How to get people from Earth to Mars and safely back again

Jun06
by on June 6, 2021 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Insider, Space


There are many things humanity must overcome before any return journey to Mars is launched. The two major players are NASA and SpaceX, which work together intimately on missions to the International Space Station but have competing ideas of what a crewed Mars mission would look like. Size matters The biggest challenge (or constraint) is the mass of the payload (spacecraft, people, fuel, supplies etc) needed to make the journey. We still talk about launching something into space being like launching its weight in gold. The payload mass is usually just a small percentage of the total mass of the…

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Microsoft’s first GPT-3 product hints at the commercial future of OpenAI

Jun05
by on June 5, 2021 at 3:00 pm
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One of the biggest highlights of Build, Microsoft’s annual software development conference, was the presentation of a tool that uses deep learning to generate source code for office applications. The tool uses GPT-3, a massive language model developed by OpenAI last year and made available to select developers, researchers, and startups in a paid application programming interface. Many have touted GPT-3 as the next-generation artificial intelligence technology that will usher in a new breed of applications and startups. Since GPT-3’s release, many developers have found interesting and innovative uses for the language model. And several startups have declared that they…

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Facebook says Trump’s ban could end before 2024 presidential election

Jun04
by on June 4, 2021 at 5:57 pm
Posted In: Insider, Social Media


Facebook says Donald Trump’s account could be reinstated in 2023 — a year before the next US presidential election. The company announced on Friday that Trump‘s Facebook and Instagram accounts will remain suspended for two years, effective from the date of their initial ban on January 7. Nick Clegg, Facebook’s vice-president of global affairs, said the company will then consider allowing him back on the platforms: At the end of this period, we will look to experts to assess whether the risk to public safety has receded. We will evaluate external factors, including instances of violence, restrictions on peaceful assembly…

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