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🗳️ Perplexity debuts an AI-powered election information hub
🐝 Meta's nuclear plans blocked by bees
👓 Apple delays cheaper Vision Pro beyond 2027
🤖 Nvidia wants to bring robots to the hospital
🧪 New molecule forces cancer cells to self-destruct
🎁 + 6 other news you might like
🔮 + 5 handpicked research papers and tools
🗳️ Perplexity debuts an AI-powered election information hubLINK
Perplexity launched an election information hub using data from The Associated Press and Democracy Works to provide live updates for the 2024 US general election on November 5.
Starting Tuesday, users can access real-time updates on various electoral races through a platform that integrates data using special application programming interfaces from these organizations.
While Perplexity provides interactive information and summaries using AI, it faces accuracy concerns due to the potential for generating misleading information, a risk recognized by competitors who avoid offering similar services.
🐝 Meta's nuclear plans blocked by beesLINK
Meta's plan to build an AI data center powered by nuclear energy in the US was halted after discovering a rare bee species on the proposed land, affecting environmental permissions.
The project intended to utilize emissions-free electricity from an existing nuclear plant to support AI advancements, but faced numerous regulatory obstacles and environmental concerns.
Despite setbacks from this abandoned venture, Meta continues to seek alternative carbon-free energy sources, such as nuclear, while competitors like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft also pursue nuclear deals for AI power needs.
👓 Apple delays cheaper Vision Pro beyond 2027LINK
The release of a cheaper Vision Pro model might be delayed until 2027, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, despite earlier speculation of a 2025 launch.
Apple's current Vision Pro is priced at $3,499, significantly limiting consumer interest, as the device lacks a broad appeal and essential apps from major developers, such as Netflix.
In the meantime, Apple intends to introduce an updated Vision Pro with an M5 processor in 2025, while exploring new use cases to boost the headset's attractiveness to a wider audience.
🤖 Nvidia wants to bring robots to the hospitalLINK
Nvidia plans to integrate 'physical AI' in hospitals, utilizing robots for tasks like X-rays and linen delivery to automate hospital operations. The company is heavily investing in healthcare startups and forming partnerships to advance AI-driven innovations, including digital health and robotic surgery assistance. Nvidia's collaboration with major healthcare providers involves creating digital twins of hospitals for training and real-time AI applications in clinical settings.
🧪 New molecule forces cancer cells to self-destructLINK
Stanford researchers have developed a molecule that reactivates apoptosis, causing cancer cells to self-destruct, specifically targeting diffuse large cell B-cell lymphoma.
The new compound functions by binding two proteins—BCL6 and CDK9—found in cancerous cells, reversing the mechanism that typically prevents apoptosis.
Lab tests showed the molecule effectively killed cancer cells without harming normal cells, and is now being tested on mice with diffuse large B-cell lymphomas for further efficacy.
Other news you might like
Apple is working on a massive MacBook Pro redesign – here’s what we know.LINK
Touchscreens Are Out, and Tactile Controls Are Back.LINK
China launched major botnet that's attacking users all over the world, reveals Microsoft.LINK
Microsoft plans to make data centres out of wood in latest push to cut emissions.LINK
Intel CEO complains 'this is taking too long' after investing $30B but receiving zero CHIPS Act funding.LINK
X now lets blocked users see your posts.LINK
Latest research and tools
Project Sid: demonstrates large-scale simulations of 10 to 1000+ AI agents operating within societies to autonomously develop specialized roles, adhere to collective rules, and engage in cultural and religious transmission, aiming for advancements toward AI civilization.LINK
An embarrassingly simple approach to recover unlearned knowledge for LLMs: the paper proposes a straightforward method to help large language models recall information they initially failed to learn.LINK
gptel: a chat client for Emacs that allows interaction with various Large Language Models from any part of the editor, supporting markdown and org formats, with abilities to edit and save conversations, and customisable through a simple API, requiring no external dependencies.LINK
ToolGit: a collection of scripts that enhance Git by adding custom sub-commands to streamline various tasks for developers.LINK
yt-dlp: a command-line program to download videos from YouTube and other video hosting websites.LINK
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