Berlin-based Ecosia carved out a niche as a carbon-negative search engine. To adapt to the ChatGPT era, it’s moving closer to Google and exploring how AI could help users cut carbon emissions. Illustration: James Marshall; Getty Images In the era of search wars fought between giants, it’s tough to be …
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Yes, the moon is indeed 40 million years older than we once thought
Dating our moon is tricky business, but a new analysis of an Apollo 17 moon sample has dated it to roughly 4.46 billion years old, making it the oldest moon rock known. Scientists analyzed crystal in a moon rock collected during 1972 Apollo 17 mission Roughly 4.5 billion years ago, …
Read More »North Atlantic right whale population has steadied, scientists say
The population of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales appears to have levelled off after a decade of steep decline, according to updated data released Monday by Canadian and American scientists. 'The slowing down of the decline is sort of the first good news that we've had in a long …
Read More »OPPO shakes up the foldable landscape with the Find N3 Series
The landscape of foldable phones gets more and more interesting as OPPO launches their Find N3 Series. The OPPO Find N3 Flip features a 3.26-inch AMOLED screen that pops up into a 6.8 LTPO AMOLED with 120Hz. It also boasts a MediaTek 9200 chipset and 512GB storage. OPPO says the …
Read More »OPPO unveils the Find N3 and N3 Flip
Today, OPPO, the world’s leading smart device brand, announced the global availability of its Find N3 and Find N3 Flip foldable smartphones. Each delivers breakthrough experiences across imaging, design, and usability, empowering customers to expect more from their next foldable. “Our goal at OPPO is to create the best, and …
Read More »OPPO executives discuss the future of the foldable device market
In an interview with a select group of the media at the launch of the OPPO Find N3 series, Elvis Zhou, OPPO’s Overseas CMO, and Andy Shi, OPPO’s APAC President, discussed OPPO’s goals for the foldable device market, the company’s plans to differentiate its foldable devices from the competition, and …
Read More »Newcomer Coolpad brings out two budget alternatives
Coolpad COOL 20+ Smartphones have significantly improved over the last decade. Mid-ranged phones are like some flagships, and some entry-level devices are comparable to the mid-range segment. There are so many to choose from. And, if you’re eyeing a specific specs sheet, you’re bound to find one or three along …
Read More »Millions of Workers Are Training AI Models for Pennies
Niamh Rowe Business Oct 16, 2023 2:00 AM Millions of Workers Are Training AI Models for Pennies From the Philippines to Colombia, low-paid workers label training data for AI models used by the likes of Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft. Oskarina Vero Fuentes with her dog.Courtesy of Oskarina Vero Fuentes …
Read More »Eastern Ontario farmer discovers new variety of truffle
A new variety of native edible truffles was discovered by a Franco-Ontarian farmer in Wendover, Ont. Lucille Groulx uncovered the unique fungus on her Wendover, Ont., farm When Lucille Groulx started her truffle farm in Wendover, Ont., in 2015, she was using truffles she had imported from France. Only later …
Read More »X’s Sneaky New Ads Might Be Illegal
Vittoria Elliott Business Oct 13, 2023 12:22 PM X’s Sneaky New Ads Might Be Illegal Experts say a new advertising format on the platform formerly known as Twitter is misleading for users and could fall foul of FTC rules. Photograph: JOSH EDELSON/Getty Images Save this story Save Save this story …
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