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Aerial view showing the field below the giant and the "herepath" curving up onto Giant Hill from the bottom right, Cerne Abbas, Dorset, England. Photo: Pete Harlow, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Credit: Speculum (2023). DOI: 10.1086/727992 New research from the University of Oxford concludes that the Cerne Abbas Giant was originally carved as an image of Hercules to mark a muster station for West Saxon armies. The figure…

Like human armies, army ants spell trouble for anything that finds itself in their path. The insects make…

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has handed over its investigation into sexual assault allegations against Armie Hammer to the district attorney. The office’s communications director Tiffiny Blacknell reportedly said, “I can confirm that the LAPD has presented a case regarding Armie Hammer to the LADA (Los Angeles District Attorney). The matter is currently under review.” Hammer’s attorney hasn’t yet commented on the development. While the details of the investigation aren’t…

Exclusive new data from a London-based analytics startup show that the five biggest tech firms have an estimated army of 33,000 people working directly on AI research and development, with Amazon boasting the largest pool of AI-focused employees, at 10,113. Microsoft Corp. has 7,133 AI staff and Google has 4,970, according to Glass.ai, which used machine-learning technology to scrutinize tech company websites and thousands of LinkedIn profiles of their AI-focused employees. The numbers might not yet account for…

ChatGPT for troll armies will prove to be a game changer for the opportunity it would give to push vile content as genuine Community is nothing but shared values and communication is its other name. Technology has been a driver of community engagement and thanks to troll armies it is ruined in equal measure. From manipulating political campaigns to disseminating fake news, troll bots have had a field day and will continue to. Now that chatGPT, the intuitive bot is let loose on the internet, experts are asking if the AI…

Photo: Alphabet Workers UnionOver its 25 year history, Google has amassed a fortune and conquered the top layer of the internet thanks, in no small part, to human workers who test and oversee the company’s numerous search and ranking algorithm The proper functioning of those tools are paramount to the tech giant’s success, but the laborer responsible for that work are often contractors lacking the same pay and protections afforded to other full time Googlers. These members of the company, according to the Alphabet Workers…

Following its announcement for Diablo 4 at the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase event, the Necromancer has received a more in-depth look at how the class will work. In the Diablo 4 quarterly update, we’ve been given more information on the newest class. The Necromancer has a stored history in the Diablo franchise, and has appeared in several prior entries. In the blog, Blizzard shares that although it has “spent a considerable amount of time making sure that fans of the Diablo 2, 3 and Immortal versions of the Necromancer see…