Author: Angel City Editorial Team

Google researchers recently published the largest and most detailed map of the human brain to date. The map depicts just one cubic millimeter of brain tissue (half the size of a grain of rice), but with enough resolution to show individual neurons and their interconnections, and required 1.4 petabytes of data to encode.Though it’s only a small part of the brain, the map has led to some surprising discoveries. “For example, we found that some of the neurons form giant knots,” says Viren Jain, a research scientist at Google. “We don’t know why that is the case; no one has…

The takeaway: After putting its interests up for sale in March, Angel City FC is moving in to make more big-name acquisitions. As noted Wednesday, longtime Disney CEO Bob Iger and his wife, Willow Bay, dean of the University of Southern California’s journalism school, are reportedly buying a controlling interest in the NWSL club, which is currently valued at between $250 million and $300 million.More details: Initial reports from Puck and Semafor suggest Iger and Bay will invest at least $50 million, an amount that would replace Alexis Ohanian as the team’s controlling shareholder. Notably, Ohanian was reluctant to sell…

An astounding 129 million Americans have at least one major chronic illness, and 90% of the $4.1 trillion in annual healthcare spending is spent treating these physical and mental health conditions. This economic and personal burden is expected to grow in the coming years.We know this is unsustainable, but there is a solution, because health is not determined by medicine or genes alone: ​​behavioral change can be a miracle drug in both preventing disease and optimizing treatment.Yes, changing behavior is hard, but through hyper-personalization, AI is uniquely positioned to solve that problem.AI is already significantly accelerating the pace of scientific…

Downward angle icon Downward angle icon. Voters dealt a blow to France’s far-right National Rally after the left-wing New Popular Front was projected to take the lead in opinion polls. Luc Auffret/Anadolu via Getty Images President Emmanuel Macron took a big gamble by calling a surprise general election in France. He risked losing what little power he has in the National Assembly to France’s far-right parties. Voters denounced the far-right on Sunday, but no party currently has a majority. French voters are expected to denounce the country’s far-right, anti-immigration National Rally party but no clear majority emerged on Sunday, further…

The Biden administration announced a $504 million funding package aimed at strengthening 12 regional technology hubs across the country.California lawmakers are set to vote on a bill that would impose stricter safety regulations on artificial intelligence companies, a bill that is fiercely opposed by major tech companies including Meta Platforms (META) and Alphabet (GOOGL).gameEpic Games is moving forward with plans to re-release “Fortnite” on its own iPhone app store for EU users by submitting the Epic Games Store and an updated Fortnite app to Apple for certification.Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. (SGAMY), renowned for its iconic game franchises, recently announced groundbreaking…

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — Need some spy gear? Check out this new store in Morgantown. Spysite.com, a one-stop electronics store offering safety, security and surveillance equipment, held its grand opening on Saturday. Owner Diana Eniscoe said the company started out in 1995 as a personal safety store selling pepper spray and related products, but has since expanded into security and surveillance, as well as making its own cameras. The Wild & Wonderful Mountainfest Motorcycle Rally Returns Enciso said his favorite items in the store are the hidden cameras shaped like soda bottles. While the cameras may seem like novelty items,…

YouTube Music is testing a generative AI feature that lets you create custom radio by entering prompts. Once rolled out to your device/app/account, you’ll see a “Listen any way you want” card in your home feed. Note that it includes the existing “Start Radio” button. This purple/pink prompt is similar to the persistent “Create a Radio: Music Tuner” card that got a dedicated Library tab > New FAB shortcut earlier this year. This opens up a chat-based UI with a field at the bottom where you can “Request Music”, which launches as a full-screen UI with another “Experimental” badge in…

China is ahead of other countries in patent applications for generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) inventions, according to recent United Nations data. China files six times as many patent applications as the United States. Generative AI generates text, images, computer code, and even music from existing information. According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), generative AI is growing rapidly, with more than 50,000 patent applications filed in the past decade. WIPO, the United Nations organization that oversees the system by which countries share patent recognition, said about 25% of patent applications were filed in 2023 alone. “This is a rapidly…

If you still have doubts about the power of the big names in this market, Friday’s performance should put any doubts to rest. Meta Platforms rose $29.95 (5.8%), bringing its gains this year to more than 52.8%. Amazon rose $2.41 (1.2%), bringing its gains to about 31.6% in 2024. Alphabet rose $4.78 (2.5%), bringing its year-to-date return to more than 36.6%. Microsoft rose $6.79 (1.4%), bringing its gains to 24.8% this year. Apple rose $4.79 (2.1%), bringing its gains to 17.9%. These mega-cap tech stocks in the portfolio are just phenomenal gainers. Sure, chipmaker Nvidia is still adjusting to a…

We are now just seven weeks away from the big Week 0 showdown between Georgia Tech and Florida State. The Yellow Jackets and Seminoles will face off in the biggest game in college football in Week 0, which will air on ESPN’s College GameDay in attendance. A win over the defending ACC champions would put Georgia Tech on the map as a dark horse contender in the ACC. Florida State has been a double-digit favorite over Georgia Tech since the lines first opened, with most sportsbooks having the Seminoles as favorites by 13.5 points. Currently, FanDuel Sportsbook has Florida State…