A new study published in Nature found that playing video games in childhood leads to higher intelligence, independent of genetic and socioeconomic differences. The researchers concluded that “children who played more video games when they were 9-10 years showed the most gains in intelligence two years later.” * As part of...
Researchers at the University of Florida have managed to grow plants [https://news.ufl.edu/2022/05/lunar-plants/] in soil obtained from the Moon for the first time. They used samples collected in the Apollo 11, 12, and 17 missions. * They received a mere 12 grams of lunar regolith out...
Google unveiled a new skin tone scale to address issues of racial bias in AI products and other related technology. Created in collaboration with Harvard professor and sociologist Ellis Monk [https://sociology.fas.harvard.edu/people/ellis-monk], the 10-tone Monk Skin Tone Scale comes with a wider range of human...
The city of Austin in Texas has launched a one-year universal basic income (UBI) program for low-income families in partnership with a California-based non-profit called UpTogether. The program will pay $1,000 per month to 85 families at risk of losing their homes. The program was first suggested in a...
American rapper Kendrick Lamar used deepfake technology in the music video for his new song “The Heart Part 5”. Created in collaboration with a studio named Deep Voodoo, the music video uses deepfakes to morph his face into Kanye West, Nipsey Hussle, Will Smith, O.J. Simpson, and Kobe Bryant....
In a pitch deck to investors obtained by the New York Times, Elon Musk revealed his plans to increase Twitter’s annual revenue fivefold to $26.4 billion by 2028. The following are Musk’s goals for Twitter in years to come: * Reduce Twitter’s reliance on advertising to 45%...
