• Wed, December 11, 2024

by: Business Standard

IISc and Ittiam Systems to Collaborate at the Frontiers of AI Research

Ittiam Systems today announced that it has signed a three-year agreement with Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to extend its ongoing CSR partnership to exciting new areas at the cutting edge of Artificial Intelligence research and IISc's flagship BTech program in Mathematics & Computing.

by: Jakarta Globe

Bappenas Launches White Paper on Human Resources Needs for Indonesia's 2045 Vision

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'The real revolution is yet to come': Meta AI chief Yann LeCun on the future of AI

"The real AI revolution has not yet arrived," LeCun stated during his opening speech, adding that AI is poised to redefine how humans interact with technology. "In the near future, every single one of our interactions with the digital world will be mediated by AI assistants," he said, envisioning systems with intelligence on par with humans.

by: The Center Square

Biden administration awards over $6B in CHIPS funding

The Biden-Harris administration has awarded semiconductor design company Micron Technology up to $6.165 billion in direct funding through the CHIPS Incentives Program.

by: The Jakarta Post

US finalizes $6.1 billion Micron chip-making subsidy

President Joe Biden's administration has finalized a series of subsidies, including a $7.86 billion award for Intel, $6.6 billion for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's US unit and $1.5 billion for GlobalFoundries.

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Recapitalisation: ASSIBIFI president underscores impact on banking industry

Olusoji Oluwole, president, Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSIBIFI) said that the body

by: Popular Science

Bentley hybridizes its Flying Spur and boosts its range to 515 miles

The Flying Spur is hand built at Bentley's "Dream Factory" in the UK, which includes a new design center, paint shop, and battery-electric vehicle assembly line. This facility is streamlined for sustainability, reducing carbon emissions, saving water, and lowering the temperature in the paint shop to conserve energy.

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STEM Marketing Awards 2025: introducing the judging panel

Leaders from the likes of EA Technology, McLaren, WSP, Thermo Fisher and many more are gearing up to join an independent judging panel for the STEM Marketing

by: Irish Examiner

Humpback whale makes record journey of more than 13,000km from South America to Africa

Research done with the help of citizen science shows male humpback completed almost twice the typical migration distance

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10,000 years ago, people were brewing rice beer in China

An international team of archaeologists discovered evidence of rice beer production dating back approximately 10,000 years at the Shangshan archaeological site in Zhejiang Province, China, according to a report by Science.

by: Yahoo

'Naked, animal terror': Why The Stone Tape is the most chilling Christmas special ever made

Ahead of Christmas 1972, the BBC's head of plays, Chris Morahan, asked writer Nigel Kneale for a ghost story. This was one year after the BBC had broadcast the first entry of A Ghost Story for Christmas,

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Hilda Abena Wilson: Ghanaian Lady's Academic Brilliance Honoured at UCC Graduation Ceremony

A young Ghanaian lady, known as Hilda Abena Wilson, has achieved academic excellence at the 57th Congregation of the University of Cape Coast (UCC).

by: Nature

Five countries having a clear impact on the latest materials-science research

From 2019 to 2023, there was a 25% increase in the number of articles in the database related to the subject and last year these papers represented 27.2% of all research in its journals. In terms of the countries publishing this research,

by: IFLScience

Can You Crack The UK Spy Agency's Christmas Code-Breaking Challenge?

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by: Nuclear Engineering International

Togo to establish Atomic Energy Commission

Following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with US-based start-up NANO Nuclear Energy Togolese President of Faure

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As Dr. Mark Dertzbaugh Retires, MRDC Honors His Thirty-Plus Years of Service

For Dr. Mark Dertzbaugh, who retired Tuesday as the Principal Assistant for Research and Technology at the Medical Research and

by: FOX59 News

State Board of Education approves changes to Indiana high school diploma requirements

On Wednesday, the Indiana State Board of Education unanimously approved the final draft of new high school diploma requirements for Hoosier students. The new requirements

by: Popular Mechanics

Mathematicians Casually Discovered Two New Infinities

Mathematicians have long known that there are many kinds of infinities (technically, there are an infinity of them). Mathematicians revealed two new kinds of infinity—called exacting and ultra-exacting—infinities that appear to contradict foundational mathematics.

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Chinook crew from RAF Odiham inspire school students

A Chinook crew, from RAF Odiham, flew to three different schools to inspire the next generation in all aspects of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Flight Lieutenant Boyd, Flig

by: The Economist

Machine translation is almost a solved problem. Making it perfect will be a hard problem

Machine translation has become so reliable and ubiquitous so fast that many users no longer see it. The first computerised translations were attempted more than 70 years ago, when an IBM computer was programmed with a vocabulary of 250 words of English and Russian and six grammatical rules.

