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MLB Trade Rumors
2 months ago
Major League Baseball

Tigers Designate Devin Sweet For Assignment

The Detroit Tigers have designated right-hander Devin Sweet for assignment.
Sweet has been claimed by multiple teams in the past few months, indicating interest in his talent. [ more ]
Education
New York Post
4 months ago
Education

Ohio State University health sciences course requires students to engage with 'White Privilege Knapsack'

A health sciences program at Ohio State University requires students to address their privileges if they are White, heterosexual, or able-bodied.
The course includes an assignment called "Unpack the Invisible Knapsack" which asks students to examine their privilege.
The assignment is based on Peggy McIntosh's essay "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack." [ more ]
Engadget
1 year ago
Education

Microsoft wants students to develop better online research habits | Engadget

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It's easy for students to search the web when working on assignments, but Microsoft now wants to teach those students how to spot misinformation and otherwise think critically.In addition to an existing Search Coach, Microsoft is introducing a Search Progress feature in Teams for Education that helps teachers foster healthy online research habits through practice work.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Education

Big storm barrels toward a Big Sur school shuttered by landslides for months

Since early January, Ellen Hall has been teaching in an empty classroom.Hall's students have been popping in and out of her online lessons since storms rocked Big Sur and led to massive landslides on Highway 1 late last year.More than two months later, half of the students at Hall's school are still blocked from their classes, separated by immense levels of dirt, muck and rock.
time.com
1 year ago
Education

How to Help Teenagers Stay Motivated at School

Before adolescence, kids generally like school.But I think it's fair to say that if each household were to create a pie chart titled Stuff Our Teen Complains About, the biggest slice in most homes would be labeled School.To be sure, there's plenty about school that teenagers do like, such as being with their friends, enjoying particular courses, and spending time with devoted teachers and coaches who truly care for them and don't try to hide it.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Education

ChatGPT passes exams from law and business schools

ChatGPT is smart enough to pass prestigious graduate-level exams though not with particularly high marks.The powerful new AI chatbot tool recently passed law exams in four courses at the University of Minnesota and another exam at University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, according to professors at the schools.
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universities
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Greater understanding of real risks' and benefits AI brings is needed Keegan

A greater understanding of the risks and opportunities that artificial intelligence brings is needed to ensure the education sector is not left behind, Gillian Keegan has said.The Education Secretary has called on technology and education experts and business leaders to come forward with ideas on how generative artificial intelligence (AI) can be used in a safe and secure way.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

AI could mark pupils' work and act as a personal tutor', says education minister

Artificial Intelligence tutors in schools could close the attainment gap between rich and poor students, an education minister has suggested.Baroness Barran, the schools minister, said AI had the potential to cut teacher workloads and give pupils greater feedback on their work.Writing exclusively in The Independent, she suggested it could do more.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Pupils should do some coursework in front of teachers' amid AI cheating fears

Schools should make pupils do some of their coursework in class under direct supervision amid cheating fears after the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, exam boards have said.The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ), which represents the UK's major exam boards, has published guidance for teachers and assessors on protecting the integrity of qualifications in the context of AI use.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Quarter of UK university students who gamble at risk of harm, study finds

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A quarter of UK student gamblers may be experiencing harm and half said betting has affected their university experience, a study has found.The survey of 2,003 students at UK universities was conducted in December and found that 71% had gambled in the last 12 months.
www.vice.com
1 year ago
Education

NYU Professors Tell Their Students: Do Not Use ChatGPT

Screenshot of NYU Syllabuses School's back in session and the hottest topic is ChatGPT.New York University professors are prohibiting the use of the AI tool in the academic integrity sections of their syllabuses, and many students were given an explicit warning from professors on the first day of class not to use the bot to cheat on assignments.
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New England Patriots
Pats Pulpit
10 months ago
New England Patriots

Even Bill Belichick can't hide his excitement about Jabrill Peppers' development

With Devin McCourty off to retirement, the New England Patriots ' safety group will look quite a bit different in 2023.How the team will replace the long-time team captain remains to be seen, but it appears that Jabrill Peppers will play a key role within the unit this season.Arriving as an unrestricted free agent last offseason, the former first-round draft pick served as the fourth member of the safety rotation alongside McCourty, Kyle Dugger and Adrian Phillips.
Pats Pulpit
10 months ago
New England Patriots

Patriots roster breakdown: Ty Montgomery could play an important role this season

With the NFL free agency and draft both in the rear-view mirror, and the final phase of voluntary offseason workouts underway, the New England Patriots are officially "on to 2023."At the moment, the Patriots 89 players on their roster.Only 53 of those players will be able to survive roster cutdowns and ultimately make the active team, with others competing for practice squad spots.
Pats Pulpit
10 months ago
New England Patriots

Bill Belichick outlines the benefits of players learning multiple positions during OTAs

When the New England Patriots held their first open organized team activity of the spring last Wednesday, Jalen Mills and Malik Cunningham lined up in somewhat unfamiliar spots.Mills, who has seen a clear majority of his snaps at outside cornerback in his previous two seasons with the team, practiced alongside the safety group.
Pats Pulpit
1 year ago
New England Patriots

