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NASA solves 60-year atmosphic mystery, measuring Earth's ambipolar electric field

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An international team of researchers has successfully measured Earth's ambipolar electric field in a groundbreaking scientific achievement. This discovery, made by NASA's Endurance mission, has far-reaching implications for our understanding of Earth's atmosphere and the potential habitability of other planets.

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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Aug. 25, 2024

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Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Aug. 25, 2024. Sign up to receive these updates every Sunday in your inbox by subscribing to our GeekWire Weekly email newsletter. Most popular stories on GeekWire Amazon.com checkout goes down in extended outage for many users Users reported a widespread outage of the checkout system on Amazon.com starting Friday afternoon. … Read More Washington State

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NASA's solar sailor successfully deploys its sail for fuel-free control

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The Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) team received data indicating official confirmation of the sail's deployment on Thursday at 5:33 UTC (1:33 p.m. EDT). The deployment is the first step in its mission to demonstrate the operation of a composite boom solar sail in low-Earth orbit.

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The role of AI and machine learning in cloud security

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In this era of modern business operations, cloud computing cannot be overlooked, thanks to its scalability, flexibility, and accessibility for data processing, storage, and application deployment. On the other hand, cyber threats are fast evolving, making old-style security measures fall short. This raises a lot of security questions about the suitability of the cloud.

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Launching LLM-Based Products: From Concept to Cash in 90 Days

Speaker: Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health and Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health, is here to take us through how he guided his company's recent experience of getting from concept to launch and sales of products within 90 days. In this exclusive webinar, Christophe will cover key aspects of his journey, including: LLM Development & Quick Wins 🤖 Understand how LLMs differ from traditional software, identifying opportunities for rapid development and deployment.

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Intel promises upcoming Lunar Lake and Arrow Lake CPUs are not affected by instability issues

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Intel has announced that its upcoming Core Ultra 200 Lunar Lake and Arrow Lake CPUs will not be affected by the Vmin Shift Instability issue plaguing its 13th- and 14th-generation processors. The statement comes after a nearly two-year-long saga of mounting stability concerns, during which the company responses remained less.

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Deepfakes are a real threat to India’s FSI sector, say tech leaders

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There was a time we lived by the adage – seeing is believing. Now, times have changed. While Artificial Intelligence has evolved in hyper speed –from a simple algorithm to a sophisticated system, deepfakes have emerged as one its more chaotic offerings. A deepfake, now used as a noun (i.e., This is a ‘deepfake’), actually refers to the process of using artificial intelligence to produce or modify movies, images, or audio so that they seem real but are actually altered or synthesized.

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Experts say driver assistance systems are doing more for safety than self-driving tech

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InsideEV spoke to experts who insist that the solution to improving road safety already exists in advanced driver assistance systems, such as automatic emergency braking, lane-keeping assistance, and blind spot monitoring. Data from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) supports the assertion. Its recent study shows that crashes under.

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Ayaneo gaming consoles enter the US market starting at $399 from Best Buy

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Ayaneo isn't a household name like Nintendo, Sony, or Microsoft, partly due to the limited availability of its products. Until now, its consoles were only accessible to US customers through imports from third-party retailers or ordering directly from China. However, that's about to change.

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Former executive sues startup's CEO for buying Lamborghinis with company funds, feed racecar hobby

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Osom's former chief privacy officer, Mary Stone Ross, is taking legal action against the company and current CEO Jason Keats. The lawsuit alleges that Keats used company funds to buy himself two Lamborghinis. Other allegations in the filing include using corporate funds to pay his mortgage, booking countless first-class travel.

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South Korea is facing a digital sex crime epidemic, and Telegram is the accomplice

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South Korea is facing a surge in digital sex crimes, particularly involving deepfake pornography targeting women and minors. What's more troubling, teenagers are often the ones perpetrating these crimes. South Korea's President, Yoon Suk Yeol, has urged authorities to "thoroughly investigate and address these digital sex crimes to eradicate them.

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An Architect’s Guide for Selecting Scalable, Data-Layer Technologies

There’s no getting around it: selecting the right foundational data-layer components is crucial for long-term application success. That’s why we developed this white paper to give you insights into four key open-source technologies – Apache Cassandra®, Apache Kafka®, Apache Spark™, and OpenSearch® – and how to leverage them for lasting success. Discover everything you’ll want to know about scalable, data-layer technologies: Learn when to choose these technologies and when to avoid them Explore h