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A cheerful woman and her husband overtook my leisurely pace at the top of Section 16 in Bear Creek Park.”Your bucket hat is lovely,” she called out as she passed me with glee. I admired her cheerful demeanor.About 45 minutes later, I came across them again, this time she was curled up like a shrimp in the dirt. Her distraught husband was crouched next to her, trying to comfort and help her that she was having some sort of medical emergency. It was unclear what was going on. The other three hikers were standing off to the side, also not…
As thousands of teens return to school today, Wake County and the Wake County 4-H Youth Health Council are reminding students and parents about the importance of looking after their mental health and seeking help when needed. “To start the new school year off strong, you need to not only have all the supplies and schedules you need, but you also need the tools to stay mentally healthy,” said Wake County Commission Chair Sinica Thomas. “Asking for help when you need it is one of the most important things you can do for yourself or a loved one. As students…
As AI continues to dominate corporate attention and venture capital investment, the once-beloved blockchain field sometimes feels like an abandoned child. Still, many crypto proponents argue that blockchain can solve some of the most pressing problems posed by AI, from identity verification to preventing deepfakes. That's why one startup, Space and Time, is developing software that brings the immutability of blockchain to AI applications. The company's $20 million Series A, led by crypto-focused venture firms Framework Ventures, Lightspeed Faction, Arrington Capital and Hivemind Capital, will give it ample resources to realize its vision. Space & Time raised $20 million in…
Chatbots aren't the only AI models that have advanced in recent years. Specialized models trained on biological data have made leaps and bounds as well, and could help accelerate vaccine development, treat diseases, and develop drought-resistant crops. But the same properties that make these models useful also pose potential dangers. For example, before a model can design a safe vaccine, we first need to know what's harmful.That's why experts are calling on governments to put in place mandatory oversight and guardrails for advanced biological models in a new policy paper published Aug. 22 in the peer-reviewed journal Science. While current…
Rexhepi is a handsome man with a strong jawline, a constant stubble, and boyish pointy ears. If Hollywood ever got hooked on watches and decided to make a biopic about Rexhepi, Tom Hardy would be the perfect choice for the role. He pays close attention to everything, not just his watches. Even the workbench he uses is his own design. His desk is piled high with notebooks filled with drawings of watches and mechanisms. Those notebooks were also designed by him. On the day we met, he was wearing a camel-colored knitted polo shirt and a matching sports coat. He…
Week 0 is over, and the onslaught of college football is about to begin.There are 96 games between Thursday and Monday featuring FBS teams. With so many games on the schedule, it's a good idea to keep an eye on specific matchups and place your bets early if the opportunity arises.I analyzed four games from Week 1 of college football: TCU vs. Stanford, Eastern Michigan vs. UMass, Ohio vs. Syracuse, and Boise State vs. Georgia Southern.In each matchup, one team has a clear advantage over the other, whether on the front line or in the air, and the betting markets…
Originally planned to be a private wedding, the nuptials of Princess Märtha-Louise and Princess Durek Verret of Norway took royal silence to a new level. Since the couple announced their congratulations exclusively to Hello magazine, it has become common practice for the royal family to issue announcements congratulating the couple but saying nothing more. First, a Norwegian court confirmed that no members of the Norwegian royal family would appear in the photographs taken for the magazine or in a show filmed around the couple for Netflix. The King and Queen of Norway will be attending this year's royal wedding, but…
Mariah Carey's mother and sister died on the same day; singer says it's “heartbreaking”LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mariah Carey said her mother, Patricia, and sister, Alison, died on the same day. Carey said in a statement Monday that she was heartbroken by the “tragic” deaths and that she spent the final week with her mother before her death. Carey had a complicated relationship with her mother and a strained one with her sister, which she detailed in her 2020 memoir. Details about the singer's relatives' causes of death were not immediately available. People magazine first reported the news of their…
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang speaks at the COMPUTEX Forum event in Taipei, Taiwan on June 4, 2024. Ann Wang | ReutersThe past two years have been fun for Nvidia investors, but things have been a rollercoaster lately.Nvidia, the biggest beneficiary of the artificial intelligence boom, has seen its market capitalization expand about ninefold since the end of 2022. But after hitting an all-time high in June and briefly becoming the world's most valuable publicly traded company, Nvidia lost nearly 30% of its market capitalization in the seven weeks since, shedding about $800 billion in market value.The stock is currently in…
LAKE MARY, Fla. – People in the city of Lake Mary and throughout Central Florida are in the mix to celebrate the Lake Mary Little League All-Stars on Saturday. The city of Lake Mary is currently planning a “once in a lifetime” celebration for its team after defeating Chinese Taipei, 2-1, on Sunday for the Little League World Series title. John Gryglewicz lives in Longwood. He and his friends from Port Orange were ecstatic about the Lake Mary Little League team's big win. “I think it's amazing on a world level that they've achieved this status. It's unbelievable,” Gryglewicz said,…