Scientists Make Material That Can Morph Into Anything With the Pull of a String

Inspired by kirigami, a type of Japanese paper art, researchers have created a new material that transforms from a grid into ...

AlphaFold Changed Science. After 5 Years, It’s Still Evolving

WIRED spoke with DeepMind’s Pushmeet Kohli about the recent past—and promising future—of the Nobel Prize-winning research ...
Deccan Chronicle

Spotify To Let Users ‘Power’ Algorithm, Generate Customized Playlists

Spotify will begin testing a new feature that allows users to type an idea for a playlist into the app and receive a unique set of songs based on their historical taste and behavior. The Prompted ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Spotify Test Will Let Users ‘Power’ the Algorithm and Generate Customized Playlists

Spotify Technology SA will begin testing a new feature that allows users to type an idea for a playlist into the app and receive a unique set of songs based on their historical taste and behavior. The ...
TechCrunch

Instagram’s new ‘Your Algorithm’ tool gives you more control over the Reels you see

Instagram is introducing a new tool that lets you see and control your algorithm, starting with Reels, the company announced on Wednesday. The new tool, called “Your Algorithm,” lets you view the ...
WUSA

National Christmas Tree to light up the Ellipse

WASHINGTON — The annual National Christmas Tree Lighting returns to The Ellipse near the White House Thursday night, marking 102 years since a national tree first stood in the heart of Washington, D.C ...
IEEE

LLaMEA: A Large Language Model Evolutionary Algorithm for Automatically Generating Metaheuristics

Abstract: Large language models (LLMs), such as GPT-4 have demonstrated their ability to understand natural language and generate complex code snippets. This article introduces a novel LLM ...
NPR

2 Senators want to hold big tech accountable for harms caused by algorithms

Social media companies and their respective algorithms have repeatedly been accused of fueling political polarization by promoting divisive content on their platforms. Now, two U.S. Senators have ...
Phys.org

The psychology of generation Alpha

Generation Alpha is the largest generation ever. Totaling two billion children, it encompasses anybody currently aged 0–15 years old—those born between 2010 and 2025. This is the first fully digitally ...
AZ Central

SRP moves forward with plan to regear coal-fired unit at Springerville Generating Station

Salt River Project's board approved a plan to convert a coal-fired unit at Springerville Generating Station to natural gas by 2030. The decision follows a similar conversion at nearby Coronado ...
Los Angeles Times

In controversial move, LADWP says it will shift its largest gas power plant to hydrogen

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power board approved an $800-million conversion of two units at the ...