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New Alexa Feature Allows Kids to Create Animated Bedtime Stories - CNET
CNET - 30 Nov 2022 19:47
Echo Show users can tap into the power of AI to tell DIY tales.
Layer Your Leftovers Into a Lasagna
Life Hacker - 30 Nov 2022 18:30
The concoctions I've assembled over these post-Thanksgiving days has given me a lot of insight. Specifically, the idea that certain foods "go together" and other combinations don't, is really just a load of crap. I've ea...
Scientists Spot Black Hole Energy Beam as Bright as 1,000 Trillion Suns Pointed at Earth
Motherboard - 30 Nov 2022 18:21
So-called relativistic jets of energetic particles are stunning, destructive spectacles, and this one was "unprecedented."
San Francisco Police Can Now Kill People With Robots
Motherboard - 30 Nov 2022 16:33
The rule proposal passed 8-3 and civil rights groups worry a rubicon has been crossed.
Leaked Renders Of The Google Pixel 7a Reveal Refreshed Camera Bar Design
Slash Gear - 30 Nov 2022 02:09Elon Musk begins reinstating over 60,000 previously suspended Twitter accounts
BGR - 30 Nov 2022 01:54
Twitter is about to be flooded with a ton of accounts that were previously suspended. According to a new report from Platformer, Elon Musk has … The post Elon Musk begins reinstating over 60,000 previously suspended Tw...
Sorry, That's Not a UFO in This NASA Mars Rover Image - CNET
CNET - 30 Nov 2022 01:50Massive Meteorite Was Hiding Two Minerals Never Before Seen on Earth - CNET
CNET - 30 Nov 2022 01:43
Please give an official science welcome to elaliite and elkinstantonite.
OpenAI upgrades GPT-3, stunning with rhyming poetry and lyrics
Ars Technica - 30 Nov 2022 00:49
Refinement to AI language model generates rhyming compositions in various styles.
This Jet Powered Volkswagen Beetle Is A Flame Throwing Machine
Slash Gear - 30 Nov 2022 17:43
The Volkswagen Beetle isn't known for speed or power. But this jet-powered, flame-throwing version is an instant classic among car enthusiasts and VW lovers.
Alzheimer's drug lecanemab slows cognitive decline but concerns linger
New Scientist - 30 Nov 2022 13:29
The drug lecanemab slowed the rate of cognitive decline among people with early Alzheimer's disease by 27 per cent, compared with placebo infusions, but some question if its potential safety concerns outweigh any benefit...
An mRNA vaccine protects mice against deadly plague bacteria
New Scientist - 30 Nov 2022 13:00
The bacterium Yersinia pestis causes frequent outbreaks that kill people, but a new vaccine based on cutting edge technology has shown promise in a mouse study
FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Says He Made Secret Donations to Republicans
Gizmodo - 30 Nov 2022 13:00
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX, says he donated equally to both Democratic and Republican politicians before his cryptocurrency platform filed for bankruptcy earlier this month, wiping out billions of dollars in c...
China's Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft deployed a small satellite before deorbiting
Space News - 30 Nov 2022 12:08
China's Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft released a small satellite after its departure from the Tiangong space station and ahead of its controlled deorbiting. The post China’s Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft deployed a small s...
Mind-controlling parasite turns wolves into pack leaders
Live Science - 30 Nov 2022 12:00
A parasite that can alter animal behavior is changing the habits of infected wolves in Yellowstone, increasing aggression and goading them into taking greater risks.
Australia Passes Bill to Fine Companies up to $50 Million for Data Breaches
The Hacker News - 30 Nov 2022 11:33
The Australian government has passed a bill that markedly increases the penalty for companies suffering from serious or repeated data breaches. To that end, the maximum fines have been bumped up from the current AU$2.22 ...
Cracking the covert app that exposed Europe's drug gangs
Phys.org - 30 Nov 2022 11:07
From torture and murder in the Netherlands and Serbia to an unprecedented web of corruption in Belgium, the Sky ECC investigation has shone a light into some of Europe's darkest corners.
Five fashion innovations that made an impact in 2022
Springwise - 30 Nov 2022 07:55
From grape leathers to platforms that facilitate garment recycling, here are the 2022 fashion innovations our readers have been most excited about this year The post Five fashion innovations that made an impact in 2022 a...
Twitter's former head of safety says platform is less safe under Elon Musk
Engadget - 30 Nov 2022 03:14
In his first public interview since abruptly quitting Twitter, Yoel Roth, the company's former head of trust and safety, said he believes the platform is less safe under Elon Musk. Speaking at an event hosted by the Knig...
Tweetbot Maker Tapbots Working on 'Ivory' Mastodon App
Mac Rumors - 30 Nov 2022 03:08
Tapbots, the company behind the popular Tweetbot app designed for Twitter, is working on developing a new app called Ivory that integrates with the Mastodon social network. Currently in beta testing, the Ivory app is in ...
Bose might charge you extra to access certain features in its headphones
BGR - 30 Nov 2022 02:15
Do you really like noise cancellation on your headphones? Would you pay a subscription for it? That’s one of the questions that Bose CEO Lila … The post Bose might charge you extra to access certain features in its h...
AI challenger Cerebras unveils 'pay-per-model' AI cloud service with Cirrascale, Jasper
ZDNet - 30 Nov 2022 01:35
The pay-per-use cloud service promises to cut in half the cost of training GPT-3 and similar models while speeding up training time eightfold.