Brain cells on a multi-electrode array. Cortical Labs Scientists have taught 800,000 living brain cells in a dish how to play the iconic arcade game “Pong.” This is the work of a team of neuroscientists and programmers from Cortical Labs, Monash University, RMIT University, University College London and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research. Their…
Some welcome good news for a change. Deposit Photos Global carbon emissions rose in 2021, bouncing back up an estimated six percent following months of slowed emission during the COVID-19 shutdowns. It was a sobering reminder of just how much work remained ahead of us to if we are to ensure a sustainable future for…
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The amount of capital raised by Black entrepreneurs continues to decrease. The latest Crunchbase numbers show that Black founders raised $187 million in Q3, a staggering decline from the nearly $1.1 billion they received in Q3 2021 and a sizable drop from the $594 million the cohort raised in Q2. Black founders raised just 0.12%…
Cybersecurity researchers have spotted yet another fake job campaign distributing deadly malware. Mandiant’s latest report found that a new version of known malware threat Ursnif (also known as Gozi) has been reported in the wild. Unlike the previous versions, this one does not carry its usual banking trojan functionalities, prompting researchers to speculate the malware…
IBM has released a new tape library pitched as being specifically designed for the ‘new wave’ of hyperscalers aggregating massive customer data sets. The Diamondback Tape Library debuted at the 2022 Open Compute Project Global Summit, where IBM was keen to emphasise the cybersecurity capacities of the new offering, saying that it “offers critical protection…
Apart from Spotify Wrapped, you can track your Spotify stats through numerous third-party sites. Mr.Whiskey/Shutterstock There are a variety of websites that can give you stats about your Spotify account. “Stats for Spotify” generates playlists that include your favorite tracks and artists. Sites like “How Bad is Your Spotify” take a more comedic approach to…
There are a few routes you can take to contact Google for help with a Google-related issue. Google has a customer service number you can call, though it’s largely automated. Google Support tutorials and Community help forums provide online support and troubleshooting tips. Don’t take this personally, but Google doesn’t want to talk to you….
Tidying up your email inbox can be done a few different ways in Gmail. Yagi Studio/Getty Images To delete all emails on Gmail, click the “Select all” box, then “Select all conversations.” Use your search bar to find emails from specific senders for mass deletion. If you accidentally delete an email, you can recover it…
Did the pandemic change our personalities? Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images New research found Americans are grumpier thanks to the pandemic. Usually, disasters make people kinder and more willing to help, but COVID-19 had the opposite effect on the population. People’s Big Five personality traits changed in just 2 years at a level that usually…