Patriots finalize coaching staff for East-West Shrine Bowl, exclude Matt Patricia and Joe Judge

Update 1/25/2023: Patriots finalize coaching staff for East-West Shrine Bowl, exclude Matt Patricia and Joe Judge
The East-West Shrine Bowl, which will be coached by the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons, announced the two teams' staffs on Wednesday.While the arrangements are not final as far as the 2023 season is concerned, they do give us a glimpse into where the Patriots currently stand as far as their staff is concerned.
Boston.com
1 year ago
New England Patriots

Report: Last season's dysfunction in the Patriots offense was deep-seated

Patriots The offense had its worst year since 2000, and it reportedly all started in training camp.In theory, a Patriots offense run by two coaches with 23 combined years of experience with the team should be quite effective.In practice, however, last year's offense under Matt Patricia and Joe Judge showed worrying signs from the start.
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Sun Sentinel
10 months ago
Miami Dolphins

What makes Vic Fangio's defense so tough? Tua, McDaniel offer offense's view

MIAMI GARDENS - One of Tua Tagovailoa's biggest "welcome to the NFL" moments as a rookie came in Denver facing Vic Fangio's Broncos defense.The Dolphins quarterback was roughed up for six sacks, could never get Miami's offense going downfield, finished 11 of 20 for 83 yards and was benched for veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick in the fourth quarter of the 20-13 loss.
Sun Sentinel
10 months ago
Miami Dolphins

Dolphins Q&A: Did Eichenberg earn orange jersey? Contract length for Dalvin Cook?

Here's the latest installment of our Miami Dolphins Q&A, where South Florida Sun Sentinel writers David Furones and Chris Perkins answer questions from readers.Q: Did Eich win the orange jersey for LG or C? - @FinzZombie on Twitter
A: Liam Eichenberg won the orange jersey Thursday, symbolic of Player of the Day the previous day, for his performance at center.
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Kyrie Courter: I would've never pursued musical theater without ChiArts

In the midst of graduation season, I have been reflecting on my own Chicago commencements that have led me where I am honored to be today - on a Broadway stage in the cast of "Sweeney Todd."My first graduation in Chicago marked both a major change in the trajectory of my arts career and the future of our city's arts community.
Amazon Web Services
11 months ago
DevOps

How Cirrusgo enabled rapid resolution with Amazon DevOps Guru | Amazon Web Services

In this blog, we will walk through how Cirrusgo used Amazon DevOps Guru for RDS to quickly identify and resolve their operational issue related to database performance and reduce the impact on their business.This capability is offered by Amazon DevOps Guru for RDS which uses machine learning algorithms to help organizations identify and resolve operational issues in their applications and infrastructure.
Silver Screen and Roll
11 months ago
LA Lakers

Jarred Vanderbilt says he wanted defensive assignments vs. Steph Curry

Stylistically, it'd be hard to find two point guards more different than Ja Morant and Steph Curry.The former is an elite athlete that lives in the paint and makes his money finishing at the rim, typically in highlight fashion.The latter is the greatest and most unique shooter the league has ever and possibly will ever see.
Raptors Rapture
1 year ago
Toronto Raptors

Fred VanVleet wins standoff with referee Ben Taylor after satisfying NBA news drop

Before Toronto Raptors point guard Fred VanVleet unleashed the NBA equivalent of a fire and brimstone rant against Ben Taylor, most Raptors fans would have known the official as another generic NPC floating in the background.After it, he became Public Enemy No. 1 in Toronto.Not only did VanVleet bring out some of George Carlin's Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television to tear into Taylor after a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, but he implied that Taylor has been singling him out and calling more technical fouls on him during their games.
Boston.com
10 months ago
New England Patriots

'Oh my God': Bill Belichick has high praise for strides made by safety Jabrill Peppers

Patriots "He's a much different player now than he was last year at this time."Unless you're Lawrence Taylor, of course.FOXBORO - Bill Belichick isn't exactly known for doling out heaps of praise up at the podium.But when asked Tuesday about the strides made by safety Jabrill Peppers entering his second season in New England, Belichick offered up a rave review.
Sun Sentinel
11 months ago
Miami Dolphins

Dolphins rookie Elijah Higgins details early steps in conversion to tight end

MIAMI GARDENS - The three months between the NFL draft and the start of Miami Dolphins training camp will be particularly interesting for sixth-round pick Elijah Higgins.The former Stanford slot receiver who stands at 6 foot 3, 238 pounds is converting to play tight end in the NFL.Ahead of his first practice with the Dolphins at Friday's start of rookie minicamp, Higgins said he got his playbook a few days earlier and tight ends coach Jon Embree has had him studying tape of 49ers perennial Pro Bowl tight end George Kittle, whom Embree coached in San Francisco.
Boston.com
11 months ago
Boston Celtics

'A bloodfest': Marcus Smart talks Game 7 mind-set, double-big lineup, Joe Mazzulla, and more

Celtics "It's Frazier and Ali.You've got to be ready."When asked what it will take to outlast the 76ers in Game 7 and advance, Marcus Smart leaned on a mind-set he's tried to embody throughout his career."Heart," Smart told reporters."Just who wants it more."Heading into Sunday's 3:30 p.m. clash at TD Garden, Smart said there are no secrets anymore.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 year ago
Design

