I changed 13 settings on my TV to dramatically improve its performance - here's how

Smart TVs are basically computers now, with their own hidden hacks, tips, and tricks. Here are a few I frequently rely on.
Educators Technology

How to Use AI To Create Engage Video Lessons

Synthesia is the most discussed avatar tool in education. You pick from 230+ avatars, type your script, and it generates a ...
IEEE

FastSAM-CD: Remote Sensing Image Change Detection Using Vision Foundation Models with Stronger Encoder and Decoder

Abstract: Remote sensing image change detection (RSICD) is a crucial technique for Earth observation. However, the mainstream RSICD methods still face two main challenges. First, the encoding stage ...
Phys.org

Brewing possibilities: Using caffeine to edit gene expression

What if a cup of coffee could help treat cancer? Researchers at the Texas A&M Health Institute of Biosciences and Technology believe it's possible. By combining caffeine with the use of CRISPR—a ...
New Scientist

Why a tool-using cow could change how we see farm animals

A few years ago, during a taxi ride, the driver described to me how a pig had transformed his life. A childhood with dogs taught him what to expect from animals, yet he was unprepared for the pig he ...
Ars Technica

X’s half-assed attempt to paywall Grok doesn’t block free image editing

Once again, people are taking Grok at its word, treating the chatbot as a company spokesperson without questioning what it says. On Friday morning, many outlets reported that X had blocked universal ...
KOIN 6

‘Change is hard’: North Portland gastropub to shutter after 14 years

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A gastropub on North Portland’s Mississippi Avenue announced Friday that they are closing in mid-January. Described as “Mississippi Ave’s Modern American Saloon,” Interurban is ...
AOL

Jenna Jameson Defends Using AI to Edit Her Photos Amid Backlash: 'It's a Creative Outlet for Women'

Jenna Jameson won't let the haters interfere with her love for using AI to embellish photos. On the night of Tuesday, December 24, the model uploaded an Instagram Story video to hit back at those who ...
The Verge

ChatGPT can now use Adobe apps to edit your photos and PDFs for free

Just describe your edits to ChatGPT, and the Photoshop, Acrobat, and Express apps will do it for you or surface the tool you need. Just describe your edits to ChatGPT, and the Photoshop, Acrobat, ...
CNN

Rubio directs diplomats to return to using Times New Roman, undoing Biden-era switch to Calibri

The move undoes the Biden administration’s update to using Calibri in official department documents in 2023 amid a movement to make webpages and publications more accessible. Then-Secretary of State ...
The New York Times

At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke

Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the Biden-era move to the sans serif typeface “wasteful,” casting the return to Times New Roman as part of a push to stamp out diversity efforts. By Michael ...