The best antivirus software for 2024

Choosing the best antivirus software means finding one that keeps your computer or mobile device safe, doesn’t consume too many system resources, is easy to use, and stays out of the way until you need it. Here’s what you should be looking for. effectiveness Antivirus software runs scans for known malware and can provide real-time … Read more

Chris Bowen on Trump, science and coal: ‘We’re living through climate change. What we’re trying to do is avoid the worst of it’ | Climate Crisis

TheIn Spain, more than 200 people have been killed after the deadliest floods in the country’s modern history. Australia is warming faster than the global average, which means more extreme heat events, longer fire seasons, increasingly intense downpours and rising sea levels. And globally, this year is very likely to be the hottest on record, … Read more

The Boston Bruins are struggling because of Massachusetts state taxes, the business coalition argues

A trend is forming in Boston’s sports scene: if a team is struggling, state taxes are blamed for the poor performance. The Massachusetts Opportunity Alliance, a business coalition focused on improving economic competitiveness, has released an analysis showing how the Bruins are losing top talent to teams in states without income taxes. A month into … Read more

Alexandria Hosts 9th Annual Mad Scary Science Expo for Kids

Future scientist disguised as a transformer at the 9th Annual Spooky Mad Science Expo in Alexandria, Virginia. (Photo: Julie Gardner) Alexandria, Virginia—Saturday, October 19, 2024, Patrick Henry Recreation Center waited for the 9th anniversary The thrilling mad science exhibit that brought together families, children and a range of organizations for a Halloween themed day of … Read more

Sam Altman explains OpenAI’s shift to closed AI models

OpenAI has taken some heat for not being as “open” as its name might suggest. CEO Sam Altman explained the company’s shift toward closed AI models in a Reddit AMA on Thursday. It provides “an easier way to reach the security threshold,” and OpenAI wants to “open source more things in the future,” he said. … Read more

Runway AI is changing the animation. How to use it to tell untold stories

Anastasis Germanidis, co-founder and chief technology officer of Runway, during Fortune … [+] Brainstorm AI Conference in San Francisco, California, USA, Monday, December 11, 2023. The conference brings together leaders in machine learning and artificial intelligence to assess the industry and explore new business cases for AI. Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg © 2023 Bloomberg Finance … Read more

Can Expert Witnesses Use AI?

Should expert witnesses use AI? If so, in what capacity? getty As artificial intelligence is increasingly integrated into professional fields, its potential use by expert witnesses in legal proceedings raises critical questions about reliability, trustworthiness and transparency. While expert witnesses have long been essential to helping courts interpret complex data, incorporating AI into their analyzes … Read more

Scientists just found out exactly what happens when an atom splits in two: ScienceAlert

The word atom comes from the Latin for indivisible. But don’t let the name fool you. A simulation by US theoretical physicists has provided the first fully microscopic characterization of the moment an atom splits in two, revealing new insights into an energetic event that came to define a new era in science and technology. … Read more

Opinion: Science should not be tainted by international politics

Open this photo in the gallery: Scientists work on part of the ATLAS mass detector at the Large Hadron Collider during its initial installation in 2007.Claudia Marcelloni/Max Brice Lawrence M. Krauss, a theoretical physicist, is president of the Origins Project Foundation and host of the The Origins Podcast. His most recent book is The Edge … Read more

Hear from business owners and voters in Erie, Pennsylvania. They can help set up the White House.

ERIE, Pa. — It wasn’t much when he bought it, but Michael Hooks has made the old garage his hideout. And the city of Erie knows it. Half a dozen cars honk as they drive past on an October afternoon, people hanging out of car windows to wave. About a dozen cars await service at … Read more