This mobile and flexible seating collection meets the furniture requirements of schools and offices - Yanko Design

We often underestimate the importance of great office furniture!When in reality we really shouldn't.We spend the majority of our day sitting on our office chairs or typing away on our desks whether we're working in our home office or a corporate one.Hence, these pieces of furniture need to be not only comfortable but ergonomic, and aesthetic as well.
Acm
10 months ago
Digital life

ChatGPT in the Classroom

ChatGPT is an AI-powered chatbot that can be used in the classroom to facilitate student-to-teacher interactions and provide personalized feedback.
ChatGPT can be used to supplement lectures or as an alternative to traditional education models, such as flipped classrooms, in engaging students with course content in a more interactive way. [ more ]
News
10 months ago
Public health

Michael Dillon's mission: the 'incredibly urgent' issue of LGBTQ health

June 13, 2023 - Before arriving at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Michael Dillon, MPH '23, spent more than three decades managing mergers and acquisitions at PricewaterhouseCoopers.He discussed how he combined his previous work experience with his Harvard Chan School education to launch a "second act"-advancing health equity for the LGBTQ community.
Puck Prose
10 months ago
National Hockey League

Vegas Golden Knights/ Florida Panthers Game 5: TV, Lineups, and More

The Vegas Golden Knights are one win away from their first Stanley Cup in franchise history.The Florida Panthers are playing for their lives.Does the series come to an end tonight in game 5? The last one is the hardest one to win and Florida is expected to throw it all at Vegas and leave it all on the ice.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
US news

Trump Appointee Was Randomly Assigned to Documents Case, Clerk Says

The criminal case against President Donald J. Trump over his hoarding of classified documents was randomly assigned to Judge Aileen M. Cannon, a court official for the Southern District of Florida said on Saturday.The chief clerk of the federal court system there, Angela E. Noble, also confirmed that Judge Cannon would continue to oversee the case unless she recused herself.
Miami Herald
10 months ago
Miami

At Miami City Hall, protesters want Carollo thrown out of office, voluntarily or otherwise

Daniel Figueredo and Marvin Tapia speak to the media during a protest rally asking for an investigation and the ouster of Commissioner Joe Carollo at Miami City Hall in Miami on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.adiaz@miamiherald.comA small group of people braved nasty weather to gather outside Miami City Hall on Tuesday morning to demand that Commissioner Joe Carollo resign or - barring that unlikely move - have him forced out from office by the governor.
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
10 months ago
Intellectual property law

Federal Circuit Judicial Council Won't Restore Newman to Case Assignments

"The information the Committee has detailed in its order of May 16 raises, at a minimum, a reasonable concern that Judge Newman may suffer from a disability that renders her incapable of carrying out the duties of her office and thus incapable of issuing her opinions more promptly."- Judicial Council Order
The Judicial Council of the Federal Circuit has denied Judge Pauline Newman's request to be restored to the rotation of new case assignments pending a Special Committee's investigation into her fitness to serve on the court.
Chicago Tribune
11 months ago
Chicago

Search Archdiocese of Chicago clergy in Illinois AG abuse report

Illinois state investigators revealed on Tuesday the names and details of 451 Catholic priests and religious brothers who abused at least 1,997 children across all dioceses in Illinois.The investigation determined that Catholic leaders in Illinois have vastly underreported clergy sex abuse against children, finding that "decades of Catholic leadership decisions and policies have allowed known child sex abusers to hide, often in plain sight," according to the 700-page report.
Theregister
11 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Texas university prof holds back grades over AI suspicions

An instructor has accused students taking his agriculture science class at the University of Texas A&M-Commerce of cheating by using AI software to write their essays.As detailed in a now-viral Reddit thread, Jared Mumm, a coordinator at the American university's department of agricultural sciences and natural resources, informed students he used ChatGPT to assess whether their submitted assignments were human-written or produced by computer.
Medium
1 year ago
Data science

ChatGPT Cheating Scandal Shocks Florida High School

An NBC affiliate in south Florida is reporting that a cheating scandal has erupted at Cape Coral High School involving the use of ChatGPT, a popular language model used for answering questions and completing assignments.It seems that several students have been caught using the AI-powered tool to cheat on tests and assignments.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
US politics

Appeals Panel Is Examining Guantanamo Judge's Next Job on Ethics Grounds

An appeals panel on Friday limited the authority of the judge presiding in hearings in the U.S.S.Cole bombing case while it considers an ethics challenge, the latest obstacle in the slow-moving path to trial in the longest-running war crimes prosecution at Guantanamo Bay.At issue is whether Col. Lanny J. Acosta Jr., the judge, had a duty to step down earlier this year when he lined up a civilian job at the Defense Department to follow his retirement from the Army on Sept. 30.
The IP Law Blog
10 months ago
Intellectual property law

