Summary: Researchers have discovered how stress disrupts memory specificity, leading to generalized aversive memories—a hallmark of PTSD. Stress increases endocannabinoid release, enlarging memory engrams in the brain, which triggers fearful…
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Common way to test for leaks in large language models may be flawed
This slide shows how a membership inference attack might start. Assessing the product of an app asked to generate an image of a professor teaching students in “the style of”…
TikTok makes AI driven ad tool available globally
TikTok’s fate in the United States remains unclear as its China-based parent company faces a deadline in January to divest the platform or face a US ban. TikTok on Thursday…
‘Megaquake’ warning hits Japan’s growth
Wage hikes and temporary income tax cuts were positive factors for growth in Japan. Japan’s growth slowed in the third quarter after warnings of a major earthquake hit activity, official…
Thermochemical technology shows promising path for heating indoor spaces
A laboratory-scale thermochemical materials reactor is filled with a strontium chloride cement composite. Credit: NETenergy Energy stored in thermochemical materials can effectively heat indoor spaces, particularly in humid regions, according…
Digital monitoring system can make concrete work more reliable, safer and economical
Credit: Life Of Pix from Pexels Concreting mistakes can be expensive. Concrete poured too quickly often leads to a lack of color uniformity, irregularities in the structure and uneven surfaces.…
How Decision-Making Improves with Age
Summary: Adolescents are known for making less optimal, noisy decisions, but a recent study reveals that these tendencies decrease with age and are linked to improvements in complex decision-making skills.…
Dating apps move to friend zone in search of profits
Both Tinder and Bumble, the big beasts of the dating app kingdom, have shed active users since the boom times of the Covid pandemic. Burnt-out love-seekers are shunning dating apps…
