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A new dataset of Roman roads has been created, increasing the total length of mapped roads by more than 100,000 km

All roads lead to Rome.' The Roman Empire built roads throughout its vast territory, from Europe to North Africa and the Middle East. An international research team has released a new dataset, 'Itiner ...
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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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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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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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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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What is the difference between Hong Kong's 'Monster Mansion' and the hotel in Las Vegas?

The monster mansion built in Quarry Bay, East District, Hong Kong in the 1960s has a total of 5 buildings, Ikchang Building, Ekifa Building, Haishan Building, Seascape Building, and Fuchang Building, ...
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I tried using Photoshop's 'Delete Tool' to easily erase unnecessary objects in a photo and correct them naturally by simply painting them over

Generative Fill,' a new feature introduced in Adobe Photoshop 24.5, released in May 2023, is the ' Delete Tool.' With this tool, you can simply brush over an object, and intelligent technology will ...
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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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Today is the monthly 'Windows Update' day

Windows Update, which delivers Windows security updates and bug fixes that are updated every month, was held this month as well. Please update as soon as possible.
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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 ...
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Testimony that a whistleblower revealed Mormon's 'hidden huge assets' and that the money collected from believers was used for 'relieving affiliated companies' instead of ...

that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) and its investment management arm, Ensign Peak Advisors, failed to properly disclose their equity investments, for $5 million.