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Researchers develop a robotic “finger” to securely scan the human body
A team of Chinese researchers has designed a “smart bionic finger with subsurface tactile tomography capability,” a device that can essentially mimic humans’ natural ability to “feel” the shape of objects and what’s hiding below the surface. The bionic finger’s scanning capabilities would be useful for “nondestructive testing” applications, both…
Microsoft wants students to develop better online research habits
It’s easy for students to search the web when working on assignments, but Microsoft now wants to teach those students how to spot misinformation and otherwise think critically. In addition to an existing Search Coach, Microsoft is introducing a Search Progress feature in Teams for Education that helps teachers foster healthy online research habits through practice work. Educators can not only require a certain number of sources for an assignment, but check to see that students are searching responsibly — they’ll know if pupils are only clicking the first site in the results, or using filters like NewsGuard to check source quality. Students can show their reasoning and work before turning in a project, too.
The Progress tool bolsters Search Coach (shown below), which encourages students using Teams to both search more precisely and watch out for falsehoods. They can limit searches to certain domains (such as .gov or .edu), date ranges and file types. They can even pass queries through fact checking sites to learn if a claim holds up under scrutiny. Bing’s safe search is enabled by default, and the results are ad-free. Teachers can also use search trends to refine their lessons.
Search Progress will be available in preview form later in the year. Search Coach is already available in Teams worldwide. Both features will work with over 50 languages, Microsoft says.
Microsoft also wants to improve students’ overall reading skills. The company’s Reading Coach will be available in the Immersive Readers for Word Online, OneNote, Teams Assignments, Minecraft Education and other platforms, giving students more reading fluency experience both online and in the apps they use. Reading Progress, meanwhile, will add comprehension questions to be sure kids truly understand what they read. Both upgrades will be available later this year.
No, Avalanche Studios did not develop Hogwarts Legacy, you’re thinking of the other Avalanche
Spotify’s founder helped develop an AI-powered body health scanner
Spotify founder Daniel Ek is getting into the healthcare industry. A post shared on LinkedIn names Ek as the co-founder of a startup, called Neko Health, which specializes in providing body scans powered by artificial intelligence (AI), as reported earlier by European news outlets Sifter and Tech.eu.
“After four years of intense research and product development, we are officially launching Neko Health today,” the post reads. “The company was founded by Hjalmar Nilsonne and Daniel Ek with the vision to create a healthcare system that can help people stay healthy through preventive measures and early detection.”
According to a translated version of Neko Health’s website, the Swedish company’s non-invasive full-body scanner can detect and…
Young women develop electrifying new abilities in ‘The Power’ trailer
What would happen if one day, teenage girls across the world developed electrical powers? That’s the starting point for Prime Video’s upcoming series The Power, based on the novel by Naomi Alderman.
The ability to generate and manipulate electricity gives young women everywhere a new sense of strength and freedom, and as more and more women develop this ability, the global power balance begins to shift. One spark can set off an entire revolution — and nothing will ever be the same again.
The Power hits Prime Video Mar. 31.
343 Industries Will Continue to Develop Halo ‘Now and in the Future’
343 Industries will continue to develop future Halo games, despite rumours to the contrary
343 Industries “will continue to develop Halo now and in the future,” says studio head Pierre Hintze. The statement was released in response to rumours that 343 would instead take a backseat on future Halo games by serving to manage external studios, rather than developing the games themselves as they had on Halo Infinite.