May, 2023

• 30 May

  Photographer Lines Up Great Pyramid, Moon, and Airplane in One Epic Shot

  

  A photographer captured a “once in a lifetime” photo of the Great Pyramid of Giza with an airplane silhouetted against a full Moon above it. Rosita Dimitrova tells PetaPixel that the amazing image showcases “the power of serendipity in photography.” She calls the photo 4,500 Years of Human History — …

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• 30 May

  A Review of the Tamron 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD Lens

  

  Any photographer who walks long distances or spends hours on their feet with their equipment knows that every last ounce matters. And so, the idea of a single lens that can cover just about every focal length is quite intriguing. Tamron’s 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD makes that promise, and …

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• 30 May

  AI can do everything, but can crypto do something?

  

  Hello and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Our Monday Tuesday show covers the latest in tech news from the weekend and what’s making headlines early in the week. This week? Crypto prices are static, unlike …

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• 30 May

  Runaway AI Is an Extinction Risk, Experts Warn

  

  Leading figures in the development of artificial intelligence systems, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, have signed a statement warning that the technology they are building may someday pose an existential threat to humanity comparable to that of nuclear war and pandemics.  “Mitigating the risk …

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• 30 May

  Yellowjackets season 2 review: an excellent cast pulls it through

  

  With the end of Yellowjackets’ second season, even as a self-confessed indulger of period dramas and teen angst, I don’t know how they’re going to stretch it across three more seasons. (It was initially sold as a five-season show, and co-creator Ashley Lyle says they’re still on track for that.) …

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• 30 May

  Halton sequence – Wikipedia

  

  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Type of numeric sequence used in statistics 256 points from the first 256 points of the 2,3 Halton sequence (top) compared with a pseudorandom number source (bottom). The Halton sequence covers the space more evenly. (red=1,..,10, blue=11,..,100, green=101,..,256) In statistics, Halton sequences are sequences used …

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• 30 May

  Be prepared to face unpredictable rains, says Pinarayi Vijayan

  

  Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has directed officials in Kerala to initiate measures to tackle any eventuality during the upcoming monsoon. “Considering the unpredictable nature of the rains, meetings should be convened in all districts at the beginning of every month from June to September to discuss preparations for the …

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• 30 May

  TMC approaches NHRC, files case against Delhi Police for ‘manhandling’ protesting women wrestlers

  

  New Delhi: The TMC has filed a case with the National Human Rights Commission seeking action against the Delhi Police for “manhandling and assaulting” protesting women wrestlers at Jantar Mantar here, party spokesperson Saket Gokhale said Tuesday. The protesting wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia, were detained …

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• 30 May

  Scientists may be able to put Mars-bound astronauts into ‘suspended animation’ using sound waves, mouse study suggests

  

  Scientists have blasted the brains of mice and rats with ultrasound to knock them into a hibernation-like state, and the researchers say the technique could one day be used on injured humans in critical care or on astronauts taking long-haul spaceflights.  The first-of-its-kind method — which works by firing ultrasound …

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• 30 May

  What’s the fate of the universe? This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher

  

  Back to Article List The universe will expand forever and become ever cooler and darker, and eventually all that will be left glowing very distantly from each other will be these red dwarf stars that last for trillions of years. NASA’s Spitzer and WISE infrared observatories paired up to reveal …

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