Meta has decided to pause its plans to utilize personal data for training its artificial intelligence technology in Europe. This decision comes after the social media giant faced privacy complaints regarding its proposed policy changes. The European Center for Digital Rights, also known as Noyb (“None of Your Business”), filed complaints in 11 European countries
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The quest for sustainable waste management and CO2 sequestration has led researchers to develop innovative reactors that mineralize carbon dioxide using fly ash particles. This cutting-edge technique not only provides a long-term solution to the pressing issue of greenhouse gas emissions but also repurposes an industrial by-product in the process. The increase in CO2 emissions
A group of workers who were terminated by SpaceX recently filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk, accusing him of fostering a sexist and toxic work environment at the company. The civil complaint, filed in a California court in Los Angeles, alleges that Musk had the workers fired after they published an open letter expressing their
The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently released a report forecasting a major surplus of oil by the year 2030. According to the report, global demand is expected to plateau at 106 million barrels per day, while overall supply capacity could reach 114 million barrels per day. This would result in a staggering surplus of eight
When faced with challenges, our natural inclination is to seek complex solutions. However, a recent study conducted by a research team at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) sheds light on the power of simplicity in innovation. The team, led by Professor Byoungwoo Kang and Dr. Abin Kim, took a different approach in addressing
This Person Does Not Exist is a website that generates human faces with a machine learning algorithm. It takes real portraits and recombines them into fake human faces. We recently scrolled past a LinkedIn post stating that this website could be useful “if you are developing a persona and looking for a photo.” We agree:
Are you like me, reading about people fading away as they burn out, and feeling unable to relate? Do you feel like your feelings are invisible to the world because you’re experiencing burnout differently? When burnout starts to push down on us, our core comes through more. Beautiful, peaceful souls get quieter and fade into
Feedback, in whichever form it takes, and whatever it may be called, is one of the most effective soft skills that we have at our disposal to collaboratively get our designs to a better place while growing our own skills and perspectives. Feedback is also one of the most underestimated tools, and often by assuming
“Any comment?” is probably one of the worst ways to ask for feedback. It’s vague and open ended, and it doesn’t provide any indication of what we’re looking for. Getting good feedback starts earlier than we might expect: it starts with the request. It might seem counterintuitive to start the process of receiving feedback with
I’m not sure when I first heard this quote, but it’s something that has stayed with me over the years. How do you create services for situations you can’t imagine? Or design products that work on devices yet to be invented? Flash, Photoshop, and responsive design When I first started designing websites, my go-to software