Reuters

Fact Check: Sweden does not use new beet extract salt to de-ice roads and nourish birds

Sweden uses common salt to de-ice its roads in winter, contrary to online posts that say it uses a new beet extract salt, the country’s Transport Administration has said. Posts shared on social media, ...
New York Post

Would you use a garlic mouthwash? Scientists say it provides the freshest breath yet

Death to bad breath comes in cloves. Garlic — that pungent, bulb-shaped veggie that gives food a kick and vampires the ick — is now being crowned a possible cure for halitosis, per a new report.
Benzinga.com

Biotech Startup Backed By Tim Draper Raises $13.5M To Extract Copper Using AI-Powered Microbes As Metal Shortage Looms

Biotech company Endolith announced on Nov. 13 that it secured $13.5 million in Series A funding, with another $3 million expected in a follow-on close, to advance its biological system that draws ...
PC Gamer

US Congressman calls for regulations to 'prevent companies from using AI to eliminate jobs to extract greater profit' following Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's calling card fiasco

"Artists at these companies need to have a say in how AI is deployed." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Add us as a preferred ...
TechCrunch

OpenAI says it’s fixed ChatGPT’s em dash problem

OpenAI says ChatGPT will now ditch the em dashes if you tell it to. The telltale sign that supposedly signals text written by AI has popped up everywhere in recent months, including in school papers, ...
CNN

Scientist turns people’s mental images into text using ‘mind-captioning’ technology

A scientist in Japan has developed a technique that uses brain scans and artificial intelligence to turn a person’s mental images into accurate, descriptive sentences. While there has been progress in ...
JournalofAccountancy

Using TEXTSPLIT to dissect Excel text strings

Q. I have used the Excel functions LEFT, MID, and RIGHT to dissect cells. However, I have some spreadsheets where each piece of information is a different length and uses different delimiters. Is ...
JournalofAccountancy

Using Excel’s TEXTBEFORE AND TEXTAFTER functions to easily tame messy data

Q. How do the TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER functions in Excel work? A. Excel’s TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER functions allow users to quickly split up text in ways that used to require combinations of ...
Game Rant

How Does Extraction Work in ARC Raiders

Ayyoun is a staff writer who loves all things gaming and tech. His journey into the realm of gaming began with a PlayStation 1 but he chose PC as his platform of choice. With over 6 years of ...
GamesRadar+

Arc Raiders devs "don’t use generative AI," CCO says AI text-to-speech is used to help "make rich worlds" while keeping the studio small but "there's no end goal in replacing ...

Survival Games Despite AI-generated textures, audio, and music, Steam users shower survival game in 11,000 95% positive reviews RPGs Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director admits Sandfall "tried" AI ...
New Atlas

Cardamom extract shows promise as a natural antiviral treatment

A humble kitchen spice could pack a powerful antiviral punch. Researchers have found that compounds in cardamom seeds can trigger the body’s virus-detecting systems, potentially paving the way for ...