Posts by Amelia Frost
Android Got Jokes: Google’s New Expressive Captions Catch Sneezes, Burps, and Even Yawns on Pixel 9
[ad_1] A milestone in digital accessibility, Google is expanding its Expressive Captions feature within Android’s Live Caption system. Originally introduced to turn spoken language into readable text in real-time, Expressive Captions transcend simple transcription—more than just conveying what’s being said, they also convey the way it is being said. And now, additional sound cues are…
Read MoreImmigration Judge Recommends People To Not Share Their Address When Reporting Taxes Amid Fear of Deportations
[ad_1] Earlier this week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reached an agreement with immigration authorities to share the personal information of undocumented taxpayers. Under the agreement, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) can legally request return information related to individuals under criminal investigation, with the document stating that the IRS “must provide” immigration agencies…
Read MoreUK Govt Races Against Time To Keep Steel Furnaces Running
[ad_1] Britain’s government on Monday raced to secure raw materials to keep the country’s last steelmaking blast furnaces running after passing emergency legislation to take control of British Steel. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government swooped in on Saturday to prevent the closure of British Steel’s main plant in northern Scunthorpe after its Chinese owners Jingye…
Read MoreHungary Set To Restrict Constitutional Rights In ‘Easter Cleanup’
[ad_1] Hungary’s parliament on Monday is expected to approve constitutional changes further clamping down on rights for LGBTQ people and other groups, part of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s “Easter cleanup” against his domestic opponents. Since his return to power in 2010, Hungary’s nationalist leader has widely restricted the rights of the LGBTQ community, the media,…
Read MoreKaty Perry Set To Roar Into Space On All-female Flight
[ad_1] Pop star Katy Perry will be the biggest name in an all-female group set to touch the edge of space Monday, roaring into the cosmos on one of billionaire Jeff Bezos’ rockets. The “Firework” and “California Gurls” singer will be lofted more than 100 kilometers (60 miles) above the Earth’s surface in a vessel…
Read More$SOL, $XRP, Other Altcoins Outperform Bitcoin In The Trump Tariff-Battered Week
[ad_1] KEY POINTS $SOL led the past week’s gains, surging by 24.4% Other altcoins, $XRP, $TRX, and $ADA surged over 11% in the week A few meme coins also made significant gains, led by $POPCAT and $FARTCOIN Altcoins were the big story of the past week, even as the broader cryptocurrency market was battered significantly…
Read MoreA Coffin For Pol Pot’s Memory, 50 Years After Phnom Penh’s Fall
[ad_1] A new coffin-shaped structure topped with a clear plastic roof looms over the cremation site of Pol Pot in Anlong Veng, a testament to the estimated two million Cambodian lives lost under his genocidal rule. One of history’s most notorious mass murderers, his Khmer Rouge forces captured Phnom Penh 50 years ago on Thursday,…
Read MoreSouth Korea’s Ex-president Attends First Day Of Criminal Trial
[ad_1] The criminal trial of former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol opened Monday, with the impeached leader in court to defend himself against insurrection charges over his short-lived declaration of martial law. Yoon was formally stripped of office earlier this month, after being impeached and suspended by lawmakers over his December 3 attempt to…
Read MoreFrom Deadly Rave To Recovery: Israeli Study Examines MDMA’s Effect On Trauma
[ad_1] Artillery fire echoed from nearby Gaza as Shye Klein-Weinstein slowly walked around a memorial honouring the nearly 400 people killed at the Nova music festival in Reim, southern Israel, on October 7, 2023. The 28-year-old photographer and survivor of Hamas’s attack recalled names and events from that fateful day — some of which he…
Read MoreZelensky Urges Trump To Visit Ukraine To See War Devastation: CBS
[ad_1] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged US counterpart Donald Trump on Sunday to visit his country to better understand the devastation wrought by Russia’s invasion. “Please, before any kind of decisions, any kind of forms of negotiations, come to see people, civilians, warriors, hospitals, churches, children destroyed or dead,” he said in a CBS “60…
Read MoreTrump Advisor Navarro Looks To Cool Spat With Musk
[ad_1] Navarro and Musk have clashed over US manufacturing AFP Donald Trump’s trade advisor Peter Navarro on Sunday insisted that “everything’s fine with Elon” Musk, after the Tesla chief called him a “moron.” Musk, who as a fellow member of the American president’s inner circle was charged with government cost-cutting, has clashed with Navarro over…
Read MorePolls Close In Ecuador’s Razor-tight Presidential Runoff
[ad_1] Polls closed in Ecuador’s too-close-to-call presidential election Sunday, with incumbent Daniel Noboa hoping to fend off a charismatic leftist challenger after a campaign dominated by drug-related violence. The 37-year-old president narrowly won February’s first round, but not by enough to avoid another duel against a resurgent Luisa Gonzalez, who is bidding to become Ecuador’s…
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