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On parole and on one wing: NASA’s tiny reconnaissance probe Lunar Flashlight could not fly to the moon

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The US space agency NASA has shared the latest news about the miniature satellite Lunar Flashlight (“Moon Flashlight”). On the way to the moon, the probe had problems, the mission team had to change their plans.

On parole and on one wing: NASA's tiny reconnaissance probe Lunar Flashlight could not fly to the moon

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Lunar Flashlight was launched in December 2022 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. NASA’s small satellite is designed to search for water ice at the south pole of the moon, where NASA hopes to land astronauts in a few years. The probe was also expected to test the new “green” fuel during its four-month mission to the Moon.

However, in January it turned out that three of the four engines were “inefficient”, although the satellite itself remained largely operational and in touch with the team.

Now NASA officials have said that the Lunar Flashlight will never enter lunar orbit. Problems with the engine continue, so the specialists had to develop an original technique for maneuvering using a single engine. In the end, it was decided that the team would redirect the probe into high Earth orbit with periodic flybys of the south lunar pole. The first scientific pass should take place in June.

NASA stressed that if this works, Lunar Flashlight will still be able to deliver valuable scientific data as it flies past the south pole of the moon. It is there that the Artemis program plans to land astronauts in 2025. The statement also says:

Technology demonstrations are high-risk, high-paying activities designed to push the boundaries of space technology. Lessons learned from these challenges will help inform future missions that will further advance this technology.

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Google has launched a waiting list for access to the Bard chatbot, but so far only in two countries

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Google has launched a waiting list for access to the

Google has announced that it is opening up access to its AI-powered chatbot Bard. For now, it will be a limited edition that will be available in the UK and US. Residents of these countries can access the site bard.google.com and add yourself to the waiting list.

Google has launched a waiting list for access to the

The neural network is based on the LaMDA language model, and early tests showed that the system needs to be improved. However, the company is still ready to launch full access to the chatbot.

According to the corporation, Bard works in much the same way as other chatbots. You can formulate requests to it yourself or use hints. However, there are also differences. While the Microsoft Bing chatbot supports citations, Bard doesn’t have source citations to check the accuracy of the answer. Instead, you can see other chatbot response options.

For now, Bard looks like something separate from the Google search engine, but this may change in the future.

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“This is probably the most beautiful mobile phone in history.” The creators praise the design of Meizu 20 Pro, which is similar to the Samsung Galaxy S23 and iPhone 14 Pro

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This is probably the most beautiful mobile phone in history

Meizu has published the official teaser with the technical parameters of its new flagship Meizu 20 Pro. Right at the very beginning of the indiscreet document, it says: “maybe this is the most beautiful mobile phone in history” …

This is probably the most beautiful mobile phone in history

Everything would be fine, but at the moment the device looks like a collection of quotes: the main camera is designed in the spirit of the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, and the flat side frame is exactly like the current iPhone. What about the front panel? It looks like almost any other smartphone with a flat screen and an embedded camera.

This is probably the most beautiful mobile phone in history

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Among the advantages of the Meizu 20 Pro, the creators name an ideal 50/50 weight distribution (that is, the mass is distributed evenly throughout the phone), a thin screen frame (width is 1.57 mm), a 5000 mAh battery with support for 80 W wired charging and 50W wireless. The thickness of the smartphone is also indicated – it is 7.8 mm.

The Meizu 20 Pro was previously listed on Geekbench with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 single-chip system. There are also examples of photos taken by the main camera of the phone. The official premiere of the Meizu 20 flagships is scheduled for March 30.

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Startups use GPT-4 to save on live programmers

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Startups use GPT 4 to save on live programmers

Network publications reported that a number of startups began to use the GPT-4 language model from OpenAI to save on developers. AI is said to be capable of generating code.

Startups use GPT-4 to save on live programmers

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For example, Landscape startup founder Joe Perkins said on Twitter that he wrote the code for five microservices using a neural network, it took him only 3 hours, and the code turned out to be at a good level. If he wrote everything by hand, he would have to spend several weeks and 5 thousand pounds sterling.

According to Vice, who spoke with Perkins, he studied computer science at school, but his knowledge was only enough to understand the code, and not to write it. So GPT-4 was the right solution. And although Perkins continues to collaborate with developers, the language model simplifies development, speeds it up, and saves money.

But the executive director of online education at the Georgia Institute of Technology David Joyner (David Joyner) said that language models are unlikely to replace programmers. They are more likely to become assistants and take on some of the work.

Thus, GPT-4 is sure to become a sought-after tool in the market soon, and developers will have to learn how to use it in order to be in demand.

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