Court Denies Attempts to Compel Disclosure of Litigation Funding Documents

In GoTV Streaming, LLC v. Netflix, Inc., 2-22-cv-07556 (CDCA May.24, 2023) (Shashi H. Kewalramani), the Central District of California denied Defendant Netflix's attempts to compel Plaintiff GoTV Streaming to provide documents and further information as to the source of the litigation funding that GoTV received in conjunction with the patent litigation.
Padailypost
11 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Tanaka suggests using artificial intelligence at City Hall to reduce labor costs

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
Palo Alto Councilman Greg Tanaka said tonight (May 1) that he wants to look at laying off city employees and replacing them with artificial intelligence."I wonder, with AI and using ChatGPT, do we need as many people as we have?"Tanaka said during a discussion about the city budget.
Harvard Business Review
1 year ago
Business

How an Optimized Reimbursement Program Can Help Drive Growth - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM MOTUS

As hybrid and remote work continue to become the norm, workplace locations, habits, procedures, and policies are changing rapidly.And the tools and processes organizations use to reimburse employees for their expenses-vehicles, devices, home offices, relocation, and everything in between-may not be keeping up.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Education

Miss Manners: The other teachers imply I was too hard on this self-pitying young woman

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I teach at the college level and was recently lamenting some of my communications with students.The issue is twofold.First, the students have been unmotivated, coming to class unprepared (if at all).They pay a large premium to be here, and they are all adults who could choose to leave college at any time.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Pupils studying International Baccalaureate can use ChatGPT in essays

Pupils studying the International Baccalaureate will be allowed to quote work generated by the ChatGPT artificial intelligence system in their essays.The qualification body will not ban children from using the AI chatbot in their assessments as long as they credit it and do not try to pass it off as their own.
Dodger Blue
10 months ago
LA Dodgers

FOCO Selling New Dodgers Bobblehead Of Gavin Stone

FOCO released a new bobblehead of Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Gavin Stone, which is limited in quantity and will not be restocked once it sells out.The Stone bobblehead is the latest in the rookie series by FOCO, which previously launched versions for James Outman and Miguel Vargas.Outman's bobblehead sold out, but some still remain available of Vargas.
Dodger Blue
11 months ago
LA Dodgers

Dodgers Injury Updates: Michael Grove & Ryan Pepiot Facing Hitters At Camelback Ranch

The Los Angeles Dodgers starting rotation has been an overall strong point for their team, but their depth has been tested with multiple pitchers going on the injured list.Tony Gonsolin returned from roughly a month-long absence to solidify the staff, but Ryan Pepiot has remained on the IL since the start of the season.
Dodger Blue
1 year ago
LA Dodgers

Dodgers Broadcaster Joe Davis Enjoying Opportunity To Call NFL Playoff Games

Along with continuing his work as Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster on SportsNet LA, last season also saw Joe Davis become the lead voice for MLB on Fox.He took over the role when Joe Buck left the network to join ESPN for their Monday Night Football coverage.The change made Davis the new voice of MLB's premier events, including the All-Star Game and World Series.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
US politics

Secret Service implements tougher penalties after probe finds agents were on phones and missed intruder at national security adviser's home

The US Secret Service implemented tougher disciplinary measures after preliminary findings from an internal investigation found agents missed an intruder at national security adviser Jake Sullivan's home in part because they were using their personal phones, people briefed on the matter said.Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle in recent days ordered increased penalties for employees who violate policies on duty, including the use of personal devices while on the job.
www.cnn.com
11 months ago
US politics

Austin lambasts irresponsible' and unprecedented' Republican hold on military nominations

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin wrote a letter strongly criticizing an ongoing hold on senior military promotions and nominations in the Senate led by Republican lawmakers, saying it would create a perilous precedent for the military and impose unconscionable burdens on military families.The letter, sent on May 5 in response to a query from Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren, addressed the effort spearheaded by Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville, calling it irresponsible and unprecedented.
www.cnn.com
11 months ago
US politics

Biden expected to name Air Force chief as next top US general

President Joe Biden is expected to name Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the chief of the Air Force, as his choice for the next top US general, according to a source familiar with the matter.If approved by the Senate, it would mark the first time in United States history that the defense secretary and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs are both African American, a notable milestone for an administration that has prided itself on the diversity of its leadership.
Washington Post
10 months ago
Washington Redskins

Eric Bieniemy has a lot of weapons, and he's learning how to use them

Washington Commanders offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy observes wide receiver Terry McLaurin during an OTA session on May 31.(John McDonnell/The Washington Post)During offseason workouts, as the Washington Commanders have installed their offense, a few things have become clear.Assistant head coach/offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy demands pace and precision, the staff is all-in on quarterback Sam Howell, and the playbook seems full of strategies designed to unlock the team's formidable group of skill players.
Washington Post
10 months ago
Washington Nationals

Dodgers close in on sweep of Nationals after tight game slips away

Mookie Betts and the Dodgers got the better of CJ Abrams and the Nationals on Tuesday.(Ashley Landis/AP)LOS ANGELES - In the end, after the Washington Nationals made a late push against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday, after Dave Roberts inserted a lefty reliever (Alex Vesia, not Clayton Kershaw) who couldn't handle his assignments (Keibert Ruiz, Lane Thomas and Luis García, not Anthony Rendon and Juan Soto), a close game slipped away on J.D. Martinez's two-run shot in the seventh.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Arts

