Author: bigboss
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Sinopec finishes drilling China’s deepest geothermal exploration well
– Sinopec completed drilling China’s deepest geothermal exploration well – Milestone reveals mechanism of deep geothermal formation in South China – Sinopec to establish platform for research, education, and experimentation on deep geothermal resources in South China China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) has achieved a significant milestone by completing the drilling of China’s deepest…
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Adobe Firefly incorporated a multitude of images from Midjourney in the development of its ‘ethical AI’ model
1. Adobe’s artificial intelligence image generator Firefly was trained primarily on its own library of licensed stock images. 2. Some of the images used to train Firefly may have come from competitor Midjourney, which may have scraped images from the internet without licensing. 3. Despite the revelations, Adobe claims that all non-human pictures generated with…
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New Material May Double Solar Panel Efficiency
1. Follow CleanTechnica on Google News or sign up for daily news updates via email. 2. Scientists at Lehigh University have developed a quantum material that can double the efficiency of solar panels. 3. The new technology has the potential to significantly increase the output of solar farms and rooftop solar installations, contributing to a…
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Water storage facility in Australia to house 1GW pumped hydro station
1. ZEN Energy plans to convert Sydney’s biggest water storage facility into a pumped hydro station to provide stability to the local grid. 2. The Western Sydney Pumped Hydro project will be able to supply up to 1GW of clean energy on demand and support the local electric grid for eight continuous hours. 3. The…
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75 robotics companies with job openings
1. The post includes job openings at 75 different companies. 2. The number of job listings on the post has increased significantly. 3. The post creator finds it rewarding to hear about people getting hired through the post. Despite the tough job market, the author finds hope in compiling a list of job opportunities from…
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Even the Biggest Stars like Taylor Swift Still Use TikTok
– Taylor Swift’s catalog returned to TikTok despite a feud with her label Universal Music Group – Her return to TikTok comes before the release of her new album, showing the importance of the app for promoting new music – Swift’s ability to negotiate her own terms with TikTok highlights the importance for artists to…
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Final Rules Released by Bureau of Land Management for Renewable Energy Projects on Public Lands
– Final rules published by BLM will reduce rents and fees for renewable energy projects through 2035 – Lease terms for renewable projects will be extended to 50 years – Competitive leasing requirements will be removed in priority development areas, making it easier to develop energy storage projects on public lands The U.S. Bureau of…
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Gemini facilitates Oracle to PostgreSQL migration on Google Cloud
1. Support for Oracle-to-PostgreSQL migrations in Database Migration Service at Google Cloud Next ’23 2. Introduction of Gemini for Google Cloud at Google Cloud Next ’24, including Gemini in Databases feature 3. Preview of Gemini-assisted code and schema conversion for modernizing Oracle databases to PostgreSQL on Google Cloud, with assistive code explainability feature At Google…
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Equinor Partners with East Point Energy to Launch Battery Projects in Texas
1. Equinor is developing two BESS projects in Texas: Sunset Ridge and Citrus Flatts. 2. Sunset Ridge will connect to STEC’s distribution network in 2024, while Citrus Flatts is expected to be operational on AEP’s network in 2026. 3. Both projects will operate on a fully merchant basis with Danske Commodities providing optimisation services, and…
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OpenAI has enhanced ChatGPT with the powerful GPT-4 Turbo upgrade – here’s how it will benefit users
– ChatGPT has been upgraded to run on the new GPT-4-Turbo model with improved reasoning capabilities and a more conversational tone – The latest version of GPT-4-Turbo is only available to ChatGPT Plus subscribers – GPT-4-Turbo is the first in the GPT-4 family to include AI vision capabilities, putting OpenAI back at the top of…