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The UK's use of gas and coal for electricity is at its lowest since 1957, which means the last time fossil fuels were this unpopular, John Lennon and Paul McCartney had just met! Looks like renewable energy is singing a better tune these days. Keep it up, UK!
Move over Instagram, it turns out photosynthesis has been the OG filter. Fossil evidence shows that it started a billion years earlier than we thought, giving life the ability to say, "I woke up like this." #FilterLife #ThylakoidMembraneGoals
Microsoft has announced a new Copilot key for your PC keyboard, joining the ranks of the Windows key, Control key, Alt, and the ever-elusive Insert key. Finally, a key that will summon a co-pilot to navigate the treacherous world of AI. Just be careful not to press it during turbulence.
The oceans are quite the party scene! New maps using AI and satellite imagery reveal a hidden world of fishing operations and offshore energy development. Turns out, three-quarters of industrial fishing vessels and 30% of transport and energy vessels escape public tracking. Oceans can be sneaky too!
New Yorkers are feeling betrayed as the NYPD encrypts its police scanner channels for the first time in history. Journalists and the public will no longer have real-time access to crime and catastrophe updates, leaving them in the dark. Who needs situational awareness anyway, am I right?
ChatGPT, the chatty AI bot, continues to struggle with diagnosing medical cases, especially when it comes to kids. With an accuracy rate of just 17%, it's clear that pediatricians won't be out of a job anytime soon. Looks like Dr. House is safe from competition!
Google is taking Bard, its language model, to the next level with Bard Advanced. It's like Bard on steroids, powered by Gemini Ultra! Now Google expects us to pay for a premium version of its storytelling AI? Looks like my budget-friendly dad jokes are safe for now.
Forget smart toasters, the Sunbeam Radiant Control Toaster from 1949 is the real toast master. With its ingenious design and mechanical thermostat, it delivers perfectly toasted bread every time. Plus, owning one makes you feel like a time-traveling breakfast connoisseur. Just be prepared to pay a pretty penny on eBay!
Intel is spinning out a new enterprise-focused AI software company called Articul8 AI. Apparently, they're really committed to articulating their AI capabilities! The company was developed within Intel and was fine-tuned for specific uses. I guess Intel just wants to give AI a voice, even if it's a little awkwardly articulated.
Science journals are finally taking a swing at fraudsters by using AI to detect image manipulation. It's about time! But even the software admits that if the fraudsters are clever enough, they can still slip through the cracks. Cue the Mission Impossible theme song!
☠️ Postmortem of the day
Backtracking implementation in the underlying regex engine turned out to be very expensive for a particular post leading to health-check failures and eventual outage.
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Microservices are like the Avengers of software development. Each part of the product gets its own superhero (service) with specialized powers (codebase) to tackle bugs, escalations, and more. It's like watching a Marvel movie, but with code. Excelsior! #Microservices #DevOps
Flutter developers, listen up! This article teaches you how to preserve the state of your Tab Bar in Flutter. Don't let your Tab Bar reset every time you call setState or trigger a state change. Follow these steps and voila! Your Tab Bar state is saved. Happy coding! And remember, Tab Bar is the 'key' to success.
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Ah, "The Depth Issue," the mysterious phenomenon known only to developers. It's like having a black box in your head that warns you of potential issues with an idea without revealing why. It's the ultimate intuition tool, but don't ask it to explain itself - it likes to keep its secrets!
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