When an earthquake strikes, how do Mexico city hospitals respond?
Staff in public and private hospitals in Mexico City are likely to follow well-established and reinforced earthquake early warning (EEW) protocols for evacuation, according to an ongoing study......»»
Does AI in the classroom facilitate deep learning in students?
Multitasking robots collaborate with humans in large warehouses, and chatbots respond to queries on banking websites. Artificial intelligence assistants even sort documents for law firms. William & Mary Assistant Professor of Computer Science Janice.....»»
Giant waves, monster winds and Earth"s strongest current: Why the Southern Ocean is a global engine room
The Southern Ocean is wild and dynamic. It experiences Earth's strongest winds and largest waves. It is home to city-sized icebergs and the biggest ocean current on the globe, as well as tiny turbulent flows that fit inside a teacup......»»
Proficio launches ProBAS service to help organizations better prepare and respond to cyber attacks
Proficio has announced the roll out of its ProBAS Breach and Attack Simulation service. By rigorously testing an organization’s security defenses, ProBAS ensures they can prevent compromise events and detect attacks throughout the entire threat det.....»»
BYD preparing to enter Canadian EV market, documents show
Joe McCabe, CEO of AutoForecast Solutions, said the U.S. auto market is BYD’s “holy grail,” but the company is likely to use both Canada and Mexico as “ports of entry.” .....»»
I studied ShotSpotter in Chicago and Kansas City—here"s what people using this technology should know
Like many large cities in the U.S., Detroit's gun violence rate has fluctuated since the COVID-19 pandemic and the unrest after the murder of George Floyd in 2020. The city's murder rate increased nearly 20% that year, meaning the city had the second.....»»
Study suggests cloud-to-ground lightning strikes may have generated building blocks for life on Earth
A large team of chemists at Harvard University has found evidence suggesting that cloud-to-ground lightning strikes may have helped generate some of the building blocks needed for life on Earth to arise......»»
Evacuations, destruction as California"s largest fire of year rages
Throngs of firefighters were mobilized in California Monday to battle the state's largest blaze of the year, which has prompted thousands of evacuations and already burned an area larger than the city of Los Angeles......»»
For All Mankind’s creator reveals plans for Apple TV+ spinoff series, Star City
San Diego Comic-Con is happening now, and Apple TV+ fans are expectantly awaiting tomorrow’s Silo season 2 release date reveal. Elsewhere at the conference, though, another anticipated TV+ project has just received new details. Ronald D. Moore, cre.....»»
How iBuyers are changing real estate racial disparities and individual homeownership rates in one major city
Instant buyers, also known as iBuyers, rapidly buy and sell homes using automated models to set prices. These companies, such as Opendoor and Offerpad, can turn around cash offers in a matter of hours, and they've captured more than 5% of the real es.....»»
Google strikes back with its own lightweight AI model
Google announced Thursday that it is releasing Gemini 1.5 Flash, it's snack-sized large language model, to all users, including the free tier......»»
Apple research lab opening, focusing on boosting quality and reliability
A new Apple research lab is about to open in China, focusing on boosting the quality and reliability of iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision products. The company chose the city of Shenzhen because many of its suppliers are based there, and it will be w.....»»
Lawsuit: T-Mobile must pay for breaking lifetime price guarantee
Class action filed over price hikes on plans with Un-contract price guarantee. Enlarge / John Legere, then-CEO of T-Mobile, at an event on March 26, 2013, in New York City. (credit: Getty Images | John Moore ) Angry T-M.....»»
Are chemicals still spreading near Placer County missile site in Northern California? New probe data show the latest
The most recent data collected by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the Titan-1 missile silo site in Placer County found that despite longstanding concerns, new soil vapor monitoring probes closest to homes in the Sun City Lincoln Hills development.....»»
Q&A: Can policy decisions reduce our appetite for meat?
The City of West Hollywood has reportedly adopted an ordinance that requires plant-based food to be served at all city events, with meat available only upon request. The city's goal is to reduce the impact that meat and dairy production has on climat.....»»
Fruit fly post-mating behavior controlled by male-derived peptide via command neurons, finds study
Scientists have succeeded in pinpointing the neurons within a female fruit fly's brain that respond to signals from the male during mating......»»
The Global IT Outage Sends Hospitals Reeling
Doctors find themselves without critical systems and diagnostic tools—and face the daunting reality that a full recovery could take days—after CrowdStrike’s botched deployment of a software update......»»
Tijuana River sewage flows last year broke all records since 2000: It"s on track to do it again
The amount of contaminated water laced with raw sewage that is flowing across the U.S.-Mexico border into San Diego County exceeded 44 billion gallons in 2023, the most on record in the last quarter-century......»»
HomeKit Weekly: My favorite smart home devices to automate your summer
Summer is in full swing here in the United States, but my traveling is over for the summer. I spent the week before Memorial Day in Lisbon, Portugal, the week after Memorial Day near the Gulf of Mexico, and a few days in early June in Las Vegas for C.....»»
Mexico tries to bring drought-stricken lake back to life
Mexican authorities are releasing thousands of juvenile fish and cleaning up freshwater springs as part of efforts to rejuvenate one of the country's lakes stricken by drought and heat waves......»»
Mantle upwelling may have triggered Morocco earthquake
On 8 September 2023, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck western Morocco, causing damage and destruction that claimed thousands of lives in rural communities in the High Atlas Mountains......»»