🙈 Useless Fact of the Day
A `jiffy` is a unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
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The NHS in England has introduced an AI tool at all stroke centers, reducing the time between patient arrival and treatment by one hour. This technology triples the recovery rate, helping 50% of stroke patients avoid serious disability.
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Scientists developed Delphi-2M, an AI tool predicting a person's risk of more than 1,000 diseases up to 20 years in advance. Trained on anonymized data from over 2 million patients, it uses medical histories and lifestyle factors to generate forecasts.
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Google DeepMind achieved a milestone: their Gemini 2.5 AI model solved a complex real-world problem faster than human programmers at an international competition, marking a significant advancement towards artificial general intelligence. The model ranked second overall despite failing two tasks.
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Colossal Biosciences claims a pivotal advance in 'de-extincting' the dodo using gene-editing and surrogates from chickens. They aim to reintroduce thousands to Mauritius within a decade. Critics warn of moral hazards and ecological implications in reviving extinct species.
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Icarus Robotics, co-founded by Ethan Barajas and Jamie Palmer, aims to alleviate ISS astronauts' heavy logistical burden by using dexterous robots. They've raised $6.1 million to develop a fan-propelled robot with two jaw-gripper arms. Initial tests show promise, with plans for future flight testing and eventual full autonomy to support space missions.
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🌱 Good First GitHub Issue
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Language:
Repository: Pharo
(A dynamic reflective pure object-oriented language supporting live programming inspired by Smalltalk.)
Why: Simple change with clear instructions; great for understanding class behavior.
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⭐ 3706, 🖖 341
AdalFlow: The library to build & auto-optimize LLM applications.
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⭐ 893, 🖖 41
SQLiteData: A fast, lightweight replacement for SwiftData using SQL and CloudKit
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⭐ 4376, 🖖 113
Scale and orchestrate RivetKit
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⭐ 1939, 🖖 167
AMD Open Source Driver for Vulkan project is discontinued
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⭐ 2020, 🖖 165
Speakr is a personal, self-hosted web application designed for transcribing audio recordings
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