The main drug that has been in use for decades to combat malaria in sub-Saharan Africa is running into a problem: In recent years, researchers have become increasingly concerned that parasites are becoming less sensitive to treatment. Identifying the underlying genetic factors has become an urgent priority. In an attempt to identify the reason for
More than 76% of consumers in India prefer talking to businesses over a phone call, according to a recent study from Truecaller. Since voice is still consumers’ preferred way to communicate, that leaves a big opportunity to automate support and outreach calls using voice AI in the country. Voice AI startup Ringg, which already processes
Taiwan has exposed another alleged route into China’s restricted AI supply chain, indicting nine people accused of helping divert Nvidia-powered servers. Prosecutors in Taiwan’s port city of Keelung said Monday that eight defendants were charged with breach of trust and document forgery over the alleged illegal export of high-end AI servers made by Super Micro
TL;DR: Babbel helps you learn a new language naturally, and lifetime access is just $159 with code LEARN. Every language-learning app is a little different, but many of them have the same issue. Instead of learning a language naturally, you just end up memorizing vocabulary and obscure grammar rules. Steady conversation practice matters more than
At the San Diego City Council’s most recent budget meeting, Sith Lord Darth Vader had some points to make. Between gasping breaths, Vader praised the council’s recent votes to renew its contract with the surveillance company Flock Safety, which has been making headlines recently as more and more stories of police officers abusing its tools
Nitter, an open source project that allowed people to read X posts without logging into or even opening the X app, has received cease-and-desist letters from X demanding that it shut down. The news was shared via a brief message posted to the project’s website, and follows X’s earlier attempts to knock Nitter offline by
Uber has a nearly $1 billion problem in Europe, and it has nothing to do with a crash. The Dutch privacy watchdog has fined Uber €825 million (approximately $966 million) for the way it used automated systems to suspend and deactivate drivers. Reuters reported that the decision was reached on Friday, Aug. 21. According to
Well, that was fast. A day after rumors broke that Apple was preparing new Mac devices for release, the company announced it’s refreshing its desktop computer lineup. Today, the company surprise-announced a new Mac mini with the new M6 chip and a Mac Studio with the new M5 Ultra chip, its most powerful processor yet.
Apple has announced fresh versions of the Mac Mini and Mac Studio desktop computers, alongside some new chips: the M6 and M5 Ultra. Neither Mac desktop has undergone any physical changes on the exterior, but the long-awaited update brings these Macs back into stock after being difficult to buy for most of this year. Importantly,
Users of OpenAI’s software engineering tool Codex might know Thibault Sottiaux as the guy who resets their token limits whenever the product hits a growth milestone. Now, OpenAI is trying to bring that dopamine hit to the rest of us with ChatGPT Work, a platform for white collar workers to leverage AI agents. I spoke