Day: August 1, 2021

Best true wireless earbuds for 2021 – CNET

True wireless earbuds are all the rage. Here are the top wire-free models you can buy right now. …read more Source:: CNet


Google Pixel 6 rumors: The latest release date, price and Whitechapel chip buzz – CNET

Google’s new Pixel could be coming in the next few months. Here’s every rumor we’ve heard so far about the upcoming Pixel 6. …read more Source:: CNet


Hundreds of AI Tools Were Built to Catch Covid. None of Them Helped

At the start of the pandemic, remembers MIT Technology Review’s senior editor for AI, the community “rushed to develop software that many believed would allow hospitals to diagnose or triage patients faster, bringing much-needed support to the front lines — in theory. “In the end, many hundreds of predictive tools were developed. None of them…


Retrotechtacular: Understanding Protein Synthesis Through Interpretive Dance

With the principles of molecular biology very much in the zeitgeist these days, we thought it would be handy to provide some sort of visual aid to help our readers understand the complex molecular machines at work deep within each cell of the body. And despite appearances, this film using interpretive dance to explain protein…


2 Red Objects Found In the Asteroid Belt. They Shouldn’t Be There.

Slashdot reader fahrbot-bot quotes the New York Times: Two red things are hiding in a part of the solar system where they shouldn’t be. The space rocks may have come from beyond Neptune, and potentially offer hints at the chaos of the early solar system. Scientists led by Sunao Hasegawa from JAXA, the Japanese space…


Amazon Prime Video: The 30 best TV shows to watch tonight – CNET

The Pursuit of Love is out now. …read more Source:: CNet


Russia’s ‘Nonsensical, Impossible Quest’ to Create Its Own Domestic Internet

“It was pretty strange when Russia decided to announce last week that it had successfully run tests between June 15 and July 15 to show it could disconnect itself from the internet,” writes an associate professor of cybersecurity policy at Tufts Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. The tests seem to have gone largely unnoticed…


YouTube Bans Sky News Australia for One Week Over Misinformation

“YouTube has barred Sky News Australia from uploading new content for a week, saying it had breached rules on spreading Covid-19 misinformation,” writes the BBC. Long-time Slashdot reader Hope Thelps shares their report: YouTube issued a “strike” under its three-strike policy, the last of which means permanent removal. It did not point to specific items…


Ostrich Robot Machine-Learns Itself To 5K

Ever since humanity has grasped the idea of a robot, we’ve wanted to imagine them into walking humanoid form. But making a robot walk like a human is not an easy task, and even the best of them end up with the somewhat shuffling gait of a Honda Asimo rather than the graceful poise of…


Google Doodle digs into the Turkana Human – CNET

The 1984 discovery of this nearly complete skeleton taught researchers more about Homo erectus. …read more Source:: CNet