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  • Bitter Pills: Why Medicines Taste So Bad

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    Bitter Pills: Why Medicines Taste So Bad #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #medicine #pills #bitter taste #flavor #pediatrics #adherence Most medicines taste bitter because the chemicals derive from plants and extra flavorings may interfere. Bitterness evolved to deter ingesting toxins, which is useful since drugs can also be toxic in large doses. Companies…

  • AI Can Spot Diabetes with 10 Seconds of Your Voice

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    AI Can Spot Diabetes with 10 Seconds of Your Voice #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #diabetes #detection #speech #AI #voice #pitch #mobile app Artificial intelligence can diagnose diabetes with up to 89% accuracy using less than 10 seconds of speech, a new study found. By analyzing vocal features like pitch, AI spotted diabetes-linked…

  • Magnets Implanted in Cows Prevent Hardware Disease

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    Magnets Implanted in Cows Prevent Hardware Disease #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #cows #cattle #magnets #hardware disease #reticulum #ingestion Farmers implant magnets called ‘cow magnets’ in cattle to prevent hardware disease. As cows may swallow metal pieces that can damage their stomachs, the magnets keep ingested metal stuck together in a ball to…

  • Dogs Prefer Food Over Toys, Study Finds

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    Dogs Prefer Food Over Toys, Study Finds #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #dogs #pets #training #food #toys #rewards #behavior When given a choice between their favorite food and favorite toy, most dogs will choose the food reward, according to new research. This preference for food could be useful knowledge when training dogs to…

  • Average Human Body Temperature Not 98.6 Degrees

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    Average Human Body Temperature Not 98.6 Degrees #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #body temperature #fever #normal range #individual variation #time of day #sex differences #machine learning #diabetes The long-held average human body temperature of 98.6F was found to be incorrect in a new Stanford study. Using a machine learning algorithm on a large…

  • Heat Source Found Under Moon Crater

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    Heat Source Found Under Moon Crater #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #Moon #crater #granite #volcano #heat source #radioactive #magma #caldera #lunar surface Scientists discovered a large granite rock buried beneath a crater on the far side of the moon that is emitting heat. This suggests ancient volcanic activity that formed granite from cooled…

  • Myanmar Junta Weaponizes Social Media Against Critics

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    Myanmar Junta Weaponizes Social Media Against Critics #shorts #Myanmar #military junta #surveillance #doxing #arrests #online censorship This just in: Myanmar’s brutal military junta is weaponizing social media to crack down on dissent. Gregoryovich reports that after the regime killed over 160 in an air strike, supporters of the victims were doxed and arrested. Researchers say…

  • Nvidia Aims to Expand Generative AI Dominance

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    Nvidia Aims to Expand Generative AI Dominance #shorts #Nvidia #TensorRT #generative AI #LLMs #GPUs #inference This just in: Nvidia is making moves to extend its lead in generative AI. Amyovich reports the computing powerhouse released software to accelerate large language models like GPT-4. Its new TensorRT toolkit aims to speed up AI inferencing on Nvidia’s…

  • US Clamps Down on Nvidias AI Chip Exports to China

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    US Clamps Down on Nvidias AI Chip Exports to China #shorts #Nvidia #AI chips #export controls #China #national security This just in: Nvidia’s plans to sell its latest AI chips to China just hit new roadblocks. Amyovich reports the US is expanding restrictions on exporting the most advanced artificial intelligence semiconductors overseas. Last year, limits…

  • NYC Mayors AI Calls Spark Backlash

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    NYC Mayors AI Calls Spark Backlash #shorts #Eric Adams #AI #robocalls #ethics #language #speech synthesis This just in: New York City mayor Eric Adams is under fire for using AI to make campaign calls in languages he doesn’t actually speak. Gregoryovich reports Adams has blasted thousands of robocalls in Spanish, Yiddish and Mandarin using text-to-speech.…