Leben (Life aka misc) The Planet (on, and off)
Why Are Vietnam’s Schools So Good?
Vietnam understands the value of education and manages its teachers well. From a report: Their children go through one of the best schooling systems in the world, a status reflected in outstanding performances in international assessments of reading, maths and science. The latest data from the World Bank show that, Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
Big Tech Can Transfer Europeans’ Data To US In Win For Facebook and Google
The European Commission today decided it is safe for personal data to be transferred from the European Union to US-based companies, handing a victory to firms like Facebook and Google despite protests from privacy advocates who worry about US government surveillance. The commission announced that it “adopted its adequacy decision Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
Instagram’s Threads Surpasses 100 Million Users
Last week, Meta’s new Twitter competitor, Threads, was launched to the public and achieved an impressive milestone by surpassing 30 million sign-ups in less than 24 hours. This made Threads the fastest app to reach the 1 million users mark, beating ChatGPT’s record. In a recent update, Meta CEO Mark Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
Google Is Testing Its Medical AI Chatbot At the Mayo Clinic
According to the Wall Street Journal, Google is testing its Med-PaLM 2 AI chat technology at the Mayo Clinic and other hospitals. It’s based on the company’s PaLM 2 large language model (LLM) that underpins Bard, Google’s ChatGPT rival. Unlike the base model, Med-PaLM-2 has been trained on questions and Read more…
Crypto Leben (Life aka misc)
24 Central Banks Will Have Digital Currencies by 2030
Some two dozen central banks across emerging and advanced economies are expected to have digital currencies in circulation by the end of the decade, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) found in a survey published on Monday. Central banks around the globe have been studying and working on digital versions Read more…