Новости за 08.02.2021

A team of researchers from University College Maastricht recently published a study exploring the use of GPT-3 as an email manager. As someone with an inbox that can only be described as ludicrous, color me intrigued. The big idea: We spend hours a day reading and responding to emails, what if an AI could automate both processes? The Maastricht team explored the idea of letting GPT-3 loose in our email systems from a pragmatic point of view. Rather than focus on exactly how good GPT-3 is at responding to specific emails... Читать дальше...

Supermassive objects such as black holes and neutron stars warp spacetime around them, and interactions between these bodies can result in the formation of gravitational waves, similar to ripples in a pond. However, these waves, postulated more than 100 years ago, cannot be seen directly like light or radio waves. Now, a new study by the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav) Physics Frontiers Center (PFC) has detected a low-frequency signal that might be gravitational waves. Читать дальше...

Almost 3,000 operational spacecraft orbit our Earth. This number is growing constantly, thanks to cheaper materials and smaller satellites. Having this many satellites in orbit can create problems, including space junk and the way they change our view of the night sky. But satellites provide a vital service. Many people are familiar with GPS, which helps us navigate. Some may know satellites provide crucial data for our weather forecasts. But satellites affect our lives in many ways – and some of these may surprise you. Читать дальше...

TLDR: These 10 smartphone charger accessories will not only keep your phone alive and well through any conversation, but you can also save an extra 15 percent off right now. If you’re deep in the throes of a truly saccharine-y exchange with your significant other and your phone dies, that can lead to trouble. What if they think you got mad and rage-quit the conversation? Or what if they take your silence as abandonment? Your dead phone could be the beginning of the end of your entire relationship. Читать дальше...

According to reports and a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, electric vehicle maker Tesla has bought a shit tonne of Bitcoin, and might even accept the perennial cryptocurrency as payment for its cars at some point in the future. The SEC filing, made earlier today, disclosed that Tesla has bought $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin, pushing its price to over $40,000 in the process. The EV company is also reportedly entertaining the idea of letting customers use the cryptocurrency to buy its cars in the future. Читать дальше...

Tesla has bought $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin according to an SEC filing. This news has caused Bitcoin’s value to rise over 10%. At the time of writing, bitcoin’s price was over $42,000. In the filing, the company said that it may acquire and hold digital assets from time to time or long-term: In January 2021, we updated our investment policy to provide us with more flexibility to further diversify and maximize returns on our cash that is not required to maintain adequate operating liquidity. As part of the policy... Читать дальше...

We are hardly in the second month of the year, and we’re already seeing phone makers fling their flagship devices into the market. Last month, Samsung released its Galaxy S21 series. Now, Xiaomi has thrown its hat in the ring with the new Mi 11.  The new model sports a 108-megapixel camera and 6.81-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. Technically, this phone was launched last year in China. But the company is unveiling the global variant today. Before we talk more about the phone, let’s look at its impressive specsheet... Читать дальше...

This article was originally published by Christopher Carey on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates follow Cities Today on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube, or sign up for Cities Today News. The UK government has pledged £20 million (US$27.4 million) to help local authorities install 4,000 on-street electric chargers over the next two years. The funding, provided through its On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme... Читать дальше...

Nothing gets the Yanks riled up quite like when another country is doing something better than they are. General Motors played into that trope with its latest commercial by showing off how much better Norway is at doing EVs than the US is. It comes across more as a call to arms for the US to take the electric vehicle fight to Norway, but really, it’s just a cleverly disguised advert showing off key GM EVs, that are still some years away from sale. It also had Will Ferrell in it, people seemed pretty pumped about that. Читать дальше...