A Wells Fargo Worker Was Discovered 4 Days After Dying at Her Desk. Her Cause of Death Was Just Revealed.
Medical examiners have released the cause of death of Denise Prudhomme, who was found dead at her desk in Wells Fargo’s Tempe, Ariz. office.
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Having Trouble Sleeping? Listen to Some ‘Kentucky Fried Chicken Rain’ ASMR.
This collaboration introduces soundscapes on Hatch devices that feature gentle “fried chicken rain sounds” meant to evoke the soothing sound of fried chicken sizzling in oil.
The Download: an interview with Palmer Luckey, and AI-assisted math tutors
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Palmer Luckey on the Pentagon’s future of mixed reality Palmer Luckey has, in some ways, come full circle. His first experience with virtual-reality headsets was as a teenage lab technician at a defense…
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Palmer Luckey on the Pentagon’s future of mixed reality
Palmer Luckey has, in some ways, come full circle. His first experience with virtual-reality headsets was as a teenage lab technician at a defense research center in Southern California, studying their potential to curb PTSD symptoms in veterans. He then built Oculus, sold it to Facebook for $2 billion, left Facebook after a highly public…
This AI system makes human tutors better at teaching children math
The US has a major problem with education inequality. Children from low-income families are less likely to receive high-quality education, partly because poorer districts struggle to retain experienced teachers. Artificial intelligence could help, by improving the one-on-one tutoring sometimes used to supplement class instruction in these schools. With help from an AI tool, tutors could…
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These 3 Trends Will Change What It Means to Be an Entrepreneur in 2025
Here are three entrepreneurship trends from the new Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report that are changing the landscape for the future.