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Meta introduced its AI-powered chatbot Meta AI across its social media and messaging platforms. The tool is similar to ChatGPT and Gemini, offering text generation and image creation. But it can't be disabled — despite the chatbot previously saying it could be.
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2 years ago Read more at Business Insider

India has been bucking a trend by running a robust equity capital market in Southeast Asia amid China’s economic slowdown. The Philippines has been overlooked in Asia, with neighbours such as Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand often favoured by multinationals for large-scale investments. In recent months, Indonesia raised the minimum equity for insurance firms to hold to at least USD16.06 million by 2026, 67% higher than the previous minimum level.
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2 years ago Read more at Law.asia

Pindrop VP of Research Elie Khoury explains that the company looks for both perceivable and imperceiveable. The text analysis, acoustic model and vocoders that make up text to speech models tend to leave telltale signs behind which are not heard by the human ear.
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2 years ago Read more at Biometric Update

Brent Denechezhe, 31, and Leona Tssessaze, 24, were killed in a house fire on the remote northern community of Northlands Denesuline First Nation on Sept. 9, 2021. Leon Paul Mercredi was arrested Monday in Fond du Lac, Sask., where police say he fled after committing the crimes.
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2 years ago Read more at CBC.ca

Eight of the top 10 teams in the World Rugby Women's Rankings are in action this weekend as the Guinness Women’s Six Nations 2024 draws to a conclusion. For two of them, France and England, silverware is on the line. The eyes of the rugby world will be on Stade Chaban-Delmas in Bordeaux.
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2 years ago Read more at World Rugby

The sails of the Moulin Rouge fell off Yes, the iconic Parisian windmill mysteriously dropped its sails early on Thursday morning, along with three letters (the front M, O and U) from the sign. The most famous cabaret club in the French capital is a known tourist attraction. Insurers are reportedly carrying out an investigation into what may have happened. A dust storm which blew in from the Sahara desert turned a handful of cities orange on Tuesday, in the worst phenomenon of its
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2 years ago Read more at Yahoo Singapore News

Heat stress is perhaps the most obvious challenge. Indoor workers are at risk too, especially when they are exposed to sources of heat or poor ventilation. Better regulations, enforcement, mitigation strategies, training, and awareness can all make a difference.
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2 years ago Read more at BusinessWorld Online

a liquid metal mix can grow diamonds in just 150 minutes, all at normal atmospheric pressure. This technique eliminates the need for the immense pressure traditionally required for diamond production. In 15 minutes, tiny diamond fragments emerge and a continuous diamond film can be formed within 150 minutes.
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2 years ago Read more at NDTV

World Health Organisation examined data from 280,000 children aged 11, 13 and 15 from 44 countries. Research also revealed that two-fifths of girls in England and Scotland have vaped by the age of 15. SaxaVord Spaceport, which hopes to eventually launch 30 rockets a year, has been given a crucial safety licence.
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2 years ago Read more at Yahoo Singapore News

In a recent paper published in the journal ACS Energy Letters, researchers from the Anhui Agricultural University and Guangxi University developed a semipermeable membrane capable of harnessing this osmotic energy from salt gradients to generate electricity. In laboratory tests, the new membrane's output power density was more than double that of existing commercial products. This membrane is designed to minimize internal resistance and maximize power output.
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2 years ago Read more at AZoM