🙈 Useless Fact of the Day
In a lifetime the average human produces enough quarts of spit to fill 2 swimming pools.
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Colossal CEO Ben Lamm explained at SXSW that the company aims to revive extinct species like the wooly mammoth, not dinosaurs like in Jurassic Park. Lamm emphasized a "de-extinction" toolkit for modern conservation, backed by significant venture capital and government interest.
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The recent hack of U.S. edtech giant PowerSchool, affecting over 62 million students and 9.5 million teachers, has led to significant data breaches. The hacker used a single compromised credential in December 2024. Many details, including the full extent and type of affected data, remain unclear despite ongoing investigations and various customer concerns.
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MIT scientists have developed a single-fiber computer with integrated sensors, promising to revolutionize health monitoring. Initially, US soldiers will benefit from this AI-enhanced technology, tested in Arctic conditions for real-time physiological tracking. Future goals include advanced computational capabilities for broader applications.
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A new study warns that microplastic pollution is significantly impacting global food supplies by reducing the photosynthesis capability of staple crops like wheat, maize, and rice. This might increase the number of people facing hunger by 400 million within two decades, emphasizing urgent pollution reduction efforts.
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⭐ 9340, 🖖 605
Toolkit for linearizing PDFs for LLM datasets/training
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⭐ 4342, 🖖 474
YuE: Open Full-song Music Generation Foundation Model, something similar to Suno.ai but open
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⭐ 22, 🖖 2
Llama-8B Teaches Itself Baby Steps to Deep Research Using RL
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⭐ 6251, 🖖 694
Mathematical Foundations of Reinforcement Learning
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⭐ 3111, 🖖 3067
ZMK Firmware Repository
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