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SciencePhys.org38m ago

Where not to look in the search for ET

There's a question at the heart of SETI that doesn't get nearly enough attention. It isn't whether aliens exist, and it isn't whether we have the technology to detect them. It's a far more practical problem: With a billion stars in our galaxy and finite telescope time, how do you decide which o...

WorldFrance247h ago

Japan city relieved as bear caught after roaming streets for days

A bear that roamed the streets of a Japanese city for four days, forcing mass school closures, was caught on Tuesday, capping a search involving dozens of hunters and police. Terrified families in the city of Utsunomiya, north of Tokyo, peered through windows as a search mission that included he...

SciencePhys.org8h ago

Quantum witness technique reveals spinons in quantum spin liquid candidate

Physicists at University College Cork have developed a new approach in the search for a quantum spin liquid, a long-sought state of quantum matter resembling a magnetic liquid whose quantum properties mean it never freezes. The work is a key step in the search for quantum silicon, a mineral that...

TechnologyHackerNoon9h ago

The Postgres Developer's Guide to Vector Index Tradeoffs

Vector search in Postgres isn't about choosing the best ANN algorithm—it's about choosing the right index for your constraints. This guide explains when to use exact search, HNSW, IVFFlat, StreamingDiskANN, and BM25-based hybrid search based on memory, recall, write volume, and filter selectivit...

TechnologyHackerNoon21h ago

Why Most GEO Tools Fail at AI Search Visibility (And What Actually Works)

Most GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) tools fail to improve AI search visibility because they focus on measuring where brands appear in AI-generated answers rather than increasing AI citations across systems like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. After testing five platforms, I f...

TechnologyHacker News1d ago

Show HN: A terminal writing environment with Git, E2EE sync and temporal search

I am a 40 years old jobless sys-admin with no cs degree and no development experience and 25 yeras of system knowledge. I built a fully encrypted writing environment where I can write with focus forgetting about the application. Here ai was my code translator while I strictly was the architect ...

TechnologyTechRepublic1d ago

Windows 11 Search Could Get a Bing Results Toggle

Microsoft is testing a Windows 11 setting that would let users turn off Bing web results and Microsoft Store suggestions in Search. The feature has not shipped publicly, but it could reduce reliance on Registry workarounds for Windows Home users. The post Windows 11 Search Could Get a Bing Resu...