• KTVZ

    8 emerging uses for medical cannabis

    Stacker identified eight medical conditions where cannabis may be beneficial, either by lessening symptoms or treating the underlying medical problem.

  • New ChatGPT Memory feature now available to use

    A new memory update for ChatGPT has been released by OpenAI, enabling the AI to remember user-specific information across different conversations. Once enabled ChatGPT to can store details about users’ preferences and interactions, which enables more personalized and contextually relevant responses over time. The update is being gradually rolled out to both free and plus […]

  • A new way to invest in medical research is moving through Congress

    A bipartisan bill, the LOANS for Biomedical Research Act, would create a new type of bond to help fund health care innovation.

  • Formlabs' new 3D printers are faster and cheaper to use

    The dawn of the 3D-printing age was full of sky-high promises that had no chance of matching the reality of what was possible. Companies like Formlabs have taken the subsequent decade to look for places that the manufacturing process can work, and refining its technology to suit. Today, the company is announcing its Form 4 and Form 4B printers that, it says, offer a substantial improvement on what has gone before. And with maturity comes a shift in focus from just being able to create custom...

  • New Mexico has relatively high hallucinogen use, report says

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The latest federal report on drug use and health in New Mexico and other states shows residents in the Land of Enchantment have a particular penchant for hallucinogens. The data comes from 2021 to 2022 national surveys on drug use compiled by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The report compares []

  • Adobe's new upscaling tech uses AI to sharpen video

    Most new features and experiments Adobe has announced recently involve AI, like object addition and removal for Premiere Pro and text-based image generation in Photoshop. Now, the company has unveiled VideoGigaGAN, an experimental AI feature it says can upscale video by eight times without the usual artifacts like flickering or distortion, The Verge reported.  VideoGigaGAN beats other Video Super Resolution (VSR) methods because it avoids the usual artifacts and flickering introduced by GAN...

  • New York Poised to Use Taxpayer Dollars to Pay Journalists

    New York state lawmakers plan to hand out tens of millions in taxpayer dollars to local media outlets to help pay for journalists’ salaries. The Read More

  • New US rule would ban employers from using ‘noncompete’ agreements

    FTC votes to ban measures which bar workers from jumping to or starting competing companies for a prescribed period of timeUS companies would no longer be able to bar employees from taking jobs with competitors under a rule approved by a federal agency on Tuesday, though the rule is sure to be challenged in court.The Federal Trade Commission voted to ban measures known as noncompete agreements, which bar workers from jumping to or starting competing companies for a prescribed period of time....

    • WNYC

    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.

    • Audacy

    Suspect barricades self at Tulane Medical in downtown New Orleans

    Authorities say a man started a standoff with police this morning at the Tulane University Medical Center. Tulane Police sent staff an alert saying, “Police activity, stay away from area until all clear.”

  • Netflix Used AI Images in New True Crime Documentary

    Netflix using generative AI images in a true crime doc is extremely irresponsible and exactly what archivists are telling documentaries not to do https://t.co/tC3L8tX0qE— Emanuel Maiberg (@emanuelmaiberg) April 18, 2024 Netflix has used what appears to be AI-generated or manipulated images in a recent documentary about a 2010 murder-for-hire plot involving a woman named Jennifer Pan.According to the source, "the images that appear around the 28-minute mark of Netflix's "What Jennifer Did," have...

  • Trump's new grift: Charging GOP candidates to use his name

    Poor Donald Trump. It seems he isn’t selling enough $399 high-tops or $60 Bibles, and his Truth Social stock is in the toilet, so it’s time for a new, new, new, new grift: charging his fellow Republicans for uttering his name. The Trump campaign announced in a letter Politico obtained that Republican candidates and committees are now expected to pay “a minimum of 5% of all fundraising solicitations to Trump National Committee JFC” for using his “name, image, and likeness in fundraising...