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💸 Destroying the Space Station will cost NASA $1 billion
💉 The quest for longevity has gone mainstream
🤖 New technique can accelerate language models by 300x
☀️ AI breakthrough could help us build solar panels out of ‘miracle material’
🚀 Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket is ‘ready to rumble’ following full dress rehearsal

💸 Destroying the Space Station will cost NASA $1 billionLINK

The International Space Station (ISS), showing signs of wear after 23 years, is set to be decommissioned by NASA in the early 2030s with a projected cost of nearly $1 billion.

NASA needs to carefully orchestrate the ISS's deorbiting to avoid uncontrolled reentry and potential harm to people and property on Earth.

The end of the ISS will mark the conclusion of a historic period of international scientific collaboration, especially between the US and Russia.

💉 The quest for longevity has gone mainstreamLINK

The quest for longevity has shifted from a niche interest to a mainstream pursuit, with more people seeking ways to extend their lifespan and reverse aging.

Popular methods for achieving longevity include luxury treatments at clinics like RoseBar, peptide therapies, and a variety of prescription pills and lifestyle changes.

As the global longevity market is expected to surge to nearly $183 billion by 2028, experts caution that these anti-aging practices should be tailored to individual needs and seen as tools rather than definitive solutions.

🤖 New technique can accelerate language models by 300xLINK

Researchers have developed a new technique called fast feedforward (FFF) that significantly accelerates neural networks by reducing computations by more than 99%.

The technique uses conditional matrix multiplication and was tested on BERT, showing high performance retention with much fewer computations.

While traditional dense matrix multiplication is highly optimized, the new method lacks such optimizations but could potentially improve speeds by over 300 times if properly supported by hardware and programming interfaces.

☀️ AI breakthrough could help us build solar panels out of ‘miracle material’LINK

Artificial intelligence is helping engineers create efficient perovskite solar cells with over 33% efficiency, which are cheaper to produce than traditional silicon cells.

The process of making high-quality perovskite layers is complex, but AI is now used to identify optimal production methods, reducing reliance on trial and error.

This AI-driven approach provides insights into manufacturing improvement, with significant implications for energy research and the development of new materials.

🚀 Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket is ‘ready to rumble’ following full dress rehearsalLINK

The European Space Agency's Ariane 6 rocket has successfully completed a critical hot-fire test, simulating a full launch sequence.

Ariane 6 has faced multiple delays but is crucial for Europe's autonomous access to space, with its first launch now expected next year.

Despite reliance on SpaceX for launches in the interim, Ariane 6 is securing commercial contracts, including launches for Amazon’s satellite project.

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Bill Gates discusses AI's potential to reduce work weeks to three days, while noting job displacement and the need for government support and regulation.LINK

Anthropic reduces Claude 2.1 AI pricing to stay competitive against other firms and open-source models, attracting cost-conscious enterprise clients.LINK

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