Microsoft's new AI training method eliminates bloated system prompts without sacrificing model performance

Microsoft researchers have developed On-Policy Context Distillation (OPCD), a training method that permanently embeds ...
CNN

Hollywood, please stop method dressing!

For the past few years now, movie stars have publicized their films in promotional drag called “method dressing.” Picking up on the themes or cliches of their films, they appear on the red carpet in ...
CNN

I’ve had the viral Shark CryoGlow LED Mask for over a year. Here’s why it’s the only one I’ll ever use

LED masks seem to be the “it” skin care device of the moment. In general, they’ve been shown to stimulate skin’s collagen and elastin production using specific wavelengths of light, which correlate to ...
The New York Times

New Method Can Find Hidden Eggs to Aid in Fertility Treatment

A study reported that the conventional method of searching follicular fluid didn’t find all the eggs. The new technology found extra eggs more than half the time. A viable egg found by the OvaReady ...
KUTV

Proposed Provo data center raises questions about power use

PROVO, Utah (KUTV) — A new data center could be coming to Provo as a developer is in the early stages of planning to build one. However, the effort is raising a lot of questions—like how this will ...
American Institute of Physics

Using deep learning to better forecast tropical cyclone tracks and intensities

Integrating deep learning with traditional forecasting techniques can improve early warning systems by capitalizing on each approach’s respective advantages.
Redmondmag.com

Microsoft Research: No Foolproof Method Exists for Detecting AI-Generated Media

Microsoft has released a new research report warning that no single technology can reliably distinguish AI-generated content from authentic media, and that deepening reliance on any one method risks ...
WHYY

How much water do data centers use? One in Delaware City could use up to 20 million gallons a year

File - In this Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, photo, a woman stands at her well at her property on the outskirts of The Dalles, Oregon. She said the water table that her well draws from dropped 15 feet in the ...
KXAN

Texas regulators will ask data centers to begin reporting their water usage

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Utility regulators in Texas will start asking data centers and crypto-mining operations statewide within a narrow timeframe to share information about how much water they’re using and ...
News 8000

Surprise US military plans to use counter-drone laser triggered El Paso airspace closure, sources say

Washington (CNN) — A Pentagon plan to use a high-energy, counter-drone laser without having coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration about potential risks to civilian flights prompted ...
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Banning phones in Kansas schools has bipartisan support. So why is a proposed law stalling?

This article has been updated to reflect actions taken after publication. At the start of the year, a proposal to ban cell phones in K-12 Kansas schools seemed to enjoy the same kind of bipartisan ...