Secrets of the National Spelling Bee: Picking the words to identify a champion

Crew members assemble the main stage ahead of the 2023 Scripps Nations Spelling Bee on Sunday, May 28, 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md.Nathan Howard/AP OXON HILL, Md.As the final pre-competition meeting of the Scripps National Spelling Bee's word selection panel stretches into its seventh hour, the pronouncers no longer seem to care.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Understanding AI should be part of teacher training courses'

Understanding artificial intelligence (AI) should be part of teacher training courses, the professional body for computing has said.Using digital technology, including AI, should be prominent in initial teacher training (ITT) and headteachers' leadership qualifications, according to BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Understanding AI should be part of teacher training courses'

Understanding artificial intelligence (AI) should be part of teacher training courses, the professional body for computing has said.Using digital technology, including AI, should be prominent in initial teacher training (ITT) and headteachers' leadership qualifications, according to BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Pupils should do coursework under exam conditions amid ChatGPT fears, heads told

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Pupils should be asked to complete their coursework and essays under exam conditions in schools following the emergence of artificial intelligence systems, Ofqual's chief regulator has suggested.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Schools unprepared for impact of ChatGPT on learning, teachers say

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email More than half of computing teachers think schools are unprepared for the impact that generative AI chatbot ChatGPT could have on learning, research has found.However, computing teachers want support to harness its potential rather than banning it, according to the industry body for IT.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

What are the accusations against British Gas over prepayment meters?

Energy giant British Gas is under pressure to explain how it will compensate vulnerable customers who were subjected to debt collectors forcibly entering their homes to install prepayment meters, following damaging allegations about the practice.An investigation by The Times revealed that customers of the company, including disabled and mentally ill people, had been forced onto the pay-as-you-go meters after falling behind on their monthly bill payments, the only alternative being to have their gas switched off altogether.
Medium
11 months ago
Data science

After ChatGPT Falsely Claimed Papers Written by AI, Texas Professor Fails More Than Half of His...

A professor at Texas A&M-Commerce failed more than half of his class after ChatGPT wrongly flagged papers.In a report by Rolling Stone, ChatGPT falsely flagged papers, resulting in diplomas being withheld.So how did this happen?Well according to the report, Dr. Jared Mumm, the professor in question, sent an email to the class in which he informed them that he had submitted three of their last essay assignments into OpenAI's ChatGPT.
Medium
1 year ago
Data science

OpenAI Releases AI Detection Tool to Curb ChatGPT Abuse

OpenAI has released an AI detection tool in a bid to curb ChatGPT abuse in academia.The new tool is designed to help teachers and professors to detect if students are using AI to complete assignments.This comes after months of worry from academics about the disruptive nature of AI in education, and weeks after a computer science student created his own AI detection tool.
Medium
1 year ago
Data science

Introducing the ODSC East Bootcamp Roadmap-Starting Now

This year for ODSC East 2023, we are making some changes to our ever-popular Mini-Bootcamp Pass and providing opportunities for you to start your learning journey even earlier.Over the past few years, we've heard from our community that you wanted more introductory courses so that you can get the most out of your Mini-Bootcamp conference experience.
Medium
1 year ago
Data science

Building Both a Fraud & Not-Fraud Model, Leveraging Time-Series Segmentation, and Top AI News in...

Top Data Science and AI News in 2023 So Far With more updates regarding ChatGPT to the use of AI in law and legal settings, here's the biggest AI news from 2023 so far.FRIDA AI's Paintings Show How AI is Changing the Art World FRIDA, or Framework and Robotics Initiative for Developing Arts, is making waves by producing abstract art pieces.
www.npr.org
11 months ago
Europe news

Auschwitz museum begins emotional work of conserving 8,000 shoes of murdered children

A worker holds a shoe that belonged to a child victim of the former Nazi German death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau at the conservation laboratory on the grounds of the camp in Oswiecim, Poland, Wednesday, May 10, 2023.Michal Dyjuk/AP OSWIECIM, Poland In a modern conservation laboratory on the grounds of the former Auschwitz camp, a man wearing blue rubber gloves uses a scalpel to scrape away rust from the eyelets of small brown shoes worn by children before they were murdered in gas chambers.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
US news

How a Military Base's New Name Honors a Military Spouse and Mother

Fort Benning is now officially Fort Moore, the only U.S. base named for a married couple.Photographs and Text by Arin Yoon Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore commanded troops in the first major battle of the Vietnam War, a role depicted in a book and a movie.His wife, Julia, was a champion for military spouses and changed the way next of kin are notified when a service member is killed.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

Chinese apps remove ChatGPT as global AI race heats up

Several popular Chinese apps have removed access to ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence chatbot that has taken the world by storm even as major Chinese tech companies race to develop their own equivalent.ChatGPT, developed by the American research lab OpenAI, is not officially available in China, but several apps on the Chinese social media platform WeChat had previously allowed access to the chatbot without the use of a VPN or foreign mobile number.
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
11 months ago
Intellectual property law

The Campaign Against Judge Newman Underscores the Downfall of the Federal Circuit

