Italy became the first country to ban ChatGPT.

The local regulator accused the developers of the bot of violating the law on personal data. Changes to the work of the OpenAI AI assistant must be made within 20 days or they will pay a large fine. OpenAI denies all accusations, but the case goes to court and subsequent proceedings, for which the company will be obliged to suspend the development of ChatGPT. And it can take years.

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April 9, 2023

Artificial meteor showers.

The Japanese corporation ALE will launch a satellite into orbit in 2025, the only purpose of which is to create artificial meteor showers. The satellite will release bursts of tiny metal particles that, according to the creators, are harmless, but completely simulate a meteor shower for observers from Earth. The goal is called "Creating an opportunity for every inhabitant of the planet to enjoy one of the most beautiful natural processes."

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April 8, 2023

Razer has announced the world's first mouse with a built-in shaver and branded RGB lighting.

The mouse is equipped with ultra-thin and ultra-sharp micro-blades that provide a close shave and does not irritate the skin, while the ergonomic shape speeds up the shaving process, freeing up time for games.

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April 7, 2023

Mobile communications and the Internet may soon appear on the moon.

Mobile communications and the Internet may soon appear on the moon. This was announced by the Finnish company Nokia, which, together with NASA, plans to deploy an LTE / 4G mobile network on the Moon as part of the preparation for the Artemis space mission. The equipment for this will be delivered by the SpaceX spacecraft in the coming months.

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April 7, 2023

The Japanese have learned how to make plastic from factory waste.

Scientists from Osaka University have figured out how to synthesize plastic from low concentrations of carbon dioxide - like in the exhaust gases of power plants and factories. The technology in the future will help to establish the production of plastic from waste. This will make it cheaper and more environmentally friendly.

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April 7, 2023

Scientists have recorded the ultrasound emitted by plants in danger.

The researchers recorded the sounds made by tomatoes and tobacco grown in greenhouses. Healthy plants made clicks and pops that became much more frequent when the plants were deprived of water or stems were cut. Sounds are audible up to five meters away, but they are in the range of 40 to 80 kHz, which a person cannot hear. However, insects and small mammals can perceive such frequencies. Most likely, the sounds occur when the vessels of plants are destroyed, forming air bubbles. It is unlikely that these sounds are an attempt at communication, but other animals can receive information when they hear them.

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April 7, 2023

Chinese students were sent on vacation to fall in love.

Nine vocational colleges in China will send their students on spring break so they can find a mate. So the authorities hope to increase the birth rate in the country. Other organizations come up with their own ways to increase the birth rate. The companies provide 30 days of "marriage leave" and invite urban women to date older rural bachelors.

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April 5, 2023

297 billion tons of water have been found on the moon.

In the journal Nature, an article was published by Chinese scientists who studied rock samples collected by the Chang'e-5 rover. A lot of water was found in fragments of impact glass formed during the collision of the Moon with a meteorite. Which allows us to assume its presence in tons of glass available on the satellite. Specifically, for every gram - 0.002 grams of water. Which in terms of the moon as a whole gives a huge water mass.

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April 5, 2023

Google developer Jeff Delany connected his brain to ChatGPT-4 using a Crown device.

The device reads brain waves, connects to the phone and receives a response from AI. Jeff also trained the AI to turn on at the thought of a lemon. Crown developers have already reacted to Jeff's experiment, calling it insane and noting that the number of people who want to buy Crown has increased.

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April 5, 2023

A lethal fungus for plants first infected humans.

A 61-year-old man from India fell victim to a fungus that was previously considered dangerous only for plants. He complained of coughing, hoarseness, difficulty swallowing and constant fatigue. Eventually, doctors found Chondrostereum purpureum in his trachea, causing the abscess. The patient was miraculously cured without complications, and now doctors are trying to figure out how he managed to get infected.

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April 2, 2023

Sea currents are slowing down dramatically due to the melting of glaciers.

Sea currents are driven in part by the downward movement of cold, dense salt water near Antarctica. But due to the melting of glaciers, sea water becomes less salty and dense, and these processes are slowing down. Scientists say that sea currents in the northern and southern hemispheres have been relatively stable for thousands of years. According to calculations, now they can be reduced immediately by 40% by 2050. Currents carry heat, oxygen, carbon and nutrients around the globe. Their slowdown could lead to cooling in Europe, as well as reduce the ability of the ocean to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

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April 2, 2023

Female hamster rats were able to close up the entrance to the vagina.

