Pepper’s Scope: What’s Old Is New Again
Sometimes something comes along that really captures your attention, not only because it is cool, but also because it is a clever re-use of things you’ve already considered to be common. Joshua Ellingson’s experiments came up in my twitt.....»»
Facebook misled investors on scope of misinformation problems, whistleblower says
Meta made “material representations and omissions,” complaint alleges. Enlarge (credit: Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto) Since filing whistleblower complaints against Facebook last year, Frances Haugen hasn’t been sitting still. A.....»»
Ubisoft is turning an Assassin"s Creed expansion into a standalone game
Codenamed Rift, the project is reportedly smaller in scope than previous titles in the series. It won’t feature a large, open world, but will instead focus more on stealth gameplay......»»
Toshiba to pilot "holographic" self-check kiosks in Tokyo 7-Eleven stores
Toshiba is making moves in this direction with touchless "holographic" displays. The self-check stands do not employ actual holograms—it looks to be more of a variation on the Pepper's Ghost illusion. When combined with gesture recognition, the eff.....»»
Benefits of Tillamook Bay wetlands restoration extend far beyond the scope of initial project, report finds
A 443-acre tidal wetland habitat restoration project in Oregon's Tillamook Bay designed to reduce flooding and improve salmon habitat has also brought a host of other socioeconomic benefits to the community, a new report from Oregon State University.....»»
Spice in space: Inside NASA’s groundbreaking zero-gravity chile pepper project
Astronauts on the ISS are now growing and eating chile peppers in space, so we caught up with NASA to get some pointers on gardening in microgravity......»»
Beatings, Doxxings, Harassment: the War Over Chinese Wikipedia
The Wikimedia Foundation banned seven high-level users in September and temporarily demoted a dozen others for abuses "unprecedented in scope and nature." Slashdot reader harrymcc explains: The foundation accused these volunteers of biasing it in fa.....»»
The sky"s the limit: Using airborne DNA to monitor insect biodiversity
Scientists at Lund University have discovered for the first time that it is possible to detect insect DNA in the air. Using air from three sites in Sweden, insect DNA from 85 species could be identified. This offers scope for exploring a whole new wa.....»»
Spicy breast milk?
In part of a recent human study led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM), it was found that after eating a curry dish containing pepper, piperine - an alkaloid responsible for the pungency of pepper - was present in the milk of breastfeeding w.....»»
NASA astronauts grow first ever peppers in space – Future Blink
Back in July, astronauts aboard the ISS started growing hatch chile — a type of pepper found in New Mexico's Hatch Valley as a part of NASA's Plant Habitat-04 investigation. Now, they’ve finished growing and are adding a bit of spice to C.....»»
As the Arctic Warms, AI Forecasts Scope Out Shifting Sea Ice
Global warming is making it harder to predict the movement and location of the ice cover, crucial information for fishing and global shipping......»»
How to limit global warming to 1.5C
For the first time, sector allocations of the global carbon budget have been provided for both hard-to-abate and all other sectors—12 main macro industry sectors in total, reporting scope 1, 2 and 3 breakdowns......»»
Best Anime Anthologies To Watch | ScreenRant
With the release of Star Wars: Visions, an interest in anime anthologies is bound to be generated. The scope is very wide when it comes to anime anthology films and series as they incorporate themes from sci-fi, horror, and local Japanese folklore. B.....»»
Hospital staff must swear off Tylenol, Tums to get religious vaccine exemption
Hospital CEO aims to educate staff on the full scope of what they're claiming. Enlarge (credit: Getty | Jeff Greenberg) A hospital system in Arkansas is making it a bit more difficult for staff to receive a religious exemption from its COVID-1.....»»
New study analyzes role of scent compounds in the co-evolution of bats and pepper plants
A new study in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B by researchers at the University of Washington (UW), Burke Museum, and Stony Brook University, finds important clues on how bats and Piper (pepper) plants in Central America have co-evolve.....»»
Apple says it will reject government demands to expand new child protection image scanner beyond child abuse images
Apple says it won't let governments expand the scope of its upcoming child protective image scanning system, but privacy concerns remain. This past weekend Apple published an FAQ clarifying how neuralMatch will work. Most importantly, Apple asserts i.....»»
Humanoid Robot Keeps Getting Fired From His Jobs
Pepper, SoftBank's robot, malfunctioned during scripture readings, took breaks in exercise class and couldn't recognize the faces of family members. From a report: Having a robot read scripture to mourners seemed like a cost-effective idea to the peo.....»»
End-to-end moving startup Updater buys on-demand moving startup Dolly
Moving services giant Updater is bringing on the team from Dolly as the New York company looks to expand its scope of offerings with the acquisition of the on-demand startup known for helping consumers execute small-scale moves. Dolly connects users.....»»
Pausing Pepper, packing meat and picking berries
We’re fresh off of our big Pittsburgh event, and I’ll have more thoughts on that for you next week, once we’ve crawled through all of the interviews, published profiles and all of that fun stuff. t I admit that I’m also partly putting that.....»»
Pepper robot’s future uncertain as SoftBank suspends production
SoftBank has suspended production of its Pepper humanoid robot due to poor sales, but says it could start making it again if demand recovers......»»
Cause, scope determined for deadly winter debris flow in Uttarakhand, India
The Uttarakhand region of India experienced a humanitarian tragedy on Feb. 7, 2021, when a wall of debris and water barreled down the Ronti Gad, Rishiganga and Dhauliganga river valleys......»»