Algorithms 22% more accurate at predicting welfare dependency
Artificial intelligence is a fifth more accurate at predicting whether individuals are likely to become long-term recipients of benefits......»»
Google Weather just got a lot better at predicting when it will rain
Google has recently updated its Weather app to introduce “Nowcasts”, a method that uses machine learning to make better, up-to-date, weather predictions. In order to better forecast the weather, a lot of atmospheric data needs to be c.....»»
The burnout epidemic: High turnover in child welfare
Job turnover is a concern in any line of work, but few fields experience this as severely as the child welfare system. Studies show that turnover in the social work workforce nationally could be as high as 40%......»»
Stable Diffusion aims to fix its problem with generating fingers
A new Stable Diffusion SDXL 0.9 model version might soon release with a focus on more accurate hand generation......»»
Backpack-wearing chickens are helping change the way we study animal welfare
The chicken sheds I conduct research in are enormous—over three-quarters the length of a football field and 20 meters wide. In each house, around 28,000 near-identical broiler chickens, which are the type we use for meat, are reared in six-week pro.....»»
Iceland suspends whale hunt on animal welfare concerns
Iceland's government said Tuesday it was suspending this year's whale hunt until the end of August due to animal welfare concerns, likely bringing the controversial practice to a historic end......»»
New tracking device to keep better tabs on wolves
Keeping up with the journeys of wolves and welfare of wild horses has never been easier. With a GPS wildlife tracker powered by an animal's own movements, University of Copenhagen researchers have solved a problem faced by biologists and wildlife man.....»»
The best places to land in Fortnite right now
While having accurate aim is key to winning in Fortnite, so is choosing a good drop spot. Here are the best Fortnite drop spots for Chapter 4, Season 3......»»
Yaccarino: Twitter to be "most accurate real-time info source"
Chief executive Linda Yaccarino says the company aims to "drive civilisation forward"......»»
Twitter to be "most accurate real-time info source", Yaccarino says
Chief executive Linda Yaccarino says the company aims to "drive civilisation forward"......»»
Twitter’s new CEO wants to turn it into the ‘world’s most accurate real-time information source’
Linda Yaccarino is busting through the doors of Twitter — not with a sink — but with a letter. The pen is mightier than the … The post Twitter’s new CEO wants to turn it into the ‘world’s most accurate real-time information so.....»»
Predicting and planning for forest fires requires modeling of many complex, interrelated factors, says researcher
Global warming is here. As anticipated for more than 50 years now, the temperature and levels of atmospheric CO2 have increased......»»
Pulling its weight: Team identifies protein key to chromosome movement during cell division
During cell division, chromosomes, i.e., molecules containing our genetic material, must be properly replicated and segregated so that each daughter cell receives a complete and accurate set. Now, in an article published in Molecular Cell, a team led.....»»
Climate change has a dramatic impact on the global water cycle, say researchers
For Christoph Schär, ETH Zurich's Professor of Climate and Water Cycle, "global warming" is not quite accurate when it comes to describing the driver of climate change. "A better term would be 'climate humidification,'" he explains. "Most of the sol.....»»
Study: Tools to assess crime risk for young cohorts are likely to fail over time if they ignore social change
Risk assessment instruments (RAIs) are widely used to inform high-stakes decision-making in the criminal justice system and other areas, such as health care and child welfare. These tools typically assume a relation between predictors and outcomes th.....»»
Social media misinformation theory draws on classic tragedies, platform algorithms
Tales of people reading on social media about suspect, off-label uses of ivermectin to ward off COVID-19, ingesting the livestock dewormer and then suffering gastrointestinal distress might seem like the pinnacle of the 2021 zeitgeist. According to a.....»»
AI software can provide "roadmap" for biological discoveries
Predicting a protein's location within a cell can help researchers unlock a plethora of biological information that's critical for developing future scientific discoveries related to drug development and treating diseases like epilepsy. That's becaus.....»»
Predicting the composition of a steel alloy
Producing energy on Earth through nuclear fusion, the type of reaction that powers the sun, has proven to be a major challenge. The extreme conditions needed for such a reaction require the walls of a nuclear fusion device to be made of a material wi.....»»
Broadcom expects AI revenue to be over 25% of semiconductor business in fiscal 2024
Broadcom said it also hopped on the bandwagon of the AI boom, predicting its AI revenue share would more than double in the coming years......»»
Safe Security unveils Cyber Risk Cloud of Clouds platform
Safe Security announced Cyber Risk Cloud of Clouds for predicting and preventing cyber breaches. In contrast to the rest of the industry that takes a reactive approach, SAFE’s Cyber Risk Cloud of Clouds enables organizations to make informed an.....»»
"Lab-on-a-chip" can tell the difference between COVID and the flu
Three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, accurate testing remains a challenge, even more so as the virus has mutated over time, becoming more contagious with symptoms that are hard to tell apart from other illnesses. A new diagnostic device that can d.....»»