NASA desires volunteers for its second year-long simulated Mars mission, the Crew Well being and Efficiency Exploration Analog (CHAPEA 2). For the mission’s length, beginning spring 2025, the 4 chosen crew members will dwell in a 1,700-square-foot 3D-printed habitat in Houston. It’s paid, however we don’t understand how a lot. At the least dwelling prices will likely be nil.
The Mars Dune Alpha habitat at NASA’s Johnson House Heart simulates life for future explorers on the crimson planet, the place the setting is harsh and assets restricted.
Candidates have to be US residents aged 30 to 55, communicate English proficiently and have a grasp’s diploma in a STEM area, plus at the very least two years {of professional} expertise, a minimal of 1 thousand hours piloting an plane. Or two years of labor towards a STEM doctoral program.
I barely qualify for 2 of these necessities — good luck to the remainder of you.
— Mat Smith
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It’s been investigating Apple’s App Retailer guidelines since a 2019 criticism from Spotify.
Apple could also be dealing with a superb of roughly $539 million (€500 million) from the EU and a ban on its alleged anti-competitive App Retailer practices for music streaming companies, in accordance with The Monetary Instances. The publication cites 5 unnamed sources and says the European Fee will announce its ruling early subsequent month.
The investigation was prompted by a 2019 antitrust criticism filed by Spotify and focuses on App Retailer guidelines that, on the time, prevented builders from directing clients to different subscriptions exterior the app, which could possibly be notably cheaper as they didn’t have to incorporate Apple’s 30 p.c price.
The corporate will use Reddit content material to coach its AI fashions.
Your dank memes, confessional posts and excessively robust emotions on Baldur’s Gate 3 couplings will quickly prepare a man-made intelligence firm’s fashions, in accordance with Bloomberg. The web site reportedly signed a deal “value about $60 million on an annual foundation” earlier this yr.
When Reddit began charging corporations for API entry in April 2023, it mentioned pricing would cut up in tiers so even smaller clientele may afford to pay. Corporations want that API entry to coach their chatbots on posts and feedback. That is probably the highest tier of all that.
The touchdown try is scheduled for February 22.
Intuitive Machines’ personal try on the first-ever industrial Moon touchdown is off to a very good begin. After launching and not using a hitch on Thursday, it snapped just a few unimaginable pictures of Earth. The group posted a sequence of updates on X on the finish of the week, confirming the lander has handed some key milestones, together with engine firing, forward of its landing.
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