52 minutes ago UPDATE: Flood advisory issued for San Francisco and San Mateo counties until Friday evening, says the NWS

UPDATE: Flood advisory issued for San Francisco and San Mateo counties until Friday evening, says the NWS  San Luis Obispo Tribune

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83 minutes ago University of Texas, MIT and others announce free tuition for some undergraduates

Nearly half a dozen institutions of higher education announced plans this week to make tuition free for undergraduates whose families make below a certain income threshold, starting in fall 2025.

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2 hours ago Microsoft collaboration develops DroidSpeak for better communication between LLMs

A team of computer engineers and AI specialists at Microsoft, working with a pair of colleagues from the University of Chicago, has led to the development of a new language that allows LLMs to speak with one another more efficiently. The group has posted a paper outlining the ideas behind the new language, how it works and the sorts of improvements in efficiency it can lead to, on the arXiv preprint server.

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3 hours ago Consortium led by MIT, Harvard University, and Mass General Brigham spurs development of 408 MW of renewable energy

Projects in Texas and North Dakota support clean energy transition as MIT moves closer to 2026 net-zero goal.

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4 hours ago The unspoken rule of conversation that explains why AI chatbots feel so human

Earlier this year, a Hong Kong finance worker was tricked into paying US$25 million to scammers who had used deepfake technology to pretend to be the company's chief financial officer in a video conference call. Thinking the images on screen were his colleagues, the financier authorized the multimillion-dollar transfer to fraudsters posing as friends.

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4 hours ago One Of The Menendez Brothers Is Allegedly Cheating On His Wife With A 21

Convicted murderer Lyle Menendez has a lot of time behind bars as he spends his life (well, so far, at least) in prison. But he’s apparently not spending that time positively — like, by talking to his actual wife!! No, instead the 56-year-old  is reportedly having a full-blown affair with a 21-year-old English college student, according [...] Read More... The post One Of The Menendez Brothers Is Allegedly Cheating On His Wife With A 21-Year-Old! WTF!!! appeared first on Perez Hilton.

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5 hours ago California storm: PG&E outages hit thousands; flood watch in effect for some Bay Area regions

California storm: PG&E outages hit thousands; flood watch in effect for some Bay Area regions  San Francisco Chronicle

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7 hours ago Are you tracking your health with a device? Here's what could happen with the data

Every day, millions of people share more intimate information with their accessories than they do with their spouse.

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11 hours ago Women's Basketball Drops Narrow Decision to Boise State at Chase Center

Women's Basketball Drops Narrow Decision to Boise State at Chase Center  University of San Francisco Athletics

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11 hours ago Russia's Putin taking even more aggressive posture toward Ukraine and the West

Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country has the right to strike NATO countries that arm Ukraine in certain circumstances. We break down the latest in his posture toward Ukraine and the West.

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