• Dinosaur data: can the bones of the deep past help predict extinctions of the future?

    Millions of years ago, animals adapted to become warm-blooded amid huge climactic changes. Now scientists hope these clues from the past could help us understand what lies aheadIn Chicago’s Field Museum, behind a series of access-controlled doors, are about 1,500 dinosaur fossil specimens. The palaeobiologist Jasmina Wiemann walks straight past the bleached leg bones – some as big as her – neither does she glance at the fully intact spinal cord, stained red by iron oxides filling the spaces...

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    How Humane can fix the Ai Pin (before it's too late)

    Last week, startup Humane seeded its long-awaited to reviewers and influencers, and the response has been overwhelmingly underwhelming. Most notable was the review from Marques Brownlee (aka MKBHD), who -- with 18 million followers on YouTube and 6.2 million followers on X -- called Humane's AI pin "the new worst product I think I've ever reviewed, in its current state this thing is bad at almost everything it does, basically all the time."Also: Humane Ai Pin reviews: 5 takeaways on a...

  • The Sixers Survived. Now Can They Advance Past the Knicks?

    Apply all the clichéd adjectives you want to the Philadelphia 76ers’ 105-104 win over the Miami Heat in Wednesday’s play-in game: gritty, old-school, physical, hard-nosed. This was not the beautiful game, but rather a scrappy slopfest befitting a high-stakes postseason contest. The four players who took the most shots made a combined 33 percent of their attempts: But after overcoming a 12-point half-time deficit and several rounds of boos from the home crowd, the 76ers can breathe a sigh of...

  • Disrupting the System: Can Microschools Fix American Education?

    The concept of microschools is where students of various ages learn together in a single, often rural, classroom.

  • ‘Time is running out’: can a future of undetectable deepfakes be avoided?

    Tell-tale signs of generative AI images are disappearing as the technology improves, and experts are scrambling for new methods to counter disinformationWith more than 4,000 shares, 20,000 comments, and 100,000 reactions on Facebook, the photo of the elderly woman, sitting behind her homemade 122nd birthday cake, has unquestionably gone viral. “I started decorating cakes from five years old,” the caption reads, “and I can’t wait to grow my baking journey.”The picture is also unquestionably fake....

  • Eclipse glasses can’t be recycled, but you could give them a future

    DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — You have your spot picked out to watch Monday’s total solar eclipse, and you have at least one pair of ISO-certified eclipse glasses ready to go. But what ha

  • What can the dot-com bubble teach us about the future of AI?

    In the 1990s, Wall Street was very enthusiastic about the internet — and lost a ton of money because of that enthusiasm.

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    Humane Ai Pin: What went wrong and how it can be fixed (before it's too late)

    Last week, startup Humane seeded its long-awaited to reviewers and influencers, and the response has been overwhelmingly underwhelming. Most notable was the review from Marques Brownlee (aka MKBHD), who -- with 18 million followers on YouTube and 6.2 million followers on X -- called Humane's AI pin "the new worst product I think I've ever reviewed, in its current state this thing is bad at almost everything it does, basically all the time."Also: Humane Ai Pin reviews: 5 takeaways on a...

  • Where is the 2024 NFL Draft? A look at past and future host cities

    The NFL draft is on the move yet again. Here’s a look at what city will host in 2024, plus all the past and future locations.

  • You Can Fix Your Apple Watch’s ‘Ghost Touch’ Problem

    Apple Watch users continue to complain about ghost touches triggering on their smartwatches. Here's what you need to do to fix it on your own.

  • New curator joins Sunderland Museum to help put the past into the future

    A new curator at Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens is exploring the city’s past to help shape the future of the museum. Collections care development manager Anneke Hackenbroich is unearthing hidden stories in the museum’s stores, ready to share them as part of redeveloping the museum. Anneke, from Stuttgart, graduated from Schwäbisch Gmünd University of Education with a degree in German history and political science. She completed a PhD there before starting work as a teacher before entering...

  • The Future of Local News? Live TV You Can Control (Without Cable!)

    ATSC 3.0 broadcast standard offers hope for struggling broadcast television with enhanced interactivity for local news.