‘Hot Ones’ could add some heat to Netflix’s live lineup
Netflix has never quite cracked the talk show formula, but maybe it can borrow an existing hit from YouTube. According to Bloomberg, the streamer is in talks with BuzzFeed to create live episodes of the popular YouTube talk show “Hot Ones.” Netflix and BuzzFeed did not immediately respond to TechCrunch’s
Read MoreWhy ORNG’s founder pivoted from college food ordering to real-time money transfer
Alex Parmley has been thinking about building his latest company, ORNG, since he was working on his last company, Phood. Launched in 2018, Phood was a payments app that let students use dining dollars to order food from third-party apps and merchants anywhere in the world. It built the first
Read MoreCeva, cevians, and Routh’s theorem
I keep running into Edward John Routh (1831–1907). He is best known for the Routh-Hurwitz stability criterion but he pops up occasionally elsewhere. The previous post discussed Routh’s mnemonic for moments of inertia and his “stretch” theorem. This post will discuss his triangle theorem. Before stating Routh’s theorem, we need
Read MoreSam Bankman-Fried appeals conviction, criticizes judge’s ‘unbalanced’ decisions
Lawyers representing Sam Bankman-Fried, the FTX CEO and co-founder who was convicted of fraud and money laundering late last year, are seeking a new trial. Following crypto exchange FTX’s collapse, Bankman-Fried was found guilty on all seven counts, then sentenced to 25 years in prison and ordered to pay $11
Read MoreOpenAI previews its new Strawberry model
OpenAI this week unveiled a preview of OpenAI o1, also known as Strawberry. The company claims that o1 can more effectively reason through math and science, as well as fact-check itself by spending more time considering all parts of a query. The family of models is available in ChatGPT and
Read MoreMoments of inertia mnemonic
Edward John Routh (1831–1907) came up with a mnemonic for summarizing many formulas for moment of inertia of a solid rotating about an axis through its center of mass. Routh’s mnemonic is I = MS / k where M is the mass of an object, S is the sum of
Read MoreDeepWell DTx receives FDA clearance for its therapeutic video game developer tools
There’s something oddly refreshing about starting the day by solving the Wordle. According to DeepWell DTx, there’s a scientific explanation for why our brains might feel just a bit better after a quick break to play a game. In fact, DeepWell now has the FDA clearance to support its claim
Read MoreEmpowering the Healthcare Industry Through Hyperautomation
At HISA 2024 on the 2nd of September, the message was clear: healthcare providers must leverage what technology offers and embrace innovation to overcome the challenges of data, patient engagement, patient outcomes, and rising operational costs. As an award-winning software development company, the JustSolve Group is ready to customize and
Read MoreThese two friends built a simple tool to transfer playlists between Apple Music and Spotify, and it works great
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Read MoreSouth Africa Grieves the Passing of Former Minister
The nation mourns the loss of Pravin Gordhan, a stalwart of South African politics and a key figure in the fight against state capture. According to a family statement released early Friday morning, former Minister Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan died peacefully in hospital, surrounded by loved ones. His age was 75. A
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