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HAMPSTEAD, N.H. – A 41-year-old man from Hampstead, New Hampshire, has died after contracting a mosquito-borne virus known as Eastern Equine Encephalitis. Family members have identified the man as 41-year-old Steven Perry.Perry's family told WBZ that he was in good health and had no underlying health conditions. He was hospitalized with a severe central nervous system disorder and died within a week. “Stephen had an adventurous spirit, lived a full life and was happiest spending time with his family, who meant everything to him,” his family wrote in his obituary. Perry's sister told WBZ that Perry was funny, bright, smart…
Once known primarily for its gaming graphics cards, Nvidia is now at the center of an artificial intelligence revolution, and as the company reports second-quarter earnings on Wednesday, all eyes are on the chipmaker that has become synonymous with the generative AI boom. The numbers tell a compelling story. Nvidia's stock has soared more than 150% this year, adding $1.82 trillion to its market capitalization. This growth is driven by insatiable demand for Nvidia's AI chips. Big tech companies like Microsoft, Google, and Meta are competing to secure supplies of the company's GPUs, especially its popular H100 chips. These processors…
What if an AI could record and play back your dreams? Like many of the AI topics we cover, this probably sounds like science fiction nonsense. But dream-recording AI technology might be closer than you think. At least, Dr. Peter Bentley seems to think so.Writing for BBC Science Focus, Dr. Bentley delves quite thoughtfully into the question of whether AI can record dreams. In other words, it's not a question of if AI can do this, but when. In fact, scientists are already exploring ways to record dreams and brainwaves. Now, keep in mind that the bulk of this work…
British trade unions want the country's banks to be better equipped to retain workers displaced by artificial intelligence. At next month's UK Trades Union Congress, labour groups will call on lenders, insurers and accountancy firms to prepare to help millions of workers who may lose their jobs to AI, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday (August 27). The Accord trade union, which represents bank workers, plans to urge the industry to fund a “massive” program to retrain many of the roughly 2.5 million workers when the labor movement holds its annual conference in September, according to the report. The group…
“The dark night of fascism always falls on America, but only on Europe.” This is a quote from the writer Tom Wolfe in the 1970s, and he was talking about this strange dynamic where we hear over and over again from left-wing pundits and the media that America is on the brink of fascism, but then we end up with tyranny in Europe. Tyranny seems to be descending upon Europe again, and unfortunately, in the globalized and interconnected world of the 21st century, there is no guarantee that it won't also descend upon Europe. As Titus Techera, executive director of…
Microsoft MAIA Hot Chips 2024_Page_02 A few months ago, Microsoft Azure posted a blog post about MAIA, and the company went into more detail about its custom AI accelerator at Hot Chips 2024. Let's take a closer look. Please excuse any typos. I'm writing this live. Microsoft MAIA 100 AI Accelerator for Azure Microsoft built the MAIA 100 as a custom AI accelerator to run OpenAI models, with the midpoint proving to be a clear cost savings (compared to using NVIDIA GPUs). Microsoft MAIA Hot Chips 2024_Page_02 Key specs include: Microsoft is using TSMC CoWoS-S, which is a TSMC 5nm…
Rapper Lil Baby arrested in Las Vegas on weapons chargesLAS VEGAS (AP) — Atlanta rapper Lil Baby has been arrested in Las Vegas. He was taken into custody before dawn Monday after being found carrying a concealed weapon without a permit, police said, but authorities did not release other details. Lil Baby's lawyers say they are investigating why he was arrested despite having a valid concealed weapon permit in Georgia. Lil Baby, whose real name is Dominique Jones, has not been formally charged with the crime, which is a felony in Nevada. He was released from jail on bond and…
Maybe Darrell Doucette isn't delusional after all.Maybe the quarterback known as “Housh” was right when he declared last week that he's “better than Kansas City Chiefs superstar Patrick Mahomes, at least when it comes to flag football.”Mahomes is a three-time Super Bowl champion and two-time NFL MVP, and Doucette never played in the NFL, but he's a superstar in flag football and continues to prove his mettle at the International Federation of American Football Flag Football World Championships in Lahti, Finland this week.The U.S. began its defence of its 2022 world title with strong performances on Tuesday, beating Spain 57-25…
The Wayne County Health Department cut its county budget request for fiscal year 2025 by about $13,000 from its fiscal year 2024 budget.The county board of health approved the health department’s revised county budget and the health department’s Health First Indiana budget at its Aug. 20 meeting, which allows the health department to present its budget to the Wayne County Council at the Aug. 21 council/commissioner workshop.The council did not amend the budget during its meeting and will continue to review the budget as it moves toward adopting the county budget.Dan Burke, who oversees the health department, presented the county…
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) – The Arctic Air Command, which was formalized during a ceremony Aug. 8, will include two aviation battalions.One of them was designated the 1-25th Attack Battalion by its commander, Col. Russ Vanderlugt. “This battalion provides the 11th Airborne Division with a wealth of capability and a large number of aircraft for large-scale combat operations,” he explained. The other is the U.S. Army's only active-duty Arctic medical evacuation company, VanderLugt said. The company commands a fleet of helicopters equipped with equipment for Alaska's unique climate. “We have retractable skis that make it easier to pull the helicopters out…