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RCSI receives €2.4m to improve medicine deprescription

Leigh Mc Gowran — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 11:05:40 +0000

The RCSI's Dr Frank Moriarty has received a Wellcome grant to discover new ways to reduce the number of medications people use.

AI can help detect Parkinson’s years before symptoms show

Vish Gain — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 09:15:39 +0000

By studying one of the largest datasets of eye scans, a UCL team has identified early markers that indicate Parkinson’s around seven years before diagnosis.

How bioinformatics is key to pandemic preparedness

silicon — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 06:00:32 +0000

Dr Colman O’Cathail discusses the new Pathogens portal and the value of bioinformatics for open, collaborative research.

YouTube teams up with musical artists and reveals AI principles

Vish Gain — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 15:35:25 +0000

To kick off the so-called Music AI incubator, YouTube will work with the likes of Anitta, Yo Gotti and the estate of Frank Sinatra.

New James Webb image displays intricate details of Ring Nebula

Jenny Darmody — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 15:21:55 +0000

The latest images reveal previously unknown features of the planetary nebula and provide insights into the structures within it.

NASA says July was the hottest month on record since 1880

Vish Gain — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 12:31:04 +0000

While Ireland saw rain for much of the summer, the world was 0.24 degrees Celsius warmer last month than any other July.

X-ray mission to study most energetic phenomena in the universe

Vish Gain — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 10:40:53 +0000

ESA astronomers will get 8pc of the available observing time on XRISM, a US-Japan mission that European astronomers have contributed hardware and advice to.

US court rules art generated by AI cannot be copyrighted

Vish Gain — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 08:25:41 +0000

Judge Beryl Howell of a US district court said that human authorship is a ‘bedrock requirement of copyright’.

Russia’s Luna-25 crashes into moon while India prepares landing

Vish Gain — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 07:47:11 +0000

Roscosmos said over the weekend that the space agency lost all contact with Luna-25 and that the spacecraft had ‘ceased to exist’.

Qualcomm’s planned Autotalks purchase faces EU probe

Leigh Mc Gowran — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 14:36:22 +0000

The EU Commission is concerned that the deal could impact EEA competition, as it involves two of the region's main suppliers of vehicle-to-everything semiconductors.

Solar energy must look past hardware to improve, study claims

Leigh Mc Gowran — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 10:08:37 +0000

A new MIT study claims the cost of 'soft technology' has reduced far slower than solar energy hardware, which could hamper the global transition to clean energy.

New open-source tool compares AI models like ChatGPT

Leigh Mc Gowran — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 08:47:40 +0000

US start-up Arthur claims its Bench tool has a range of scoring metrics to evaluate and compare large language models.

This star could become one of the strongest magnets in the universe

Vish Gain — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 08:43:02 +0000

Astronomers have solved a mystery surrounding a massive magnetic helium star around 3,000 light years away that may provide clues to the origin of magnetars.

Generative AI hype has hit the ‘peak of inflated expectations’

Leigh Mc Gowran — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 14:52:33 +0000

A new report by Gartner suggests generative AI and similar technology will reach a “transformational benefit” in the next two to five years.

OpenAI thinks AI should replace human content moderators

Vish Gain — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 14:31:37 +0000

More speed and consistency are two reasons OpenAI wants GPT-4 to take over the highly stressful and overwhelming task of content moderation.

What was the Snapchat AI glitch all about?

Vish Gain — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:11:44 +0000

Many users thought the Snapchat AI was behaving erratically earlier this week after the chatbot uncharacteristically posted its own story on the app.

An immune protein stops ovarian cancer growth, study suggests

Leigh Mc Gowran — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 15:00:45 +0000

The pre-clinical models suggest a certain protein is able to directly kill tumour cells and tell other immune cells to prevent the cancer from spreading around the body.

Google plans to summarise articles with generative AI

Leigh Mc Gowran — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 10:19:26 +0000

The new feature will give users an AI-generated list of key points when users visit some webpages, in a bid to help users navigate information faster.

Alphabet-backed Wing to start medical drone deliveries in Dublin

Vish Gain — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 06:00:46 +0000

In partnership with NHS drone delivery company Apian, Wing will create a ‘rapid medical delivery network’ in South Dublin later this year.

See Ireland’s coastal seabed in dynamic detail

Rebecca Graham — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 16:02:59 +0000

Ireland’s coastal seabed has been mapped in comprehensive detail, providing important data for marine activities and scientific research.