Getting Inked Up? Thank Thomas Edison
Edison’s electric pen was designed for printing documents. But it’s still used today for tattooing Photo: Science Museum Group Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, Ctrl+P. Copy, Paste, Print. Or maybe skip that last step and don’t.....»»
The agony and ecstasy of scoring last-minute face value Taylor Swift tickets
When Julia Thomas woke up at her home in Cleveland last Saturday, she spontaneously decided to drive 15 hours to the Taylor Swift concert that night in Nashville, picking up her sister in Cincinnati along the way. But they were missing one thing: tic.....»»
LED firm Edison Opto steps up deployment in automotive segment
LED module and packaging service provider Edison Opto has stepped up its deployment in the automotive segment, with plans to add a new LED automotive lighting product line in June, according to company sources......»»
EPA announces new rules to get carbon out of electricity production
Starting in the 2030s, stringent rules will radically cut emissions. Enlarge / Natural gas plants like these may find themselves burning hydrogen over the next 20 years. (credit: Ron and Patty Thomas) Today, the Biden ad.....»»
Spotify ejects thousands of AI-made songs in purge of fake streams
Platform cracks down on bots posing as listeners as flood of content rattles music industry. Enlarge (credit: Thomas Trutschel via Getty) Spotify has removed tens of thousands of songs from artificial intelligence music.....»»
‘Undersea space station’ takes big step toward deployment
The plan to build a new underwater research habitat has taken a significant step forward after NOAA inked a deal with the team behind the facility......»»
Mastodon fixes “confusing” sign-up process to attract users fleeing Twitter
Mastodon forms a plan to make decentralized social networks go mainstream. Enlarge (credit: Thomas Trutschel / Contributor | Photothek) Since late 2022, Mastodon has increasingly become a popular alternative to Twitter f.....»»
Jony Ive"s lifetime of design work honored with Edison Achievement Award
LoveFrom and ex-Apple chief designer Jony Ive has been given the Edison Awards' most prestigious honor, in a ceremony in Florida.Jony IveIve left Apple in 2019, reportedly following frustration at culture changes within the company. He did, however,.....»»
Restoring Asia"s roar: Researcher outlines plan to see tigers flourish again
Dr. Thomas Gray is a conservation biologist and Tiger Recovery Lead at the WWF Tigers Alive Initiative. His current research focuses on the active recovery of threatened Asian species and sustainable financing for landscape-scale conservation. In thi.....»»
VW brand CEO Thomas Schaefer eyes strong profits from small EV
One of Thomas Schäfer's first moves as VW brand boss was to commission a concept previewing a small electric car that he wants to cost less than 25,000 euros ($27,300)......»»
Taiwan LED packaging houses see automotive products drive growth
Taiwan-based LED chipmakers and LED packaging houses, including Ennostar, Everlight, Brightek and Edison Opto, are expected to generate more revenue from automotive applications in 2023, according to industry sources......»»
OpenAI threatened with landmark defamation lawsuit over ChatGPT false claims [Updated]
ChatGPT falsely claimed a mayor went to prison. Enlarge (credit: Thomas Trutschel / Contributor | Photothek) (Update, 8:30 pm: A spokesperson for Gordon Legal provided a statement to Ars confirming that responses to text.....»»
OpenAI threatened with landmark defamation lawsuit over ChatGPT false claims
ChatGPT falsely claimed a mayor went to prison. Enlarge (credit: Thomas Trutschel / Contributor | Photothek) It was only a matter of time before ChatGPT—an artificial intelligence tool that generates responses based on.....»»
Experiment finds gluon mass in the proton
Nuclear physicists may have finally pinpointed where in the proton a large fraction of its mass resides. A recent experiment carried out at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has revealed the radius of the.....»»
Generative AI set to affect 300 million jobs across major economies
Technology could boost global GDP by 7% but also risks creating "significant disruption." Enlarge (credit: Thomas Barwick via Getty) The latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence could lead to the automation of a q.....»»
Antisemitism on Twitter has more than doubled since Elon Musk took over
Musk's decision to roll back content moderation is partly to blame. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Thomas Trutschel ) In the days after Elon Musk took over Twitter in October 2022, the social media platform saw a “sur.....»»
LED makers Laster, Edison Opto step up investment in Taiwan
Taiwan-based LED makers, including automotive lighting module maker Laster Tech and packaging service provider Edison Opto, have stepped up factory expansions in Taiwan amid the growing trade dispute between the US and China......»»
After Musk’s mass layoffs, one engineer’s mistake “broke the Twitter API”
Twitter's paid-API project had "only one site reliability engineer," report says. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Thomas Trutschel ) When Elon Musk blamed Twitter's outage yesterday on code that "is extremely brittle for.....»»
Exotic bacteria species show promise as rare-earth element recyclers
Researchers think they’ve found the ideal bacteria to recover wasted elements. Enlarge / One of the species identified in this work. (credit: Thomas Brück) Demand for rare-earth elements is growing and may reach 315,0.....»»
Excellence Optoelectronics, Edison Opto expect demand to rebound in 2Q23
LED automotive lighting module makers Excellence Optoelectronics (EOI) and Edison Opto expect demand to hit a bottom level in the first quarter of 2023 and then rebound in the following quarter......»»
State abortion bans based on sex, disability or race aren"t remedies against eugenics, says paper
In his 2019 opinion in Box v Planned Parenthood, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote an impassioned concurrence describing abortions based on sex, disability or race as a form of 'modern-day eugenics.' He defended the challenged Indiana reason-based aborti.....»»