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Любой огородник расстроится, если вырастит мелкую и безвкусную свёклу. Ведь каждый дачник, занимающийся выращиванием этой огородной культуры, рассчитывает на получение огромных и сладких корнеплодов. Кроме того, желательно, чтобы собранный урожай очень долго хранился.Эксперт сетевого издания "БелНовости", ученый-агроном и ландшафтный дизайнер Анастасия Коврижных поделилась тремя секретами увеличения размеров, а также повышения сладости и лёжкости корнеплодов.Шансы на получение хорошего урожая свёклы повысятся в том случае... Читать дальше...

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Meta is rolling out end-to-end encryption for one-on-one chats and calls on Messenger, finally fulfilling a promise that’s been in the works for quite awhile. When end-to-end encryption is on, only you and the person you send a message to in Messenger can see its contents, the company claims.

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Alan Rosa, former head of security for Twitter, filed a lawsuit against X, Elon Musk, and company adviser Steve Davis, alleging that he was wrongly fired for protesting Musk-led cost-cutting measures. Lawyers for Rosa wrote in the complaint that the cuts hampered Twitter’s ability to comply with the regulatory demands of the Federal Trade Commission and the European Commission.

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The second season of HBO’s The Last of Us will debut in 2025. A new teaser dropped by Max confirmed the date and also offered a glimpse into its 2024 lineup.

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McDonald’s is partnering with Google to deploy generative AI beginning in 2024, when “thousands” of stores will get hardware and software upgrades. Along with updates to other systems including ordering kiosks and the company’s mobile app, McDonald’s will be able to use generative AI on massive amounts of data to optimize operations. At least one outcome will be — according to the company — “hotter, fresher food” for customers. Large orders of fries delivered hot... Читать дальше...

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Google has a solution for the sync issue that caused files to disappear for some users on Drive for desktop. Unfortunately, it’s not as simple as a one-click update, but Google has posted a list of steps you can take to recover your files.

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AMD wants people to remember that Nvidia’s not the only company selling AI chips. It’s announced the availability of new accelerators and processors geared toward running large language models, or LLMs.