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Meta is opening up the ability for anyone in the United States to create AI versions of themselves on Instagram or the web, with a new tool called AI Studio. The idea is that creators and business owners will use these AI profiles to talk to their followers on their behalf. They’ll be able to…
The best surfers dream of waves that are almost, but not quite, unsurfable. The famous and glorious Teahupo’o may be such a wave, which roars off the coast of Tahiti, French Polynesia. It is particularly rough between April and September, which explains why Olympic surfers compete halfway around the world, halfway between California and Australia,…
Share on PinterestA new study finds that an over-the-counter antioxidant supplement formula may help prevent the progression of dry age-related macular degeneration. filmstudio/Getty Images Dry age-related macular degeneration is an eye disease that can lead to blindness. It affects millions of Americans. An over-the-counter formulation of antioxidant supplements appears to prevent progression of the disease,…
LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) — Less than two weeks after Elon Musk announced SpaceX was leaving California, it is moving some operations from the Florida coast to Long Beach. The Port of Long Beach will be the new home of SpaceX’s Dragon recovery ship. “Excited to share an update from Space Beach! Long Beach will…
Sundar Pichai and Tim Cook Source: Reuters; Apple Apple said Monday that the artificial intelligence models underlying Apple Intelligence, its AI system, are pre-trained on processors designed by Google, a sign that big tech companies are looking for alternatives to Nvidia when it comes to training cutting-edge AI. Apple’s choice of Google-developed Tensor Processing Unit…
NBC 5 looks back at some of Chicago’s most memorable moments with “Only in Chicago,” a five-part series airing daily this week on NBC 5 News at 5 p.m. Some stories from Chicago’s history are not widely known, while others may have already reached you, like what happened to the old Merril C. Meigs Field….
PARIS — At one point on center court at the Eiffel Tower, Chase Budinger should have looked up and taken in the scene. He was making his Olympic beach volleyball debut Monday afternoon in a lively atmosphere as the red, white and blues vied for the stands and the iconic image of Paris loomed in…
Federal health officials are once again urging people to check their spice racks and cupboards for certain cinnamon products after tests found lead in several additional brands. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), short-term exposure to very low levels of lead may not cause symptoms, but long-term exposure to the metal can…
In a landmark systematic review of existing medical literature, researchers publishing in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs found that previous research concluding that moderate alcohol consumption had health benefits was seriously flawed. For decades, conventional wisdom, based on previous research, has held that moderate alcohol consumption—four to five drinks a week for…
Researchers are going crazy. A new scientific study reveals that chimpanzees are “capable” of producing sounds that mimic words they hear from humans. The study follows recent research that found that chimpanzees can gesture to each other during conversations, just like humans. The new research looked at two archived videos of chimpanzees “speaking” words into…