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Ancient Herculaneum scrolls are now readable due to AI technology, scientists say

Ancient Herculaneum scrolls are now readable due to AI technology, scientists say

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At first glance, the Herculaneum scrolls look unremarkable, like pieces of coal. After surviving the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, the nearly 2,000-year-old documents would crumble if anyone attempted to unroll them, and surviving pieces with writing were considered to be nearly illegible to the human eye — until now.

After two millennia, the first full word from one of the unopened ancient papyri has been decoded with the help of computer technology and advanced artificial intelligence, according to an announcement made by a team of researchers who launched the “Vesuvius Challenge,” a competition designed to accelerate the discoveries made on the scrolls.

The word, “πορφυρας” or “porphyras,” which is the Greek word for purple, was found first by University of Nebraska computer science

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Sony Shows Off Next-Gen TV Technology

Sony Shows Off Next-Gen TV Technology

Almost exactly six years ago, I was lucky enough to witness what remains to this day arguably the greatest ‘TV’ demo I’ve ever seen. Sony had come out of nowhere at the 2018 CES to reveal an 8K LCD TV capable of pumping out an astonishing 10,000 nits of brightness while still producing HDR pictures that looked natural and realistic, with controlled colours and excellent black levels. So dazzled was I by this experience that I wrote an article for Forbes about it, which you can read here.

Since then Sony has continued to show more interest in brightness as a key component of modern TV performance than many of its peers. It always tends to favor aggressive light output with its LCD TVs, and was quick to adopt new Quantum Dot OLED technology, with its relative brightness advantage over standard WRGB OLED. If a new prototype Sony LED display

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Neta, LK Technology to jointly develop ‘world’s largest’ die-casting machine

Neta, LK Technology to jointly develop ‘world’s largest’ die-casting machine

Neta and LK Technology will jointly develop a die-casting machine in the 20,000-ton class, which is expected to reduce the manufacturing time of vehicle chassis from 1-2 hours to 1-2 minutes.

(A large die-casting machine displayed on LK Technology’s website.)

The arms race in China’s electric vehicle (EV) industry is spilling over into large-scale die-casting machines.

Neta, a brand of Hozon Auto, announced today that it signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Hong Kong-listed integrated die-casting machine maker LK Technology on December 15 to jointly develop die-casting equipment in the 20,000-ton class.

The equipment will be the most powerful in the field globally, surpassing the 12,000-ton die-casting machine currently used by Xpeng (NYSE: XPEV), the 9,000-ton die-casting machine used by Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Aito, and the 7,200-ton die casting machine used by Zeekr, Neta said.

With the help of this equipment, the integrated die-casting technology will be used for

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New technology for patients with cardiac arrhythmias in Quebec

New technology for patients with cardiac arrhythmias in Quebec

The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) will offer a new pulse field ablation as a minimally invasive procedure to treat atrial fibrillation, the most common form of cardiac arrhythmia.

According to a press release, this will be the first health centre in Quebec to offer this new technology, which is safer than the standard catheter ablation and more efficient.

It could also help to diminish the waiting lists for this procedure.

“We are pleased to be able to provide our patients with the highest quality of care by making the latest technologies available to our professionals. This would not have been possible without the multidisciplinary collaboration of the MUHC teams,” said Director of the MUHC Division of Cardiology Dr. Atul Verma.

A clinical study led by Dr. Verma evaluated the safety and efficacy of Medtronic’s PulseSelectTM pulsed field ablation (PFA) system.

The results of the trial were published in March

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Women blazing the trail in technology

Women blazing the trail in technology

Three women in the vibrant technology industry tell FAITH AJAYI about their careers

I use fintech to drive inclusion for women – Solape Akinpelu

As the founder of a women-focused fintech company, what is the story behind your decision to start your company?

When we founded HerVest, it was to get Nigerian women involved in the multilayered aspects of financial services; to show that they had more options than owning a bank account and savings. Having spent over a decade marketing financial brands, I was surprised and sad that women were not targeted recipients of wealth-building initiatives. If the financial messaging were simplified, with products and services that catered to their unique needs, women would invest and explore various possibilities for economic growth. This is a common yearning of women all over the world. So we stepped in to fill the gap by taking a holistic approach that leaves no

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