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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Using questionnaires created to determine whether a particular earthquake is natural or induced by human activity, a panel of experts concluded that the November 2022 magnitude 5.2 Peace River earthquake sequence in Alberta, Canada was likely induced. The case study published in Seismological Research Letters was a…

A potential buyout of Macy’s by an investor group revives an old theory: that much of the value in retail lies in real estate.Macy’s shares surged Monday after a Wall Street Journal report that Arkhouse Management and Brigade Capital Management submitted a buyout proposal Dec. 1 valued at $5.8 billion. The investors proposed to acquire Macy’s stock they didn’t already own for $21 a share, a roughly 32% premium to where shares closed the day before.Copyright ©2023Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeNatalie Portman has recalled an encounter with King Charles that revealed the then-prince’s lack of Star Wars knowledge. The actor appeared on US chat show Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen on Monday (4 December) alongside her May December co-star Julianne Moore.During one segment, a viewer called into the show and prompted Portman to reflect on her time promoting Star Wars:…

On certain occasions, reporters may ask rude questions to celebrities during interviews without thinking twice about it, as celebrities are often objectified and their humanity is unfortunately forgotten.Adam Driver was the latest victim of an interview gone wrong after he was questioned about his physical appearance over and over again.The 40-year-old actor is currently promoting Michael Mann’s soon-to-be-released movie, Ferrari, and as such, has been doing a few interviews to advertise the film.Adam Driver was…

What Is Question Answering AI? Question answering AI refers to systems and models designed to understand natural language questions posed by users and provide relevant and accurate answers. These systems leverage techniques from natural language processing (NLP), machine learning, and sometimes deep learning to comprehend the meaning of questions and generate appropriate responses. The goal of question answering AI is to enable machines to interact with users in a way that simulates human-like comprehension and…

The Game Awards got it wrong this year. One of the titles nominated for Best Independent Game, Dave the Diver, was produced by Nexon, one of the largest video game studios in South Korea. No matter how hard you squint, it is not indie. Dave the Diver is an excellent pixel-art game about deep-sea fishing and restaurant management, but it was commissioned and bankrolled by Nexon subsidiary Mintrocket, with billions of dollars and decades of experience at its back.When The Game Awards nominees were announced on November 13,…

Raspberry Pi 5 alongside the official case. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETI love the Raspberry Pi 5 Active Cooler -- I think it's the best way to keep the Raspberry Pi 5 is about as difficult as finding a Raspberry Pi 5, which is hopefully a situation that improves soon.Note: If you want to know how to overclock a Raspberry Pi 5, you can find that information here. that I picked up from a UK outlet.What's more, my solution looks pretty good.I think my workaround gives you the best of all…

It’s already been 20 years since we were collectively gifted with one of the best romantic Christmas movies of all time: Love Actually, and yet, we still have so much to learn about what happened behind the scenes of those iconic cinematographic moments.However, a recently revealed fact from the Richard Curtis film has been rather controversial, as it implicates the questionable age gap between actors.In case you have forgotten Love Actually’s plot, the movie follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing…

While the world is busy developing artificial intelligence (AI) to take it to artificial general intelligence (AGI) stage, not many are giving a thought to the interpersonal relationship that is being created between humans and this emerging technology. AGI is human-leven intelligence, and thus, it can also empower AI to develop some level of consciousness. Speaking at a conference, Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Saturday highlighted the fundamental questions about AI - ethical treatment.Addressing the…

The Lego Super Mario 64 Question Mark Block Set is on sale for $140 at Amazon for Black Friday. This exceedingly charming set doesn't receive discounts very often, and it certainly doesn't receive price cuts like this. Normally $200 and frequently sold out, it's practically a guarantee that the nostalgia-fueled set will sell out. Amazon is tracking the percentage of sets claimed below the price, so you'll be able to see how close it is to disappearing. This build is a ton of fun to put together, and the…