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How AI Facial Recognition is Helping Conserve Pumas

INTRO: This is Scientific American’s 60-Second Science. I'm Ashleigh Papp. Papp: Mountain lions are now posing for their close ups. Researchers based in the greater Yellowstone National Park area have figured out a new way to identify these cats by using facial recognition. And this method is proving to be a better way to monitor these highly elusive creatures. Alexander: Mountain lions are just really, really hard to directly observe. They're just so cryptic and secretive. And so we've had to find these non-invasive…

iPhone 13 is helping Apple destroy Android in the premium smartphone market

Source: Joseph Keller / iMore New research from Counterpoint reveals that Apple is absolutely destroying Android when it comes to its share of the global premium smartphone market. New research published Thursday indicates Apple has upped its Q1 share in the premium market ($400 or more) from 57% last year to a whopping 62% this year. The premium market did shrink year on year, but less so than the overall smartphone market, the eighth consecutive quarter where premium won this battle. From the report: Apple continued to…

Noah “40” Shebib’s Justice Fund Is Helping Toronto’s Youth

No, no no, you’re absolutely right. But I wanted to ask, like, you guys have been holding these camps where you teach kids everything from music production to archery, to help give them a sense of worth. And 40, I know you have these mobile studios you’ve been working on. Tell me about those and what your aim is with creating them. 40: One day I stopped by Masaryk-Cown—an old community centre which had a studio I used to work at—and I spoke to one of the program directors, and was like, “Look, I want to build a…

After suspending withdrawals on Friday, Babel Finance says it has reached "preliminary agreements" on repayments of "some…

Yogita Khatri / The Block: After suspending withdrawals on Friday, Babel Finance says it has reached “preliminary agreements” on repayments of “some debts”, helping ease its liquidity — - Babel Finance says it has reached “preliminary agreements” with major counterparties “on the repayment period of some debts.” Yogita Khatri / The Block: After suspending withdrawals on Friday, Babel Finance says it has reached “preliminary agreements” on…

Google Pixel 4 Face Unlock System Helping Researchers Detect Alzheimer’s: Here’s How

Google Pixel 4 series was plagued by many issues, but it seems that researchers have found at least one use case for its Face Unlock system. A team at University of California San Diego (UC SD) is using the IR sensor, arguably one of the best features of the smartphone, in detecting signs of Alzheimer's disease. This sensor, coupled with a Dot projector, enabled face unlocking. The same sensor is now being used to record a person's pupil's response to specific tasks allowing researchers to identify cognitive…

Google Pixel 4 Is Helping With Alzheimer’s Disease Research

The Google Pixel 4 series may not be the newest around, but those phones are now being used for something really important. The Pixel 4 series phones’ face unlock cameras are being used in Alzheimer’s research.Researchers are using face unlock cameras from the Pixel 4 for Alzheimer’s researchResearchers based in the DigiHealth Lab at UC San Diego, are researching various diseases, including Alzheimer’s. The team is led by Professor Edward Wang, and they’re actually using the Pixel 4, as The Verge revealed in a YouTube…

Business Analytics- Helping Pharma/ Healthcare Industry in Decision Making

Let’s know the how business analytics helps Healthcare and Pharm industry in decision making Business analytics is one of the most promising organizational processes within the Healthcare and Pharmaceutical industry and crucial for any company that wants to preserve its competitive advantage in the market, where most of the organizational structures are already struggling with the right skills and knowledge to fully support existing business needs for storing and processing and even analysing information.…

E-Cigarettes About Twice As Effective as Nicotine Patches in Helping Pregnant Women Quit Smoking

According to the research, 19.8% of women who used e-cigarettes reported quitting smoking, but just 9.7% of women who used nicotine patches reported giving up smoking.Electronic cigarettes may be more successful than nicotine patches in assisting pregnant women to stop smoking while being just as safe.It is not a good idea to smoke while pregnant. Women who smoke have a more difficult time getting pregnant and are more likely to never become pregnant. Smoking during pregnancy can cause tissue damage in the unborn infant,…

Having Strange Dreams? They Might Be Helping Your Brain Learn Better

Recent research from the University of Bern that was published in the journal eLife suggests that weird dreams may help your brain learn more effectively.According to Human Brain Project experts, strange dreams may help your brain learn betterAccording to the National Sleep Foundation, we dream four to six times a night on average. However, since we forget more than 95% of our dreams, you will only remember a few each month.Although we dream throughout the night, our most vivid and memorable dreams occur during rapid eye…

Anita Baker Thanks Chance The Rapper for Helping Her Regain Her Masters

Anita Baker gave a shout-out to Chance the Rapper at a recent show after he helped her acquire her masters.In a clip shared on Twitter, Baker can be seen taking a moment during her performance to thank Chance, who’s in the audience.“You should say hello to a friend of mine by way of the music industry and by way of helping me, helping me to get a hold and ownership of my master recordings,” Baker said while pointing to the Chicago native, who stood up in the crowd as everyone clapped.Chance showed his gratitude for Baker…