Wildfires have swept through Southern California, forcing celebrities like Anthony Hopkins, Billy Crystal, and Adam Brody to evacuate their homes. The blazes started with the Pacific Palisades Fire on Tuesday, quickly spreading to other areas. Hopkins, for instance, lost his $6 million home, while B
A huge wildfire has hit the Pacific Palisades and nearby areas in California. The Governor declared an emergency as over 30, 000 people, including many celebrities, had to leave their homes. The fire has destroyed more than 1, 000 structures and affected over 5, 000 acres. It started with Santa Ana
As AI technology zooms forward, big language models (LLMs) are at the center. The spotlight is on making these models more trustworthy and productive, particularly when they generate outputs. This is crucial to cut down on plausible but wrong outputs and handle the growing demand for such tasks. Thi
Medical question answering has seen a boost with large language models (LLMs). One such model, Med-PaLM, first surpassed the 'passing' score on US Medical Licensing Exam-style questions. But, long-form answering and real-world scenarios still pose challenges. Enter Med-PaLM 2, an improved version th
Early Tuesday morning, a massive earthquake hit the Tibet region in western China, causing significant damage and loss of life. With a magnitude of 7. 1, according to the US Geological Survey, this powerful quake was felt by communities near the border with Nepal. The official death toll currently s
Ever wondered how good kids are at handling themselves in water? Researchers decided to find out by testing a bunch of healthy teens. They used a special test called the aquaticity assessment to measure how well these kids could perform and behave in water. The score they got could tell if they were
These days, having enough and correct information about menstrual health is crucial for teenagers. Mobile phones are everywhere, so young people often look for or bump into menstrual health information online using websites, social media, or health apps. But even though online info is important, mos
Actor Mark Hamill, known for his iconic role as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars, had to quickly evacuate his Malibu home due to the ongoing wildfires in L. A. Starting in Pacific Palisades, these fires have rapidly spread to Malibu and Santa Monica. Hamill shared on Instagram that he and his family left
At CES 2025, JBL unveiled a bunch of new audio gadgets, but one pair of headphones really stood out: the Tour One M3. Unlike other high-end headphones from brands like Sony, Bose, and Apple, the Tour One M3 comes with a handy accessory called the JBL Smart Tx audio transmitter. This little gadget le
You know those massive language models everyone’s talking about? They’re getting bigger, and so is the demand for high-quality data. Researchers are combining these models with a technique called federated learning to tackle data scarcity. Think of it like this: instead of sending all your data to o
