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My favourite tech hacks ... a thread

blog post image I started a thread on Bluesky of my favourite tech hacks earlier in the year and just added a couple more. Will keep a parallel list running here. Invidious (YouTube alternative front end) Pixabay (photos with appropriate Copyright) Etherpad (collaborate on a document with colleagues very easily)...
Source: bsky.app

We're getting closer to OpenAI's first device

Sam Altman and Jony Ive have tapped Apple executive Tang Tan to build their new AI device.
Source: businessinsider.com

Discovery of a structural class of antibiotics with explainable deep learning.

One of the challenges with deep learning (neural networks) is that although they find patterns the reasoning disappears into an endless detail of numbers. In this paper the researchers built an 'explainable' AI to discover antibiotics instead of such a 'black box'. "The discovery of novel structural...
Source: nature.com

Amazon India launches online academy to coach future engineers: Amazon.com Inc has launched an online academy to train students

Amazon India launches online academy to coach future engineers: Amazon.com Inc has launched an online academy to train students for one of India's most competitive college entrance tests, the e-commerce giant said on Wednesday, as it taps a boom in virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: reuters.com

Photographer 'Devastated' After Her Unsplash Photo Was Used in 'Crass' UK Ad Campaign

Photographer 'Devastated' After Her Unsplash Photo Was Used in 'Crass' UK Ad Campaign: Atlanta photographer Krys Alex is speaking out after a portrait she took and posted to Unsplash was used in a controversial UK ad campaign.
Source: petapixel.com

Breakthrough that literally opens up online learning? Using AI for free text input: When teachers ask learners whether

Breakthrough that literally opens up online learning? Using AI for free text input: When teachers ask learners whether they know something they rarely ask them multiple choice questions. Yet the MCQ remains the staple in on...
Source: blogspot.com

DNA from Viking cod bones suggests 1,000-year history of European fish trade: Norway is famed for its cod. Catches from

DNA from Viking cod bones suggests 1,000-year history of European fish trade: Norway is famed for its cod. Catches from the Arctic stock that spawns each year off its northern coast are exported across Europe for staple dishes from British fish and chips to Spanish bacalao stew.
Source: phys.org

Higher ed social media platform taps instructional design firm | University Business Magazine

Higher ed social media platform taps instructional design firm | University Business Magazine
Source: universitybusiness.com

Universities tap growth of craft beer, offer classes | University Business Magazine

Universities tap growth of craft beer, offer classes | University Business Magazine
Source: universitybusiness.com

Google Plans New, Smarter Messaging App: Google is building a new mobile-messaging service that taps its artificial intelligence

Google Plans New, Smarter Messaging App: Google is building a new mobile-messaging service that taps its artificial intelligence know-how and so-called chatbot technology to try to catch up with rivals.
Source: wsj.com

MSF hospital in Syria hit by 'double-tap' barrel bombing: Seven killed in Homs attack, latest in apparent escalation of

MSF hospital in Syria hit by 'double-tap' barrel bombing: Seven killed in Homs attack, latest in apparent escalation of strikes on medical facilities in civil war
Source: theguardian.com

New Study in lancet projects considerable public health impact for RTS,S malaria vaccine: The RTS,S malaria vaccine is predicted

New Study in lancet projects considerable public health impact for RTS,S malaria vaccine: The RTS,S malaria vaccine is predicted to have a significant public health impact and high level of cost-effectiveness across a wide range of settings in sub-Saharan Africa, according to harmonized research from...
Source: eurekalert.org