The US dollar is taking a beating on Wall Street, measured by a popular index. The blame is partly on the revival of the EURUSD euro, -0.01% as European leaders forged a historic fiscal pact to lift the eurozone economy out of the coronavirus pandemic that has brought much of …
Read More »Address the disinformation epidemic with “In the Event of a Moon Disaster”
Can you recognize a digitally manipulated video when you watch one? It is more difficult than most people think. As the technology to produce realistic deepfakes becomes more readily available, distinguishing fact from fiction will only become more challenging. A new digital storytelling project at MIT’s Advanced Virtuality Center aims …
Read More »Ubisoft executive Maxime Beland resigned after allegations of harassment and assault
Ubisoft Vice President of Publishing Maxime Beland resigned after being accused of sexual harassment and assault. The company also revealed that Beland’s vice president of publishing, Tommy Francois, was placed on disciplinary leave pending the outcome of an investigation, although it is worth noting that Francois has reportedly already been …
Read More »Micron earnings show memory sales surge, forecast suggests more of the same as stocks surge
Shares of Micron Technology Inc. rose on Monday after the memory chip maker said sales increased in the third quarter and are expected to exceed expectations in the last period of its fiscal year. Micron MU, + 1.35% reported third-quarter net income of $ 803 million, or 71 cents per …
Read More »New Moon space suits on the Moon will get a boost from AI
A few months NASA recently unveiled its next-generation space suit that astronauts will wear when they return to the moon in 2024 as part of the agency’s plan to establish a permanent human presence on the lunar surface. The Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or xEMU, is NASA’s first major upgrade to …
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