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May 15, 2024

How wind energy is reshaping the future of global politics

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Wind energy is becoming an important strategic resource. Energy and supply chain shocks spurred countries around the world to boost their wind investments.

May 15, 2024

Dr. Arti Garg — Head of Technology Strategy & Evaluation, Office of CTO, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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Dr. Arti Garg, Ph.D. is Head of Technology Strategy & Evaluation, Office of the CTO and HPE Sr. Distinguished Technologist, at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (h…

May 14, 2024

BYD’s new electric hot hatch specs and name uncovered

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Key specs and name of BYD’s upcoming powerful electric hatchback have been revealed, including a faster top speed than the Seal.

May 14, 2024

Scientists Discover a ‘Phonetic Alphabet’ Used by Sperm Whales, Moving One Step Closer to Decoding Their Chatter

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Sperm whales rattle off a series of rapid-fire clicks that researchers have named “codas.” Each coda consists of between three and 40 clicks. In addition to changing the number of clicks they make in quick succession, whales often speed up or slow down the tempo of each coda—researchers call this “rubato.” Sometimes, they add an extra “click” at the end of a coda, which scientists call “ornamentation.”

In the end, the team identified 156 distinct codas, each with its own rubato, ornamentation, tempo and rhythm. On their own, these codas may simply be meaningless sounds. But when combined, they could add up to something akin to syllables, words or even sentences.

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May 14, 2024

BYD promises big gains, faster charging speeds, as it launches upgraded EV platform

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BYD’s new EV platform with improved motors and charging speeds to arrive in Sea Lion 7 EV in weeks.

May 14, 2024

Smoke from Canadian wildfires reaches US, Minnesota under air quality alert

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With over 100 active wildfires burning in Canada, wildfire smoke has drifted across the border into the United States, prompting Minnesota officials to issue the state’s first air quality alert of 2024.

At least 37 of the 141 active fires burning in Canadian wildfires have been labeled “out of control,” including one that started on Friday in British Columbia and has since spread to 4,200 acres, forcing the evacuation of the small town of Fort Nelson, and the Fort Nelson Indian Reserve, officials said.

Most of the active wildfires, at least 90, are in British Columbia and Alberta provinces.

May 14, 2024

I Am Once Again Asking Our Tech Overlords to Watch the Whole Movie

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has seemingly cited Her as an inspiration for ChatGPT’s conversational voice assistant update. Maybe don’t!

May 14, 2024

Scientists help unravel life’s cosmic beginnings

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Knowledge about the early forms of life in the universe that may have led to the development of life on Earth remains largely unknown. However, a group of scientists at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa are attempting to change that.

May 14, 2024

Ibm-granite/granite-code-models: Granite Code Models: A Family of Open Foundation Models for Code Intelligence

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Granite Code Models: A Family of Open Foundation Models for Code Intelligence — ibm-granite/granite-code-models.

May 14, 2024

LimX Dynamics’ W1 robot can stand, walk and roll on its hind ‘legs’

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LimX Dynamics has revealed that the W1 quadruped robot can walk on two feet across a smooth floor. In the future, it might also climb stairs bipedally as with other robots in the company.

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