Judging the gymnastics judges
A new statistical engine that can systematically pinpoint how accurately gymnastics judges apply required marking guidelines has been developed by researchers in Switzerland. The results are published in De Gruyter's Journal of Quantitative Analysis.....»»
Climate change effect on Peruvian glaciers debated in German court
German judges and experts have arrived at the edge of a melting glacier high up in the Peruvian Andes to examine a complaint made by a local farmer who accuses energy giant RWE of threatening his home by contributing to global warming......»»
Judges block Florida law that says Facebook and Twitter can’t ban politicians
Unlike Texas, Florida fails in attempt to overturn preliminary injunction. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) The Florida law that makes it illegal for large social media sites like Facebook and Twitter to ban politici.....»»
Court Rules SEC"s Internal Judges Are Unconstitutional
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is denying defendants their constitutional right to a jury trial by putting them in front of its own internal judges. From a report: In a 2-1 ruling, the court ru.....»»
Appeals Court Rules Texas Social Media Law Can Proceed
A three-person panel of federal appeals court judges is letting a Texas law aimed at punishing social media companies for alleged anti-conservative bias go into effect for now. From a report: In a ruling late Wednesday, the panel stayed a district co.....»»
Ewan McGregor clearly has mixed feelings about his Star Wars action figure
Do action figures ever really look like the characters they're based on?Judging by Ewan McGregor's newly acquired Star Wars doll, the answer would appear to be no.Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday and chatting to guest host Mike Birbiglia,.....»»
RSAC Innovation Sandbox Contest finalists announced
RSA Conference announced the 10 finalists for its 17th annual RSAC Innovation Sandbox Contest. The competition calls on the most promising young companies in cybersecurity to demonstrate their show-stopping technologies to a panel of judges and live.....»»
Robinhood Loses Over 1 Million Active Users. Is the Memestock Mania Over?
A Bloomberg opinion columnist calls the RobinHood stock-trading app "a symbol of the 'memestock' boom that galvanized a generation of bored locked-down day traders. "But judging by the company's latest figures, the mania is over." In the first qua.....»»
Why Elon Musk buying Twitter is such a big deal
Elon Musk is set to take control of Twitter in a $44 billion deal that, at least judging by some of the reactions, feels like it could reshape the internet as we know it......»»
ISPs can’t find any judges who will block California net neutrality law
No judges on 29-seat appeals court even asked for a vote on industry petition. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Yuichiro Chino) The broadband industry has lost another attempt to block California's net neutrality law. After ISP.....»»
LinkedIn can’t use anti-hacking law to block web scraping, judges rule
HiQ can keep scraping LinkedIn member profile data as court upholds injunction. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) In a case involving LinkedIn, a federal appeals court reaffirmed Monday that web scraping likely doesn't violate th.....»»
Memory firms cautious about end-market demand prospects
Brand vendors, downstream memory module makers and distributors have all turned cautious about end-market demand prospects this year, judging from disappointing sales of consumer electronics products thus far in 2022, according to industry sources......»»
Everything You Need To Know About Elden Ring: Will It Be The Game Of The Year?
Judging by recent developments, Elden Ring, so far, is the latest game modeled by From Software, and even though it … The post Everything You Need To Know About Elden Ring: Will It Be The Game Of The Year? appeared first on PlayStation Universe.....»»
"IS IT CAKE?" trailer asks the only question that matters
Sometimes a meme becomes a show, and that meme is cake.Based on the popular 2020 trend of things that don't look like cake but are in fact cake comes Netflix's IS IT CAKE? Host Mikey Day wrangles a team of highly-skilled bakers and celebrity judges w.....»»
Amazon may be producing a live-action Blade Runner series
According to Variety, the series has been dubbed Blade Runner 2099, and it will act as a follow-up to Blade Runner 2049. Judging by the name, we're assuming BR 2099 will be set fifty years into the future -- but it's way too early to say whether or n.....»»
Snowboarding analyst slams Olympic judges in viral rant over Ayumu Hirano"s triple cork scores
Japanese snowboarder Ayumu Hirano made history today, becoming the first person to ever land a triple cork on the halfpipe at the Winter Olympics. Executed during his second run in the Men's halfpipe final, Hirano's practically perfect performance ha.....»»
Apple shares first look at "Shining Girls," series to premiere April 29
The eight-episode Apple TV+ thriller stars Emmy Award winner Elisabeth Moss, "Hamilton" star Phillipa Soo, "Judging Amy" star Amy Brenneman, and "Narcos" star Wagner Moura.Image Credit: AppleThe series will air its first three episodes on Friday, Apr.....»»
Folding laptops at CES 2022 should have learned from mobile’s mistakes
Laptops with folding screens were a big trend at CES 2022, but judging by early reports, companies haven't learned from the mobile industry's early mistakes......»»
Boston Dynamics" Spot celebrates the holidays with a Solid Snake impression
Boston Dynamics likes to show off videos of its robots’ various skills, from parkour and gymnastics to cleaning and gardening. But judging from the several dancing videos it has put out over the years, the robots’ most practical use will be appea.....»»
Model developed in Brazil can predict conviction of lawmakers for corruption
Birds of a feather flock together. The popular saying applies to politics and to the computational analysis of complex networks in research on corruption, judging from a study by scientists at the University of São Paulo in Brazil......»»
Judges Read Capitol Rioters" Social Media Posts, Gave Them Stricter Sentences
After sentencing one of the "Capitol Hill rioters" to 41 months in prison, a judge added that anyone with Facebook and Instagram posts like his would be "well advised" to just plead guilty right away. "You couldn't have beat this if you went to trial.....»»