Links for 2023-08-30
“In this article we show how the problem of neural text generation can be constructively reformulated in terms of transitions between the states of a finite-state machine.” https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.09702
Restoring sight to the blind with cutting-edge brain implants: European researchers are striving to improve the technology that could one day help blind people see again. https://ec.europa.eu/research-and-innovation/en/horizon-magazine/restoring-sight-blind-cutting-edge-brain-implants
“Some very exciting breakthroughs on developing new classes of antibiotics” https://twitter.com/Alexis_Verger/status/1694279963359261053
IBM’s Brain-Inspired Analog Chip Aims to Make AI More Sustainable https://singularityhub.com/2023/08/25/ibms-brain-inspired-analog-chip-aims-to-make-ai-more-sustainable/
Graphene discovery could help generate hydrogen cheaply and sustainably https://warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/?newsItem=8a1785d789fd705f018a230f0ed81a7f
Summarizing and Querying Data from Excel Spreadsheets Using eparse and a Large Language Model https://blog.langchain.dev/summarizing-and-querying-data-from-excel-spreadsheets-using-eparse-and-a-large-language-model/
Why sex matters, part 162: 50% of people experience warning signs in the 24 hours before a cardiac arrest, but the signs differ for men and women. For men, the main sign is chest pain; for women, it’s shortness of breath. https://www.cedars-sinai.org/newsroom/study-individuals-feel-sex-specific-symptoms-before-impending-cardiac-arrest/
India lodges ‘strong protest’ with China over new map; ‘absurd claims,’ says Minister "...the map also lays claim to the entire South China Sea..." https://thehindu.com/news/national/india-protests-chinas-map-claiming-indian-territory-mea-says-it-complicates-border-resolution/article67248870.ece
There’s a Vast Source of Clean Energy Beneath Our Feet. And a Race to Tap It.
“There’s a virtually unlimited resource down there if we can get at it,” said Mr. Latimer. “Geothermal doesn’t use much land, it doesn’t produce emissions, it can complement wind and solar power. Everyone who looks into it gets obsessed with it.”
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/28/climate/geothermal-energy-projects.html
No paywall: https://archive.is/OlZ1N
Ukraine links:
Ukrainian drones have been active over several regions of Russia tonight. Airports across multiple Russian oblasts had to be closed for arrivals and departures. Attacks were reported in Pskov, Moscow, Ryazan, Kaluga, Bryansk, and Orlov. Pskov airbase in northwest Russia was attacked resulting in huge explosions and destroyed airplanes (https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1696636337057599978). In Bryansk, a Ukrainian UAV reportedly hit the Kremniy EL plant. It is one of the largest Russian manufacturers of microelectronics. (https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1696664752435433746).
“Ukrainian forces continued to advance east of #Robotyne in western #Zaporizhia Oblast on Aug 29, while continuing to secure positions in Robotyne.” https://twitter.com/TheStudyofWar/status/1696700668730339636
Good overview of the current situation in Ukraine https://twitter.com/michaeldweiss/status/1696551676478435661
"Ukraine plans to produce and purchase approximately 200,000 combat UAVs during the year. 40 billion hryvnias have been allocated for the development of Ukrainian drones." https://twitter.com/sambendett/status/1696624091149541834
“A Ukrainian defense official tells me that Ukraine has modified its Neptune anti-ship missiles to strike land targets and that in the not-too-distant future, they fly to Moscow and elsewhere in Russia.” https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/ukraine-now-using-land-attack-neptune-anti-ship-missile-variant
“Russians lost a rare 9S36M radar unit of a Buk-M3 air defense system by a HIMARS strike. The unit price is around $40 million and not many of these vehicles, which have been introduced in 2015, have been manufactured.” https://twitter.com/Tendar/status/1696573529301414022
“Reported as the left bank of the Kherson region near the Antonivskyi bridge (likely Dachi). The Ukrainian flag is raised. For several weeks, Ukrainian forces have maintained and expanded a bridgehead there.” https://twitter.com/EjShahid/status/1696485418525491554
In 13 Weeks, Ukraine Has Lost Just Five Of Its 71 Leopard 2 Tanks https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/08/28/in-13-weeks-ukraine-has-lost-just-five-of-its-71-leopard-2-tanks/
“Oksana and Pavlo made a wartime pact that if he died, she would join the military. For the past two months she's been serving as part of an aerial surveillance drone unit, on the outskirts of Bakhmut...I ask her why she put herself in harm's way? It is her moral duty, she says, as she plays with the silver wedding ring on her right hand.” https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66581217
Meanwhile in Russia: while Putin keeps trying to conquer the lands of neighbors, Russians in Siberia are moaning from the impact of the Chinese decimating their forests and the Russian gov't ignoring their terrible standard of living. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BYW4vwDIkI
Russian media salivating about Ukraine's mineral/agricultural wealth https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews/status/1558544508404617222