The Google Engineer Who Thinks the Company"s AI Has Come to Life
Google engineer Blake Lemoine works for Google's Responsible AI organization. The Washington Post reports that last fall, as part of his job, he began talking to LaMDA, Google's chatbot-building system (which uses Google's most advanced large languag.....»»
Salt may be the key to life on Earth and beyond
The composition of the atmosphere, especially the abundance of greenhouse gases, influences Earth's climate. Researchers at Purdue University, led by Stephanie Olson, assistant professor of earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences, have recently fo.....»»
Blake Lively and Edgar Wright Team Up for Seconds, Another Graphic Novel From the Scott Pilgrim Creator
Blake Lively makes her feature directorial debut with a new film adaptation based on the work of Scott Pilgrim author Bryan Lee O'Malley.It's been a long time since Scott Pilgrim stepped up to save the world on the big screen. The 2010 film Scott.....»»
New method to produce chemically modified mRNA developed
In a recent study, the research group at the University of Cologne's Institute of Organic Chemistry led by Professor Dr. Stephanie Kath-Schorr describes a novel method for the enzymatic production of synthetic messenger RNA (mRNA). While natural base.....»»
After face-recognition backlash, ID.me says government agencies will get more verification options
ID.me CEO and founder Blake Hall said in a press release Tuesday that the company is making it possible for government agencies to give users the option to verify their identity by talking to a human agent, rather than using ID.me's software......»»
ID CEO Backtracks on Claims Company Doesn"t Use Powerful Facial Recognition Tech
Identity verification company ID.me uses a type of powerful facial recognition that searches for individuals within mass databases of photos, CEO Blake Hall explained in a LinkedIn post on Wednesday. From a report: The post follows a news release fro.....»»
Tesla investors urge judge to order Musk repay $13 bln for SolarCity deal
REUTERS/Mike Blake/File PhotoTesla Inc (TSLA.O) shareholders on Tuesday asked a judge to find that Elon Musk forced the company's board of directors into a deal for SolarCity in 2016 and wanted the CEO convicted, the electric vehicl.....»»
Microsoft to gobble up Activision in $69 billion metaverse bet
(Mike Blake, Reuters)Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) is buying "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard (ATVI.O) for $68.7 billion in the biggest gaming industry deal in history as global technology giants stake their claims to a virtual future.The dea.....»»
Can improv boost the confidence of marginalized youth? Researcher partners with Second City theater to find out
Shortly before the pandemic, the University of Toronto's Stephanie Begun put up some flyers for a free improv workshop at a Toronto homeless shelter for youth. It was an idea she'd been toying with for years—that participating in improv might benef.....»»
An unusual molecule protects nerve cells from degeneration
An international research team led by Professor Stephanie Grond from the Institute of Organic Chemistry at the University of Tübingen has found that the natural substance collinolactone reduces artificially-induced stress on nerve cells, protecting.....»»
90 Day Fiancé: Natalie & Big Ed Confirmed For The Single Life Season 2
Natalie Mordovtseva and Big Ed Brown will be starring in the 90 Day Fiancé spinoff 90 Day: The Single Life with other confirmed cast members Stephanie Matto, Debbie Johnson, and Syngin Colchester. Seven singles are supposed to be a part of the Disco.....»»
Mental health could be the next casualty of global warming
One evening in July, Stephanie Felts was lying in bed trying to process simultaneous climate disasters all over the world. From a crushing Canadian heatwave to U.S. wildfires and China floods, the drumbeat triggered memories of a close call her famil.....»»
Sequoia’s Stephanie Zhan and Rec Room’s Nick Fajt are joining us on Extra Crunch Live
Sequoia is one of the most prestigious and successful venture firms to ever exist. The firm’s portfolio includes Airbnb, 23andMe, Docker, Dropbox, Figma and GitHub — and that barely covers the first half of the alphabet. (The Sequoia webs.....»»
Fidelis Cybersecurity Appoints Industry Veteran as Chief Marketing Officer
BETHESDA, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fidelis Cybersecurity, the industry innovator in active extended detection and response (XDR) solutions trusted by Fortune 100 firms and governments worldwide, announced today the appointment of Stephanie Bro.....»»
Achronix to Participate in Oppenheimer Emerging Growth Conference on May 12, 2021
SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Achronix Semiconductor Corporation, a leader in high-performance field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and embedded FPGA (eFPGA) IP, today announced that President and CEO, Robert Blake, and CFO, Mark.....»»
Valve Anti-Cheat’s “permanent” bans now have one major exception
Bans older than five years no longer apply to Valve's CS:GO esports events. Enlarge / Elias “Jamppi” Olkkonen, seen here at Dreamhack's 2019 Winter Open, may be allowed back in Valve-sponsored events despite a VAC ban. (credit: Stephanie Lin.....»»
Bootstrapping, managing product-led growth and knowing when to fundraise
Calendly CEO Tope Awotona and Blake Bartlett, partner at OpenView, talk about expanding internationally, when to bootstrap and when to fundraise, and how VCs approach a profitable company. Product-led growth is all the rage in the Valley th.....»»
The Solution of the Zodiac Killer"s 340-Character Cipher
Sam Blake, writing at Wolfram Blog: The Zodiac Killer (an unidentified American serial killer active during the 1960s and 70s) sent numerous taunting letters to the press in the San Francisco area with regard to a local murder spree. In these letters.....»»
A Case Against Making Daylight Saving Time Permanent: We"ve Tried this Before and It Didn"t Go Over Well
Aaron Blake, writing at The Washington Post: Americans turned their clocks forward an hour earlier this week for what some hope will be the last time, as bipartisan momentum builds for making daylight saving time permanent. As The Post's Capital Weat.....»»
Hate crimes against Asians in Italy more frequent in areas with high unemployment
Early into the coronavirus pandemic as anti-Asian violence began to rise in the United States and in Europe, political scientist Guy Grossman, Penn Development Research Initiative postdoctoral fellow Stephanie Zonszein, and Gemma Dipoppa, who earned.....»»