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Ursid Meteor Shower 2024: Dates, Viewing Tips, and Best Times
The Ursid Meteor Shower of 2024 will peak overnight from December 21 to 22, offering one last chance to catch a meteor display this year. The event, active from December 17 to 26, is expected to produce around 10 meteors per hour, with the best viewing conditions occurring before dawn on December 22. The shower's radiant point lies in the Ursa Mino...
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NASA Rockets Create Artificial Clouds Under Northern Lights in Norway
On November 10, 2024, NASA conducted a rocket launch in Norway that resulted in swirling artificial clouds beneath the aurora borealis. The experiment aimed to study energy flow through Earth’s atmosphere and observe how gravity waves behave. The launch occurred from Andøya Space Center, located in the Arctic Circle, offering ideal conditions fo...
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Google’s Project Green Light Leverages AI to Tackle Traffic Congestion and Reduce Emissions
Google Research is running a project that aims to mitigate the time one spends at the traffic light, especially at city intersections. The initiative, dubbed ‘Project Green Light’, is said to harness traffic engineering, coupled with artificial intelligence (AI), to improve the flow of traffic, tackle congestion and reduce fuel consumption – ...
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Portrait Mode Delivers ‘Unsatisfactory’ Images for Certain Skin Tones Due to AI Bias, Poor Tuning: Study
Portrait mode photography might have biases that lead to the image output for darker skin tones being of poor quality, a study claimed. The portrait mode effect on smartphones is digitally achieved by using depth-sensing technology to separate the subject from the background of the photo. However, the result can differ from impressive to unsatisfac...
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Midnight Scrolling? Study Links Smartphone Use Before Bed To Higher Diabetes Risk
A study from Monash University followed 85,000 individuals for nine years, discovering a significant link between nighttime light exposure and an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
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NASA to Reportedly Launch an 'Artificial Star' Satellite to Help Astronomers Study the Cosmos
NASA's groundbreaking Landolt Space Mission will revolutionize astronomy by launching an artificial star into Earth's orbit by 2029. This satellite, about the size of a loaf of bread, will enhance the precision of ground-based telescopes, providing astronomers with more accurate measurements of celestial objects. Equipped with eight lasers, the sat...
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Google Reportedly Starts Manually Taking Down Search Responses by AI Overviews
Google is manually removing the inaccurate responses to search queries generated by its new AI-powered search tool – Google Overviews. Reports of inaccurate responses have come to light in recent weeks and the company is now taking them down. Several search queries, which previously featured AI responses, now mention, “An AI Overview is not ava...
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Google Shares Developments for On-Device Generative AI Features in Android Devices
Google I/O 2024 shed light on the new artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives taken by the company and how it plans to integrate them within its Android platform. During sessions hosted for developers, the tech giant delved deeper into on-device AI developments that app makers will soon be able to tap into. It currently offers both server-based AI...
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Google Photos AI-Powered Editing Tools Magic Eraser, Magic Editor, More to Be Available for All Users
Google, in a major announcement, made the artificial intelligence (AI) editing tools on its Google Photos app available to all Android and iOS users on Wednesday. This includes the Magic Eraser, Photo Unblur, and Portrait light features introduced with the Pixel 7 series. Additionally, non-Pixel users will also get limited usage of the Magic Editor...
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Opera One AI-Powered Browser for iOS to Launch Soon in Europe, Following Apple’s DMA Move
AI-powered Opera One browser will soon be available for iPhone users in Europe, Opera stated in an official announcement. The announcement was made in light of Apple’s decision to allow non-WebKit-based third-party browsers in iOS to comply with the DMA. As a result, the AI assistant Aria will be available in the new version, and help users in an...
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Tecno Unveils W-Shaped Adjustable Physical Aperture, Liquid Telephoto Macro Lens and Universal Tone Technology
Tecno has unveiled three new camera technologies that are likely to feature in some of its future smartphones. These new technologies are claimed to improve the phone camera's output quality and offer users an enhanced imaging experience. According to the company, these features, aided by artificial intelligence, bionic vision, and other advancemen...
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'Power' Play? Congress Accuses HD Kumaraswamy Of Electricity Theft, Case Filed
Less than a month after he accused the Congress government of creating an artificial power shortage in Karnataka, a case has been filed against Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy for lighting up his house on Diwali using stolen power.
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Was Delhi Rain Artificial? Amid Social Media Chatter, What Minister Said
Light showers in Delhi and surrounding areas today morning have sparked discussions on social media on whether this was the artificial rain that the Aam Aadmi Party government had spoken of just a day ago.
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Is Refined Oil Ruining Your Health? Here's What You Need To Know
In simple language, refined oil is defined as one that is artificially processed to achieve a light and non-sticky texture. Read on for details.
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As Light Pollution Increases, Dark Sky Tourism Becomes Popular
The trend has become popular in other parts of the world too, like Australia and New Zealand.
