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Watch: Loose wallaby caught on Kentucky security camera

A wallaby on the loose in Kentucky was caught on security camera during a nighttime visit to a Perry County family's front yard.




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National Toy Hall of Fame inducts My Little Pony, Transformers, Phase 10

The National Toy Hall of Fame in Rochester, N.Y., announced this year's inductees: My Little Pony, Transformers and Phase 10.




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Look: Coyote rescued from plastic jug stuck over its head in Illinois

A coyote that had a plastic jug stuck over its head for at least a week was rescued by members of the public in Illinois and is now recovering at a wildlife rescue.




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Highlights from GlobusWorld 2024: The Conference for Reimagining Research IT

The Globus user conference, now in its 22nd year, brought together over 180 researchers, system administrators, developers, and IT leaders from 55 top research computing centers, national labs, federal agencies, […]

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NSF Issues Next Solicitation and More Detail on National Quantum Virtual Laboratory

After percolating for roughly a year, NSF has issued the next solicitation for the National Quantum Virtual Lab program — this one focused on design and implementation phases of the […]

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US Treasury Issues Final Rule Addressing Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2024 — The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) today issued a final rule (Final Rule) to implement Executive Order 14105 of August 9, 2023, “Addressing United […]

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Rackspace Expands Spot Platform with On-Demand NVIDIA GPU-as-a-Service for AI Workloads

SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 5, 2024 — Rackspace Technology has announced the expansion of Rackspace Spot with a new geographic location and an on-demand GPU-as-a-Service powered by NVIDIA. The expansion comes […]

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AMAX Expands Server Portfolio with New AMD EPYC 9005 Series Processors for AI and HPC Workloads

FREMONT, Calif., Nov. 6, 2024 — AMAX, an AMD Elite Partner and a global leader in end-to-end GPU cluster solutions and advanced cooling technologies, announced its latest lineup of servers powered […]

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Situation in Indo-Pacific 'deteriorating,' says Australian defense minister Peter Dutton

Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton called for alliances to protect the nations and people of the Indo-Pacific region.




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U.S., Slovenian military officials discuss joint response to potential threats

As U.S. and Slovenian troops wrapped up a joint exercise, military officials from both countries met to discuss their response to potential threats, the Air Force said Wednesday.




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Ukraine-led Rapid Trident exercise to increase U.S., NATO interoperability

The Rapid Trident 21 exercise to enhance interoperability between Ukraine, U.S. and NATO partners started Monday, with an opening ceremony, and will run through Oct. 1.




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U.S. Navy, Lebanese military begin partnership to improve construction, humanitarian capabilities

The USNS Choctaw County has arrived in Beirut, Lebanon, to participate in a first-of-its-kind mission intended to strengthen military ties between the countries, the U.S. Navy said Tuesday.




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Four Marines remain hospitalized month after suicide bombing at Afghan airport

Four U.S. Marines remain hospitalized after an attack near Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, last month as service members were evacuating foreign nationals and refugees.




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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin signs new defense pact with Georgia

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin signed a new security agreement with Georgia Monday, seeking to buttress relations with the Black Sea nation as it continues to face Russian troops in two of its regions.




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Austin visits Ukraine, voices U.S. support against Russian aggression

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Ukraine continues to have U.S. support against Russian aggression and is free to decide its own foreign policy during a visit to Kyiv Tuesday. 




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IonQ to Expand Quantum Networking Portfolio with Qubitekk Acquisition

COLLEGE PARK, Md. and VISTA, Calif., Nov. 8, 2024 — IonQ has announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the operating assets of Qubitekk, […]

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Role Reversal: Google Teases Nvidia’s Blackwell as It Softens TPU Rivalry

Customers now have access to Google’s homegrown hardware — its Axion CPU and latest Trillium TPU — in its Cloud service.  At the same time, Google gave customers a teaser […]

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Go (Mountain) West, Quantum Workers! CU, CUbit, and Elevate Quantum Issue Workforce Roadmap

Last week the University of Colorado (Boulder), the CUbit Quantum Initiative, and the Elevate Quantum consortium released workforce roadmap for educating and building a quantum workforce. “This roadmap provides a […]

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OSI Open AI Definition Stops Short of Requiring Open Data for LLMs

The movement toward open source AI made progress today when the Open Source Initiative released the first Open Source AI Definition (OSAID). While the OSAID provides one step forward, the […]

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Why IT Must Have an Influential Role in Strategic Decisions About Sustainability

In this era, expansion in digital infrastructure capacity is inevitable. Parallel to this, climate change consciousness is also rising, making sustainability a mandatory part of the organization’s functioning. As computing […]

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From Hallucination to Reality

As Federal agencies navigate an increasingly complex and data-driven world, learning how to get the most out of high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) technologies is […]

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CoolIT Systems Showcases AI and HPC Liquid Cooling Solutions at SC24

