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How astronomers measure distance without travelling anywhere

It’s a bit mind-bending to realise that everything we know about the scale of the universe comes from people stuck […] ...
Microsoft

Measurement is the key to helping keep AI on track

When Hanna Wallach first started testing machine learning models, the tasks were well-defined and easy to evaluate. Did the model correctly identify the cats in an image? Did it accurately predict the ...
Make Tech Easier

How I Turned My Android Phone Into an All-In-One Measuring Tool

Forget hunting for a tape measure or a protractor. Use your Android phone camera and sensors to handle different types of measurements easily.
OPB

Oregon’s Measure 110 programs for substance use treatment have unclear results, audit finds

Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB An audit by the Oregon secretary of state’s office has found gaps in the state health authority’s implementation of Ballot Measure 110, the state’s landmark drug ...
The New York Times

Trump Officials Accused of Bullying Tactics to Kill a Climate Measure

Nations were poised to approve the first fee on pollution from ships. That’s when the Trump administration began the threats. Among other threats from U.S. officials, Secretary of State Marco Rubio ...
WLWT

ELECTION RESULTS: Lebanon ballot measure on adult-use dispensary

Lebanon has an issue on the ballot regarding an adult use dispensary.The ballot question reads: "Shall the following adult use dispensary, Therapeutic Healing Care II, LLC dba Ethos, whose owners also ...
The New York Times

G.O.P. Blocks Bid to Halt Trump’s Attacks in the Caribbean Sea

Republicans in the Senate blocked a measure that would terminate the president’s legally disputed campaign targeting alleged drug runners. By Robert Jimison Reporting from the Capitol Republicans in ...
news.ucsc

WiFi signals can measure heart rate—no wearables needed

Computer Science and Engineering Ph.D. student Nayan Bhatia demonstrates Pulse-Fi, technology that uses WiFi signals to measure a person's heart rate. Heart rate is one of the most basic and important ...
PC Gamer

Nintendo scores a masterful own-goal by forcing its games out of a 9-year old charity speedrunning event, tells organisers those 9 years 'constituted unauthorized use' for good ...

Does the idea of Mario eschewing the dev-intended carpets in Mario 64 keep you up at night? Do speedrunners, dedicating themselves to games like pro athletes, make you weep? Don't worry, Nintendo's ...