63 m. ago Meet the man who protects snowy owls that migrate to Boston's Logan Airport

Every year, snowy owls fly from the Arctic to Boston's Logan Airport to find food. One man catches them and releases them far away to keep the owls and passengers safe.

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2 h. ago ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style’ at the Met Explores the History of Black Dandyism

The guest curator of a new Met exhibition on Black style offers an annotated early look at a Dapper Dan jacket, André Leon Talley’s luggage and more.

Events

2 h. ago Word of the Week: Crimea's tumultuous history shrouds the origin of its very name

At the northern end of the Black Sea, Crimea sits at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, having been at various times in its long history either coveted, conquered or controlled by various powers.

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8 h. ago Watch: Daulton Varsho robs Red Sox’s Jarren Duran with wild diving catch

Jarren Duran was robbed of another extra-base hit due to Daulton Varsho's snag. The post Watch: Daulton Varsho robs Red Sox’s Jarren Duran with wild diving catch appeared first on Boston.com.

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13 h. ago The Six Triple Eight: Black, Female Soldiers Honored for World War II Success

The women were sent to Europe to clear a backlog of 17 million pieces of mail waiting to be sent to U.S. troops.

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13 h. ago Only Black female WWII unit receives Congressional Gold Medal

Only Black female WWII unit receives Congressional Gold Medal.

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14 h. ago Startups launch products to catch people using AI cheating app Cluely

AI cheating startup Cluely went viral last week with bold claims that its hidden in-browser window is “undetectable” and can be used to “cheat on everything” from job interviews to exams. But some startups are claiming they can catch Cluely’s users. And Cluely says it’s ready to develop hardware products like smart glasses, or even […]

Technology

15 h. ago Perfect is the enemy of good for distributed deep learning in the cloud

A new communication-collective system, OptiReduce, speeds up AI and machine learning training across multiple cloud servers by setting time boundaries rather than waiting for every server to catch up, according to a study led by a University of Michigan researcher.

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16 h. ago Jack Black hits a milestone on the charts, while Alex Warren's 'Ordinary' keeps rising

It's a slow week on the Billboard charts, but Jack Black breaks a surprising record on the chart. Plus, rapper Doechii lands her first Top 10 album and Alex Warren's 'Ordinary' continues to move up the Hot 100.

Events

16 h. ago New concept for materials and production drastically reduces manufacturing time for aircraft doors

Passenger aircraft doors are still primarily manufactured by hand. A particularly time-consuming aspect is assembling the door structures using screws and rivets. Numerous intermediate steps are required to prevent direct contact between different materials—which would otherwise lead to corrosion.

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16 h. ago A new shape for energy storage: Cone and disc carbon structures offer new pathways for sodium

As global demand for electric vehicles and renewable energy storage surges, so does the need for affordable and sustainable battery technologies. A new study has introduced an innovative solution that could impact electrochemical energy storage technologies.

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17 h. ago Mapping dynamical systems: New algorithm infers hypergraph structure from time

In a network, pairs of individual elements, or nodes, connect to each other; those connections can represent a sprawling system with myriad individual links. A hypergraph goes deeper: It gives researchers a way to model complex, dynamical systems where interactions among three or more individuals—or even among groups of individuals—may play an important part.

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24 h. ago Historic Blakeley Park to offer cruises to SS United States, live music May 9

Historic Blakeley Park to offer cruises to SS United States, live music May 9  Gulf Coast Media

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26 h. ago The Americans Fled Vietnam 50 Years Ago. I Visited the Buildings They Left Behind.

These structures, now surrounded by a modern metropolis, tell the story of the nation that has evolved in the decades since the war’s end.

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26 h. ago Rhiannon Giddens' new music festival celebrates Black music, art, culture in N.C.

Grammy-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens brings Biscuits & Banjos, a music festival that features Black musicians on guitars, fiddles and banjos, history, dancing and more, to Durham, N.C.

Culture

30 h. ago San Francisco’s ‘Zombie Park’ feels safer following February raid, residents say

San Francisco’s ‘Zombie Park’ feels safer following February raid, residents say  KRON4

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30 h. ago Kenai begins community conversation about parks and recreation master plan

Kenai begins community conversation about parks and recreation master plan  Peninsula Clarion

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35 h. ago Life as a federal worker is a roller coaster ride, says park ranger in Alaska

Life as a federal worker is a roller coaster ride, says park ranger in Alaska  Anchorage Daily News

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38 h. ago ‘Furlough’s Paradise’ imagines utopia for two Black cousins on a quest for liberty

‘Furlough’s Paradise’ imagines utopia for two Black cousins on a quest for liberty  Los Angeles Times

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40 h. ago S.F.’s Parks Alliance is in financial disarray, endangering critical funding source

S.F.’s Parks Alliance is in financial disarray, endangering critical funding source  San Francisco Chronicle

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