UNESCO, Dutch join forces on ethical AI supervision project

The UN agency first published its guidelines in 2021 as a global standard for ethical AI governance. The recommendations were adopted by all 193 UN member states, although theyre not legally binding. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. This is not a technological discussion. Its a societal one. Furthermore, it will provide feedback to the agency and support the organisation of meetings and workshops. This is not a technological discussion....

October 6, 2023 · 1 min · 136 words · Diamond Ortiz

3D-printed stem cells could help treat brain injuries

The technique could potentially be used to treat brain injuries. Currently, theres no effective treatment for severe cases, which negatively impacts the patients quality of life. Hoping to change this, the research team fabricated a two-layered brain tissue by3D printinghuman neural stem cells. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Initially, the hiPSCs were differentiated into neural progenitor cells for two separate layers of the cerebral cortex. Beyond brain injuries, these 3D-printed cells could benefit drug evaluation and our knowledge on brain development and cognition....

October 5, 2023 · 1 min · 121 words · Leslie Sims

A Doughy 13 Yr Old is Responsible for the Most Viewed Piece of Content in Barstool History

My bread and butter at Barstool has always been long form 10-30 minute youtube videos. It’s the punch in of content I enjoy creating the most and what I believe I excel at. Even reading the latest TikTok trends causes my blood pressure to rise. (Added September 30, 2023) Me When I… (Added September 27, 2023) No Way. Now first off, I owe that kid an apology. Was just trying to highlight the wide age and appearance range of the competitors....

October 5, 2023 · 1 min · 106 words · Richard Jacobs

German-French consortium to build EU’s first exascale supercomputer

It will be operated by the Julich Supercomputing Centre in Germany. JUPITER will be the first system in Europe to surpass the threshold of one billion billion calculations per second. Of course, it would also enable intensive use ofAIand analysis of large data volumes. 40% off TNW Conference! This is equivalent to one exaflop. Meanwhile, an exabyte is a memory subsystem packing a quintillion bytes of data. It was deployed in 2021 and reached full capacity in 2022....

October 5, 2023 · 1 min · 128 words · Madison Friedman

Momo The Monkey Has Escaped And Is Terrorizing The City Of Indianapolis

Indystar -Momo the monkey is still on the loose in Indianapolis after escaping Wednesday, according to authorities. There were reports of minor injuries from the monkey, but IMPD could not confirm it had bitten someone. Police have asked citizens to not approach the animal. There is a monkey on the loose in Indianapolis. I repeat, there is a monkey on the loose in Indianapolis. How did he escape from the Indianapolis zoo?...

October 5, 2023 · 2 min · 309 words · Kyle Simmons

The Toronto Blue Jays Are An Underachieving Mess

The Blue Jays are exactly the same as the L.A. Chargers. So much talent and disappointing results. It’s a different kind of wasted season than what the Mets or Padres encountered. Those teams were just absolute shitshows. The Blue Jays are good enough to make the playoffs. The problem is they are almost instantly exposed and sent home. It happened in 2020, last year and again just today. There is so much blame to go around....

October 5, 2023 · 2 min · 382 words · Lance Robertson

UK investigates Amazon, Microsoft cloud services over market dominance concerns

Many businesses now completely rely on cloud services, making effective competition in this market essential. Google came third at 5%-10%. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The regulator will conclude its investigation by April 2025. Meanwhile, Microsoft and Amazon are facingtough competition measuresenforced by the EUs Digital Markets Act (DMA). Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou Ioanna is a writer at TNW. With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies....

October 5, 2023 · 1 min · 78 words · Willie Miller

Enough About Travis and Taylor: Here Are Some Underrated Celebrity Couples

Don’t get me wrong, I love Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. I think they are a very cute couple and I support them! I just think they have had WAY too much press lately. So I want to shed some light on some underrated celebrity couples that I love. This list is in no particular order, because they are all so cute. Adam Devine and Chloe Bridges I love these two!...

October 4, 2023 · 4 min · 716 words · Alicia Holland

Estonian mission will deploy ‘plasma brake’ to deorbit satellites faster

To achieve this, ESTCube-2 will also for the first time use electric sail (ore-sail) technology. The satellites e-sail is an interweaved aluminium tether line 50 metres in length. Its made up of 50-micrometre wires, no bigger than the average human hair. This will slow down the satellite enough for Earths gravity to pull it deeper into the atmosphere. Then, the atmospheric drag will eventually burn it up. The whole process would take less than two years....

October 4, 2023 · 1 min · 142 words · William Bennett

Forecaster Frank NFL Picks Week 5: Feeble Frankie

Thursday Night Things are getting unbearable in Chicago, as the Bears losing streak has reached 14 games. Rumors are swirling of a coaching change. London Games The Jaguars are the first team to play consecutive weeks in London. The Bills have shaken off a Week 1 loss and are playing their best football in years. You must imagine the Jaguars are somewhat homesick and ripe for the pickens as the Bills dominate the game....

October 4, 2023 · 3 min · 436 words · Mikayla Owens

It Would Be Physically Impossible To Create A Worse Playoff Series Than Marlins/Phillies

Terrible, awful graphic^^ MLB Playoffs are underway. This is a preview blog about how much better the Phillies are at baseball than the Marlins. We talkRays/Rangers here And we talk Blue Jays/Twinshere if you’re into that stuff. This time we’re talking Marlins/Phillies and again, not very close however you want to slice it. Insert Braxton Garret and Jesus Luzardo - talented arms no doubt. But also no Sandy. If this goes 3 games, the Phillies at least have choices to play match up....

October 4, 2023 · 3 min · 518 words · Kaitlyn Barber MD

Meta proposes ad-free service for EU users — but you’ll have to pay for it

The tech giant is also considering a 16 fee to use Instagram and Facebook without adverts on desktop. Accessing both apps on smartphones would cost about 19 a month a whopping 230 per year. This would help Meta comply with regulations while still generating revenue. Fundamental rights cannot be for sale. Are we going to pay for the right to vote or the right to free speech next? Meta officials are currently in talks with privacy regulators in Ireland and digital competition regulators in Brussels....

October 4, 2023 · 1 min · 118 words · Emily Santos

This blisteringly hot AI-powered grill cooks food ‘up to 10x faster’

The mean BBQ machine dubbed Perfecta achieves this feat using proprietary NeuralFire technology. This consists of two vertical infrared burners which rapid-cook anything from steak to pizza at a blistering 900oC. For comparison, recipes typically suggest steak be cooked on a gas grill at around 250oC. The perfectly cooked result is then ready to eat in no more than three minutes. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The culinary gadget should soon be available for preorder....

October 4, 2023 · 1 min · 89 words · Bonnie Jones