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Canva was acquired LeonardoThe company is a generative AI content and research startup looking to ramp up investments in its AI tech stack. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, but Canva co-founder and chief product officer Cameron Adams said it was a combination of cash and stock. All 120 Leonardo.ai employees will join Canva, including the company’s management team. “Leonardo will continue to operate independently from Canva and will focus on rapid innovation, research and development backed by Canva’s resources,” Adams told TechCrunch. “All of Leonardo’s existing tools and solutions will continue to be available. This acquisition is…

When humans first set foot in the Amazon basin thousands of years ago, they were greeted by countless animals they had never seen before. Amazingly, some of these early encounters between humans and animals are recorded in ancient rock art in Colombia. In a new study, researchers report a diversity of animals depicted in 12,500-year-old rock art from Serranía de la Lindosa in the Colombian Amazon, including a wide variety of monkeys, fish, birds, and deer. This suggests that the earliest humans living in the region had deep and detailed knowledge of the wildlife around them and the complex ecosystems…

Police said the incident happened in Southport, a town north of Liverpool. July 29, 2024 4:36 PM ET• 4 min readLONDON — Two children are dead and nine people are injured in a stabbing attack at a dance school event in London. Englandpolice announced.Six of the injured children remained in a serious condition on Tuesday, including two adults who were stabbed, Merseyside Police said in a statement. Police Commissioner Serena Kennedy said it appeared the adults were injured while shielding the children.Police and emergency services arrive at the scene where a man is detained and a knife is seized after…

A new version of the Android spyware “Mandrake” has been discovered in five applications that have been downloaded 32,000 times from Google Play, the platform’s official app store. Bitdefender First documented Researchers discovered Mandrake in 2020, highlighting the malware’s advanced espionage capabilities and noting that it had been in the wild since at least 2016. Kaspersky Lab reports that a new variant of Mandrake has been discovered that is more obfuscated and evasive. Sneaking into Google Play Through five apps submitted to the store in 2022. These apps were available for at least a year, but the last one, the…

It seems like everyone is getting sick these days, and it’s true: COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in California.State wastewater data shows this summer’s levels are approaching those expected in summer 2022.Here’s what the California data shows:Wastewater levels are at similar levels to previous peaksBased on data for the week ending July 26, Coronavirus concentrations in California wastewater It has been considered “very high” since early July, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A total of 37 states and the District of Columbia have “high” or “very high” COVID-19 discharge rates.Nationally, wastewater viral activity levels…

Desert North Africa And that Arabian Peninsula It has been well studied by archaeologists. Homeland of early humans and, Migration Parallel “Green Corridor” The archaeology of the desert west coast of South Africa has not received similar attention. Part of the Namib Desert, the Namib Sand Sea lies on the west coast of Namibia. It’s an extremely arid landscape of towering sand dunes that covers around 34,000 km² between the town of Lüderitz in the south and Walvis Bay in the north. However, there are clues that suggest this environment was not always so arid and inhospitable, suggesting there is…

The Astros may have overpaid, sending two talented young players with major league experience and one top minor league prospect to Toronto for soon-to-be free agent rental starter Yusei Kikuchi, a bit too much considering how the market has moved up to this season’s deadline.Let’s be honest here: the Astros should give it their all. That’s not the issue. Houston entered Monday’s game tied with the Mariners for first place in the American League West. After a sluggish start to 2024, they’ve risen from the depths in style. With guys like Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman and Yordan Alvarez, the World…

According to a recently published study, Journal of Psychiatry Research Men with cocaine use disorder have been found to have impaired brain connectivity. The study found that men with cocaine use disorder have increased brain connectivity and persistence in certain states, particularly in the default mode network, cognitive control network, and sensorimotor network. This increased connectivity was associated with increased impulsivity and borderline personality traits, suggesting impairments in self-regulation and emotion processing.Cocaine use disorder affects millions of people worldwide, resulting in serious health and social consequences. Despite its prevalence, effective treatments are limited, in part due to a poor understanding…

DAYTON, Ohio — The Air Force has selected five companies to build the autonomous systems that will serve as the foundation for the first batch of unmanned collaborative fighter jets, according to Air Force officials.The Air Force quietly awarded the contracts to the companies several months ago, Gen. Jason Voorheis told reporters at Air Force Life Cycle Industry Day on Monday in Dayton, Ohio, but he declined to reveal the names of the selected companies due to security concerns.Forhes, program executive officer for fighter and advanced aircraft, described the autonomous systems package as the “brains” of the Air Force’s future…

More than 50 days into what was originally a 10-day mission, NASA and Boeing officials said they are preparing for a NASA review this week of the flight readiness of Boeing’s Starliner space capsule, which experienced multiple problems during its first crewed flight to the International Space Station on June 5.After a test firing of the Starliner spacecraft’s thrusters when it docked on Saturday, and weeks of tests on the ground to identify problems with the small thrusters that help the spacecraft navigate and steer, mission leaders say they are ready to compile the data they’ve collected and submit it…