By ResearchBuzz on May 26, 2024• ( Leave a comment )
NEW RESOURCES
Association of Health Care Journalists: AHCJ’s Hospital Inspections site is back online with updates. “The Association of Health Care Journalists has revised and updated its Hospital Inspections website, which contains an easily searchable database of government inspection reports of hospital violations from January 2011 to the present.”
TWEAKS AND UPDATES
Ars Technica: Humane AI Pin is a disaster: Founders already want to sell the company. “The wearable startup Humane, makers of the bizarre Humane AI Pin, is already looking for the exit. Bloomberg reports the company is seeking a sale after its first and only product launch was a big flop. Despite seemingly having nothing else in the pipeline and the AI Pin being dead on arrival, Bloomberg reports the company is ‘seeking a price of between $750 million and $1 billion in a sale.'” >boggle<
WIRED: Most US TikTok Creators Don’t Think a Ban Will Happen. “A majority of US TikTok creators don’t believe the platform will be banned within a year, and most haven’t seen brands they work for shift their marketing budgets away from the app, according to a new survey of people who earn money from posting content on TikTok shared exclusively with WIRED.”
USEFUL STUFF
Alice Keeler: A Teacher’s Guide to Offline Google Slides. “In the ever-evolving landscape of educational technology, adaptability is key. Google Slides, a popular tool for creating presentations, offers a powerful offline mode that can revolutionize how teachers utilize this versatile platform. Whether you’re faced with unreliable internet access or simply prefer the flexibility of working offline, mastering Google Slides offline mode can significantly improve your experience with using Google Slides.”
AROUND THE SEARCH AND SOCIAL MEDIA WORLD
University of Georgia: A New Era of 3D Printing. “In the last 40 years, 3D printing has become a vital technology for customizing tools, prosthetics, and even human organs. But for a tool that can create such complex structures, learning to use a 3D printer is simple.” Nice overview of where we are with 3d printing.
Korea JoongAng Daily: National museum questioned after Buddhist statues’ hands go missing. “The National Museum of Korea’s artifact management has been questioned following a local temple’s claim that the hands of two cast iron Buddhist statues have gone missing under the museum’s care.”
SECURITY & LEGAL
The Center Square Illinois: Legislators advance measure requiring social media pay local newsrooms. “A measure some say could end the sharing of local news articles on social media sites is advancing at the Illinois Statehouse. The Illinois Local Journalism Task Force was formed last year to investigate how to address a decline in the number of outlets and journalists covering local news. A report produced several recommendations. One promoted by state Sen. Steve Stadelman, D-Rockford, would create a framework to have big tech companies compensate local outlets when someone shares their content. ”
WENY: Ukraine’s Cultural Forces take their Performances from the Battlefields to America. “More than two years into Russia’s war on Ukraine, the fighting continues. A group of Ukrainian military members who have faced the harsh reality of war but have talents in music, poetry and theater, created a group called Ukraine’s Cultural Forces. They perform for Ukrainian soldiers fighting on the front lines. They’re performing across the US to show their thanks for America’s continued support for Ukraine.”
RESEARCH & OPINION
Futurism: Study Finds That 52 Percent Of ChatGPT Answers To Programming Questions Are Wrong . “In recent years, computer programmers have flocked to chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT to help them code, dealing a blow to places like Stack Overflow, which had to lay off nearly 30 percent of its staff last year. The only problem? A team of researchers from Purdue University presented research this month at the Computer-Human Interaction conference that shows that 52 percent of programming answers generated by ChatGPT are incorrect.”
The Ohio State University: Gamers say they hate ‘smurfing,’ but admit they do it. “Online video game players believe the behavior known as ‘smurfing’ is generally wrong and toxic to the gaming community – but most admit to doing it and say some reasons make the behavior less blameworthy, new research finds. The new study suggests that debates about toxicity in gaming may sometimes be more complex and nuanced than is often acknowledged, according to the researchers.” Good afternoon, Internet…
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