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AI Helps Track Down Lost Oil Wells Using Historical Maps

Using artificial intelligence to analyze old topographic maps, researchers have discovered over 1,300 previously unknown abandoned oil and gas wells across California and Oklahoma, highlighting a novel approach to address this widespread environmental hazard. Published in Environmental Science & Technology…

Streaming is just TV all over again

As Rust Cohle famously put it in HBO’s True Detective, “Time is a flat circle.” So it’s maybe not a huge surprise that Max is the latest service to bring cable-style linear channels to a premium streaming service. It’s starting…

When will my phone get Android 16?

Android 16 is coming sooner than ever before, and the initial preview build is now available on select Pixels. While Google usually releases these builds in Q1, the brand is changing its strategy this time around, and is making the…

Bitcoin breaks the $100,000 barrier for the first time

Bitcoin has passed the $100,000 threshold for the first time. At approximately 9:39PM ET this evening, the cryptocurrency’s value hit six figures, moving it past the milestone for the first time in its nearly 16-year history. That also means the…

Lumina invests $2M in Fortnite UGC studio Creator Corp

Fortnite UGC studio Creator Corp announced today that it had received a $2 million investment from new venture fund Lumina. The fund’s creators, Thomas Benski and Marisa Clifford, both expressed enthusiasm for Creator Corp’s mission to build out its portfolio…