"Neuroprosthesis" restores words to man with paralysis
Researchers have successfully developed a 'speech neuroprosthesis' that has enabled a man with severe paralysis to communicate in sentences, translating signals from his brain to the vocal tract directly into words that appear as text on a screen......»»
Navigating when GPS goes dark
Words like "tough" or "rugged" are rarely associated with a quantum inertial sensor. The remarkable scientific instrument can measure motion a thousand times more accurately than the devices that help navigate today's missiles, aircraft and drones. B.....»»
Words matter in food freshness, safety messaging
Changing the wording about expiration dates on perishable food items—which is currently unregulated and widely variable—could help reduce food waste, according to a new Cornell-led study......»»
Google Pixel team burns Apple on Twitter -- from an iPhone
Maybe the words "Twitter for iPhone" should be made a lot bigger, because Google Pixel's marketing team have become just the latest to diss Apple online — from an iPhone.Surely, surely, this is now being taught in every marketing class in the world.....»»
A sign of failure? No one is on Horizon Worlds
If Regina George from Mean Girls lived in Silicon Valley, I feel confident that she'd have a few words for Mark Zuckerberg. Perhaps something along the lines of: "Mark, stop trying to make Horizon Worlds happen. It's not going to happen."Zuckerberg b.....»»
How does episode 9 of "House of the Dragon" compare to the episode 9s of "Game of Thrones"?
Say the words "episode 9" to a Game of Thrones fan and you'll likely get a worried reaction. For years, the number nine was either a harbinger of major character deaths or of epic battles (which often included major character deaths). The ninth episo.....»»
A Serial Entrepreneur Shares Lessons Learned on His Road to Success
When Arjun Pillai was a youngster, the words entrepreneur and startup weren’t part of his vocabulary. It wasn’t until he became an IEEE student member in 2006 that Pillai learned those terms. He served on several IEEE committees and had leadersh.....»»
Conversations with A Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes review: killer’s words yield little insight
The Netflix docuseries Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes offers a fascinating yet ultimately disappointing look at a famous serial killer......»»
The Wordle archive is gone, but you can still find past Wordle answers here
Sites that created Wordle archives have been pressured by the New York Times to shut down. That means there's no longer any way to access the full archive, but we’ve provided a list of the past 15 Wordle answers for you to see what words have a.....»»
Meta made DALL-E for video, and it’s both creepy and amazing
Meta created an AI that can turn your typed words into videos, and it's both creepy and cool......»»
Meta is using AI to generate videos from just a few words
Artificial intelligence is getting better and better at generating an image in response to a handful of words, with publicly available AI image generators such as DALL-E 2 and Stable Diffusion. Now, Meta researchers are taking AI a step further: they.....»»
Microsoft’s SwiftKey predictive keyboard didn’t see this coming
Before iPhones started predicting words, there was SwiftKey. Microsoft bought it in 2016, and it has been one of the more favorite keyboards for iOS and Android users. After almost a year of no updates, iPhone customers started to worry about this a.....»»
All Jacked Up and Full of Worms trailer is creepy and weird
Words can't accurately describe All Jacked Up and Full of Worms, but if the trailer is any indication, then the body horror is about to begin......»»
The new “Intel Processor” will replace Pentium and Celeron CPU branding in 2023
Laptop CPUs will switch first; no word on whether desktop CPUs will follow. Enlarge (credit: Intel) Intel's processor lineup used to be, in the words of one of our greatest working artists, all about the Pentiums. That became.....»»
Hear your words in 800+ voices and languages with this discounted text-to-speech converter
TL;DR: As of September 16, you can get the Speechnow™ True to Life AI Text to Speech: Lifetime Subscription for just $29.99 instead of $3,299.40 — that's a 99% discount.Trying to promote your site or manage a company’s digital marke.....»»
Listen to Images from the James Webb Space Telescope
It turns out that making new views of the Universe accessible to those with vision impairment has required some deep thought–and carefully chosen words......»»
Genomics study identifies unique set of proteins that restores hearing in zebrafish
National Institutes of Health researchers have discovered a specific network of proteins that is necessary to restore hearing in zebrafish through cell regeneration. The study, led by investigators at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHG.....»»
New Polio Outbreaks Worldwide Put Scientists on Alert
Cases of paralysis in the U.S. and Israel suggest vaccine-derived poliovirus has infected many people.....»»
First U.S. Polio Case in Nearly a Decade Highlights the Importance of Vaccination
An unvaccinated person in New York State’s Rockland County developed paralysis from a polio infection, emphasizing the need to target vaccination efforts to vulnerable communities.....»»
Some Google products will disable “Hey, Google” commands during meetings
Google Meet Hardware knows you're in a meeting, so it will disable the hotword. Enlarge / The lettering "Hey Google" on the Google pavillon at the CES consumer electronics show in Las Vegas in 2018. These words activate Google Assista.....»»
"Wordle" today: Here"s the answer, hints for August 20
Saturday at last! Whether you've got a busy weekend ahead or you're planning on doing very little, what better way to kickstart things than with a new Wordle? If the week has fried your brain and you suddenly can't remember what words even are, we've.....»»