During the study, the researchers followed 51 female hamster rats. In seventeen individuals, 23 cases of opening and re-closing of the vagina were recorded. The authors of the experiment noticed that when a female with an open vagina died in a colony where only females lived, seven of her neighbors opened the previously closed entrances. This happened within two months. This is probably how they reacted to the change in their status, because otherwise the living conditions remained the same. According to scientists, this study clearly shows that in some species of mammals, the reproductive system is plastic even in adulthood.

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April 2, 2023

Australian company Vow has created meatballs from an extinct mammoth.

The goal of the project is to demonstrate the potential of cage-raised meat without slaughter. The company decided to make mammoth meatballs because it is a symbol of biodiversity loss and climate change. It is believed that this animal became extinct due to human hunting and warming after the last ice age. No one has yet tried mammoth meatballs, since it is not known how the immune system of a modern person will react to an unusual protein. However, the experiment demonstrated the potential of cultured meat.

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April 2, 2023

Enthusiasts have launched the Wavtool service, which can create music using text commands.

The main feature in the dialogue with the chatbot, which can be given commands that change the composition: ask to add some instrument, change the sound, or make the composition loop. It looks just amazing, while the "manual" interaction with the track is minimal. And most importantly - completely free.

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April 2, 2023

Robot Digital.

At the exhibition "Digit Wow V4" presented the latest development of the company "Such Design Much Human" - the robot Digit. It is able to perform various tasks, helping to improve the quality of life of people. For example, it can lift and carry objects weighing up to 16 kilograms and work up to 16 hours. The robot received an improved algorithm and mechanisms, thanks to which it can perform its functions more accurately and more reliably. Digit can be used both to help in everyday life, and in the field of production and logistics.

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April 2, 2023

In honor of the 25th anniversary of Harry Potter, a coin with Hogwarts was issued in Britain.

The Royal Mint of Great Britain, in honor of the 25th anniversary of the first edition of JK Rowling's book "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", has released different denominations of coins with Hogwarts - a fictional school of witchcraft and wizardry. This is the final coin of the series. Before that, coins came out with Harry himself, the King's Cross train and Professor Dumbledore. The price of a coin with Hogwarts depends on the material - from 11 pounds sterling (about a thousand rubles) for an ordinary metal one to 5215 pounds (about 500 thousand rubles) for a gold one.

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April 2, 2023

Tesla autopilot saves from an accident.

There are new details of the accident from the viral video. The author of the video was driving a Tesla and filmed the moment of the accident. Because of the autopilot, Tesla did not hit the wheel and crashed into the flying up and overturned Kia. And the video was recorded thanks to the TeslaCam video camera system, which records the surroundings of the car in the event of an accident.

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April 2, 2023

Showed Redmi Note 12 Turbo in the style of Harry Potter.

In terms of characteristics, the model is no different from the base model: Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 and thin bezels, and it comes with a ton of themed merchandise for fans. In addition, you can buy Redmi Buds 4 headphones in a themed design with a leather case for your smartphone.

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April 2, 2023

Serious danger to all mankind.

More than a thousand well-known scientists and technologists, including Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak, have published an open letter demanding that the training of artificial intelligence systems more powerful than GPT-4 be suspended. Extensive research has shown that such systems with intelligence that compete with humans can pose a serious danger to all of humanity.

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March 31, 2023

ChatGPT saved the dog: the guy shared on Twitter the story that happened to him and his pet Sassi.

The veterinarian was unable to correctly diagnose Cooper's animal and offered to just wait. Saved by a blood sample: the owner threw the results of the analysis into the neural network and asked what kind of disease it could be. After the standard excuse "I'm a neural network, not a veterinarian", ChatGPT suggested that the dog had immune-mediated hemolytic anemia. With this diagnosis, Cooper went to another doctor, who confirmed the assumption of the neural network. Now Sassi is completely healthy and everything is fine with him.

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March 31, 2023