In noisy situations, your words and gestures help you to be understood
Communication seems natural to us, but there are plenty of situations where background noise makes it hard for us to understand each other. In those moments, gesturing can come in handy, particularly if conversations in your native language are takin.....»»
In sudden reversal, Valve will let a cult classic visual novel onto Steam
Steam-maker also promises "changes to avoid situations like this in the future." Enlarge / Well? Is it the sensual world, the despotic society, or the destructive sanctions? Inquiring minds want to know! Last week, publisher.....»»
It’s Time to Treat Housing Insecurity as a Health Risk
A new study shows that cancer patients in precarious living situations are twice as likely to die from their illness, underscoring the harms of unstable housing......»»
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.....»»
The Analog Embrace: How Some Experiences Are Surviving the Digital Age
Zeroes and ones were promised to be the future, a digital media has taken over, but in some situations customers are returning to analog experiences in search of something more tangible......»»
New superconducting qubit testbed benefits quantum information science development
If you've ever tried to carry on a conversation in a noisy room, you'll be able to relate to the scientists and engineers trying to "hear" the signals from experimental quantum computing devices called qubits. These basic units of quantum computers a.....»»
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 Purpose of Dolphins" Mysterious Brain Net May Finally Be Understood
Dolphins and whales experience a lot of pressure while swimming, and a “wonderful net” of blood vessels may protect their brain, new research shows.....»»
New study may solve the mystery of what daylight does to the brain
Scientists say that the seasonal changes in daylight—longer days in summer and shorter days in winter—have long had an effect on human behavior. However, they’ve never really understood why or how. Now, a group of researchers has published a st.....»»
Importance of gender-affirming school culture to reduce peer victimization among gender-nonconforming youth
Gender nonconforming youth are often subject to bullying and harassment, but the negative effects of this experience are not well understood. Previous studies have found that gender-nonconforming youth are at heightened risk of depression, social wit.....»»
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.....»»
iOS 16: Three-finger system gesture bug impacts apps and games
Some game developers are warning players not to update to iOS 16 due to a bug with the system three-finger gestures, affecting gameplay. The issue is that the triple-tap system gesture to reveal the undo/cut/copy/paste menu, and the three-finger swi.....»»
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......»»
Laser melting: Fewer unknowns in the laser nanosynthesis of composites
Composite particles with submicron sizes can be produced by irradiating a suspension of nanoparticles with a laser beam. Violent physical and chemical processes take place during irradiation, many of which have been poorly understood to date. Recentl.....»»
The story of evolution written in phosphorus
Phosphorus is one of the elements that is crucial for the construction of organisms and their metabolism. Its cycle across the environments is also one of the best understood. However, it occurred to the Czech paleontologists Peter Kraft and Michal M.....»»
Subaru preparing AI-based next-generation EyeSight driver assist systems from 2025
The technology will build upon Subaru’s stereo camera system and use artificial intelligence to improve computer recognition in hard-to-see situations, such as when road lane markers are covered in snow......»»
This new Google Meet update could be a real career-saver
There's a new way to avoid embarrassing situations with Google Meet......»»