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Further changes have been made to the 'bathtub curve' that predicts HDD failure

Backblaze, a cloud storage service provider and publisher that publishes reports on the failure rates of its hard drives, has revealed the latest developments in the 'bathtub curve,' a method used to ...
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Meta explains in detail how AI selects content recommended on Facebook and Instagram

Meta uses AI to recommend content that matches users' tastes on Facebook and Instagram, which are SNSs operated by the company. Meta has released detailed information on how AI recommends content on ...
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Switzerland's unique, fully open-source LLM 'Apertus' is released, emphasizing learning, transparency, and digital sovereignty with 15 trillion tokens across over 1,000 languages

Apertus, jointly developed by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ), and the Swiss National Supercomputing Center (CSCS), ...
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I tried the natto curry set at the original natto curry restaurant, Curry Shop Yamagoya.

The curry restaurant ' Curry Shop Yamagoya ' in Nagano City is known as the original natto curry restaurant. It is only a 5-minute walk from the station, so I stopped by during my trip and had some ...
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Introducing 'Grok 4 Fast,' a high-performance AI that can be used for free on X, with search performance higher than ChatGPT and Gemini and available to free X users

xAI, an AI company led by Elon Musk, announced the low-cost, high-performance AI model Grok 4 Fast on September 19, 2025. Grok 4 Fast is being promoted as a low-cost model with the same performance as ...
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The function to display YouTube movies in ``old order'' is restored

You can now display a list of movies and live streams in chronological order on the YouTube channel screen. The function to display the movie list screen in chronological order was deleted in 2022, ...
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Studies show that male monkeys have sex with more males than females, suggesting that homosexual behavior may have an evolutionary advantage

In recent years, social understanding of homosexuality is being formed, but many people still have prejudice against homosexuality, and some countries have laws that punish homosexuals. Criticism of ...
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Chinese AI company DeepSeek releases DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp, an AI model that can handle large inputs at low cost

DeepSeek, a China-based AI company, has announced the release of DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp, an AI model optimized for large inputs. DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp boasts significantly improved computational efficiency ...
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New edible battery

With the advancement of technology, robots that check and treat health from inside the human body are appearing. However, it is difficult to supply power to such a small medical device. A new battery ...
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Pointed out that searching for the cheapest airline ticket is a waste of time

A study examining the pricing of major airlines reveals atypical airline pricing. Tricks such as using a VPN to buy flight tickets are all the rage, but researchers say they may be a waste of time.
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Russian military spy ship 'Yantar' is said to be mapping and intercepting undersea communications cables across Europe

Reports that the Russian special intelligence and research vessel Yantar has been sailing off the coast of Northern Europe have reportedly raised alarm among Western authorities. The Yantar has been ...
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A new product has appeared in 'Marugame Shake Udon', which is eaten by shaking ingredients and udon, and I tried three types: 'Spicy Minced Meat', 'Grated Frozen Lemon', and ...

Arrived at Marugame noodles. I bought all 3 types as takeout. From the left, ``Spicy minced meat bukkake udon'', ``Frozen lemon grated bukkake udon'', and ``Grated wild vegetable bukkake udon''. First ...