The Peripheral’s creators and cast embraced the mainstreaming of nerdy metaverse culture
Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan are grateful that Hollywood and mainstream audiences are embracing nerdy sci-fi like The Peripheral. Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan are grateful that Hollywood and mainstream audiences are embracing nerdy sci-fi like The.....»»
Q&A: Creators of first-ever hurricane evacuation order database say it may hold keys to future readiness
A team of University of Virginia researchers has released the first-ever database of hurricane evacuation orders in the United States. By examining what has worked (and hasn't) in the face of oncoming hurricanes, leaders and government officials can.....»»
Research unveils new tool for analyzing organizational culture through digital data
Prof. Dr. Klaus Boehnke, Professor of Social Science Methodology at Constructor University, has published a research article in the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology......»»
Apple trained AI models on YouTube content without consent [U: MKBHD responds]
A number of tech giants, including Apple, trained AI models on YouTube videos without the consent of the creators, according to a new report today. They did this by using subtitle files downloaded by a third party from more than 170,000 videos. Cr.....»»
YouTube creators surprised to find Apple and others trained AI on their videos
Once again, EleutherAI's data frustrates professional content creators. Enlarge / YouTuber Marques Brownlee discusses iOS 18 in a new video. This specific video wasn't part of the large dataset that was used to train AI models, b.....»»
The next Stranger Things? The Duffer Brothers set their next horror project at Netflix
Stranger Things creators the Duffer Brothers will executive produce Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, an upcoming horror drama series at Netflix......»»
Apple trained AI models on YouTube content without consent; includes MKBHD videos
A number of tech giants, including Apple, trained AI models on YouTube videos without the consent of the creators, according to a new report today. They did this by using subtitle files downloaded by a third party from more than 170,000 videos. Cr.....»»
UAW"s federal monitor warns of union"s continuing culture of fear and retribution
The latest report by Monitor Neil Barofsky argues UAW President Shawn Fain and union leadership need to implement more reforms and work harder to change the union's culture......»»
Bridging culture, cuisine, and urban planning: New book explores the connections between food and urban spaces
Agriculture, fishing, hunting, and gathering—through thousands of years of urbanization, these ways of acquiring food, which were deciding factors in settlement landscape patterns in the primitive society, have gradually been replaced by the manufa.....»»
Forest carbon storage has declined across much of the Western U.S., likely due to drought and fire
Forests have been embraced as a natural climate solution, due to their ability to soak up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as they grow, locking it up in their trunks, branches, leaves, and roots. But a new study confirms widespread doubts about th.....»»
Introducing co-cultures: When co-habiting animal species share culture
Cooperative hunting, resource sharing, and using the same signals to communicate the same information—these are all examples of cultural sharing that have been observed between distinct animal species. In an opinion piece published June 19 in the j.....»»
Man sentenced to 4-plus years in death of original "Mickey Mouse Club" cast member
Man sentenced to 4-plus years in death of original "Mickey Mouse Club" cast member.....»»
Podcasts now support comments on Spotify; should Apple do the same?
Today Spotify is debuting a big change for podcasts on its platform: comments. Now listeners can comment on any episode inside the Spotify app and creators can respond to their audience with ease. more….....»»
Gateway: The first lunar space station
An interplay of light and shadows cast the docking ports for Gateway, humanity's first space station around the moon, into sharp relief......»»
If you have to watch one Hulu movie in July 2024, stream this one
Out of all of the films that have newly arrived, the one Hulu movie that you have to watch in July 2024 is a thrilling drama with an all-star cast......»»
Oldest living culture: Our new research shows an Indigenous ritual passed down for 500 generations
We often hear that Aboriginal peoples have been in Australia for 65,000 years, "the oldest living cultures in the world." But what does this mean, given all living peoples on Earth have an ancestry that goes back into the mists of time?.....»»
How an "always-on" work culture can create a vicious cycle that damages workers and employers
The glamorization of high-pressure work environments, like the infamous "996" culture (where staff work from 9am until 9pm six days a week), often portrays relentless dedication and long hours as key to career success......»»
"Zenless Zone Zero" officially lands on iPhone & iPad on July 4
The immensely popular Hoyoverse is expanding in "Zenless Zone Zero," with the highly anticipated title coming to iPhone on Independence Day.A 'Zenless Zone Zero' three-character squadZenless Zone Zero is by the Genshin Impact Creators. It has an anim.....»»
Community Shop Class: A Safe Place to Use Tools Safely
In this episode of Make:cast, I talk to Chad Orcutt, the creator of Community Shop Class in the Oak Park neighborhood of Sacramento, California. What started out as the ADHD Inventor’s Club in his garage grew into a new space, unlike any maker.....»»
Saturday Citations: The sound of music, sneaky birds, better training for LLMs. Plus: Diversity improves research
In the small fishing village where I grew up, we didn't have much. But we helped our neighbors, raised our children to respect the sea, and embraced an inclusive scientific methodology with a cross section of sex, race and gender among study particip.....»»
Law enforcement operation takes aim at an often-overlooked cybercrime linchpin
Officials hope to sever a component crucial to the larger malware landscape. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) An international cast of law enforcement agencies has struck a blow at a cybercrime linchpin that’s as obscure.....»»