Google’s new search feature, AI Overview, is facing increasing backlash after users pointed out some inaccurate and misleading answers to queries. Launched two weeks ago, the AI Overview shows a summary of answers to frequently asked questions in Google Search from various sources across the Internet at the top of the page. According to Google,… Read More »
Reducing pollution from shipping in 2020 led to a major “termination shock” in which the rate of global warming is estimated to be double the long-term average, according to the study. Until 2020, global shipping used dirty, high-sulfur fuels that caused air pollution. Pollution particles blocked sunlight and helped create more clouds, preventing global warming.… Read More »
In the US, the message is clear: Sitting upright is good, slouching is bad. But Beth Linker, author of “Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America”, He says it’s more complicated than that. In his new book, he describes the history of Americans’ obsession with “good” posture and questions its scientific value. You probably remember the… Read More »
In his books and films, Dr. Dolittle’s ability to “talk to animals” fired his imagination. Now scientists are being offered a $10 million bounty to create real conversations. The Coller Dolittle Challenge for Two-Way Interspecies Communication was launched by the Jeremy Coller Foundation and Tel Aviv University. While the use of AI is not mandatory,… Read More »
It’s easy to accept that your car might start when you turn the key, until one day it doesn’t. Then you’re left with two options: Have a friend come and jump you, or call a mechanic for help. Both can cost time and money; These two things no one has to separate these days. Turns… Read More »
When people think about the risks of climate change, the idea of sudden change sounds pretty scary. Movies like “The Day After Tomorrow” feed into this fear with images of populations fleeing to escape unimaginable storms and rapidly changing temperatures. While Hollywood clearly takes liberties with the pace and magnitude of disasters, some recent studies… Read More »
Almost a year after the Titan submarine disaster, a US billionaire has announced his intention to return to the wreck of the Titanic to prove it can be done safely. 74-year-old Larry Connor is investing $20 million in his new submarine with his Triton Submarines company. Independent The wreck is planned to be visited in… Read More »
Paramount+ sci-fi drama ends May 30, offering closure to USS Discovery crew Michael Gibson/Paramount+ Eve Harlow in season 5 of ‘Star Trek: Discovery’. Michael and Moll eventually discovered the Ancestors’ inner sanctuary: a surreal pasture of yellow flowers with a mysterious interface atop a pedestal. When an obscure voice communication from Book (David Ajala) reaches… Read More »