Former UW-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow speaks following his termination hearing Gow spoke with a Journal Sentinel reporter after the second day of the hearing, June 20. A University of Wisconsin-La Crosse faculty committee unanimously recommended former chancellor Joe Gow lose his faculty position, setting the stage for the UW Board of Regents to fire …
Jennifer Jolly | Special to USA TODAY How to simplify your life by downgrading your phone Are you sick and tired of distractions? Try downgrading your smartphone without losing what you need. Problem Solved Flip phones are having a moment. It’s true: People are snatching up those basic clamshell throwbacks of the early 2000s faster …
So, which path is it for AI and us? Armageddon or enlightenment? Alex Hummel | For the Oshkosh Northwestern Does the name “HAL 9000” ring a bell? HAL was the artificially intelligent (and authentically diabolical) computer in 1968’s landmark film “2001: A Space Odyssey.” Despite his/its programmed politeness, HAL, uh … let’s just say HAL …
Florida Gulf Coast University studying mangroves in long term sea level and climate change study FGCU Biologists and their students working on long term project to see how hurricanes, sea level rise and climate change affect mangrove system Andrew West, Fort Myers News-Press Note to readers: The News-Press and Naples Daily News are providing special …
The following is a transcript of the video. You’ve heard the term “Internet of Things” – where inanimate objects can be connected to the internet and each other. But in 2016, academic and author Dr. Andrea M. Matwyshyn took it one step further, coining the term, “Internet of Bodies,” or IoB. She describes it as …
Coronavirus: How access to the internet is not created equal As schools debate about returning to online learning, the lack of internet access for many Americans is a big sticking point. Just the FAQs, USA TODAY Currently in communities like Hardyston, Lafayette, Montague, Sandyston, Wantage and West Milford, fewer than half of households have access …
Bond, friendship that started during 2022 Phillies season endures Chris Greenwell and Cody Newton met during a 2022 Phillies postseason. Their chance encounter went viral and their friendship continues. 5/22/24 Goodwill of Delaware and Delaware Counties unveiled a new machine that will turn glass into sand, in turn supplementing a depleting resource and saving hundreds …
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has pledged to donate the majority of his wealth, joining other billionaires contributing hundreds of millions of dollars to philanthropic causes. In a letter posted to the Giving Pledge earlier this month, the 39-year-old entrepreneur and his husband, Oliver Mulherin, said the money will be dedicated to supporting technology that “helps …
MEC is expanding its network in 16 counties in southern Michigan Midwest Energy & Communications Midwest Energy & Communications (MEC) is bringing fiber internet service to rural addresses in southern Michigan. The company, headquartered in Cassopolis, Mich., is an electric cooperative that began building a fiber network in 2015 for its electric customers. MEC is …
Jennifer Jolly | Special to USA TODAY ‘Go, Bills!’: AI robot delivers commencement speech at Buffalo college A private university opted to have an artificially intelligent robot named Sophia speak at their graduation ceremonies. When you hear “AI” and “schools” in the same sentence, you might think ‘Wait a minute, isn’t that how kids cheat …