• Standardized AI Performance Test, Tested Out by New AI Startup

    A new startup is looking to create a standardized test for AI performance. A new startup, Vals. ai, is looking to create a standardized test for measuring artificial intelligence and large language models, intending to create a universal way of testing out AI in specific aspects, as reported by Bloomberg.

  • Edinburgh driving: Women overtake men in driving test pass rates at Edinburgh's two test centres

    Women overtook men in driving test pass rates at Edinburgh’s two driving test centres last year, new figures show. Figures from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency show male drivers took 4,409 tests at the Currie Test Centre in Edinburgh in 2023, 2,009 of which were successful, giving a pass rate of 45.6 per cent. Meanwhile, 47.6 per cent of the 3,351 tests taken by women were passed over this period, giving a gap of two percentage points in women’s favour. In 2019, 47.3 per cent of women...

  • Pill testing pilot to officially launch in Sydney today: Here's how drug users will be able to test their substances

    Pill testing program launches in Kings Cross, Sydney. Program will run one day a week for about four months. Expert hopes drug testing stops use of harmful substances. READ MORE:

  • Faster, cheaper scan for prostate cancer on the way as experts say new test could mean thousands more men are tested every year

    Experts predict it will change clinical practice, catching more cases early and paving the way for thousands more men to be tested each year.

  • How to Test Proto DataStore

    In a previous article [https://medium.com/proandroiddev/android-proto-datastore-should-you-use-it-36ae997d00f2] , I described how you can use Proto DataStore in your application. I wrote that article as part of my experience in using Proto DataStore in one of my applications [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tomerpacific.todo]. Following that, I wanted to see what it would be like to write tests

  • Easter eggs and the 'Lemon test'

    The White House found itself in hot water over Easter weekend after media reports claimed that the Biden administration had banished religious themes from its annual children’s Easter Egg decorating contest.

  • A Market Chart Or A Rorschach Test

    A Market Chart Or A Rorschach Test By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities A Market Chart or a Rorschach Test? In one way, the week was quite simple. The S&P and Nasdaq dropped around 1% while 10-year yields popped 20 bps. Rate cut projections were slightly reduced and the likely start time was pushed back a touch. All seemingly “normal.” Then why the heck did we get a chart like this? I’ve produced some ugly charts in the past, but this is in the running for the worst of all...

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    Testing BruMate's Leakproof Tumbler video

    BruMate sent us its new 40oz tumbler the company calls "leakproof". Our social team puts that claim to an unscientific test.

  • Waymo begins robotaxi testing in Atlanta

    Waymo, the self-driving company under Alphabet, began testing its robotaxis in Atlanta on Tuesday, adding another city to its ever-expanding testing and deployment domain. Over the next few months, Waymo will deploy a handful of cars driven manually by humans to gather mapping data and get familiar with Atlanta’s environment, Sandy Karp, a Waymo spokesperson, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • Zombie Tests: Is the SAT Back From the Dead?

    When the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, higher education institutions throughout the United States started adopting a progressive standard of education that advocates had demanded for decades: they began dropping standardized tests such as the SAT and the ACT as requirements for admissions. As was the case with so many other pandemic-era societal adaptations—government economic relief that lowered poverty rates, More

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    The best DNA test kits of 2024

    We found the best at-home DNA tests to help you learn more about your family history and health conditions, as well as answer your concerns about privacy.

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    These Are the Best Blenders in 2023, Tested and Reviewed

    We've tested over 15 models, and here are our picks of the best budget blender, the best smoothie makers and the best premium blender.