In Japan, there are hundreds of unique Kit Kat flavors you can’t find anywhere else in the world. NurPhoto via Getty Images I don’t care what month of the year it is, you’re not going to find a snow shovel to buy at the Ace Hardware store in Miami, where temperatures rarely dip below 60…
Water was born as the result of exploding stars pixelparticle/Getty Images The first water molecules may have formed just 100 million to 200 million years after the big bang – before even the first galaxies – kicking off a process that led to life on Earth… and possibly elsewhere. Shortly after the big bang, most…
Getty Images Intensive-care units came under severe strain during Covid, the inquiry has heard (stock photo) At least one NHS trust put in place a blanket “do-not-resuscitate” order for sick patients in the pandemic, the Covid inquiry has heard. It would mean individuals were considered ineligible for potentially lifesaving CPR, solely on the basis of…
A small clause inside OpenAI’s contract with Microsoft, once considered a distant hypothetical, has now become a flashpoint in one of the biggest partnerships in tech. The clause states that if OpenAI’s board ever declares it has developed artificial general intelligence (AGI), it would limit Microsoft’s contracted access to the startup’s future technologies. Microsoft, which…
What’s going on with Le Coq Sportif? The singing gallinaceous sports brand, official supplier to the French Olympic and Paralympic Team for Paris 2024, placed in receivership last November, is the subject of two takeover bids. However, after a number of twists and turns in the timetable, a decision was expected on July 4, but…
Jonah Fisher Environment correspondent Getty Images About 3.5 million tonnes of sewage sludge, that’s enough to fill nearly 900 Olympic sized swimming pools are spread of farmers fields in England and Wales each year. Successive governments have failed to deal with the threat posed by spreading sewage sludge containing toxic chemicals on farmers’ fields, a…
The most happening brand in Milan this weekend is Umit Benan – who has been showing here for almost two decades, but who just accelerated several gears. Umit Benan – Courtesy A naturally gifted tailor, Turkish-born Benan opened a superb new Milan store on Friday – a rather beguiling blend of stainless steel and mahogany….
An artist’s impression of a Starlink satellite in orbit La Nacion/ZUMA Press/Alamy Eruptions from the sun are shortening the lives of satellites in Earth orbit, particularly large constellations like SpaceX’s Starlink – which could be both beneficial and a cause for concern. The sun goes through an 11-year cycle of activity, peaking with a period…
For an AI model to perform effectively in specialized domains, it requires access to relevant background knowledge. A customer support chat assistant, for instance, needs detailed information about the business it serves, and a legal analysis tool must draw upon a comprehensive database of past cases. To equip large language models (LLMs) with this knowledge,…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! While Democrats predict major problems with a provision within the “one big, beautiful bill” that adds a work requirement for adults to be eligible for Medicaid, Republican senators are praising the requirement, saying, “We’ve got to get back to work.” The provision requires able-bodied, childless adults between…
