• New Predictive Typing Model Promises to Type More Like a Human

    A new predictive typing model has emerged from Aalto University, offering a fresh approach to smartphone typing.

  • New wildfire detection camera installed in Lake County

    LAKEVIEW, Ore. – A new wildfire detection camera has been installed on Green Mountain in Southeastern Oregon. The new camera is in thanks to the partnership between the Lakeview District of the BLM and the Oregon Hazards Lab at the University of Oregon. The Green Mountain camera is hosted on the ALERTWest platform and is […]

  • Orihuela steps up earthquake preparedness: Seismic sensors deployed

    Orihuela’s Councillor for Emergencies, Victor Valverde, recently attended a conference about earthquake risks. The conference brought together researchers, firefighters, and various emergency response agencies. Norwegian experts also participated. The focus was on a research project to predict earthquakes early, give fast warnings, and assess damage to buildings, especially historical ones. They started by putting seismic […]

  • New AI technique detects money laundering via cryptocurrencies

    Blockchain is often criticised as a solution in search of a problem. But one group of people has already found immense value in the tech: money launderers. Their crimes cause painful headaches for financial institutions, crypto businesses, legitimate law enforcement agencies, and cryptocurrency regulators. All of them need to tackle illicit activity on blockchains. Enter Elliptic, a British firm that specialises in cryptocurrency forensics. The company uses blockchain analytics to protect...

  • A new season of The Mountain Detective, and uncovering the secrets of the Forsyte Family

    The brand-new second season of The Mountain Detective has arrived on Passport! Former policeman Alex Hugo leaves Marseilles in search of a new life, but ends up confronting violence in the mountains of the Hautes-Alpes. From Walter Presents, in French with English subtitles. Revisit this classic drama series of the Forsyte Family, now on Passport! Based on the classic novels by John Galsworthy, The Forsyte Saga is a compelling drama of love, adultery, obsession, power and money, spanning three...

  • Sheffield City Schools testing new weapons detection system

    Each day when a parent sends their child off to school, the safety of their student is top of mind.

  • Edinburgh Detective stars in gripping new historical murder mystery

    An Edinburgh police detective is summoned to the island of Malta, in this gripping and atmospheric murder mystery set in the Victorian era. It is the summer of 1880, and DI Sam McQueen has been called away from the gray, damp streets of Edinburgh to investigate a case on the oppressively hot Mediterranean island of Malta. Inspector Sam McQueen is out of his comfort zone. Malta is hot and his clothes are more suited to the Edinburgh climate. The local police chief is distinctly unwelcoming....

  • Beware: The New Cheapest 'VPG400' CFexpress Type A Card Is a Fraud

    Relatively unknown general electronics manufacturer Airusan has launched the world's cheapest VPG400 CFexpress Type A memory card. If that sounds too good to be true, that's because it is. The card offers more red flags than gigabytes. [Read More]

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    New York's New Budget

    WNYC / Gothamist Albany reporter Jon Campbell talks about what's in and what's out of the just-approved New York State budget, including housing incentives, zoning changes, limited tenant protections, mayoral control of the schools, and more.

  • Seeing the future: How a New Mexico start-up is testing AI for detecting eye disease

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Twenty years from now, most diagnostics within primary care will be done using the aid of artificial intelligence, at least, that's the goal of a New Mexico start-up using the technology to help diagnose a degenerative eye disease. Chad Brummett found out they are just one of many companies getting a leg up []

  • Scientists discover a new type of porous material that can store greenhouse gases

    A new type of porous material that can store carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases has been developed by a team of scientists jointly led by Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland.