Pi has been calculated out to 31.4 trillion decimals, Google announces on Pi Day
Just in time for Pi Day, a new world record has been set for calculating the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.
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Software
StorySign app converts text in children's books to sign language
A team of researchers and engineers at Huawei AI has come up with a unique way to help deaf children learn to read sign language—by using AI and augmented reality to interpret printed books. They have also hit on a way ...
Engineering
How Nantes team's 3-D printing may alter shape of homes to come
For some months now, a 3D printed house in Nantes has drawn lots of attention, not just because a printer was involved but also because it went up from start to finish so quickly (54 hours to print, then add some more time ...
Engineering
With prefabricated panel system, house goes up in less than a day
(Tech Xplore)—Rome was not built in a day, we are warned, but new housing conditions call for here-and-now creative thinking. In China, the People's Architecture Office is doing just that.
Energy & Green Tech
Wind River Tiny Homes and Walden Studio seek to satisfy living-smaller vibes
(Tech Xplore)—Years back, a tiny structure in the woods evoked words like "hovel" or "shack" but tiny homes in the news now suggest that engineers, craftsmen and designers are on to a new train of thought about little houses, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Getaway draws the mansion-averse taking break from city
Living the dream. For post-adolescents that means taking off for the big, bad city and ready to thrive to the max on all that is new and noisy. Living the dream. For professionals the meaning changes to sorting out a digital ...
Machine learning & AI
Takeaways: How intelligence agencies' are cautiously embracing generative AI
U.S. intelligence agencies are scrambling to embrace the AI revolution, convinced they'll otherwise be smothered in data as sensor-generated surveillance tech further blankets the planet. They also need to keep pace with ...
May 23, 2024
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US lawmakers seek to clean up crypto regulation 'food fight'
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday adopted a bill that would create a new legal framework for digital currencies, in a move cheered by crypto supporters but opposed by consumer groups who say it fails to protect ...
May 23, 2024
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Cybersecurity labeling for smart devices aims to help people choose items less likely to be hacked
Consumer labels designed to help Americans pick smart devices that are less vulnerable to hacking could begin appearing on products before the holiday shopping season, federal officials said Wednesday.
May 22, 2024
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Research team works to improve AI-based decision-making tools for public services
More and more public services—such as affordable housing, public school matching and child welfare—are relying on algorithms to make decisions and allocate resources. So far, much of the work that has gone into designing ...
May 14, 2024
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