy of Hidden Systems, which just came out this week, I immediately ordered the book for my kids. It looks like a fantastic way to help them conceptualize the internet, the world’s water supply, and our power grid — and get them thinking about the infrastructure of the world they’ll someday… Read More
Continue ReadingGoogle tells users of some Android phones: Nuke voice calling to avoid infection
Enlarge / Images of the Samsung Galaxy S21, which runs with an Exynos chipset. (credit: Samsung) Google is urging owners of certain Android phones to take urgent action to protect themselves from critical vulnerabilities that give skilled hackers the ability to surreptitiously compromise their devices by making a specially crafted call to their number. It’s not clear if all actions urged are even possible, however, and even if they are, the measures will neuter devices of most voice-calling capabilities. The vulnerability affects Android devices that use the Exynos chipset made by Samsung’s semiconductor division. Vulnerable devices include the Pixel 6 and 7, international versions of the Samsung Galaxy S22, various… Read More
Continue ReadingMicrosoft’s new share button makes it easy to show people what Bing AI is saying
Illustration: The Verge Microsoft is trying to make it easier to share your experiences with its GPT-4-powered Bing Chat by adding a button that lets you post the AI’s response to Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest. People have already been sharing the interesting (and sometimes upsetting) things that the chatbot has been saying via screenshots, but it seems like Microsoft is leaning into it now. Perhaps that’s a sign that it’s more confident in all the guardrails it’s put up around the system after users pushed it to the breaking point. In a blog post on Friday, the company shows off the share button, saying that you can use it to… Read More
Continue ReadingThe iPhone 15 Pro could cost more than its predecessor, but for a good reason
iPhones are known for being expensive, but for US buyers at least, one thing Apple has been good at is not raising prices, with the starting price of the top models remaining the same since the launch of the iPhone X. However, that streak could be broken this year, as the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max might cost more than their predecessors. That’s according to Jeff Pu, a tech analyst at Haitong International Securities (an investment firm in Hong Kong), in a research note seen by MacRumors. Pu claims that this price increase will be justified by the major upgrades we’re reportedly going to see this year,… Read More
Continue ReadingPlanets might protect their water until their star settles down
Creating rocky planets is a messy, dangerous, hot business. Planetesimals accrete together, which creates heat and pressure on the newborn world. The nearby adolescent star bombards them with intense radiation. That likely “bakes off” any surface oceans, lakes, or rivers, which is a disaster if you’re looking for places where life might arise or exist. […] The post Planets might protect their water until their star settles down appeared first on Knowridge Science Report. …read more Source:: Knowridge Science Report
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