Nov. 6, 2024 — CoolIT Systems, a world leader in liquid cooling systems for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC), will showcase its latest AI cooling products at the Supercomputing […]

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AlmaLinux OS Foundation Chair to Discuss Embracing Diversity in Open Source at SC24

FORT MYERS, Fla., Nov. 7, 2024 — The AlmaLinux OS Foundation, the nonprofit that stewards the free and community-governed open source enterprise Linux distribution, today announced that chair benny Vasquez is […]

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Cerabyte Discusses Use Cases for Its Ceramic Data Storage Solution at SC24

SANTA CLARA, Calif. and MUNICH, Nov. 7, 2024 — Cerabyte, a pioneer of ceramic-based data storage solutions, today announced its participation at SuperComputing 2024 (SC24), taking place at the Georgia […]

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SC24 Invited Talks to Spotlight HPC’s Role in AI, Quantum Computing, and Sustainability

ATLANTA, Nov. 7, 2024 — As the high-performance computing (HPC) community gathers in Atlanta for SC24, the world’s largest HPC conference, the event will feature presentations from thought leaders and […]

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Vitamin D supplements may help lower blood pressure in obese seniors

Vitamin D supplements might lower blood pressure in seniors who are obese, reducing their heart health risk, a new study says.




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CIQ Empowers Researchers to Innovate Faster with Fuzzball

RENO, Nev., Aug. 28, 2024 — Individual researchers focused on performing critical work in science and innovation can now converge on world-changing discoveries faster, owing to capabilities released today by […]

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Quantum Software Specialist Q-CTRL Inks Deals with IBM, Rigetti, Oxford, and Diraq

Q-CTRL, the Australia-based start-up focusing on quantum infrastructure software, today announced that its performance-management software, Fire Opal, will be natively integrated into four of the world’s most advanced quantum computing […]

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Do IT Now and Codee Partner to Enhance Code Correctness, Modernization and Optimization

BARCELONA, Spain, Nov. 7, 2024 — Codee, a provider of software developer tools for automated code review and testing specializing in correctness, modernization and optimization of Fortran/C/C++ code, is pleased […]

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OSC Advances Marine Movement Research with Computational Tools for Bio-Inspired Robotics

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 7, 2024 — Alexander Hoover, an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Cleveland State University, has always been fascinated by marine organisms—the way […]

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University of Sydney Scientists Unveil Quantum Code to Enhance Error Correction with Fewer Qubits

Nov. 11, 2024 — University of Sydney quantum researchers Dominic Williamson and Nouédyn Baspin have revealed a new architecture for managing errors that emerge in the operation of quantum computers. Their […]

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VDURA Unveils Next-Gen Data Platform with Enhanced AI and HPC Performance

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 12, 2024 — VDURA, a leader in data infrastructure for AI and HPC, today has announced a groundbreaking release of its VDURA Data Platform software, designed to […]

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It Turns Out We Were Born To Groove

The evolution of beat perception likely unfolded gradually among primates, reaching its pinnacle in humans




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Asthma Drug Still Being Prescribed to Kids Despite Potential Mental Health Risks

The allergy and asthma drug montelukast, also known as Singulair, can cause psychiatric side effects—and researchers aren’t sure why




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How Long Does It Really Take to Form a Habit?

There’s a myth that it takes 21 days to form a habit. Experts explain why it might take some people longer—or shorter




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Consciousness Is a Continuum, and Scientists Are Starting to Measure It

A new technique helps anesthesiologists track changes in states of consciousness




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The Secret to Accomplishing Big Goals Lies in Breaking Them into Flexible, Bite-Size Chunks

Subgoals can make all the difference when ambitious targets seem too daunting




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Elon Musk's Neuralink Has Implanted Its First Chip in a Human Brain. What's Next?

The wealthiest person on Earth has taken the next step toward a commercial brain interface




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You Can't Fix Burnout With Self-Care

Individual interventions for burnout don’t work. Researchers explain why.




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Political Ads Can Target Your Personality. Here's What Could Go Wrong

This banner year for elections worldwide may witness the arrival of advertising tailored to your personality




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Asexuality Research Has Reached New Heights. What Are We Learning?

A grassroots online movement has helped shift the way scientists think about asexuality. But much is still unknown.




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Despite improvements, salt in restaurant meals remains high, can hurt the heart

Consumers thinking of dining out for their next meal may want to consider one instruction for the server -- hold the salt.




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Four farmworkers in Washington state test positive for bird flu

Four agricultural workers in Washington state have tested positive for bird flu, the first human cases of H5N1 virus to be reported in the state. Washington is the sixth state to report a human infection of avian flu.




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Nutritional supplements with curcumin could curb macular degeneration, study suggests

Nutritional supplements that contain curcumin -- a natural anti-inflammatory compound -- may protect the eyes from the development and progression of age-related macular degeneration, a new study suggests.