The data measured how long vehicles were held up per mile travelled on roads around the county
China's manufacturing activity in April expanded for the second straight month, according to the country's statistics bureau, but by a slimmer margin than in March.The headline Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) announced Tuesday was 50.4, 0.4 points less than the growth shown in the March report, which had sparked hope after five straight months of contraction in the manufacturing sector.The new data indicates the world's second-largest economy has still not found its footing amid tepid consumer...
Black drivers are more frequently searched during traffic stops without finding contraband than white drivers, according to a University of Michigan study.
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In this video, posted by Major Grin, our favorite android Starfleet officer's vaguely sadistic taste for visiting prisoners is explored. I was fascinated to see the relevant scene from the original version of third-season episode The Most Toys, as originally shot with a different actor, David Rappaport. — Read the rest
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The robot race is fueling a fight for training data We’re interacting with AI tools more directly—and regularly—than ever before. Interacting with robots, by way of contrast, is still a rarity for most.…
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Deepfakes are getting good. Like, really good. Earlier this month I went to a studio in East London to get myself digitally cloned by the AI video startup Synthesia. They made…
Since ChatGPT was released, we now interact with AI tools more directly—and regularly—than ever before. But interacting with robots, by way of contrast, is still a rarity for most. If you don’t undergo complex surgery or work in logistics, the most advanced robot you encounter in your daily life might still be a vacuum cleaner…
If you need to produce visual representations of data you might be interested to know that you can now harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) using OpenAI’s ChatGPT large language model. The ability to efficiently analyze and visually communicate insights from data is more critical than ever. ChatGPT emerges as a powerful tool in […]
When it comes to the Universe, it’s easy to make the incorrect assumption that what we see is an accurate reflection of all that’s out there. Certainly, what we observe to be out there really is present, but there’s always the possibility that there’s far more out there that’s unobservable. That extends to radiation outside of the visible light spectrum, matter that neither emits nor absorbs light, black holes, neutrinos, and even more exotic forms of energy. If something truly exists in this...
Meta’s Llama 3 model represents a significant advancement in AI language processing technology. Designed to handle anywhere from 8 billion to 70 billion parameters, with plans to expand up to 400 billion, Llama 3 is engineered for a wide range of AI tasks. Its scalable architecture allows it to adapt from generating simple automated responses […]
A man uses a motorcycle to transport palm fruit at a plantation in Polewali Mandar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Sunday, April 21, 2024. Indonesia saw a 27% increase in primary forest