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NASA Data Reveals Possible Reason Some Exoplanets Are Shrinking

November 16, 2023
Some exoplanets seem to be losing their atmospheres and shrinking. In a new study using NASA’s retired Kepler Space Telescope, astronomers find evidence of a possible cause: The cores of these planets are pushing away their atmospheres from the inside out. Exoplanets (planets outside our solar system) come in a variety of sizes, from small, rocky planets to colossal gas giants. In the middle lie…
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Synopsys.ai Copilot accelerates AI-driven chip design

November 16, 2023
Chip design software firm Synopsys has unveiled Synopsys.ai Copilot as an AI-driven accelerator for designing semiconductor chips. Sunnyvale, California-based Synopsys said the electronic design automation (EDA) tools uses groundbreaking generative artificial intelligence…
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Dacoco’s Alien Worlds teams up with sci-fi author Kevin J. Anderson on AI Web3 metaverse

November 16, 2023
Dacoco, the group behind the Alien Worlds Web3 metaverse, announced a collaboration with renowned science fiction author Kevin J. Anderson, known for works such as Star Wars, Dune and Saga of the Seven Suns. The collaboration introduces AI-driven tokenized storytelling, referred to as the “Large Lore Model,” a concept merging the potency of AI with the global community’s creative prowess…
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Innovative technology from Typecast allows generative AI to transfer human emotion

November 16, 2023
Language is fundamental to human interaction — but so, too, is the emotion behind it.  Expressing happiness, sadness, anger, frustration or other feelings helps convey our messages and connect us.  While generative AI has excelled in many other areas, it has struggled to pick up on these nuances and process the intricacies of human emotion.  Typecast, a startup using AI to create synthetic…
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Rivian fixes infotainment software bug via OTA, around 3% affected

November 15, 2023
I spoke with Rivian software head Wassym Bensaid today about his last harrowing 36 hours. Rivian’s software team scrambled after an incorrect OS update build was sent out to the company’s fleet with an incorrect certificate. The update hung before it could complete, disabling most of the consumer-facing infotainment features on around 3% of the company’s consumer vehicles, according to…
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