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Rural Areas Offer Unique Opportunities for STEM Education, But Targeted Resources, Connectivity, and Training Needed

Rural areas offer unique opportunities for science, technology, engineering, and math education. A new report offers a road map for increasing access to STEM learning experiences for students in rural communities and supporting STEM workforce development.

by: NextBigFuture

IBMs Using Largest Quantum Computers With Largest Supercomputers

IBM is using the largest quantum computers with the largest supercomputers. They have already use these hybrid systems to advance science like larger accurate

by: GMA Network

Senators 'sad, disappointed' over cuts in 2025 budget

Several senators on Wednesday expressed disappointment over the cuts in funding for some items in the final version of the General Appropriations Bill (GAB) which contains the P6.352-trillion national budget for 2025.

by: SciTech Daily

Revolutionary Microrobots Shrink Tumors in Groundbreaking Study

Researchers at Caltech have developed bioresorbable acoustic microrobots (BAM) capable of delivering therapeutic drugs precisely to targeted areas within the body. These spherical hydrogel-based microrobots,

by: Daily Express

Microscopic bubble-like 'robots' could soon deliver drugs in the human body

A US team has developed microscopic bubble-like bots the diameter of a human hair that can carry a drug and magnetic nanoparticles, allowing scientists to guide them to a desired location using an external magnetic field. When the bots reach their target, they remain there while the drug diffuses out.

by: The Economist

AI can bring back a person's own voice

But when Pedro speaks, his lightly accented English flows with ease. His voice is generated by an artificial-intelligence model, trained on clips recorded before he lost his speech. His words, too, are generated, by a large language model ( LLM) fine-tuned on his writing.

by: The Daily Star

3 sent to jail in Pabna over gang-rape of PUST student

A Pabna court today sent three people to jail in a case filed over the gang rape of a student of Pabna University of Science and Technology (PUST) in the district's Sadar upazila

by: NextBigFuture

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by: Indiatimes

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by: Daily Express

Top 10 tech devices over-65s are hesitant to try, including VR and smart meters

A Smart Energy GB survey of adults aged 65 and over found 25% of seniors would like to get better at using technology

by: NextBigFuture

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by: Indiatimes

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by: The Economist

Carbon emissions from tourism are rising disproportionately fast

Researchers, led by Ya-Yen Sun at the University of Queensland, in Australia, found that between 2009 and the start of the covid-19 pandemic in 2020, global emissions from tourism grew by an average of 3.

by: New Scientist

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Dartmouth students build and code robots in STEM challenge

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Japan unveils AI-powered human washing machine at Expo 2025

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by: MSN

UK military successfully tests laser weapons for shooting down UAVs

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U.S. Finalizes More Than $6 Billion Micron Subsidy For Semiconductor Facilities

The U.S. Department of Commerce has finalized a nearly $6 billion subsidy for Micron Technology to support domestic semiconductor facility construction in New York and Idaho. This funding is among the largest under the CHIPS and Science Act and is expected to create over 20,

by: MSN

Japan unveils AI-powered human washing machine for 2025 expo

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Cyanide won't be used on Leadville mine waste in proposed gold extraction and cleanup project, company says

A company that wants to extract gold from piles of decades-old mining waste outside Leadville no longer plans to use cyanide in its processes after hearing concerns from locals about the toxic chemical.

by: MSN

US Finalises More Than $6.1 Billion Chips Subsidy for Micron Technology

The US Department of Commerce has finalised a subsidy of more than $6.1 billion for memory chip maker Micron Technology to support the construction of several domestic semiconductor facilities, according to a White House statement on Tuesday.

IISc and Ittiam Systems to Collaborate at the Frontiers of AI Research

Ittiam Systems today announced that it has signed a three-year agreement with Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to extend its ongoing CSR partnership to exciting new areas at the cutting edge of Artificial Intelligence research and IISc's flagship BTech program in Mathematics & Computing.
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and ITTIAM Systems have entered into a strategic partnership to advance AI research, focusing on developing next-generation AI technologies. This collaboration aims to leverage IISc's academic expertise and ITTIAM's industry experience to push the boundaries in areas like computer vision, natural language processing, and edge AI. The partnership will facilitate joint research projects, exchange of knowledge, and the development of AI solutions tailored for real-world applications, particularly in enhancing the capabilities of edge devices. This initiative is expected to contribute significantly to India's technological landscape by fostering innovation and creating AI-driven solutions that can operate efficiently on devices with limited computational resources.

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