InfoQ

Google Releases Gemma 3 270M Variant Optimized for Function Calling on Mobile and Edge Devices

FunctionGemma is a new, lightweight version of the Gemma 3 270M model, fine-tuned to translate natural language into structured function and API calls, enabling AI agents to "do more than just talk" ...
Nature

NASA won’t bring Mars samples back to Earth: this is the science that will be lost

Far away on desolate Mars, a set of dust and rock samples awaits a ride that might never come. After years in limbo, NASA’s groundbreaking Mars Sample Return (MSR) programme, which was supposed to ...
Nature

Importance of integrating nanotechnology with pharmacology and physiology for innovative drug delivery and therapy – an illustration with firsthand examples

Nanotechnology has been applied extensively in drug delivery to improve the therapeutic outcomes of various diseases. Tremendous efforts have been focused on the development of novel nanoparticles and ...
Charleston City Paper

Reedy River String Band brings back its unique newgrass sound Jan. 17

The Reedy River String Band has its roots in Greenville, but the acoustic “newgrass” trio has found a second home in Charleston. The band’s Jan. 17 show at the Pour House is its second in less than a ...
Daily Mail

Jennifer Aniston, 56, gets stamp of approval from boyfriend Jim Curtis as she strips down to string bikini

Jennifer Aniston's hunky boyfriend Jim Curtis gave his stamp of approval on the star's latest bikini-clad post. Last Tuesday, the Friends alum, 56, appeared in a clip promoting the Glossing Detangler ...