Ford seeks patent for cars that ditch you if payments missed Timely application as delinquencies rise with interest rates. A patent application from automaker Ford was published last week for embedded vehicle systems that facilitate an automobile’s repossession, including autonomously moving it to a repossession agency. The patent [PDF], which was filed in August, covers more ways […]
by Molly Ruby | Medium-Tech A brief introduction to the intuition and methodology behind the chat bot you can’t stop hearing about. This gentle introduction to the machine learning models that power ChatGPT, will start at the introduction of Large Language Models, dive into the revolutionary self-attention mechanism that enabled GPT-3 to be trained, and […]
The “son of Concorde” is nearly here, and it is ready to eclipse its predecessor. by Will Lockett | Medium In 2003, the Concorde made its last flight, and since then, the skies have been devoid of supersonic passenger jets. Many attempts have been made to revive this monumental technology, but they are all too […]
by BREITBART NEWS Dec. 30 (UPI) — Revered actor Anthony Hopkins has been sober for 47 years and in a just-released video, he celebrated the accomplishment, while providing encouragement for others. In the video, Hopkins shared how his past struggles with alcohol took a toll on his life. “I just had to acknowledge one day […]
Evidence hints miners in Central Asia provided a crucial metal to Mediterranean rulers By Bruce Bower Long-distance supply chains, vulnerable to disruptions from wars and disease outbreaks, may have formed millennia before anyone today gasped at gas prices or gawked at empty store shelves. Roughly 3,650 to 3,200 years ago, herders and villagers who mined tin […]
Linux Mint 21.1 comes with a new default theme and several other refinements. by Rishabh Moharir | It’s FOSS Linux Mint 21 has received its first update as Linux Mint 21.1 “Vera.” If you want to learn about Linux Mint 21 “Venessa,” our official review should get you up to speed: This release is similar to the […]
What person destroyed their entire life by making one simple mistake? answered by José Alberto, INCO from University of Guadalajara Yes, of course. This is the story of Sam Ballard. This boy was a 19-year-old Rugby player. One day he was drinking with his friends when suddenly they saw that there was a slug crawling […]
by Ameya Paleja | Interesting Engineering The world’s first 11-bladed propeller has successfully completed its first test flight, its developer MT-Propeller said in a press release. This marks yet another first for the developer who has previously made five, seven, and nine-bladed propellers before. The propeller on an aircraft converts the rotational energy of the engine […]
By Cristian Agatie Li-Ion batteries power almost everything these days, thanks to their unique qualities. Although ubiquitous, they are not perfect, and research is underway to find better energy storage solutions. Aluminum-Sulfur batteries show promising characteristics, but progress has been limited. Researchers have been looking for decades to find the best battery cell formula. Right […]
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