An artificial intelligence tool that reads chest X-rays without oversight from a radiologist got regulatory clearance in the European Union last week — a first for a fully autonomous medical imaging AI, the company, called Oxipit, said in a statement. The tool, called ChestLink, scans chest X-rays and automatically sends Read more…
Research Sid Assawaworrarit and his colleagues have outfitted an ordinary solar panel with a thermoelectric generator, capable of generating a small amount of electricity from the slight difference in temperature between the ambient air and the surface of a solar panel pointed deep into space. “During the day, there’s a Read more…
Internet fads come and go faster than a hiccup, but one that’s somehow lasted almost as long as the internet itself is the “Rick roll.” The term refers to an online prank in which the “Rick rollee” receives a URL address and it leads them to the music video for Read more…
Epic Games has officially launched Unreal Engine 5, its newest set of software tools for making video games. While Epic may be known to much of the public for its hit game Fortnite, its core business has long been Unreal. Epic’s goal is to make Unreal Engine the definitive toolset Read more…
Donald Trump’s Truth Social has “been a disaster,” says Joshua Tucker, director of NYU’s Center for Social Media and Politics. According to the BBC, “The app launched on Presidents’ Day, 21 February, but six weeks later is beset by problems. A waiting list of nearly 1.5 million are unable to Read more…
Google is preparing to bring its employees back to the office this week, and as an added bonus, it’ll be offering them free electric scooters to help ease the transition. The tech giant is teaming up with e-scooter maker Unagi to launch a new program called “Ride Scoot,” in which Read more…
Mercedes-Benz will put more than five thousand workers on collective vacation in two plants in Brazil due to the shortage of semiconductor chips, the company said on Monday. The production stoppage will happen from April 18 to May 3 and includes 5,000 employees in the Sao Bernardo do Campo plant Read more…