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More than 100 possible new marine species discovered in a single deepsea expedition

As It Happens6:13More than 100 possible new marine species discovered in a single deepsea expeditionDuring a research expedition off the coast of Chile, Erin Easton says her colleagues were constantly showing her some amazing new sea creature they'd just discovered."It would just be, like, 'Erin, Erin, Erin, look!'" Easton, a marine scientist at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, told As It Happens host Nil Köksal."It is beyond my wildest dreams of what we could have expected. It felt like every time we went…

Olive oil is getting more expensive — and these Italian farmers can tell you why

On a warm, blustery December afternoon outside the De Laurentis olive oil-producing co-op in the white hilltop town of Ostuni, Puglia, Luigi D'Amico holds out his palm, revealing an olive picked earlier in the day.Instead of resembling the plump, gleaming green and black fruit overflowing in bins around him, this one is half-consumed, dry and shrunken."That's what the olive fly does," he explained. "It lays its larvae, which then devours the olive."D'Amico lists off other pests and fungi — olive leprosy, peacock's eye…

5 things about AI you may have missed today: From ChatGPT drafts’s law to AI voice mimicry scams and more

It has been an extremely interesting day for AI globally! ChatGPT drafts a law to regulate AI in Costa Rica, dividing experts; Sarah Silverman sues OpenAI and Meta for AI copyright infringement; Dell Technologies and Intel launch ‘AI Lab in India' for next-gen skills development- this and more in our daily AI roundup. Let us take a look. 1. ChatGPT drafts law to regulate AI in Costa RicaCosta Rican lawmakers turned to ChatGPT, an AI chatbot, to draft a law regulating artificial intelligence. The resulting bill recommends…

Hero MotoCorp Partners with Motosport SA to Expand Business in Costa Rica

Last Updated: May 13, 2023, 10:40 ISTHero MotoCorp Partners with Motosport SA The expansion initiative kicks off with the inauguration of the first Exclusive Hero MotoCorp Store in the thriving Uruca area of San JoséHero MotoCorp, the largest motorcycle and scooter manufacturer in the world, has partnered with Motosport SA in Costa Rica as part of its aggressive expansion plans. Motosport SA will serve as the exclusive distributor for Hero MotoCorp motorcycles and scooters, playing a key role in the company’s rapid…

How end of Netflix password sharing will change the way families watch

Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesIs sharing a Netflix password cybercrime?It will soon become, mostly, a thing of the past if the world's largest streaming service has its way. After experimenting with a plan to crack down on password sharing in Latin America, Netflix will launch the U.S. version of this subscription identification tracking technology in March, but has been quiet on the details of how it will work. That is, until earlier this week, when a Netflix FAQ page change picked up on by the press indicated that…

7 Ways Hive Ransomware Gang Caused Chaos Before FBI Hacked It

Image: santima.studio (Shutterstock)Via a sophisticated “cyber stakeout,” the FBI pwned Hive, one of the most prolific and dangerous ransomware gangs on the web. While little is known about who is behind Hive or where the gang’s core members are located, we know one thing for sure: these guys are giant douchebags. This much is obvious because Hive has spent much of its cybercriminal career going after hospitals and medical organizations—even during the Covid-19 pandemic. Additionally, the gang has taken swings at a lot

Netflix’s password sharing to end soon, confirms company; here’s what it didn’t tell

It's official. Netflix to soon end password sharing. The company's new co-CEO Greg Peters recently said that the company plans to end password sharing before the end of March. Netflix said that it will start launching the account-sharing fees beyond its test countries before the end of March and that a full, global rollout will take a couple quarters. The company further added that the rollout would be in a phased manner across markets. The company said that it "will not start charging everyone globally at the same time…

Apple to use ‘Reality’ trademarks for AR headset launch- Know more

Image Source : APPLE Apple Apple is expected to use 'Reality' in the name and branding of its long-rumoured mixed reality headset, as per the reports to trademark applications. Three different filings show trademarks for the terms 'Reality One', 'Reality Pro', and 'Reality Processor', which correspond to the name realityOS that surfaced in Apple's code and a trademark…