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.....»»
Humans Are Pretty Lousy Lie Detectors
Whenever we hear someone speak, we form an opinion about their believability. But our eyes and ears can lead us astray -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Biden Commerce Pick Sees "No Reason" To Lift Huawei Curbs
President Joe Biden's nominee for Commerce secretary, Gina Raimondo, said she knows of "no reason" why Huawei and other Chinese companies shouldn't remain on a restricted trade list. From a report: Raimondo, in written questions from Senate Republica.....»»
CA Supreme Court denies lawsuit challenging Prop 22’s constitutionality
The California Supreme Court today shot down the lawsuit filed by a group of rideshare drivers in California and the Service Employees International Union that alleged Proposition 22 violates the state’s constitution. The suit argued Prop 22 ma.....»»
Electric Cars Would Save America Huge Amounts of Energy
An anonymous reader shares an opinion piece from Bloomberg, written by Liam Denning and Elaine He: Electrifying U.S. vehicles wipes out the equivalent of our entire current power demand. The U.S. consumes a lot of energy; last year, about 100 quadril.....»»
The best smart smoke detectors for 2021
Time for your old smoke detector to get an upgrade? These smart smoke detectors offer app controls, smartphone alerts, better detection features, and more......»»
Tomb Raider and Skull Island are getting anime adaptations courtesy of Netflix
Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft will make her anime debut in a new series that picks up after the events of the game’s recent trilogy reboot. It’ll be written and executive produced by Tasha Huo (The Witcher: Blood Origin, Red Sonja) alongside Dmitri.....»»
Research finds tiny bubbles tell tales of big volcanic eruptions
Microscopic bubbles can tell stories about Earth's biggest volcanic eruptions and geoscientists from Rice University and the University of Texas at Austin have discovered some of those stories are written in nanoparticles......»»
Crossbeam raises $25M to back startups built on ‘platform economies’
While many venture capitalists might hope to fund the next Amazon or Shopify, Crossbeam is a new firm focused on backing the startups built on top of these platforms. And it recently closed its $25 million first fund. We’ve written about well-f.....»»
Geologic history written in garnet sand
On a beach on a remote island in eastern Papua New Guinea, a country located in the southwestern Pacific to the north of Australia, garnet sand reveals an important geologic discovery. Similar to messages in bottles that have traveled across the ocea.....»»
Gig workers, SEIU file lawsuit alleging Prop 22 is unconstitutional
A group of rideshare drivers in California and the Service Employees International Union filed a lawsuit today alleging Proposition 22 violates California’s constitution. The goal of the suit is to overturn Prop 22, which classifies gig workers.....»»
Fantasy and Sci-Fi Author Debra Doyle, 1952-2020
Long-time Slashdot reader serviscope_minor wanted to remind us that 2020 also saw the death of science fiction/fantasy author Debra Doyle at the age of 67 from a sudden cardiac event. "Her works were co-written with her husband, James D. Macdonald,".....»»
InnoCare to see sales momentum continue into 2021
InnoCare Optoelectronics, a subsidiary of Innolux focusing on developing flat panels for medical applications, is on track to see its shipments of X-ray image inspection detectors and other equipment grow 10-20% in 2020, with the sales momentum to co.....»»
Neurologists say there is no medical justification for police use of neck restraints
Some police departments in the United States continue to teach officers that neck restraints are a safe method for controlling agitated or aggressive people, but that's a dangerous myth, according to a Viewpoint written by three neurologists at Massa.....»»
A Call To Action: Industry rose to help society in toughest times
When the history of the COVID-19 pandemic is written, there should be a prominent place for the auto industry heroes who stepped up, pitched in, mobilized, fed, educated and comforted......»»
Redox OS 0.6 Released With Many Fixes, Rewritten Kernel Memory Manager
Redox OS, the micro-kernel based Rust-written operating system, is out with a new Christmas release. From a report: Redox OS 0.6 was released on Christmas Eve with many bug fixes and new features. Redox OS 0.6 features a complete rewrite of its RMM k.....»»
Crypto"s Big Rupture Is Coming In 2021
An anonymous reader shares an opinion piece from CoinDesk, written by Ryan Zurrer. Zurrer is founder of Dialectic AG, an alternative-assets focused multi-family office. Previously, he was a Director at the Web3 Foundation and led the investment team.....»»
Looking ahead after 2020’s epic M&A spree
When we examine any year in enterprise M&A, it’s tempting to highlight the biggest, gaudiest deals — and there were plenty of those in 2020. I’ve written about 34 acquisitions so far this year. Of those, 15 were worth $1 billion or.....»»
The new stimulus bill makes illegal streaming a felony
We’ve already written several stories about the new pandemic stimulus package that Congress approved yesterday, including funding to increase broadband access and for new energy initiatives. There are, however, other provisions that could also.....»»
Research analyzes academic abstracts written by students
Abstracts are summaries that introduce scientific articles. Their purpose is to inform as to the content of the text so that in a short time potential readers can get a general idea of the contents and decide whether they are interested in reading th.....»»
Original Content podcast: The pandemic thriller ‘Songbird’ could have been a lot worse
Let’s be clear: “Songbird” is not a good movie. It’s hard to see how it could have been any good, since “Songbird” was written shortly after the pandemic began and filmed a few months later — so the filmmakers ha.....»»