May 17
“Maybe a lot of daughters wouldn’t react the same way, but I know the struggles he’s had these last few years.”
May 17
This Animated History Of Tina Fey Is Getting Us Pumped For Her ‘SNL’ Return
Posted in: Today's ChiliAnd it’s narrated by the comedian, too.
May 17
After making strides in the electric car market, Nissan has set its sights on the home. The company recently debuted its redesigned Leaf electric car and continues to push its xStorage battery, but now it wants to combine its two great loves under on…
May 17
Civilian surveillance in China has seen a boom in recent times, with facial recognition leading the charge in the technologies used to keep tabs on the population. Police are scanning travelers with facial recognition glasses, authorities are using t…
May 17
Scientists spent years campaigning for a ban on the ozone-damaging chemical CFC-11, but 30 years after it was phased out in the 1987 Montreal Protocol, someone somewhere is breaking the rules. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis…
May 17
We have all napped in class at some point in our lives but that’s going to get harder for students at one high-tech school in China. The high school students will find it difficult to doze off in class because the school will be using artificially intelligent cameras with sophisticated facial recognition tools to find out if a student is not paying attention.
This “smart classroom behavior management system” has been installed at the Hangzhou No. 11 Middle School in China. It’s going to monitor students’ expressions and movements which will when be analyzed with big data to ensure that they are paying attention in class.
The system will be able to ascertain if the students are paying attention or if they’re sleeping at their desks. It will even be able to detect expressions such as happiness, anger, and fear. Students will be awarded a real-time attentiveness score that their teacher will be able to see on a screen.
The school’s vice principal told a local news outlet that the facial recognition system will only collect the students’ behavior information and facial expressions, adding that it will help improve interactions between teachers and students. According to the vice principal, the students have begun to accept the monitoring after a month-long trial and claims that it has actually improved their behavior.
China is increasing its use of artificial intelligence and facial recognition for a variety of tasks which range from verifying payments to catching criminals. They’re also used for keeping an eye on the crowd at busy entertainment events.
Chinese School Will Use Facial Recognition To Catch Napping Students , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
May 17
OnePlus finally launched the new OnePlus 6 officially yesterday. It’s the first smartphone from the company to feature a glass back. Many would be wondering what the OnePlus 6 durability test results would reveal after this major change and they will be pleased to know that the handset has performed well in its durability test.
A YouTube channel by the name of JerryRigEverything has become the primary resource for smartphone durability tests online. All major smartphones are put through the scratch, bend, and burn tests on this channel to see how they hold up.
The OnePlus 6 durability test video was posted online yesterday not too long after the company officially unveiled the device. Any concerns about the glass back leading to a less durable flagship have been done away with in the video.
The device’s display scratches at a level 6 on the Mohs hardness scale with deeper scratches being inflicted at a level 7. That’s indicative of most smartphones today so it’s in line with the competition.
There’s even a thin layer between the display glass and the metal rim which should, at least in theory, provide some protection against drops. Do check out the full OnePlus 6 durability test video posted above to get an idea of how this device holds up against some serious pain.
OnePlus 6 Durability Test Will Leave Fans Pleased , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
May 17
Netflix recently released a trailer for the fifth season of Arrested Development. The cult comedy’s fans have been waiting for a long time for the new season to arrive and it’s going to be premiered on the online streaming service later this month. However, Netflix won’t be releasing the entire season at once. It’s actually going to split the season into two parts and only the first part is going to be available for binge watching later this month.
Entertainment Weekly reports that the 16-episode fifth season of Arrested Development is going to be split into two and that the first eight episodes will be released on Netflix come May 29th.
Fans will already be aware that Arrested Development season 5 brings back the entire original cast which includes Jeffrey Tambor, Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, David Cross, and others.
Fortunately, it seems that fans of the show won’t be made to wait for too long as the report mentions that the second half of the season with the eight remaining episodes will be released at some point later this year.
This won’t be the only new season that Netflix splits this month. It has done that for other comedies as well including The Ranch and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
Arrested Development Fifth Season Release Split By Netflix , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
May 17
Trump’s racism helped elect him. But it shouldn’t dictate Democrats’ response.
May 17
The Battle To Save Our Dying Soil
Posted in: Today's ChiliThis camp in southern Spain is finding ways to restore degraded land.
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