Q&A: How parents can set children up for reading success
One of life's greatest pastimes may be settling in with a terrific book. In honor of March's National Reading Month, Laurie Gauger, Ph.D., an assistant clinical professor of speech, language, and hearing sciences at the University of Florida College.....»»
New accessibility features rumored for iOS 18 & macOS 15
Apple is rumored to be working on accessibility features like voice-activated shortcuts, Live Speech categories, and improved font size control across the system in iOS 18 and macOS 15.Apple is always working to improve accessibilityApple's annual Wo.....»»
UAW President Shawn Fain on guest list for Biden"s State of the Union address
Fain will attend the president's annual speech before a joint Congress as one of several guests joining first lady Jill Biden......»»
Standing together against hate: A collective responsibility
Hate speech incidents are widespread in all areas of society and are often unchallenged by uninvolved bystanders. LMU researchers have investigated what significance the reactions of bystanders to verbal hate attacks have for the formation of social.....»»
Elon Musk"s X has a new policy that discourages — but doesn"t prohibit — anti-trans hate
A new hate speech policy has enraged X's right wing users by simply discouraging, but not prohibiting anti-trans harassment. X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, just became a slightly safer space for its transgender users – even if.....»»
Judge mocks X for “vapid” argument in Musk’s hate speech lawsuit
Judge to X lawyer: “I’m trying to figure out in my mind how that’s possibly true." Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) It looks like Elon Musk may lose X's lawsuit against hate speech researchers wh.....»»
X deadnaming and misgendering policy reinstated; not doing well in hate speech lawsuit
In an update to its abuse and harassment page, the X deadnaming and misgendering policy which was quietly removed last year has been equally quietly reinstated … more….....»»
Microbial comics: RNA as a common language, presented in extracellular speech-bubbles
Single-celled organisms, such as bacteria and archaea, have developed many ways to communicate with each other. For example, they might use tiny so-called extracellular vesicles (EVs)—membrane-enveloped packages smaller than 200 nm in diameter (0.0.....»»
Vending machine error reveals secret face image database of college students
Facial-recognition data is typically used to prompt more vending machine sales. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Mars | Getty Images) Canada-based University of Waterloo is racing to remove M&M-branded smart vending mach.....»»
Assessment of China"s protected areas needs refining, study finds
The urgency of conserving biodiversity and natural habitats is critical worldwide. Balancing human needs with a growing recognition of the need to conserve and protect diversity is challenging. Despite positive progress, China's protected areas (PAs).....»»
AI threats: US Justice Department appoints AI officer; call for action on deepfakes
There’s growing recognition of the AI threats we may face as companies push further and faster with artificial intelligence tech. Responding to this, the US Justice Department has appointed its first ever federal law enforcement officer focused on.....»»
Spinning, magnetic micro-robots help researchers probe immune cell recognition
Researchers at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and the Department of Chemistry at the University of Chicago have engineered tiny, spinning micro-robots that bind to immune cells to probe their function. The robot, or "hexapod," gives sci.....»»
New compact facial-recognition system passes test on Michelangelo’s David
Flatter, simpler prototype system uses 5-10 times less power than smartphone tech. Enlarge / A new lens-free and compact system for facial recognition scans a bust of Michelangelo’s David and reconstructs the image using less p.....»»
‘GoldDigger’ trojan targets iOS users to steal facial recognition data and bank accounts
Apple constantly updates its operating systems with security patches, which are often exploited by hackers to attack users in many different ways. This time, however, cybersecurity company Group-IB has reported the existence of a new “GoldDigger”.....»»
Amazon unveils the largest text-to-speech model ever made
New text-to-speech model from Amazon confirms that more data equals greater reliability and versatility......»»
iOS users beware: GoldPickaxe trojan steals your facial data
Group-IB uncovered a new iOS trojan designed to steal users’ facial recognition data, identity documents, and intercept SMS. The trojan, dubbed GoldPickaxe.iOS by Group-IB’s Threat Intelligence unit, has been attributed to a Chinese-speaking thre.....»»
Top 5 Best Uses and Benefits of OCR Technology
Technology is one of the important factors, which shapes rapidly changing digital environment as it changes many aspects of our life. One technology that revolutionized the field of human-textual interaction is optical character recognition (OCR). OC.....»»
How international recognition of cultural practices could be a new way to protect refugees
More than 6.6 million refugees live in camps located largely in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. In these camp communities, unique cultural practices can arise. In our new research, we found the oral histories and healing practices of the Bhutanese.....»»
Fans preserve and emulate Sega’s extremely rare ‘80s “AI computer”
Prolog-based Japanese education hardware sported an early touch-panel, speech synthesizer. Enlarge / "Expanding the Possibilities.....with Artificial Intelligence" (credit: SMS Power) Even massive Sega fans would be forg.....»»
A sleeker facial recognition technology tested on Michelangelo"s David
Many people are familiar with facial recognition systems that unlock smartphones and game systems or allow access to our bank accounts online. But the current technology can require boxy projectors and lenses. Now, researchers report in Nano Letters.....»»