"Regardless of whether there will be any long-term deleterious effects for the Federal Circuit, Chief Judge Moore is not winning friends or allies and is destroying her own reputation."How much damage is Chief Judge Moore doing to the institution that is the Federal Circuit?That question is hard to answer in the present, but there is no doubt that she is causing the type of damage that will linger and perhaps ultimately lead to the downfall of the court itself.
All U Can Heat
11 months ago
Miami Heat

How the Miami Heat's two-pronged defensive approach has taken control of their series vs the Knicks

After their Game 2 loss to the Knicks in New York, the Miami Heat recognized they needed to kick it up a notch defensively.They allowed Julius Randle to comfortably score 25 points on 18 shots and Jalen Brunson to pour in 30 points as the Knicks scored 111 points on 92 possessions.Over the next several days between Games 2 and 3, the Heat talked about matching New York's physicality and tightening the screws on defense.
www.fastcompany.com
11 months ago
London politics

Learning nonprofit Khan Academy is piloting a version of GPT called Khanmigo

Sal Khan, founder and CEO of online learning nonprofit Khan Academy, wants to turn GPT into a tutor.Khan Academy is testing a carefully managed version of OpenAI's GPT that can help guide students in their studies, not enable them to cheat.A pilot is currently running with a handful of schools and districts to test the software, and Khan hopes to open a wider beta this summer.
Therumpus
11 months ago
Writing

The No-Man's Land Between Art And Self: Seth Rogoff's The Kirschbaum Lectures - The Rumpus.net

The No-Man's Land Between Art and Self: Seth Rogoff's The Kirschbaum Lectures
We look for ourselves in literature-for comfort or for guidance-but the page rarely provides a clean mirror.When we say we are lost in a book, we often mean that the glint of that reflection has lured us in through its crevices and pores, and once there we have lost track of the boundary between our lives and the world of the story.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
11 months ago
Design

Olson Kundig designs a small railroad-inspired workspace/retreat extending from an existing home in Seattle - Yanko Design

Designed by Olson Kundig Architects, the Maxon Studio is a private workspace designed to function as a sidekick to a pre-existing house.The workspace and the home are tucked away in the forests of a rural area outside Seattle.It is a two-story steel tower, that has been mounted on a fifteen-foot-gauge railroad track and is designed to be a seamless and effortless extension of the main house, while also functioning as an independent structure.
Opinion | It’s Not the End of Work. It’s the End of Boring Work. - The New York Times
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

Opinion | It's Not the End of Work. It's the End of Boring Work.

Despite all the dazzling digital advances, the trillions of dollars spent on computer technology have done almost nothing to make the world a more productive place.The economist Robert Solow, who identified this problem, called it the productivity paradox.In 1987, a decade into the computer revolution, he observed that productivity growth had actually slowed down.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

Need to Write Your Vows? A.I. Can Help.

Josh Withers likes it when the couples he marries mess up their vows, such as when someone says, I take you as my awfully wedded, instead of the standard lawfully wedded.But lately, Mr. Withers an international marriage celebrant who helped found the Celebrant Institute, a training and mentoring organization in his native Australia has been worrying that artificial intelligence will ruin those moments.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

JPMorgan restricts employee use of ChatGPT

JPMorgan Chase is temporarily clamping down on the use of ChatGPT among its employees, as the buzzy AI chatbot explodes in popularity.The biggest US bank has restricted its use among global staff, according to a person familiar with the matter.The decision was taken not because of a particular issue, but to accord with limits on third-party software due to compliance concerns, the person said.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

OpenAI launches new tool to deter cheating on its own platform with mixed results

ChatGPT an artificial intelligence tool that can write essays, poems and emails on any subject with the click of a cursor sent shockwaves throughout the education world when it was introduced late last year.Now, its creators have built a new program that can help catch students who use the AI bot to cheat.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

Microsoft confirms it's investing billions in the creator of ChatGPT

Microsoft on Monday confirmed it is making a multibillion dollar investment in OpenAI, the company behind the viral new AI chatbot tool called ChatGPT.Microsoft, an early investor in OpenAI, said it plans to expand its existing partnership with the company as part of a greater effort to add more artificial intelligence to its suite of products.
Miami Herald
1 year ago
Miami

Miami-Dade School Board member's son accused of shooting cop pleads not guilty

Miami, FL- March 30, 2023 - Steve Gallon IV in court for a hearing, is accused of second-degree attempted murder in the shooting of a Miami-Dade Police officer.His trial date was set for for June 20th.jiglesias@elnuevoherald.com
Steve Gallon IV, the son of a prominent Miami-Dade School Board member and civil rights activist, pleaded not guilty to a charge of attempted second-degree murder of a law enforcement officer Thursday, then asked the judge for a hearing to determine if he could bond out of jail.
Bavarian Football Works
1 year ago
Bayern Munich

Thomas Tuchel needs to get Bayern Munich squad "tuned in" quickly

While fans and pundits digest and analyze the shocking termination of coach Julian Nagelsmann, Thomas Tuchel and his new posse of coaches need to hit the ground running.We are within touching distance of a key home match against Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City await us across two legs in the next round of the Champions League.
Soccer News
1 year ago
AC Milan

All-Italian Champions League ties revisited as Milan handed Napoli test - Soccer News

