Photo: ROBYN BECK / AFP (fake pictures) Scientists in the UK believe they may have found a cheap, low-tech way to help combat age-related vision loss. In a small clinical trial, people over 40 who were told to look at a deep red light for three minutes a day had …
Read More »Disney presents high-resolution neural facial exchange research
Gif: Disney Research Studios (Youtube) In a few years, the neural networkautomatic facial exchanges have gone from being slightly convincing to eerily believable. But through new Disney research, the neural face …the exchange is about to become a legitimate and highQuality tool for visual effects studios working on Hollywood blockbusters. …
Read More »Help us improve poop on the moon
Has there ever been a more important duty? (heh … duty) When Apollo astronauts went to the moon in the 1960s, they got there in a spaceship with exactly zero baths. To get to number one, NASA provided them with a rubber tube that the crew could put on like …
Read More »American Airlines rules out social distancing measures
American Airlines said it would fly planes at full capacity starting July 1.Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (AFP via Getty Images) Although the United States is still in the midst of a coronavirus pandemic that is breaking records in states like Texas and Florida and catch us forbidden to visit europeAmerican Airlines …
Read More »Twitter apologizes for misinformation tags in ‘Oxygen’ tweets
To control false claims about covid-19, Twitter placed misinformation tags on tweets with the words “5G” and “oxygen” this week.Photo: Pike alastair (AFP via Getty Images) It’s not always easy to do the right thing in technology, and it can lead to some embarrassing (and fun) mistakes. Just ask Twitter. …
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