Can AI help humans understand animals and reconnect with nature? A nonprofit research lab thinks so
A nonprofit research lab is getting attention from some wealthy tech philanthropists. The Earth Species Project hopes to decode other creatures’ communications with its pioneering artificial intelligence tools. Director of Impact Jane Lawton says the goal is not to build a “translator that will allow us to speak to other species.” But she finds that…
Marquis Who’s Who Honors Gerardo Leon for Expertise in Human Resources
Gerardo Leon is a seasoned professional with more than a decade of expertise in corporate learning and development…
FDA bans red dye No. 3 in food
The FDA will no longer allow red dye No. 3 in foods or ingested drugs, citing evidence that high doses of the dye can cause cancer in male rats. There is no evidence it’s carcinogenic in humans…
20,000-year-old ‘human’ fossils from Japan aren’t what we thought
The bone fragments were once thought to be some of the oldest human fossils found in Japan…
Kassian, other NHL alumni hit Essex ice against OPP for Special Olympics
Skates. Sirens. Slapshots. Former NHL players suited up for more than bragging rights Sunday, going toe-to-toe with Essex County OPP officers in a charity game for Special Olympics Ontario. The annual game, which brought out a crowd of 700 fans, was held at the Essex Centre Sports Complex…
NASA celebrates Edwin Hubble’s discovery of a new universe
For humans, the most important star in the universe is our Sun. The second-most important star is nestled inside the Andromeda galaxy. Don’t go looking for it — the flickering star is 2.2 million light-years away, and is 1/100,000th the brightness of the faintest star visible to the human eye…Reusable rocket startup Stoke raised another massive round: $260M
Y Combinator alum Stoke has an ambitious goal to build the first fully reusable rocket and VCs have opened their wallets wide. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…Governments call for spyware regulations in UN Security Council meeting
Several governments participated in a meeting on the proliferation of commercial spyware at the United Nations Security Council. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…
Micheál Martin and Simon Harris welcome Gaza ceasefire after ‘15 months of immense human suffering’
Michael D Higgins said massive scale-up of humanitarian aid is needed now to save lives…