Supabase, a New Zealand-based open-source database, has announced a $200 million Series D funding round at a $2 billion post-money valuation. This significant investment comes just seven months after the company raised $80 million, indicating its rapid growth and adoption in the market. Supabase offers an open-source version of Firebase, Google’s database AI app development…
A team of researchers at UC Berkeley has made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of colour vision. They have developed a new retinal stimulation technique called Oz, which enables volunteers to see colours that lie beyond the natural range of human vision. The Oz technique works by stimulating individual cone cells in the retina…
KSDMiner, a cloud mining service, has raised $96.43 million in Series A investment and is simplifying the Bitcoin mining process, allowing users to participate in the crypto asset market more easily and efficiently. This move has led to a surge in trading volume, rising leverage, and increased on-chain activity, potentially ushering in a fierce rebound…
Researchers at Harvard University have successfully created axion imitators, also known as quasiparticles, in a thin sheet of material called manganese bismuth telluride. These quasiparticles mimic the behavior of axion particles, which could explain dark matter, an invisible form of matter inferred from observations of the cosmos. The discovery opens up new possibilities for studying…
Character.AI has unveiled its new video generation model, AvatarFX, which allows users to animate characters in various styles and voices. However, the technology raises concerns over the potential for deepfakes and AI safety, particularly with the ability to animate photos of real people. Character.AI has implemented safeguards, such as watermarks and image filtering, but the…
Researchers from the Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino experiment (KATRIN) have announced the most precise upper limit yet on the neutrino’s mass, setting a new limit of 0.45 electron volts (eV) at 90% confidence. This breakthrough brings scientists closer to understanding the fundamental properties of neutrinos, which are ghostlike particles that barely interact with matter. The new…
The UK biotech scene is experiencing a significant surge in funding, with a $700 million influx in the third quarter of 2023. This has led to the development of innovative technologies, with several companies spinning out of the nation’s most prestigious universities. The biotech hubs in the UK, including the famous ‘golden triangle’ of Oxford,…
The global Bitcoin price has been fluctuating wildly over the past few months, but experts predict a significant growth in the coming years. According to the latest Bitcoin Price Report, the value of BTC is expected to rise to $116,112 by April 28, 2025, and potentially reach $180,940. This growth will bring new opportunities for…
Two Korea-based undergrads have created an openly available AI model called Dia, which can generate podcast-style clips similar to Google’s NotebookLM. The model, developed by Nari Labs, offers more control over generated voices and “freedom in the script.” Dia can run on most modern PCs and generates a random voice unless prompted with a description…
Physicists from the University of Surrey have made a groundbreaking discovery in understanding the origin of heavy elements in the universe. By studying a specific reaction, they have shed light on the “weak” component of the r-process, which is responsible for creating elements with atomic numbers ranging from 37 to 47. This breakthrough could have…