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Ursid Meteor Shower 2024: Dates, Viewing Tips, and Best Times
The Ursid Meteor Shower of 2024 will peak overnight from December 21 to 22, offering one last chance to catch a meteor display this year. The event, active from December 17 to 26, is expected to produce around 10 meteors per hour, with the best viewing conditions occurring before dawn on December 22. The shower's radiant point lies in the Ursa Mino...
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NASA Rockets Create Artificial Clouds Under Northern Lights in Norway
On November 10, 2024, NASA conducted a rocket launch in Norway that resulted in swirling artificial clouds beneath the aurora borealis. The experiment aimed to study energy flow through Earth’s atmosphere and observe how gravity waves behave. The launch occurred from Andøya Space Center, located in the Arctic Circle, offering ideal conditions fo...
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Google’s Project Green Light Leverages AI to Tackle Traffic Congestion and Reduce Emissions
Google Research is running a project that aims to mitigate the time one spends at the traffic light, especially at city intersections. The initiative, dubbed ‘Project Green Light’, is said to harness traffic engineering, coupled with artificial intelligence (AI), to improve the flow of traffic, tackle congestion and reduce fuel consumption – ...
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Portrait Mode Delivers ‘Unsatisfactory’ Images for Certain Skin Tones Due to AI Bias, Poor Tuning: Study
Portrait mode photography might have biases that lead to the image output for darker skin tones being of poor quality, a study claimed. The portrait mode effect on smartphones is digitally achieved by using depth-sensing technology to separate the subject from the background of the photo. However, the result can differ from impressive to unsatisfac...
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Midnight Scrolling? Study Links Smartphone Use Before Bed To Higher Diabetes Risk
A study from Monash University followed 85,000 individuals for nine years, discovering a significant link between nighttime light exposure and an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
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NASA to Reportedly Launch an 'Artificial Star' Satellite to Help Astronomers Study the Cosmos
NASA's groundbreaking Landolt Space Mission will revolutionize astronomy by launching an artificial star into Earth's orbit by 2029. This satellite, about the size of a loaf of bread, will enhance the precision of ground-based telescopes, providing astronomers with more accurate measurements of celestial objects. Equipped with eight lasers, the sat...
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Google Reportedly Starts Manually Taking Down Search Responses by AI Overviews
Google is manually removing the inaccurate responses to search queries generated by its new AI-powered search tool – Google Overviews. Reports of inaccurate responses have come to light in recent weeks and the company is now taking them down. Several search queries, which previously featured AI responses, now mention, “An AI Overview is not ava...
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Google Shares Developments for On-Device Generative AI Features in Android Devices
Google I/O 2024 shed light on the new artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives taken by the company and how it plans to integrate them within its Android platform. During sessions hosted for developers, the tech giant delved deeper into on-device AI developments that app makers will soon be able to tap into. It currently offers both server-based AI...
-
Google Photos AI-Powered Editing Tools Magic Eraser, Magic Editor, More to Be Available for All Users
Google, in a major announcement, made the artificial intelligence (AI) editing tools on its Google Photos app available to all Android and iOS users on Wednesday. This includes the Magic Eraser, Photo Unblur, and Portrait light features introduced with the Pixel 7 series. Additionally, non-Pixel users will also get limited usage of the Magic Editor...
-
Opera One AI-Powered Browser for iOS to Launch Soon in Europe, Following Apple’s DMA Move
AI-powered Opera One browser will soon be available for iPhone users in Europe, Opera stated in an official announcement. The announcement was made in light of Apple’s decision to allow non-WebKit-based third-party browsers in iOS to comply with the DMA. As a result, the AI assistant Aria will be available in the new version, and help users in an...
-
Tecno Unveils W-Shaped Adjustable Physical Aperture, Liquid Telephoto Macro Lens and Universal Tone Technology
Tecno has unveiled three new camera technologies that are likely to feature in some of its future smartphones. These new technologies are claimed to improve the phone camera's output quality and offer users an enhanced imaging experience. According to the company, these features, aided by artificial intelligence, bionic vision, and other advancemen...
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'Power' Play? Congress Accuses HD Kumaraswamy Of Electricity Theft, Case Filed
Less than a month after he accused the Congress government of creating an artificial power shortage in Karnataka, a case has been filed against Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy for lighting up his house on Diwali using stolen power.
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Was Delhi Rain Artificial? Amid Social Media Chatter, What Minister Said
Light showers in Delhi and surrounding areas today morning have sparked discussions on social media on whether this was the artificial rain that the Aam Aadmi Party government had spoken of just a day ago.
-
Is Refined Oil Ruining Your Health? Here's What You Need To Know
In simple language, refined oil is defined as one that is artificially processed to achieve a light and non-sticky texture. Read on for details.
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As Light Pollution Increases, Dark Sky Tourism Becomes Popular
The trend has become popular in other parts of the world too, like Australia and New Zealand.
