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Study reveals reintroducing military conscription could cost German economy up to EUR 70 billion

Helsinki Times 

Reintroducing military conscription in Germany could have severe economic repercussions, with potential costs reaching up to EUR 70 billion, according to a study by the ifo Institute commissioned by the German Federal Ministry of Finance. The research explored three scenarios to assess the macroeconomic impact of military conscription.

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DeepL launches new LLM that ‘outperforms’ Google Translate, ChatGPT

Thenextweb.com 

Since its launch in 2017, DeepL has successfully rivalled machine translation giants such as Google Translate. Today, with the launch of its new large language model (LLM), the startup aims to raise industry standards even higher. In alignment with the unicorn’s technology development strategy, the new LLM is specifically built for translation and editing. According to DeepL, this fine-tuning to language is what enables it to produce more human-like translations and reduce the risk of hallucinations. Читать дальше...

SUPERLATIVE Podcast: Andrew Perez Of Astor+Banks

Ablogtowatch.com 

This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Andrew Perez from Astor+Banks. To start the show, Ariel and Andrew talk about the different classifications given to watch brands and why Andrew feels that the term “microbrand” is fitting for Astor+Banks. Ariel asks about Andrew’s initial inspirations for starting […]

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Report: Liverpool Star Linked with Move to Spanish Giants

EPLIndex | Premier League stats & Blog 

Exploring Real Madrid’s Potential Transfer Strategy with Trent Alexander-Arnold Real Madrid’s ambitious recruitment spree shows no signs of slowing down, as recent reports from talkSPORT suggest a potential interest in Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold. With the European champions freshly securing Kylian Mbappe, their sights are reportedly set on Liverpool’s star right-back as their next big acquisition. […]

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soundcore Boom 2 Plus speaker review – more watts!

PocketChess 2.0 vs. Chess Genius 1.2 

REVIEW – Summer is here, and if you’re looking for a new portable speaker to bring along for your outdoor adventures, soundcore has a new model in the Boom 2 Plus.  The bigger brother to the excellent Boom 2, the Plus has the wattage to earn it’s designation at the top of the Boom lineup.   […]

Research team develops method to design safer opioids

Phys.org 

Opioid medications offer people relief from debilitating pain, but these drugs come with dangers: the risk for addiction, miserable withdrawal symptoms and the potential for fatal overdose. In a study appearing in ACS Central Science, researchers have identified a strategy to design safer opioids. They showed that an experimental opioid, which binds to an unconventional spot in the receptor, suppresses pain in animal models with fewer side effects—most notably those linked to fatal overdoses.

Training AI to detect harmful algal blooms

Thefishsite.com 

A year after its initial deployment at a Scottish salmon farm, researchers offer insights into the performance of a cutting-edge device which uses AI to identify harmful species of algae.

The lessons Houston didn’t learn from Hurricane Harvey

Vox 

Beryl, the first major hurricane of the year, has finally dissipated, but it’s still casting a long shadow in Texas. As of Tuesday afternoon, more than a week after the storm made landfall in the state, more than 100,000 electricity customers still didn’t have power — the vast majority of them in the Houston metropolitan […]

Dancing Laser Beams

The New York Review of Books 

One of my favorite moments in George Balanchine’s Rubies is when the soloist, known as the “Tall Girl,” emerges from the corps de ballet and finds herself at center stage. She carefully places each foot in a wide second position—an exaggerated stance, feet apart and turned out—and beckons the four men of the corps toward her. They […]