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A 54-year-old New Jersey woman has become the second living person to receive a genetically engineered pig kidney. The surgery, carried out at NYU Langone Health on April 12, also involved transplanting the pig’s thymus gland to help prevent rejection. The patient, Lisa Pisano, had a mechanical heart pump implanted days before getting the transplant. …
Qualcomm Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X series of chips promises to be the company’s first that can go toe-to-toe with Apple Silicon, and the PC ecosystem is reacting accordingly. Microsoft reportedly plans for the Arm version of its next Surface tablet to be the flagship, and major apps like Chrome and Dropbox have recently released Arm-native Windows …
The Trustworthy Language Model draws on multiple techniques to calculate its scores. First, each query submitted to the tool is sent to several different large language models. Cleanlab is using five versions of DBRX, an open-source large language model developed by Databricks, an AI firm based in San Francisco. (But the tech will work with …
Two veteran security experts are launching a startup that aims to help other makers of cybersecurity products to up their game in protecting Apple devices. Their startup is called DoubleYou, the name taken from the initials of its co-founder, Patrick Wardle, who worked at the U.S. National Security Agency between 2006 and 2008. Wardle then …
WhatsApp nearby sharing feature WhatsApp continues to work on its nearby sharing feature as seen in this report by WABetaInfo. The latest update shows a more refined view of the feature. Before using this feature, WhatsApp presents a list of permissions required to share files with others. You’ll have to give WhatsApp access to your …
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has just finalized rules aimed at slashing greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. But it still doesn’t crack down on the nation’s fleet of gas-fired power plants. That’s a big omission considering the US gets 43 percent of its electricity from gas, more than from any other source of energy. …
Zack Snyder’s next project for Netflix has been unveiled – and, sorry Rebel Moon fans, but it isn’t a third movie that’s set in his epic, Star Wars-like universe. In fact, Snyder’s new production couldn’t be more different from his latest film duology for Netflix. Indeed, it’s called Twilight of the Gods, it’s a Norse …
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR T-Mobile is making some important changes to its SIM change process to make SIM swap scams much harder. A new Account Change Engine determines the legitimacy of SIM change requests. Customers now also need to confirm a SIM change instead of denying the SIM change under the previous system. …
Alvin Bragg, Manhattan’s District Attorney, wants to meet with YouTube CEO Neal Mohan to discuss why the website allows the posting of videos on how to manufacture “ghost guns” and why its algorithm is pushing them to underage viewers who watch video game content. Ghost guns are firearms assembled using 3D-printed parts or components purchased …
The Government of British Columbia has put a hold on its online harms bill following an agreement with the major social media platforms. In a joint statement with representatives from Meta, TikTok, X (Twitter) and Snap, Premiere David Eby said the government and these groups will form an online safety action table to discuss “tangible …