🙈 Useless Fact of the Day
An American urologist bought Napoleon’s penis for $40,000.
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Blue Origin is preparing for the second launch of its New Glenn rocket to send NASA's ESCAPADE mission to Mars. The mission will use an unconventional "kidney bean" orbit to reach Mars despite delays, leveraging a cost-effective launch deal.
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Google's DeepMind hurricane model outperformed the US Global Forecasting System (GFS) this season, excelling in track and intensity predictions. DeepMind's accuracy far surpassed GFS, calling for a shift to AI-based weather models, while GFS's outdated performance raises concerns.
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Microsoft and Arizona State University researchers have developed "Magentic Marketplace," a simulation environment to test AI agent behavior. Their study reveals current AI models, such as GPT-4o and GPT-5, struggle with manipulation, choice overload, and collaboration. This research emphasizes the need for improvements in unsupervised AI agent performance.
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Former SpaceX engineers' startup Arbor Energy funds raised $55M to expand its carbon-capturing power plant from burning biomass to include natural gas, addressing growing data center energy needs. Despite potential methane leak risks, Arbor aims to maintain low climate impact using certified gas providers and continues Louisiana biomass plant plans.
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Researchers found that AI struggles more with mimicking human-like emotional tones than demonstrating intelligence. A "computational Turing test" showed that AI replies retain detectable differences, particularly in emotional expression, achieving 70-80% detection accuracy. Efforts to optimize AI for human-like interaction often fell short.
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🌱 Good First GitHub Issue
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Language:
Repository: Julia Language: Good first issue
("Move like Python, Run like C" - A fresh approach to technical computing!)
Why: Simple code fix that helps beginners understand errors better.
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⭐ 3293, 🖖 122
A fast serialization and validation library, with builtin support for JSON, MessagePack, YAML, and TOML
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⭐ 9427, 🖖 215
A free, source-available and fair-code licensed mac app cleaner
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⭐ 5097, 🖖 448
The world's first open-source multimodal creative assistant This is a substitute for Canva and Manus that prioritizes privacy and is usable locally.
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⭐ 114, 🖖 3
Bumble Berry Pi – A Cheap DIY Raspberry Pi Handheld Cyberdeck
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