It's fair to say Serie A sides have enjoyed themselves on the continental stage this season, with six Italian clubs reaching major European quarter-finals for the first time this century.Three of those teams have been making waves in the Champions League, for which Luciano Spalletti's Napoli have been touted as genuine contenders after outscoring every other team in the competition.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
California

They feed children who can't hold a fork. But these LAUSD workers will strike

For 24 years, Peniana Arguelles has worked as a special education assistant in Los Angeles public schools.At Menlo Avenue Elementary School in South Los Angeles she feeds children who can't hold a fork, changes diapers, helps students choose colors for their paintings, doles out hugs when they cry.Arguelles said she considers herself blessed and "loves her job and her students."
Insidehighered
1 year ago
Higher education

New curricular modules will highlight role of race in health sciences

As part of a new $560,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation, humanities scholars at Wheaton College in Massachusetts are developing 10 curricular modules on the role of race, cultural backgrounds and global perspectives in health and medicine-and professors beyond Wheaton will be able to incorporate them into existing courses.
Insidehighered
1 year ago
Higher education

How college students feel about active learning environments

While hundreds of peer-reviewed studies have concluded that students taught in an active learning environment are significantly more likely to outperform peers who are in classes taught more traditionally, full adoption of active learning practices remains far from the norm.In a recent episode of the Teaching for Student Success podcast, host Steven Robinow spoke with Louis Deslauriers about a study he and four colleagues at Harvard did to test the value of active learning.
Insidehighered
1 year ago
Higher education

Professor polls students for mental health check-in

Addressing students' mental health remains a top concern for higher education professionals.A survey from virtual health services provider TimelyMD found 50 percent of college students identified their mental health struggles as their top stressor for 2023, and 71 percent of students surveyed indicated they struggle with issues such as stress, anxiety and depression.
Lighthouse Hockey
1 year ago
New York Islanders

Islanders Gameday News: Koivula recalled with Cizikas sick

Casey Cizikas missed out on a hard practice yesterday - more on that below - due to illness, so Otto Koivula was recalled and in his place, and that could be reflected in the lineup tonight against the Ottawa Senators, Cizikas health pending.The Islanders are coming off two pretty devastating blown-lead losses to bottom-feeders from north of the border.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Read the obituaries for Linda and Sebastian Robinson, mother and son killed in Andover murder-suicide

Local Funeral services for the 55-year-old woman and her 12-year-old son are planned for Saturday.Loved ones are remembering an Andover mother and her 12-year-old son, who were killed Thursday in what authorities have described as a murder-suicide, for their love and devotion to one another.Linda Robinson, 55, and Sebastian Robinson, 12, were allegedly shot and killed by 56-year-old Andrew Robinson early Thursday morning in their Andover home.
Hive
1 year ago
Marketing

Marketing Plan Template | Hive

From large corporate enterprise to small startup, if you have a product or service to sell it's vital that you have a strong marketing plan to follow.No matter what it is you offer the world, you'll never have long term success if you don't have a robust strategy that helps you outline your short and long term goals.
Stack Abuse
1 year ago
Python

Loops in Python

Introduction
A programming language typically consists of several types of basic elements, such as assignments, conditionals, and loops.The idea behind a loop is to repeat a segment of code that is in the body of the loop.Different kinds of loops are common.For example, loops will run:


while a specified condition is true (i.e. while the condition is met, do something)
until a certain condition is met (i.e.
Codementor
1 year ago
Python

Basic structure of programs in C language | Codementor

Basic program structure in Language C consists of the following components:



Preprocessor Directives: These are special statements that begin with the "#" symbol and provide instructions to the compiler about how to process the code.For example, the "#include" directive is used to include header files in the program.
Codementor
1 year ago
Python

typedef function in C programming language | Codementor

In C programming language, a typedef function is a way to give a new name to a function pointer type.A function pointer is a variable that stores the memory address of a function.With a typedef function, you can create a new name for a specific function pointer type.This can be useful when you have complex function pointers with multiple arguments and return types, as it can make the code easier to read and write.
Hubspot
1 year ago
Online marketing

The Best Ways to Get Visibility from Your CMO and Other Marketing Execs Who Can Move You Forward [Data]

Marketers in large organizations often deliver great work that falls through the cracks.Between juggling market research, campaign ideation, and collaborative projects, it can be challenging to take a step back and reflect on just how much work you've done - much less on communicating those accomplishments to marketing executives.
Medium
1 year ago
UX design

All JavaScript and TypeScript features of the last 3 years

This article goes through almost all of the changes of the last 3 years (and some from earlier) in JavaScript / ECMAScript and TypeScript.Not all of the following features will be relevant to you or even practical, but they should instead serve to show what's possible and to deepen your understanding of these languages.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Career

Harriette Cole: It's hard to go to work because of how my boss behaves toward me

DEAR HARRIETTE: I feel like my boss doesn't actually like me despite putting on a friendly face in public.They always seem to be on edge around me.It's difficult to gauge their reaction when I make suggestions or tell them about work I've done, as it almost feels like they are trying to ignore me or shut down any input I give.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
New York City

