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Algorithms create foundry-ready photonic circuits

Photonic microchips can process data at extremely high speeds and are embedded in a wide variety of today's technologies. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) and Harvard University have now succeeded in developing three functional components

J Mascis Makes Opry Debut

Last week, John R. Miller's new alt-country LP The Great Unknowing (recorded at Leon Russell's legendary Church Studio in Tulsa) came out digitally. The acclaimed Appalachian musician returned to the Grand Ole Opry last night and introduced a "monumentally influential

You can’t ignore Google Zero anymore

The web and Google once had a deal: Google collects data and indexes webpages and in exchange sends oceans of traffic to websites. The deal wasn't perfect and certainly made Google more money than it made the websites, but it worked for a long time. Now, however, the deal seems

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Daphni Shares Surprise New EP hav u a sec

Earlier this year, Caribou's Dan Snaith released Butterfly , his latest album under his electronic moniker Daphni. But Snaith's creative momentum hasn't waned. After his latest album, he made the song "hav u a sec," which he initially played during his live set at London's

Costa Rican Below-the-Line Talents to Track

It’s been a long time coming but Costa Rica can now claim an Oscar-nominated below-the-line talent, sound and music editor Felipe Pacheco, who was recognized for his sound editing work on Ryan Coogler’s multi-Oscar winning “Sinners.” Based in Los Angeles, he moved there after

Meta is making its AI chatbot more like an assistant

Meta is upgrading its AI chatbot with new productivity features in a bid to compete with rivals like Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude. The update will allow Meta AI to tap into your calendar to help you plan events and generate daily briefings, as well as perform in-depth research

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When Stupid Was a Diagnosis

A dark history that is in danger of returning as support for people with disabilities withers The post When Stupid Was a Diagnosis appeared first on Nautilus .