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Hearing and Touch Devices for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Sound and touch devices will be available at public gatherings on April 8, when a total solar eclipse crosses North America, the moon blotting out the sun for a few minutes. On eclipse day, students at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired plan to sit outside in the school's grassy quad and listen to a small device called a LightSound box that translates changing light into sounds. When the sun is bright, there will be high, delicate flute notes.
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The Challenges of Ocean Acidification
We are overwhelming the Earth's natural re-balancing systems and harming its ecosystems in the process. Our recent work at McMaster University and the University of Toronto, supported by the Carbon to Sea Initiative, has attempted to address these challenges. We believe an electrochemical approach operated on decarbonized energy is one of the best ways to combat ocean acidification.
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PagerDuty Survey reveals 98% of Fortune 1000 Executives Do Not Trust GenAI
PagerDuty surveyed 100 Fortune 1000 executives who report directly to a CIO with a minimum seniority of VP. 100% of executives have concerns about the security risks of this technology. a full quarter revealed that they do not trust genAI.
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Should You Buy Lam Research Stock Right Now?
Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) wowed investors last week with an outstanding set of results for the second quarter of its fiscal 2024. As a result, its revenue increased a massive 58% year over year to $5.8 billion. Lam Research is about to witness a solid turnaround In the most recent quarter, Lam Research got 48% of its revenue from selling semiconductor manufacturing equipment to memory manufacturers.
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VisionScaling: Dynamic Deep Learning Model and Resource Scaling in Mobile Vision Applications
Professor Jeongho Kwak from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at DGIST has developed a learning model and resource optimization technology. This technology is expected to address the high levels of computing power and complex learning models required by 6G vision services. Previous technologies treated learning models and computing/networking resources as separate entities, failing to optimize performance and mobile device resource utilization.
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New York City's Mayor and NYPD Commissioner Addresses Security Concerns
Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Edward A. Caban announce steps to address safety concerns in subway system. Investing in new technology to detect firearms, hiring additional clinicians to aid those suffering from severe mental illness.
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Hearing the Total Solar Eclipse
Sound and touch devices will be available at public gatherings on April 8, when a total solar eclipse crosses North America, the moon blotting out the sun for a few minutes. On eclipse day, students at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired plan to sit outside in the school's grassy quad.
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The LightSound Box
LightSound box Wanda Daz-Merced, a blind astronomer, and Allyson Bieryla collaborated to develop a device known as the Light Sound box. The first prototype of the device was developed back in 2017 but its reach was limited. Now the space enthusiasts are working in collaboration with other institutes to distribute 750 devices to places in Mexico, the US, and Canada.
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What Happens To Your Personal Data After You Die?
Artur Sychov has created a virtual reality tool called "live forever mode'. It features digital avatars who can simulate a person's voice, mannerisms and movements after just 30 minutes of the user being observed. The goal is for the avatar to live forever online as a memory of its creator so future generations can interact with it.
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Mnuchin to Rebuild TikTok
Ex-treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin has told potential investors he has a plan to take over TikTok: rebuild the wildly popular video app from scratch. He has indicated that he could overcome those hurdles by offering to buy the app without the export-blocked code, essentially forcing his consortium to remake a service built on billions of lines of code. Advertisement The Chinese government, Wang said, does not view ByteDance as one of its “proudest creation
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Read more at The Washington Post