AI is being used to identify and soothe stressed call center workers with photo montages
It also plays calming music and offers inspirational quotes
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Qudi Mask 2 turns people's face into a wearable avatar
A fully customizable Daft Punk-esque experience for just $130
Satellites can help detect early warning signs weeks before earthquakes
Anomalies in the lithosphere and ionosphere can be detected days in advance
Drones are biting back against Florida's mosquito problem
Battling the world's deadliest animal
US Surgeon General calls for tobacco-style health warnings on social media - it's bad for your mental health
"Social media is bad for your health"
A hot potato: The US Surgeon General wants social media to carry the same kind of health warning labels as cigarettes and alcohol. Dr. Vivek Murthy has called on Congress to apply labels to the sites and apps that alert users to the potential mental health harms they cause.
Photographer wins AI-image contest with real picture, gets disqualified
"There is nothing more fantastic and creative than Mother Nature herself"
The Apple iPod: Pocket Music Before That Phone
These days, everyone has a phone in their pocket that can stream music. But two decades ago, you needed a dedicated player to listen to your favorite songs on the go. Enter the iPod.
You can buy a $2.4 million home in Texas with no bedrooms, one bathroom, and a liquid cooling immersion system
Great for data centers, crypto farms, and more
Solar panels installed in France in 1992 found to retain a remarkable 79% of original output
Still going strong after 31 years
Wells Fargo fired a dozen employees for simulating "keyboard activity"
The controversial financial corporation doesn't tolerate "unethical behavior" anymore
Smuggler goes for high score, stuffs 350 Nintendo Switch games in her bra
A low polygon count gave her away
Elon Musk predicts Tesla's Optimus robots will drive company to $25 trillion valuation
Musk describes himself as "pathologically optimistic"
DIY project uses recycled vape batteries to charge smartphone, e-bike
70 vape batteries performing as an e-bike battery
Artificial beauty? Exploring the world of AI models in the inaugural Miss AI pageant
Welcome to the future
WTF?! In news that will likely elicit the use of the Professor Farnsworth "I don't want to live on this planet anymore" meme, this month will see the inaugural "Miss AI" beauty pageant take place. Judges – two human and two virtual models – will choose an AI-generated model in a competition that will be handing out thousands of dollars in prizes.
Number Representations in Computer Hardware, Explained
Welcome to a fundamental area of computer design: how numbers are represented in hardware! This can ultimately mean the difference between a blazing fast machine and a costly $475 million bug – Pentium 4, anyone?
Windows NT 3.5 programmer tells the origin story of Microsoft's iconic 3D Pipes screensaver
Zoning out to 3D Pipes was the peak of workplace procrastination
Researchers shrink 3D printer into a coin-sized, go anywhere chip
Print custom objects on the fly
Elon Musk threatens to ban Apple devices at his companies over OpenAI integration
Visitors will have to put their Apple devices in a Faraday cage
A hot potato: It's no secret that Elon Musk really isn't a fan of OpenAI – as evidenced by his lawsuit against the company. Apple's partnership with the ChatGPT maker seems to have riled the billionaire even more, to the point where he has threatened to ban iPhones from all his companies.
Doom: The Dark Ages' Shield Saw and Skull Gun already modded into 1993 original game
The modding community will never stop ripping and tearing
Some EVs are now more affordable than the average gas-powered vehicle
Upcoming EVs from GM and Stellantis will be even cheaper
HP CEO: The number of printed pages is down, hybrid work is killing the print industry
Hardware is being used for longer, too, but couldn't that be a good thing?
Apple Watch helps track down Florida airport worker accused of stealing luggage
The watch was traced to the worker's home