Photo sharing platform Instagram said on Thursday it was starting to trial a tool that relies on artificial intelligence (AI) to confirm the age of users in the United States. Lawmakers across the world have been vocal in demanding that the social medi…
Transportation of food has a greater climate impact than previously thought, study indicates
We knew that the transport of fruit, vegetables and meat account for a significant portion of the energy bill of the food industry… and now an Australian study has put a precise figure on this aspect. Transportation is in fact responsible for over 19…
Twitter embraces blog mode with a new long-form text option
Twitter is stepping up innovation to enhance the platform’s offer in the face of tough competition. After audio, the social network is now focusing on the written word, announcing the launch of a new option for posting longer texts. So, is Twitter beco…
Ordering take-out was a life-saver for this woman
It’s easy to underestimate the potential usefulness of the “additional instructions” box that lets you leave information or comments when ordering a burger or a pizza for home delivery. However, this little box helped save the life of a young woman in …
What if voice assistants could make relatives speak from beyond the grave?
Amazon has demonstrated that its intelligent voice assistant Alexa is now capable of reproducing almost any human voice, including that of a deceased person, opening up a whole new field of possibilities. During the firm’s re:MARS conference in Las Veg…
And the ‘Nobel Prize of Gastronomy’ goes to…
Among the many awards honoring chefs’ prowess in the kitchen, the Basque Culinary World Prize is an annual global prize that stands out by focusing on the initiatives of cooks who put themselves at the service of society or the environment — like the …
Tupac’s memory lives on… through a restaurant!
All manner of tributes have been paid over the years to the late New York rapper, Tupac. However, this latest homage has a somewhat surprising flavor, taking the form of a restaurant. And it’s actually a project that the American star had envisioned du…
If you can’t get your hands on sriracha, check out one of these other iconic sauces
This past week’s news about a sriracha shortage — due to a poor harvest of chili peppers in Mexico (the fault of an “unusual” drought, possibly linked to global warming) — may have caused you to panic and rush to the grocery store to stock up. But pe…
Air industry could fly back into black next year, IATA says
Global air transport is on course to return to profit after two pandemic-battered years but the war in Ukraine and the cost-of-living crisis lurk as threats, the industry’s world body said on Monday. Renewed profitability “appears within reach” in 2023…
Making beer from recycled wastewater… and urine
Water is essential to the production of beer. In Singapore, one brewery is taking a greener approach to sourcing this ingredient by using wastewater that, prior to treatment, contained (among other things) the urine of local residents. Cheers! Hops, ma…