Admins see snags as macOS Sonoma 14.4 hits Macs
There appear to be a couple of snags in the latest iteration of macOS Sonoma that are upsetting to Apple admins: Some USB hubs are no longer recognized by the Mac and a popular command…
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Ultrablack Coating Unleashes New Era for Telescopes
The team’s ultrablack coating can be applied to curved surfaces and magnesium alloys to trap nearly all light. Credit: Jin et al. Thin film coating can be applied to magnesium alloys for aerospace and optics…
Quick Tips to Save Time on the Telephone
With everything a smartphone can do these days, it’s often easy to overlook one of the device’s most basic functions: voice calls. Communicating by telephone has become more complicated in a world of robocalls and…
AI hallucination mitigation: two brains are better than one
As generative AI (genAI) continues to move into broad use by the public and various enterprises, its adoption is sometimes plagued by errors, copyright infringement issues and outright hallucinations, undermining trust in its accuracy. One…
Liquid Lightning: Nanotechnology Unlocks New Energy
Researchers have leveraged the hydrovoltaic effect, using nanoscale devices to convert evaporation energy into electricity, advancing our understanding of how these devices function across different salinity levels, and opening up possibilities for renewable energy generation…
US pushes to weaken international human rights treaty on use of AI software
The US government is lobbying Council of Europe members to weaken an international treaty on human rights and AI software by exempting private vendors from compliance. Diplomats are meeting in Strasbourg, France, this week to…
How MIT Is Revolutionizing Electronics With 3D-Printed Solenoids
MIT researchers modified a multi-material 3D printer so it could produce three-dimensional solenoids in one step by layering ultrathin coils of three different materials. It prints a U.S. quarter-sized solenoid as a spiral by layering…
Meta sues former executive over alleged AI theft
Meta is suing its former vice president of infrastructure over allegations that he stole proprietary human resources data about the company’s top performers, and key information about its data center supply chain partners to bring…
Unmasking the Illusion: AI-Generated Faces Challenge Perceptions
A University of Waterloo study found that people struggle to differentiate between real and AI-generated images, with only 61% accuracy, prompting concerns about the reliability of visual information and the need for tools to identify…
BrandPost: A New Chapter of Industrial Digitalisation and Intelligent Transformation
Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption are quickly becoming imperative for businesses and organisations to stay competitive in today’s globalised landscape. According to Foundry’s Digital Business Study 2023, 93% of organisations have adopted or plan…