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Monthly Archives: July 2023
When El Niño exacerbates global warming: Record heat, record flooding, record wildfires
Canada is in a record wildfire season, Vermont is rebuilding after catastrophic floods, June was the hottest June in 174-years long records kept by NOAA.
New York City taxis fight for survival against Uber and Lyft
Despite being heavily outnumbered by Uber and Lyft drivers, taxis remain an iconic symbol of New York.
Threads, a Slack alternative completely unrelated to Instagram, has seen downloads surge
Instagram’s Twitter clone Threads enjoyed a fairly fruitful first week in existence, sailing past 30 million users in the first 24 hours before passing 100 million signups within five days. And just yesterday, numbers from Data.ai indicated that Threads has … Continue reading
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This week in robotics: Amazon’s iRobot deal hits an EU snag as new funding keeps hot drone summer rolling
This week brought in good news for the robotics space in the form of new investment for nascent companies, but two established players within the space hit a snag. Amazon’s potential $1.7 billion acquisition of iRobot, which had previously been … Continue reading
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AI Actors: The Next Big Thing in Hollywood?
Technology and innovation are nothing new to the entertainment business. Hollywood has always been at the forefront of the use of innovative techniques and technologies to create engaging media, from the advent of sound to the development of computer-generated imagery. … Continue reading
Walmart’s Secret Weapon for the Future of Retail: Conversational AI
The Emerging Technology group at Walmart is pioneering the use of conversational AI to revolutionize the retail industry. After working on conversational AI for over 2.5 years, the team has achieved remarkable results. The team employs conversational AI to make … Continue reading
GitHub Introduces Passkey Authentication and Merge Queue
Two new features have been added to GitHub, the most popular software development platform in the world, to improve developer safety and efficiency. New features in GitHub’s public beta release include passkey authentication for password-free account access and a merge … Continue reading
Directory Navigation in Java
We discuss how to work with directories, sub-directories, and traverse them using Java and the DirectoryStream method. Learn more.
How AI Is Giving Blind People Freedom and Independence
The blind community is experiencing the transformative effects of artificial intelligence (AI). Advancements in AI are providing blind individuals with newfound freedom and options, greatly improving their quality of life. This article explores the benefits of AI for the blind … Continue reading
FTC loses appeals court bid to temporarily block Microsoft-Activision deal
Microsoft is working to resolve lingering concerns about its Activision Blizzard acquisition from regulators in the United Kingdom.