Coca-Cola unveils ‘Holidays are coming’ ad made by AI
Classic ad ‘reinterpreted’ by ‘collaboration of human creativity’ and ‘advanced technology…
Earliest evidence of humans using fire to shape the landscape of Tasmania
Some of the first human beings to arrive in Tasmania, over 41,000 years ago, used fire to shape and manage the landscape, about 2,000 years earlier than previously thought…
Head of missing swimmer washes ashore near Miami
Miami Beach police confirmed Friday a human head that washed ashore earlier this week belonged to a teen swimmer who drowned while saving his younger sister from a rip current…
Trial begins Monday for 2 men accused of human smuggling after family’s deaths at Manitoba-U.S. border
A long-awaited trial in Minnesota is scheduled to begin Monday with jury selection for two men accused of helping smuggle people across the U.S.-Canada border, including four members of an Indian family who froze to death in Manitoba as they tried to make it across in blizzard conditions…
Making human music in an AI world
Image: Samar Haddad / The Verge Ge Wang doesn’t use computers to make music the way most people use computers make music. He uses computers to make… computer music. Wang works at Stanford, as an associate professor in the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics…
Bevy of immigration programs at risk under Trump mass deportation plan
Immigrants with humanitarian or temporary legal status in the United States are at risk of being rendered effectively undocumented by the incoming Trump administration. More than 1.5 million people can currently live and work in the country protected both by longtime programs including Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Biden administration innovations such as the parole…
Over 20,000 displaced by gang violence in Haiti: U.N. agency
UN reports over 20,000 displaced in Haiti due to gang violence, worsening humanitarian crisis, urgent international aid needed…
‘It’s Going to Take Everyone’: How Immigrant Advocates Are Preparing for Trump’s Return
From updating presentations on immigrant rights to streamlining legal and supportive services, here’s how immigrant advocates are preparing for Trump’s second term…