High School Teacher Allegedly Forced Students to Sword Fight During Science Class, Student Permanently Injures Right Hand

According to the lawsuit, which was filed on Feb. 23, N.S. was a 16-year-old sophomore at Albuquerque Public Schools' Volcano Vista High School at the time. She allegedly hid them from students, security staff and other school personnel, until the class that N.S. Mitchell, according to the lawsuit, told the students the swords were props. Mitchell had no certifications or experience in sword-fighting, the lawsuit said. Mitchell allegedly stated “I’m in trouble!...

February 29, 2024 · 3 min · 431 words · Mrs. Kathryn Gallegos

Psychiatrist studies potential workplace stressors faced by the first astronauts on Mars

This delayed contact with home wont just hurt crew member morale. It will likely mean space crews wont get as much real-time help from Mission Control during onboard emergencies. 40% off TNW Conference! That wont be an option during a Mars mission. This can lead to crew-ground misunderstandings and hurt feelings. Time away from home Spendinglong periods of timeaway from home canweigh on crew members moralein space. Mission duration can also affect astronauts....

February 29, 2024 · 1 min · 121 words · Terry Trevino

TNW and Startup Valencia are back together — and on a date to VDS

During two jam-packed days, the sunny city will become a global epicentre ofinnovation. Naturally, TNW will also play a central role in this years show. 40% off TNW Conference! This will provide companies in Valencia with pathways to attract talent and drive both domestic and global growth. Alongside the forum, TNW will partner with VDS to expand the eventsstartupcompetition. The contest will shine the spotlight on prodigious talents from across Europe....

February 29, 2024 · 2 min · 263 words · Keith Wright

Watch: World’s fastest camera drone races F1 champ Max Verstappen

Dutch Drone Gods and Red Bull have unveiled what they claim to be the worlds fastest cameradrone. 40% off TNW Conference! Story bySion Geschwindt Sion is a freelance science and technology reporter, specialising in climate and energy. Also tagged with

February 29, 2024 · 1 min · 40 words · Albert Erickson

‘World’s most efficient large aircraft’ seeks approval for ‘flying bum’

Officially named the Airlander 10, the voluptuous vehicle resembles the legendaryZeppelin. Like its fabledancestor, the Airlander is greener than the commercial planes currently spraying CO2 across the sky. Much greener, in fact. Powered by a combination of electricity and helium, the aircraft promises zero-emissions flights by 2030. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Those assets will now be inspected by aviation regulators. HAV is optimistic that the green light is in sight....

February 29, 2024 · 2 min · 225 words · Christopher Perkins

Barbie selfie startup’s $500M valuation exposes the power of memes

Paris-basedPhotoroomraised the eye-popping sums in a Series B round led byBalderton Capital and French VC Aglae Ventures. Y-Combinator also contributed to the cash injection, which brings Photorooms total funding to a cool $64mn. Unlike most AI startups, the company has trained its own models from scratch. It also just unveileda new foundation model built for product photography. Impressive stuff, no doubt, but the meme magic emerged from a different source: theBarbie selfie maker....

February 28, 2024 · 1 min · 192 words · Michael King

EU antitrust case against Microsoft-Mistral deal amounts to ‘decisive influence’

Microsoft revealed on Tuesday that its investing 15mn in the partnership. Under the terms of the pact, Mistral receives access to the US tech giants supercomputers. In return, Microsoft can offer Azure cloud customers access to the startups latest AI models. These models have made MistralEuropes closest rivalto OpenAI another Microsoft partner. But both deals are now under scrutiny from EU competition regulators. According to the European Commission, the Mistral deal has joined a wider review of the generative AI sector....

February 28, 2024 · 1 min · 209 words · Donna Reed

EU consortium for edge AI calls for design proposals

In 2022, the institutes set up an EU consortium to accelerate testing and development of edge AI hardware. It will also build infrastructure to fabricate early research prototypes for testing in edge AI applications. The focus will be on technologies that address different specifications for edge AI chips. These are non-volatile embedded memories, 3D integration, and integrated photonics and RF components. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Some 80% of the budget will be used for new tools for edge AI devices....

February 28, 2024 · 1 min · 110 words · Denise Christensen

Klarna deepens automation fears with claim AI assistant does work of 700 people

Others might also recall that in December, the companyfreezed hiringon account of AI productivity gains. Klarna partnered with OpenAI last year, integrating ChatGPT technology into a plug-in for shopping. The app-based assistant can perform a range of customer service tasks such as inquiries, refunds, and returns. Its naturally available 24/7 and can communicate in over 35 languages. Now, one month after theAIassistants global launch, Klarna says that the feature has been a huge success....

February 28, 2024 · 1 min · 163 words · Steven Compton

State Tournament Round 3 Preview: #1 Granville vs. #10 London (Bonus: Free Livestream With Special Guest Commentary From...No Barstool Employees Because They All Turned It Down)

And here….we…..go. Highlighted in yellow are the Top 10 teams in Ohio’s final AP Poll of the year. The rest of the state will have some bangers here starting this week. We have to be better from the Free Throw line. When you come play the Aces in The Casino, you go home BROKE! The House always wins, baby! Okay, the fun and games are over. We have a basketball game to play tonight....

February 28, 2024 · 2 min · 312 words · Cheryl Warren

The Eldest Boy Did It Again! "An Enemy of The People" ROCKED.

It’s no secret that I have a love affair with Kendall Roy. The reasoning to go see this play speaks for itself. I’d actually be curious to see exactly how many people buy tickets to this limited-runsolelybecause of him. I don’t think saying 80% is crazy at all. But the other cast members have pull on their own accord too. I’ve never watched The Sopranos (for SHAME) but I know people love Michael Imperioli in it....

February 28, 2024 · 3 min · 542 words · Lisa Harrington

The Way The Celtics Continue To Bully The Sixers Is Starting To Feel A Little Mean. Actually Nevermind, It Still Rules

With Embiid, without Embiid, it never matters. As Joel Embiid famously said, this is not a rivalry, the Celts always kick their ass. And listen, it’s not really the player’s fault. It’s Daryl Morey’s fault. If you’re free to’t guard the Jays, you stand no shot. None of them do, which is why the 9 wins in a row isn’t all that shocking. Your wing additions of Buddy Hield and Kelly Oubre Jr are guarding who exactly?...

February 28, 2024 · 3 min · 625 words · Peter Johnson

TNW Podcast: Zeynep Yavuz talks European tech, Mistral and Silo AI release new LLMs

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February 28, 2024 · 1 min · 29 words · David Cooper