How I Became the Metro Desk's Owl Reporter

Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together.On a chilly Thursday morning this month, I hopped on a Citi Bike in Upper Manhattan and headed to the south end of Central Park.I was in search of a runaway owl.I'm a reporter (and, sometimes, an editor) on the Metro desk, covering breaking news and general assignments, often in the criminal justice vein.
Silver Screen and Roll
1 year ago
LA Lakers

Shorthanded Lakers deliver a big win against the Thunder

The Lakers were without LeBron James, Anthony Davis and D'Angelo Russell on Wednesday night but still found a way to win a critical game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, 123-117.Scoring was a struggle at times for L.A. but the team spread the ball around and had a balanced attack with six players finishing in double digits.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston Bruins

How Charlie Coyle's defensive game has turned him into an unsung hero in Bruins' lineup

Bruins "He's a big man.He's a load to handle."Patrice Bergeron is no stranger to taxing minutes.Granted, when you can send arguably the best defensive forward in NHL history over the boards, it becomes a no-brainer in most matchup scenarios.Throughout his Hall-of-Fame career, Bergeron's stick work, positioning, and hockey IQ have made him a defensive equalizer in numerous crunch-time scenarios.
Blueshirt Banter
1 year ago
New York Rangers

Brief Break Comes at Right Time for Rangers

Amidst all the buzz of the New York Rangers acquiring Patrick Kane is the fact that the team has hit a bit of a rough patch following its second seven-game winning streak of the season.Some defensive and goaltending struggles that were covered up by prolific scoring are now being magnified since the scoring is no longer...well, prolific.
Mastering JS
1 year ago
JavaScript

The Nullish Coalescing Operator ?? in JavaScript

The nullish coalescing operator provides a concise syntax for setting a default value if the given value is .and are the only nullish values in JavaScript.Nullish coalescing is typically used for assigning default values.Older JavaScript code often used || for assigning default values, but || is error prone because it captures all falsy values, like 0, empty string, and false.
HousingWire
1 year ago
Real estate

Ex-processors sue Family First Funding over unpaid OT

Six former employees are suing New Jersey-based Family First Funding, LLC and its three co-founders in a class-action-seeking lawsuit claiming the lender failed to pay them overtime.The plaintiffs worked as processors at the company in different periods from May 2018 through January 2023.The regular workday, according to them, was supposed to follow business office hours from Monday to Friday.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Books

A moment that changed me: I was a personal trainer then my teenage cousin pushed me to go to university

Mid-2012, I was trying to read a book on the physiological and biological changes that occur when a person begins training, and I was failing.I had passed my level 3 qualification for personal training and fitness instructing some years before and was trying to get ahead of my colleagues by going further than the qualification required.
Austin Monitor
1 year ago
Austin

TipSheet: Austin City Council, 1.26.23 - Austin Monitor

Thursday, January 26, 2023 by Elizabeth Pagano
Despite the excitement of having a new mayor and several new City Council members on the dais for the first regular meeting this year, this meeting looks ... pretty boring .Though there are several familiar issues and zoning cases on the agenda from last year, it's anticipated the bulk of the interesting ones will be postponed as the new Council continues to get its bearings.
Austin Monitor
1 year ago
Austin

Makeup of City Council committees slated for change - Austin Monitor

Wednesday, January 18, 2023 by Jo Clifton
In addition to their work on City Council, Council members also serve on a variety of special committees, both within the city and with members from other entities, such as Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Travis County Commissioners Court.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

David McGrath: How teachers can defeat ChatGPT-using students

An administrator at the college where I was teaching English called to say a lawsuit had been filed against the school by a student with hearing loss, alleging I violated his rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act.It was the late 1990s, and the news was a surprise.Through three decades of teaching, the only complaints, by and large, were from students who received failing grades.
South Side Sox
1 year ago
Chicago White Sox

South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 88: Ernesto Jaquez

Ernesto Jaquez
Right-Handed Starting Pitcher6´2´´190 poundsAge: 232022 High Level Asheville (High-A)Age relative to high level 0.0 yearsSSS rank among all right-handed starting pitchers in the system 20Overall 2022 regular season stats 21 games (13 starts) ⚾️ 76 1⁄3 IP ⚾️ 6.13 ERA ⚾️ 1.546 WHIP ⚾️ 76 K ⚾️ 47 BB
Ernesto Jaquez was signed as an international free agent by the Houston Astros on July 2, 2017, for $95,000.
Maple Leafs Hotstove
1 year ago
Toronto Maple Leafs

Nick Abruzzese scores dramatic late winner, Toronto Marlies stage third-period comeback to defeat Rochester

The Toronto Marlies' defensive issues should have resulted in their first defeat of 2023 against Rochester on Saturday.To their credit, they refused to lie down despite trailing on four different occasions for a combined 27 minutes.The Marlies capitalized on late mistakes by Rochester to outlast them in the dying seconds of the game.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

School Is in Session, Power or Not

KYIV, Ukraine When the blare of the siren rang out over the loud speaker, the students in a school in central Kyiv quickly rose from their desks, packed their things and filed calmly down the stairs behind their teachers.But this wasn't a drill.Amid the darkness, huddled in the narrow hallway of their basement shelter, students chatted among themselves.
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