ST. GEORGE — The 1980s returned to Tuacahn Amphitheatre for two nights this week in the form of popular, longtime rock ‘n’ roll band Foreigner. Replete with bright lights, bangin’ pyrotechnics and a big sound, the April 11-12 shows delivered on the promise made by bass player Jeff Pilson, who said a couple of weeks […]
This is how these bosses get rich: by hiding underpaid, unrecognised human work behind the trappings of technologyIn 2021, when Amazon launched its first “just walk out” grocery store in the UK in Ealing, west London, this newspaper reported on the cutting-edge technologies that Amazon said made it all possible: facial-recognition cameras, sensors on the shelves and, of course, “artificial intelligence”. The first customers queued outside, excited to experience the future. “I am an early...
The company hopes to give out over 1 million scoops of ice cream on April 16.
The company hopes to give out over 1 million scoops of ice cream on April 16.
Increase of 2% last year driven by plant expansion in China and slowdown in US and Europe closuresThe world’s coal power capacity grew for the first time since 2019 last year, despite warnings that coal plants need to close at a rate of at least 6% each year to avoid a climate emergency.A report by Global Energy Monitor found that coal power capacity grew by 2% last year, driven by an increase in new coal plants across China and a slowdown of plant closures in Europe and the US. Continue...
Get ready for AI to make videos from just your picture. Microsoft Research recently unveiled VASA, a new AI framework demonstration capable of generating “hyper-realistic” talking faces from a single portrait and speech audio, possibly reducing the reliance on webcams. The new technology introduces a shift in video conferencing, potentially making webcams obsolete by synthesizing lifelike facial […]
CONTRIBUTED CONTENT — Get ready for the ultimate wash experience! From April 15-20, experience the difference at any Southern Utah Tagg-N-Go Car Wash, where you can enjoy a Platinum-level wash on the house. But that’s not all – this extravaganza is more than just a celebration of Tagg-N-Go‘s 20th location launch; it’s a heartfelt “thank […]
As the Premier League continues to hike ticket prices and shut out local fans, Bayer’s Bundesliga title shows the value of a club rooted in its home townSign up to Jonathan’s weekly newsletter hereA corner from the left, seven minutes into injury-time. The Croatian defender Josip Stanišić rises at the near post. His header is too firm to be described as glancing, but it is well directed and flashes across goal and in for an equaliser. The black and red corner of the Signal Iduna Park erupts....
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) –Scientists have been sounding the alarm on climate change for years now. To maximize the yield of solar energy, they are now looking 250 miles above Earth for a technology that could revolutionize the way people harness the sun's power. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), between the years 2030 and 2050, []
As vast solar plants multiply, so does the scrap, set to reach 19m tonnes by 2050. But disposing of the waste often falls to informal traders who risk injury when dismantling broken panelsUnder the scorching sun, a sea of solar panels gleams in the semi-arid landscape. Pavagada, 100 miles north of Bengaluru in southern India, is the world’s third-largest solar power plant, with 25m panels across a huge 50 sq km site, and a capacity of 2,050MW of clean energy.India has 11 similarly vast solar...
Great news for Ben & Jerry's fans. Ben & Jerry's will hold a “free cone
NEW DELHI (AP) — Nearly 970 million people — or over 10% of the global population — are eligible to vote in India's general elections that start Friday and last to June 1. The mammoth exercise is the biggest anywhere in the world and will take 44 days before results are announced on June 4. []