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Letters to the Editor Readers weigh in on brainlike AI technology By Science News Staff 1 hour ago All about AI Scientists are working on AI technology that has brain-inspired hardware, architecture or algorithms. Such neuromorphic AI could be nimbler, more efficient and more capable than traditional AI, freelance writer Kathryn Hulick reported in “Making AI think more like your brain.” Hulick reported that mainstream computers, which currently run most AI, separate memory and processing. Some burgeoning neuromorphic technology, such as spiking neural networks, combine the two. This concept reminded reader Gary Pokorny of an early experience with computers. “The first computer I used … was an Apple IIe, in which I would insert one floppy disk to load word processing instructions, then take it out and insert a blank floppy to save my work, and back and forth while writing,” Pokorny wrote. The personal analogy helped Pokorny “understand why mainstream AI requires huge resources for both memory and processing. I have a harder time grasping, but am fascinated by, the idea of spiking [neural networks combining both], hence more efficiently, and more like our brains.” Sign up for our newsletter We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.

Nature, Published online: 16 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01101-3The ‘dark’ cells behind disease, how diabetes drugs might protect cognitive function, and other studies and trials.

NASA's Curiosity Rover has discovered long carbon chains on Mars. On Earth, molecules like these are overwhelmingly produced by biological processes.

A New Pirate-Themed DLC Announced With A Trailer For Star Wars OutlawsStar Wars Outlaws was released to a lukewarm reception last year, and currently peaks at fewer than 600 concurrent daily players on Steam.But Ubisoft isn't giving it up. They just announced that the second story pack of Star Wars Outlaws, titled A Pirate's Fortune, is coming out this May. Learn more about the upcoming DLC: https://80.lv/articles/a-new-pirate-themed-dlc-announced-with-a-trailer-for-star-wars-outlaws/

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It was an honor to speak with PM Modi. I am looking forward to visiting India later this year!Narendra Modi: Spoke to @elonmusk and talked about various issues, including the topics we covered during our meeting in Washington DC earlier this year. We discussed the immense potential for collaboration in the areas of technology and innovation. India remains committed to advancing our

Nubia Z70S Ultra Photographer Edition will be launched later this month, according to the Chinese smartphone maker. The company has revealed the design of the upcoming handset, which will arrive in two colourways. The upcoming variant appears to feature a vegan leather finish that resembles a camera. It is expected to debut with similar specifications as the Nubia Z70S Ultra was released by the company in November 2024 with a Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, a 6.85-inch OLED screen, and a 6,150mAh battery.Nubia Z70S Ultra Photographer Edition Launch Date, DesignIn a post on Weibo, the Chinese microblogging platform, the company announced that the upcoming Nubia Z70S Ultra Photographer Edition will be launched in China on April 28. Meanwhile, the company's recent posts give us a look at the handset from various angles.Nubia Z70S Ultra Photographer EditionPhoto Credit: Weibo/ NubiaThe Nubia Z70S Ultra Photographer Edition is seen with a vegan leather rear panel in black and light brown colourways. It is equipped with a triple rear camera setup. The handset will be equipped with a telephoto camera like the Nubia Z70S Ultra, and the firm has revealed that the primary camera has a 35mm lens.Other specifications of the Nubia Z70S Ultra Photographer Edition are still under wraps, but we can expect the handset to be similar to the Z70S Ultra model that was launched in November 2024. That smartphone is equipped with a 6.85-inch OLED screen with a 144Hz refresh rate and up to 2,000nits peak brightness. It is powered by a Snapdragon 8 Elite chip with up to 24GB of LPDDR5x RAM and up to 1TB of UFS 4.0 Pro storage.The Nubia Z70S Ultra is also equipped with a triple rear camera setup led by a 50-megapixel primary camera with a variable apeture (f/1.59 - f/4.0). It also features a 50-megapixel ultrawide camera, and a 64-megapixel periscope telephoto camera, and a front-facing under-display selfie camera. The handset also packs a 6,150mAh battery that can be charged at 80W. It offers 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 7, NFC, and Bluetooth 5.4 connectivity, along with a USB Type-C port. The Nubia Z70S Ultra ruuns on Android 15, with the company's Nebula AIOS skin on top. We can expect to learn more about the upcoming Nubia Z70S Ultra Photographer Edition before the handset is launched on April 28.Affiliate links may be automatically generated - see our ethics statement for details.