Why AI detectors think the US Constitution was written by AI
Can AI writing detectors be trusted? We dig into the theory behind them. Enlarge / An AI-generated image of James Madison writing the US Constitution using AI. (credit: Midjourney / Benj Edwards) If you feed America's mo.....»»
Cloud Security Alliance and Cyber Risk Institute develop CCM addendum for the financial sector
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) announced that it has partnered with the Cyber Risk Institute (CRI) to develop an addendum to its Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM), written specifically for the financial sector. For many years, the cloud was a tempting,.....»»
Google’s powerful AI spotlights a human cognitive glitch
There's a big difference between fluent speech and fluent thought. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) When you read a sentence like this one, your past experience tells you that it’s written by a thinking, feeling human. And, i.....»»
Report finds 70% of 10-year-olds in "learning poverty," unable to read and understand a simple text
As a result of the worst shock to education and learning in recorded history, learning poverty has increased by a third in low- and middle-income countries, with an estimated 70% of 10-year-olds unable to understand a simple written text, according t.....»»
Watch This Gorgeous Video, Learn A Little About Guilloche
Clickspring is a fairly popular youtube channel that has been making beautiful things from metal for quite some time. He’s written a little for us, and even done video for us in the past. One thing that he’s really good at (aside from ma.....»»
Experiment settles long time debate about evolution—in E. coli, at least
A pair of researchers at Michigan State University has conducted an experiment with Escherichia coli bacteria meant to help settle a long-time debate in the evolutionary community. They have written a paper describing their experiment and results and.....»»
Can we time travel? A theoretical physicist provides some answers
Time travel makes regular appearances in popular culture, with innumerable time travel storylines in movies, television and literature. But it is a surprisingly old idea: one can argue that the Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex, written by Sophocles over 2,5.....»»
"I Love the Linux Desktop, But That Doesn"t Mean I Don"t See Its Problems All Too Well"
An anonymous reader shares an excerpt from an opinion piece via The Register, written by longtime technology reporter and Linux enthusiast Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Recently, The Register's Liam Proven wrote tongue in cheek about the most annoying d.....»»
Apple Will Allow Linux VMs To Run Intel Apps With Rosetta In macOS Ventura
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: One of the few things that Intel Macs can do that Apple Silicon Macs can't is run operating systems written for Intel or AMD processors inside of virtual machines. Most notably, this has meant th.....»»
Apple will allow Linux VMs to run Intel apps with Rosetta in macOS Ventura
You can even use Rosetta with non-Apple Arm CPUs, though you probably shouldn't. Enlarge (credit: Apple) One of the few things that Intel Macs can do that Apple Silicon Macs can't is run operating systems written for Intel p.....»»
Apple says it"s game over for the password
Passwords have been written off countless times already, but Apple Passkeys mean it really might happen......»»
Smart Home Diary: Lack of continuous recording in HomeKit Secure Video has led me to Nest Cam with Floodlight
I’ve written about the home-building process a few times in the past. There’s something refreshing about “starting from scratch” with your home and deciding everything fresh. There’s also a benefit to rethinking the role of smart home tech.....»»
Columbus, Ohio Is Quickly Becoming the Midwest"s Tech Hub
An anonymous reader shares an excerpt from a featured TechCrunch article, written by Christine Hall: Where the Olentangy and Scioto rivers come together lies the city of Columbus, Ohio, a bedrock town famously known as "Test City, USA," boasting demo.....»»
Writing with light on titania: Rewritable UV-sensitive surfaces made from doped TiO2 nanocrystals
Researchers have succeeded in producing a coating material that can be written on using UV light and the writing erased again using oxygen. Changes to rewritable paper could help reduce paper waste in a wide variety of applications. The material is m.....»»
"Why Won"t Corsair and Dell Just Let Apple"s Touch Bar Die Already?"
An anonymous reader shares an excerpt from an opinion piece, written by Macworld's Michael Simon: Apple killed its Touch Bar on the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro last year, but PC makers seem determined to prove the company wrong. First Dell introd.....»»
A Conversation with Doug Stowe, Author of The Wisdom of Our Hands
Working craftsman and educator Doug Stowe has written a new book that makes a passionate case for reintegrating mind and body in both education and life. Based on his 45 years as a woodworker and 25 years as a teacher of hand crafts, Stowe argues th.....»»
Afraid your pipes will burst? Here are the top water leak detectors
Worried about leaks or flooding on your property? These water leak detectors will sense leaks and send you alerts or sirens to warn you about possible damage......»»
Finland Legally Commits To Carbon Negativity By 2040
Carbon dioxide removal will soon be written into Finnish law: In a historic Wednesday vote, the country's Parliament approved a new Climate Change Act that would commit the country to carbon neutrality by 2035, and carbon negativity 2040. From a repo.....»»
One step closer to making terahertz technology usable in the real world
Researchers have discovered in two-dimensional conductive systems a new effect that promises improved performance of terahertz detectors......»»
TIME 100 most influential people of 2022 features Tim Cook – Laurene Powell Jobs wrote his entry
The TIME 100 most influential people of 2022 list has been published, with Apple CEO Tim Cook listed first in the Titans category. Tim Cook is featured on one of five different covers, and his entry was written by Steve Jobs‘ widow, Laurene Powell.....»»
Racism is different from colorism
Ronald Hall is a professor in the School of Social Work at Michigan State University. He has written over 200 books/articles/monographs, etc., on colorism—discrimination on the basis of skin tone, often among the same ethnic or racial group. Below.....»»