Important Innovations

  D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane  THREADS SIGNS UP 30 MILLION IN A FEW HOURS                                                                       Source:  Meta and Stock Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has launched a "conversation app" called Threads, which is designed to compete directly with Twitter According to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, more than 10 million signed up for Threads within 7 hours, which Zuckerberg called mind-blowing - total now is 30 million New members include a lot of celebrities like football legend Tom Brady, actress Jennifer Lopez and music group Coldplay  Zuckerberg is hoping for 1 billion members in the Threads community Meta is calling Threads "Instagram's text-based conversation app" Twitter is now threatening to sue Threads for "poaching some Twitter employees"

  Google DeepMind AI Accurately Forecasts the Weather                                     Source:  DeepMind AI & London Brand New, Breakthrough Weather Forecasting System Weather forecasting historically has been very challenging and too frequently inaccurate.  The primary reason is the many variables that play a major role in the outcomes because of the volatile nature of the atmosphere.  Enter Google DeepMind AI which provides a new, high accuracy way to predict weather forecasts. Google DeepMind AI Accurate in Short Term WX Forecasts Learning based AI systems from DeepMind, which is based in London, are making real progress in expertly predicting short-term weather changes.  Researchers at DeepMind have been able to accurately predict the location and probability of rainfall within a 90 minute timeframe. DGMR's Highly Advanced Technology The new system has been developed by Google and the United Kingdom's meteorological office. DeepMind's prediction model Deep Genera