Eight skiers were found dead in California after a devastating avalanche near Lake Tahoe, making it the country's deadliest avalanche in nearly 50 years, authorities announced on Wednesday. A search continues for a ninth skier who remains missing and is presumed dead, according to The Associated Press. The incident occurred on Tuesday morning during a brutal winter storm.
Fifteen backcountry skiers, including the eight who were found dead and the one missing, were nearing the end of a three-day guided tour near Castle Peak when the avalanche struck, trapping them.
In other news, Apple's latest iOS, iPadOS, and macOS developer betas introduced significant updates, including a text-prompt playlist generator for Apple Music and video podcast support, according to Ars Technica. These updates also included the Creator Studio version of Freeform, integrating stock images and AI-generated image capabilities, signaling a focus on enhanced content creation tools.
Meanwhile, in Cairo, the holy month of Ramadan began this week, with Muslims adorning their homes with lights and decorations featuring arabesque patterns, reported NPR. Lanterns called fawanees have become a symbol of Ramadan and are an almost-mandatory home decoration for the month in Egypt. The street and the nearby neighborhood of al-Darb al-Ahmar were bustling with shoppers preparing for the holiday.
In technology news, a new model called Step 3.5 Flash was introduced, which is designed to function as a resilient and effective partner when facing the unpredictability of actual execution, according to Hacker News. The model's creators emphasized its ability to handle real-world scenarios, rigorous internal benchmarks, and public leaderboards, demonstrating that it is "Reliable Enough to Act."
Also, the FP64:FP32 ratio on Nvidia consumer GPUs has degraded consistently since the Fermi architecture debuted in 2010, according to Hacker News. The FP64:FP32 ratio has been slowly getting wider on consumer GPUs, widening the divide between consumer and enterprise silicon.
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