migration
Migrants held for ransom in Texas hoped Biden would welcome them
HIDALGO COUNTY, Texas. — On a dusty patch of gravel a few miles from the Mexican border, the journey north for twelve Latin American migrants came to a screeching halt. Three women and nine men, mostly from Honduras and Guatemala, were rescued from a stash house in Edinburg, Texas on Wednesday morning by the Hidalgo…
New videos show suspects in ‘most violent attacks’ on cops during Capitol riots
The FBI released new videos Thursday of 10 people believed to be involved in the “most violent attacks” on police during the deadly Capitol riots. In one of the short clips, an unknown man can be seen swinging a club-like weapon at cops with riot shields. In another, a man is trying to wrestle a…
Coronavirus Reinfections Are Rare, Danish Researchers Report
People over 65 are more likely to experience a second bout with the virus, according to a large study of medical records.
US Jobless Claims Rise to 770,000 With Layoffs Still High
WASHINGTON—The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to 770,000, a sign that layoffs remain high even as much of the U.S. economy is steadily recovering from the recession. Thursday’s report from the Labor Department showed that jobless claims climbed from 725,000 the week before. The numbers have dropped sharply since the depths […]
The post US Jobless Claims Rise to 770,000 With Layoffs Still High appeared first on NTD.
Chilling video shows Atlanta gunman watching his victims enter the spa before killing four
Exclusive video obtained by DailyMail.com shows Long parked outside Young’s Asian Massage Parlor Tuesday afternoon and eerily watching people enter before he stepped inside and opened fired.
Biden nominee Gupta to sell stake in company linked to chemical used by drug cartels in heroin
Gupta has an $11 to $55 million asset holding in Avantor, which her father chairs.
California Recall Backers Submitted 2.1 Million Signatures Ahead Of Deadline – Far Above Required Amount
2,117,730 signatures. . .
Facebook is making a bracelet that lets you control computers with your brain
Facebook says it has created a wristband that translates motor signals from your brain so you can move a digital object just by thinking about it.
How does it work? The wristband, which looks like a clunky iPod on a strap, uses sensors to detect movements you intend to make. It uses electromyography (EMG) to interpret electrical activity from motor nerves as they send information from the brain to the hand. The company says the device, as yet unnamed, would let you navigate augmented-reality menus by just thinking about moving your finger to scroll.
A quick refresher on augmented reality: It overlays information on your view of the real world, whether it’s data, maps, or other images. The most successful experiment in augmented reality was Pokémon Go, which took the world by storm in 2016 as players crisscrossed neighborhoods in search of elusive Pokémon characters. That initial promise has faded over the intervening years, however, as companies have struggled to translate the technology into something appealing, light, and usable. Google Glass and Snap Spectacles bombed, for example: people simply did not want to use them. Facebook thinks its wristband is more user friendly.
Does it work the way Facebook claims? Too soon to tell. The product is still in research and development at the company’s internal Facebook Reality Labs, and I didn’t get to have a go. No word yet on when it will be released or how much it will cost, either.
Years in the making: Facebook acquired startup CTRL-labs in September 2019 for between $500 million and $1 billion. CTRL had been working on its own wrist-based EMG device, and its head, Thomas Reardon, now leads Facebook’s AR/VR research team. At the press preview, Reardon said the device was “not mind control.” He added, “This is coming from the part of the brain that controls motor information, not thought.”
The AR play: The announcement is the second in a series of three that have been planned to set out the company’s position in augmented reality. On March 9, Facebook announced that its glasses would be responsive to immediate surroundings—walking past your favorite coffee shop might trigger the glasses to ask if you want to place an order. Facebook says it will reveal its own haptic gloves and other wearables later this year.
Another privacy pitfall? Facebook’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has aggressively invested in augmented and virtual reality, recognizing that products like these can mean access to countless valuable data points. In the café example above, the company (and therefore advertisers) could find out what kind of coffee you prefer, where you live, and, by statistical deduction, your demographic, health, and other personal information. And given the company’s history with regard to privacy, there’s some reason to be skeptical.
Teacher vaccinations will likely not be mandatory to reopen schools: education sec
Coronavirus vaccines will likely not be mandatory for teachers in order to reopen schools, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said. Cardona made the admission Wednesday evening during an interview with “NBC Nightly News” while discussing the efforts to re-launch in-person instruction for K-12 schools nationwide, saying a mandate was not needed. “I think we’ve seen examples…
March 18, 2021 | Nightly News Rebroadcast | Video: 51 Minutes 53 Seconds
The Atlanta shooting suspect revealed to police what led to his attack, the Homeland Security Secretary spoke before Congress for the first time, and the deadline arrives to collect signatures for California’s recall effort against the governor.