Author: bigboss
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Google Images introduces a new feature: the ability to create ‘live photos’ – here’s what that entails
1. Google’s Imagen tool can create text-to-live photos, allowing users to generate four-second videos at 360×360 resolution with 24 frames per second. 2. The tool is adept at generating various themes like nature, food imagery, and animals, with the ability to add or remove elements from an image and create a wider field of view.…
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How the BESS industry is prioritizing safety measures in the field
1. Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are perceived as fire and explosion hazards by some local communities in the US and UK. 2. Trina Solar, a leading solar PV manufacturer, has launched Trina Storage, a BESS subsidiary that focuses on manufacturing quality and product design to minimize safety risks. 3. Trina’s latest BESS solution, Elementa…
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Is Miami’s Upper-Class Suburbs Transforming into the Next Beverly Hills?
– The most expensive neighborhood in America is Gables Estates in Coral Gables, Florida, with a typical home costing $21.2 million – Before the pandemic, Beverly Hills Gateway had the distinction of being the most expensive neighborhood in America – Florida now boasts seven of the 10 most expensive neighborhoods in the US, with tech…
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Assessment of ‘Thames-to-grid’ technology in UK innovation project
1. Electric Thames project is a collaboration between UK Power Networks, LCP Delta, and Marine Zero to assess the feasibility of using electric vessels to feed stored electricity back into London’s power grid. 2. Battery-powered vessels on the Thames would store green energy when it is cheap and feed it back to the grid during…
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What Has Been Announced at Google Cloud Next 2024 as of Now
1. Google’s Cloud Next 2024 event in Las Vegas featured new cloud-focused news on AI, devops, and security. 2. Google introduced new tools like Gemini Code Assist and Google Vids to enhance Google Workspace. 3. Google showcased new AI features like Imagen 2, Vertex AI Agent Builder, and Gemini in Databases, as well as open-source…
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TEXEL Energy AB and Jord AB strengthen their partnership and collaboration
– TEXEL Energy is investing in Jord AB to adapt its energy production technology for generating electricity from Jord’s C4 grass pellets and briquettes. – Jord currently cultivates C4 grass in Senegal and the Dominican Republic, with the aim of converting it into renewable fuel for energy production. – The partnership between TEXEL and Jord…
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Deep dive into Gemma running on Google Kubernetes Engine
1. Gemma on GKE now supports TPUs for optimizing inference performance 2. JetStream is the recommended TPU inference stack for LLM inference on Google Cloud TPUs 3. GKE also supports GPUs with frameworks like vLLM and Text Generation Inference for serving LLMs Google Cloud now supports Gemma on GKE with both TPUs and GPUs, providing…
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US Grid Could Potentially Double Electricity Capacity by Replacing Wires
1. The US electrical grid needs modernization to meet the increasing demand for power from electric vehicles, green steel, data centers, and heat pumps. 2. New technologies like the “magic ball” from Heimdall and advanced conductors for reconductoring can increase the capacity of transmission lines and allow for more clean electricity from renewable sources. 3.…
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Sanctions Possible for Elon Musk’s Lawyer Due to Deposition Conduct
– Alex Spiro faces potential sanctions over behavior during Elon Musk’s deposition – Opposing lawyer accuses Spiro of acting “astonishingly unprofessional” – Deposition is part of lawsuit accusing Musk of falsely linking man to neo-Nazi group Elon Musk’s personal attorney, Alex Spiro, is facing potential sanctions over his behavior during a recent deposition related to…
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OpenAI releases an updated and improved version of GPT-4-Turbo, set to arrive on ChatGPT soon.
– OpenAI released an update to GPT-4-Turbo with improved responses and analysis capabilities – The model includes AI vision technology for analyzing video, image, and audio content – The update aims to streamline workflows for developers and will eventually be added to consumer apps like ChatGPT OpenAI has released an update to its GPT-4-Turbo artificial…