Scientists use fruit flies to test method for retrieving forgotten memories Study also sheds light on how false memories are created – seemingly in a distinct part of the brain The Independent UK · Aug 7
Global Market: SK Hynix approves $38.3 billion investment plan through 2031 to expand AI chip production SK Hynix approved investments of 54.3 trillion won through 2031 to expand semiconductor production, targeting rising AI-driven demand. Funds will support new DRAM facilities in Yongin and NAND flash capacity in Cheongju. The company also plans additional shareholder return measures, with details expected during the third quarter, strengthening growth prospects. The Economic Times · Aug 7
Why Lord Krishna and Indra Fought Over This Heavenly Tree What if a single tree was so rare and magical that even the gods fought over it? It sounds like a fantasy, but this fascinating story comes straight from Hindu mythology. The Parijat Tree, which appeared during the Samudra Manthan, was no ordinary tree. Its flowers never faded, and their… MyLifeXP · Aug 7
Does more vitamin D in pregnancy make children smarter? Vitamins in pregnancy are usually discussed in terms of a baby’s health at birth. But could the amount of vitamin D taken during pregnancy also influence how a child’s brain works many years later? The Conversation · Aug 7
AMD deepens AI inference bet with Taalas deal as chip race heats up Toronto-based Taalas develops specialized silicon designed to reduce computing and memory bottlenecks in AI inference, the process of running trained AI models to generate responses or predictions. The Economic Times · Aug 7
Three Brain Regions Have to Coordinate During Sleep for a Memory to Stick, First Human Study Shows A PNAS study using intracranial recordings in 19 epilepsy patients shows how three brain regions coordinate during sleep to consolidate memory. Medical Daily · Aug 7
How Indian Women Are Rewriting the Graphic Liner Trend With Kohl, Kajal, and Centuries of Memory The Line You Already Knew How to DrawBefore graphic liner had a name, your grandmother drew it. Not with a felt-tip brush pen from a Seoul beauty haul, but with a stick of kohl she'd had since before you were born, pulled along the waterline until it smudged just past… Times Life · Aug 7
Lonar Crater Lake in Maharashtra Is a Saltwater Meteor Scar That Deserves Its Own Trip What the ground remembersThe water at Lonar is the colour of a bruise healing, greenish, then pink at certain hours, then a flat grey that makes you question whether you imagined the colour at all. You are standing inside a bowl roughly 1.8 kilometres wide and nearly 150 metres deep,… Times Life · Aug 7
Why Was Hanuman Ji First Called Maruti? The Hidden Story Everyone knows Lord Hanuman as the symbol of devotion, courage and limitless strength. But did you know that Hanuman was not his first name? Long before the world began chanting "Jai Hanuman," he was lovingly known as Maruti. A remarkable incident from his childhood changed his identity forever. This fascinating… MyLifeXP · Aug 7
Amanda Knox defends comedy show after criticism from Meredith Kercher’s family Knox said in a post on Instagram that her comedy show ‘honors Meredith Kercher’s memory’ The Independent UK · Aug 6
Global memory shortage forces top PC makers like HP and Asus to turn to CXMT chips — but what will Samsung and Micron think? Three of the world's biggest PC makers now have qualified Chinese DRAM TechRadar · Aug 6
Sandisk Just Delivered a Blowout Quarter—Here's Why the Stock Is Falling Sandisk shares fell over 8% despite beating earnings estimates, as slightly soft revenue guidance overshadowed 60%-plus revenue growth and expanding margins from AI-driven data center demand. MarketBeat · Aug 6
Murder most vague Even though the Idaho murder case in 2022 is still remarkably fresh in memory, especially if you have been following the news and social media coverage, the amount of content made about this tragedy is no longer new. Bangkok Post · Aug 6
What psychologists say about your "Bad Memory": Why forgetting everyday details is actually your brain's smartest strategy for sharper focus What psychologists say about your bad memory might surprise you. You walk into a room and blank out. You hunt for keys in plain sight. Don't panic. You aren't losing your edge. Forgetting everyday details is actually your brain's smartest strategy for sharper focus. Your mind actively clears out useless… The Economic Times · Aug 6
Barchart · Aug 6 A Chinese Investment Firm Just Downgraded Apple. Here's What It Means for AAPL Stock. Growth slowdown in services and high memory costs make the firm bearish on the company.
Tom’s Hardware · Aug 6 Pre-modded 22GB RTX 2080 Ti cards surface on eBay for $500 as VRAM-hungry local AI fans chase down every spare FLOP — Hong Kong-based seller offers AI-friendly memory mod for a reasonable price Services have recently popped up that will double your RTX 2080 Ti's memory to 22GB, but if you don't have a card to spare, you can now get a pre-modded 22 GB 2080 Ti for $499 from eBay.
Medical Daily · Aug 6 Up to 85 Percent of People with Uncommon Forms of Alzheimer's Would Not Qualify for the New Drugs, Study Finds A Neurology study found 70% to 85% of atypical Alzheimer's patients would not meet lecanemab or donanemab eligibility criteria. Why it happens.
Tom’s Hardware · Aug 6 $1 billion of iPhone 18 Pro chips 'on the shelves awaiting packaging' due to DRAM shortages — memory shortages reportedly put a wrinkle in Apple's launch plans Apple reportedly as $1 billion worth of iPhone 18 processor wafers awaiting packaging, which hasn't been completed due to DRAM shortages.
Bored Panda · Aug 6 Spoiled Sister Becomes Brother’s Nightmare Thanks To Enabling Mom: “Like Mother, Like Monster” Children need just the right amount of attention from their parents. Giving them too little may undermine their self-worth, while giving them too much can turn them into an entitled brat. The latter became a problem for this family when the badly spoiled daughter ruined her brother’s 10th birthday. It…
Digital Camera World · Aug 6 Fujifilm is breaking records – but the memory crisis is hitting so hard, even Instax is affected. Is a price change coming? Fujifilm's latest financials broke revenue records, but the imaging giant is expecting memory costs to more than double from earlier estimates
Barchart · Aug 6 Dear Applied Materials Stock Fans, Mark Your Calendars for August 13 Applied Materials heads into its Aug. 13 earnings report with soaring expectations as AI-driven demand for memory, logic, and advanced packaging fuels growth.
TechRadar · Aug 6 Microsoft quietly stops recommending 32GB of RAM, as even Apple reportedly struggles to secure memory for iPhones and MacBooks 32GB is the 'no-worries zone'? Not anymore as Microsoft backtracks on past RAM recommendations, while Apple's seemingly having troubles of its own.
The Economic Times · Aug 6 Iran war renews concerns about lasting toll of traumatic brain injuries to US troops US service members face lasting traumatic brain injuries from recent conflicts. Many soldiers experience symptoms like headaches and memory loss for years. Doctors cannot predict who will suffer long-term effects from these injuries. The military has improved screening and treatment for these signature wounds. Early intervention and therapies offer hope…
Total Film · Aug 6 Ingenious Spider-Man theory might have figured out why Ned remembers Peter Parker in Brand New Day Marvel fans think Ned's memory jog in Spider-Man: Brand New Day links back to No Way Home
The Times of India · Aug 6 A 77-year-old had a heart attack on a Southwest flight; after two nurses brought him back, he spent a week finding the stranger who saved him Patrick McGee remembers talking to the woman sitting beside him as his Southwest Airlines flight approached Phoenix. His next clear memory was waking up in an ambulance.