The African Union has endorsed the “Correct The Map” campaign, urging governments and global institutions to replace the distorted 16th-century Mercator projection with the Equal Earth map that more accurately represents Africa’s true size. “It might seem to be just a map, but in reality, it is not,” AU Commission Read more…
In February 2023, a detector called KM3NeT, located deep under the Mediterranean Sea, picked up a signal that seemed to indicate a neutrino with a record-shattering energy of 220 petaelectronvolts (PeV). For reference, the previous record was a mere 10 PeV. Now, an exhaustive analysis of all the data on Read more…
The Office of the Commissioner of Canada Elections (OCCE) has revealed in its annual report that it will “explore the use” AI and emerging technologies to see how they will shape the government body’s approach for the next year. Commissioner Caroline Simard’s office didn’t outline ways it might adopt AI. Read more…
Electricity rates for individuals and small businesses could rise sharply as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and other technology companies build data centers and expand into the energy business. Residential electricity bills increased at least $15 monthly for Ohio households starting in June due to data center demands, according to utility data Read more…
An engineered protein that acts like a molecular sponge has the potential to change how carbon monoxide poisoning is treated, chasing down CO molecules in the bloodstream and helping the body flush them out in just minutes, without the risk of short- or long-term health issues that come with the Read more…
The next version of Windows will become “more ambient, pervasive, and multi-modal” as AI transforms how users interact with computers, Microsoft’s Windows chief Pavan Davuluri said in a company video. Davuluri, Corporate Vice President and head of Windows, said that voice will emerge as a primary input method alongside keyboard Read more…
Google, Cisco, and McKinsey have reintroduced in-person interviews to combat AI-assisted cheating in virtual technical assessments. Coda Search/Staffing reports client requests for face-to-face meetings has surged to 30% this year from 5% in 2024. A Gartner survey of 3,000 job seekers found 6% admitted to interview fraud including having someone Read more…