A new way to pay at Whole Foods: Scan your palm
Amazon will let customers at some Whole Foods stores pay with simple wave of their hands......»»
Scientists call for chemical pollution monitoring in Antarctica to support global chemical policy
A horizon-scan of chemical pollution research needs in Antarctica has called for Antarctic Treaty consultative parties to extend their national chemical monitoring programs to their Antarctic research stations and Territories......»»
How To Convert Your 3D Scan To Something Usable In Fusion 360
One of the more frustrating experiences in digital fabrication is getting your first 3d scanner and finding out that scans are not actually that useful for cad. At least they’re not that useful if you don’t know how to turn them into som.....»»
Birdwatchers" hearts flutter for Global Big Day
With excitement in their voices, six birdwatchers raise binoculars and scan the treetops in a private sanctuary not far from Venezuela's capital Caracas......»»
Web entity activity reveals insights into internet security
For its recent research focusing on web entities (or content served over HTTP), Censys leveraged its internet-wide scan data to understand better the applications and services that have become core to our existence, evaluating the state of security o.....»»
Google Bard hits over 180 countries and territories—none are in the EU
Google is expanding Bard availability as the EU crafts landmark AI regulation. Enlarge (credit: Google) On Wednesday, Google detailed the evolution of its Bard conversational AI assistant, including PaLM 2 and expanded.....»»
The AI race heats up: Google announces PaLM 2, its answer to GPT-4
PaLM 2 can code, translate, and "reason" in ways that best GPT-4, says Google. Enlarge (credit: Google) On Wednesday, Google introduced PaLM 2, a family of foundational language models comparable to OpenAI's GPT-4. At it.....»»
The CZUR Fancy S Pro is the ultimate, multi-functional webcam
If you're in the market for a webcam that also helps you make presentations and can also scan your documents, then CZUR's Fancy S Pro might be worth taking a look at. Ever since the pandemic, many of us have started to work from home. Many.....»»
Rare myocarditis after COVID shots: Study rules out some common culprits
Researchers ruled out overexuberant antibodies in an autoimmune response. Enlarge / Heart scan. (credit: Getty | BSIP) The mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines have proven remarkably safe and effective against the deadly pandemi.....»»
What"s the latest on GMOs and gene-edited foods—and what are the concerns? An expert explains
Advances in genetic engineering have given rise to an era of foods—including genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and gene-edited foods—that promise to revolutionize the way we eat......»»
Passwordless Google accounts are here—you can now switch to passkey-only
Switching is probably a terrible idea right now, but you've got to start somewhere. Enlarge / Google says the login flow will go something like this, from left to right: type in your username, pick a passkey, scan a finger. Hope.....»»
Fossil find in California shakes up the natural history of cycad plants
Cycads, a group of gymnosperms which can resemble miniature palm trees (like the popular sago palm houseplant) were long thought to be "living fossils," a group that had evolved minimally since the time of the dinosaurs. Now, a well-preserved 80-mill.....»»
Why the future of restaurants runs through the grocery store
From Momofuku to Noma, top restaurants are pushing into frozen foods and pantry staples. The economics of their business leaves them little choice. It’s Friday night and, judging from the dejected slump of a quartet of would-be diners outside.....»»
Mac: How to scan for malware and remove it with free and paid tools
Macs are more protected from malicious software like viruses, Trojans, adware, etc. than Windows and Linux. However, they aren’t immune, and more and more malware is being designed specifically for Mac. Whether you just want to do a checkup or thi.....»»
Adonit Star Review: Fountain Pen iPad Stylus With Basic Essentials
The Adonit Star is an iPad stylus that looks like a classy fountain pen. It enables palm rejection (with compatible models), and not much else -- it's simple. Th.....»»
Google releases security LLM at RSAC to rival Microsoft’s GPT-4-based copilot
Google Cloud announces the release of Security AI Workbench, a new security tool that uses the Sec-PaLM LLM to identify malicious activity. Google Cloud announces the release of Security AI Workbench, a new security tool that uses the Sec-PaLM LL.....»»
Google Bard Gets A Slate Of New Coding And Debugging Features
For those in computer science industries or school, Google Bard may become a worthy troubleshooting tool to scan and debug various programming languages. For those i.....»»
Fletch raises $12.5 million for NLP engine to scan cyber threat landscape
AI cybersecurity vendor Fletch announces it has raised $12.5 million in funding to scan the threat landscape. AI cybersecurity vendor Fletch announces it has raised $12.5 million in funding to scan the threat landscape.Read More.....»»
Opinion: South Africans have unequal access to a healthy diet—solution requires tackling deep-seated injustice
South Africa has a food crisis. The food system—made up of all of the activities and actors involved in the production, processing, transportation, selling, consumption and disposal of food—produces starkly unequal access to nutritious foods......»»
Want better kimchi? Make it like the ancients did
Fermented foods like kimchi have been an integral part of Korean cuisine for thousands of years. Since ancient times, Korean chefs have used onggi—traditional handmade clay jars—to ferment kimchi. Today, most kimchi is made through mass fermentat.....»»
Albania pushes out boat to save world"s rarest seal
A team of Albanian marine biologists scan the azure waters of the Ionian Sea for a sign of one of the rarest marine mammals in the world......»»