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.....»»
Why Does the iPhone Still Use Lightning?
An anonymous reader shares a report from Daring Fireball, written by John Gruber: Chaim Gartenberg, writing for The Verge, "The Lightning Port Isn't About Convenience; It's About Control": "Notably absent from Apple's argument, though, is the fact th.....»»
Children"s dislike of cauliflower, broccoli could be written in their microbiome
Many children, as well as adults, dislike Brassica vegetables, such as broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and Brussels sprouts. In the mouth, enzymes from these vegetables and from bacteria in saliva can produce unpleasant, sulfurous odors. Now, research.....»»
Americans" civics knowledge increases during a stress-filled year
A growing number of Americans can name the branches of government and the freedoms under the First Amendment though many still misunderstand basic facts about how government works, according to the 2021 Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey......»»
Life is Strange: True Colors is being review-bombed because of a flag
Life is Strange: True Colors has earned a Very Positive rating from its 1,937 reviews so far, thanks to 87% of them praising the game. Looking at the negative reviews shows that the majority are written in simplified Chinese......»»
With sales momentum, Bookshop.org looks to future in its fight with Amazon
If Gutenberg were alive today, he’d be a very busy angel investor. With book sales booming during the COVID-19 lockdowns last year, the humble written word has suddenly drawn the limelight from VCs and founders. We’ve seen a whole cavalcade of ne.....»»
Some 9/11 News Coverage is Lost. Blame Adobe Flash
CNN reports that "Some of the most iconic 9/11 news coverage is lost. Blame Adobe Flash." Journalism is often considered the first draft of history, but what happens when that draft is written on a software program that becomes obsolete? Adobe endi.....»»
Some of the most iconic 9/11 news coverage is lost. Blame Adobe Flash
Journalism is often considered the first draft of history, but what happens when that draft is written on a software program that becomes obsolete?.....»»
Smartphone Company Alleged To Be a Scam Defrauding 300 Investors of $10 Million
In a 2015 video, PCMag's lead mobile analyst Sascha Segan showed off "One of the coolest phones at this year's CES." He's now written an article titled "How I Got Suckered by an (Alleged) $10M Phone Scam. The biggest mobile-phone mystery of the 20.....»»
Why Those Anti-Covid Plastic Barriers Probably Don"t Help and May Make Things Worse
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times, written by Tara Parker-Pope: Covid precautions have turned many parts of our world into a giant salad bar, with plastic barriers separating sales clerks from shoppers, dividing customers at.....»»
Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors: Next big thing in blood flow measurement
In order to function properly, the brain requires a steady flow of blood through the cerebral arteries and veins, which deliver oxygen and nutrients and also remove metabolic byproducts. Therefore, cerebral blood flow is considered a vital and sensit.....»»
What if our history was written in our grammar?
Humans have been always on the move, creating a complex history of languages and cultural traditions dispersed over the globe. An international team under UZH's lead has now traced families of related languages over more than 10,000 years by combinin.....»»
"Folding Phones Are the New 3D TV"
An anonymous reader shares an excerpt from Wired, written by Lauren Goode: Samsung's newest foldables are even more impressive than the folding models that came before them. (The company first started shipping foldable phones in 2019, after years of.....»»
Wendy"s is planning to open 700 "ghost kitchens" by 2025 to meet food delivery demand
I’ve written time and again about how the pandemic has reshaped our daily lives, and how many of those changes are likely to become permanent. One area that’s been impacted especially hard is the food services industry, where robots are finding a.....»»
Apex Legends developer fired over racist, sexist comments made in 2007
Screenshots from the blog surfaced last month. They include derogatory comments about "Africans" and women. Klein acknowledged that these screenshots were real on July 27, noting that they were written around 14 years ago. Apex Legends content creato.....»»
No-code is code
The release of OpenAI Codex, a new Al system that translates natural language to code, marks the beginning of a shift in how computer software is written. Greg Brockman Contributor Share on Twitter.....»»
OpenAI"s Codex Turns Written Language Into Computer Code
A new AI system can read written instructions in conversational language and transform it into working computer code. From a report: The model is the latest example of progress in natural language processing (NLP), the ability of AIs to read and writ.....»»
Edmunds Reviews Ford"s BlueCruise Hands-Free Driving Technology
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Edmunds, written by Cameron Rogers: BlueCruise operates on the same principle as Super Cruise. Once the vehicle is traveling on one of the 100,000 miles of qualified roadways (Ford dubs these Hands-Free Blue Z.....»»
Firefox Lost Almost 50 Million Users In 3 Years
An anonymous reader quotes a report from It's FOSS, written by Ankush Das: Mozilla's Firefox is the only popular alternative to Chromium-based browsers. It has been the default choice for Linux users and privacy-conscious users across every platform......»»
Researchers discover new strategy for developing human-integrated electronics
Polymer semiconductors—materials that have been made soft and stretchy but still able to conduct electricity—hold promise for future electronics that can be integrated within the body, including disease detectors and health monitors......»»
Substack doubles down on uncensored ‘free speech’ with acquisition of Letter
Substack announced last week that it acquired Letter, a platform that encourages written dialogue and debate. The financials of the deal weren’t disclosed, but this acquisition follows Substack’s recent $65 million raise. Newsletters are.....»»