Although the world population has continued to steadily increase, farming practices have largely remained the same. Amid this growth, climate change poses great challenges to the agricultural industry and its capacity to feed the world sustainably. According to the World Bank, 70% of the world’s fresh water is used in agriculture and droughts and heat…
Monthly Archives: November 2022
Thank you for joining us on “The cloud hub: From cloud chaos to clarity.” Infosys conducted a survey of 2,500 AI practitioners to find out why AI fails to deliver on heightened expectations, and recommends three areas for improvement: develop data practices that encourage sharing, bind explanations into advanced AI, and focus AI teams on…
Image: Samsung Samsung is expanding access on its older smart TVs to Xbox Cloud Gaming, Nvidia’s GeForce Now, and other game streaming services. Starting next week and rolling out through the end of the year, apps for Xbox Cloud Gaming, Amazon Luna, GeForce Now, and Utomik will be available on select 2021 Samsung smart TVs….
Just a week after 9/11, while the country was still reeling, a series of letters began arriving at news organizations and Senate offices. The envelopes were innocuous, indistinguishable from other mail, but inside was a white powder, a rare bacteria that can be fatal if inhaled — anthrax. Five people died, and 17 were sickened…
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge The Meta Oversight Board has overturned a Facebook moderation decision about a post comparing Russian soldiers to Nazis, saying Meta should take special care with moderation during an “unlawful military intervention.” The semi-independent board’s decision, published today, involves a Facebook post published by a Latvian user. The post…
The Pokémon: Art Through the Ages exhibition at The Trafford Centre in Manchester. | Photo: Jay Castello No matter where the series goes, much of its appeal lies in the past, and that tension was on display at a recent exhibition in Manchester. Continue reading… Read More
Image: Nintendo After the disappointment of Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, I could not be more excited to engage (heh) with the next installment in the Fire Emblem series. This morning, Nintendo revealed the newest trailer for Fire Emblem Engage, sharing more of the story fans can expect when the game launches early next year….
“Some roles will no longer be required.” | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Amazon is cutting jobs in its devices and services division, SVP Dave Limp said in an email to employees on Wednesday. “After a deep set of reviews, we recently decided to consolidate some teams and programs,” Limp wrote. “One…
Promotional art for League of Legends. | Image: Riot Games Ubisoft and Riot Games are teaming up on a new research project that’s intended to reduce toxic in-game chats. The new project, called “Zero Harm in Comms,” will be broken up into two main phases. For the first phase, Ubisoft and Riot will try to…
Illustration: The Verge If you’re subscribed to Google Fi’s Unlimited Plus plan, you can now enjoy an extra perk in addition to unlimited data: one year free of YouTube Premium. Starting today, new and existing members enrolled in Google Fi’s premium plan won’t have to pay the $119.99 annual fee for one year of the…