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Segment Anything - Best DL Model for Image Segmentation.After revolutionary step made by OpenAI’s ChatGPT in NLP, AI progression continues and Meta AI introduces astonishing progress in computer vision. Meta AI research team introduced the model called Segment Anything Model (SAM) and a dataset of 1 Billion masks on 11 Million images. Segmentation of an image is identifying which image pixels belong to an object.Demo of image segmentation by ai.facebook.comThe proposed project mainly includes three pillars: Task, Model…

The two young entrepreneurs - Haneesh Katnawer and Sonam Sodha, founders of the startup Himalayan Hemp - said they were using hemp plants to produce sanitary pad, apparels (shirts, T-shirts and designer wear), bags and shoes, besides protein powder, anti-aging and edible oils, and other cosmetic products.They claimed their startup had used hemp plants to enable small farmers and women artisans lift their incomes in the hill states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.Haneesh Katnawer, a production engineer from Himachal…

Twitter's headquarters in San Francisco. The 27-hour auction saw over 631 items on sale. AP People have auctioned off the most bizarre items — from John Lennon’s molar to a piece of cake from Queen Elizabeth II’s 1947 wedding. Now, one can add items from Twitter’s offices to that list. Yes, you read…

On paper, India’s chances of attracting global manufacturers look rosy. On paper, India's chances of attracting global manufacturers look rosy. Apple Inc. began assembling its latest iPhone models in the South Asian nation in a significant break from its practice of reserving much of that for giant Chinese factories run by its main Taiwanese assemblers, a key win for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's “Make in India” campaign. Among India's advantages are rising geopolitical tensions between Western nations and China,…

On paper, India's chances of attracting global manufacturers look rosy. Apple began assembling its latest iPhone models in the country in a significant break from its practice of reserving much of that for giant Chinese factories run by its main Taiwanese assemblers, a key win for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's “Make in India” campaign.Among India's advantages are rising geopolitical tensions between Western nations and China, and a growing friendship with the US, Australia and Japan, which form part of the Quad, a…

There are points in time in which everyone can recall where they were, what they were doing, and how they responded. But nothing has ever had this sensation quite like the pandemic. So of course, here comes a pandemic-themed slasher movie to streaming. Sick will be slashing its way right into the hearts of streaming audiences, with it looking to return everyone to the worst year of their lives: 2020. We’re officially at the point in time where pandemic-era movies and themed period pieces are coming out of major studios.…

Long billed as Hollywood’s “party of the year,” Sunday’s Golden Globes more closely resembled an intimate tax attorneys’ convention.Although the evening was black-tie, the usual fizzy mood was gone.“This obviously felt different,” said one Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. member who declined to be named due to the sensitivity of the situation. The atmosphere, the member said, was more like the annual grants banquet where the HFPA announces the charities it supports.“I think one of the magical things about the pre-pandemic…

When we think about the best horror games, or even just the most popular, a certain aesthetic comes to mind: dark, grimy corridors; wet, organic, but indescribable objects; monsters that were once human but are no longer anything close. Dead Space, Outlast, Amnesia, Scorn, Resident Evil, Silent Hill. Almost as far back as horror games go, so does that aesthetic. It's so common as to be predictable, but one of the most powerful aspects of horror is its ability to surprise. Obsidian's survival game…

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. The cold and flu season of 2022 has begun with a vengeance. Viruses that have been unusually scarce over the past three years are reappearing at remarkably high levels, sparking a “tripledemic” of COVID-19, the flu and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. This November’s national hospitalization levels for influenza were the highest in 10 years. We are infectious disease epidemiologists and…

Good morning. I’m Paul Thornton, and it is Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. Let’s look back at the week in Opinion. I’ve heard it recently — twice, actually — and there’s a good chance you have too: “I’m done with masks.” And I can empathize, but only to a point. As we close in on three years of living with the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s easy to grow weary of the inconveniences and safety measures that no longer seem necessary. Because hey, you and I are still alive, right? I mean, who actually turns around and goes home from the…