Boomy is a new AI startup that helps users create their own songs using artificial intelligence software that does most of the heavy lifting. You choose from a number of genres, click on “create song”, and the AI will compose one for you in less than 30 seconds. It swiftly Read more…
A 57-year-old man with life-threatening heart disease has received a heart from a genetically modified pig, a groundbreaking procedure that offers hope to hundreds of thousands of patients with failing organs. It is the first successful transplant of a pig’s heart into a human being. The eight-hour operation took place Read more…
Two LAPD officers who were fired from their jobs in 2017 for playing Pokemon Go while on duty have had their appeal for reinstatement denied by a California judge. The officers’ squad car video camera showed the two officers, Louis Lozano and Eric Mitchell, ignored a request for backup to Read more…
The omicron-driven surge has sent COVID-19 hospitalizations skyrocketing across the U.S., reaching a new pandemic high this week with 145,982 patients hospitalized. This exceeds the previous high recorded in January last year, according to data tracked by the Department of Health and Human Services, from more than 5,400 hospitals in Read more…
Apple said that developers have generated more than $260 billion in revenue since the App Store launched in 2008, up about $60 billion from the figure it reported a year ago. From a report: The iPhone maker made the announcement Monday as part of a summary of the performance of Read more…
The value of bitcoin fell under the $40,000 mark in early morning trading today. The popular cryptocurrency sold off sharply this morning, while rival tokens like ether also lost value. Currently worth $39,831 per coin, bitcoin is off 4.3% and ether 5.1%, according to Coinbase data. While it is always Read more…
Rembrandt’s masterpiece The Night Watch “can now be viewed on computers everywhere in ultra high definition,” writes The Hill. But ultra high definition is an understatement, according to long-time Slashdot reader dr_blurb. “Some tech specs: 717 Gigapixels in a 5.6 terabyte image: 8,439 individual images, taken with a 100 megapixel Read more…