We could be severely undercounting the number of humans living on Earth, researchers suggest. While the United Nations has determined that as of last summer, there were about 8.2 billion humans sharing the limited resources of our planet, a new estimate finds that figure could be off by anywhere from hundreds of millions to an astonishing… Continue reading There May Be Several More Billion Humans on Earth Than We Thought
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Meta’s Platforms Have Become a Cesspool of Hatred Against Queer People
In front of hundreds of Georgetown students back in 2019, a clean-cut Mark Zuckerberg delivered an impassioned sermon on the importance of empowerment and free speech. The Meta CEO called civil rights advocate Elijah Cummings a “powerful voice for equality,” credited Facebook as ground zero for #BlackLivesMatter and #MeToo, and even cited radical abolitionist Frederick… Continue reading Meta’s Platforms Have Become a Cesspool of Hatred Against Queer People
AI Is Destroying a Generation of Students
If the testimony of beleaguered teachers is anything to go by — as gathered in this extensive roundup of educator opinions by 404 Media — it sure sounds like the explosion of the homeworking-cheating machines also known as AI models is obliterating the up and coming generation of students. “I think generative AI is incredibly… Continue reading AI Is Destroying a Generation of Students
TrustLogix Launches New AI-Powered Data Security and Compliance Capabilities at Snowflake Summit 2025
SAN FRANCISCO, June 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — TrustLogix, a leading provider of AI-powered security platforms, today introduced advanced AI-powered data security and compliance capabilities for Snowflake, the AI Data Cloud company, at Snowflake’s annual user conference, Snowflake Summit 2025. By leveraging these AI-powered data security capabilities, joint customers can harness the power of Snowflake data and… Continue reading TrustLogix Launches New AI-Powered Data Security and Compliance Capabilities at Snowflake Summit 2025
FARMINGDALE STATE COLLEGE ANNOUNCES $5 MILLION GIFT FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMMING
FSC Names The Murray Pasternack School of Engineering Technology FARMINGDALE, N.Y., June 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Farmingdale State College (FSC), the largest technology college in the State University of New York (SUNY), has announced a $5 million commitment by alumnus, engineer, and entrepreneur, Murray Pasternack ’60 to support scholarships and programs in engineering technology. The largest… Continue reading FARMINGDALE STATE COLLEGE ANNOUNCES $5 MILLION GIFT FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMMING
Tomorrow.io to Bring AI-Powered Weather Forecasting to Filipino Farmers
Tomorrow.io to Bring AI-Powered Weather Forecasting to Filipino Farmers Accessibility Statement Skip Navigation BOSTON, June 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Tomorrow.io, the global weather intelligence leader, headquartered in the United States, and a technology provider of U.S. agencies NOAA, NASA, and Department of Defense, has partnered with the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) to help farmers adapt… Continue reading Tomorrow.io to Bring AI-Powered Weather Forecasting to Filipino Farmers
Archive360 Unlocks Enterprise Archive Data for AI, Analytics, and Compliance on Snowflake AI Data Cloud
Enables automated governance and seamless integration of archive connected data into the Snowflake AI Data Cloud; Archive360 will be at booth #2603 at the Snowflake Summit SAN FRANCISCO, June 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Archive360, the company redefining the role of archiving in enterprise data management, analytics and AI, today announced at Snowflake Summit 2025, a new integration… Continue reading Archive360 Unlocks Enterprise Archive Data for AI, Analytics, and Compliance on Snowflake AI Data Cloud
RudderStack Launches Snowflake Streaming Integration for Snowflake AI Data Cloud
RudderStack’s new Snowflake Streaming integration will enable joint customers to continuously stream customer event data into Snowflake, making it available for analysis within seconds. SAN FRANCISCO, June 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — RudderStack today announced at Snowflake’s annual user conference, Snowflake Summit 2025, the launch of its streaming integration for the Snowflake AI Data Cloud. The… Continue reading RudderStack Launches Snowflake Streaming Integration for Snowflake AI Data Cloud
dbt Labs Named Snowflake Monetization Data Cloud Product Partner of the Year
Third consecutive annual award honors commitment to exceptional outcomes for joint customers SAN FRANCISCO, June 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — dbt Labs, the leader in standards for AI-ready structured data, today announced that it has been named the 2025 Snowflake Monetization Data Cloud Product Partner of the Year by Snowflake, the AI Data Cloud company. The award… Continue reading dbt Labs Named Snowflake Monetization Data Cloud Product Partner of the Year
Contextual AI’s State-of-the-Art Reranker Coming to Snowflake Cortex AI
Integration enables enterprises to enhance retrieval quality with instruction-following reranking capabilities while maintaining security within their Snowflake environment SAN FRANCISCO, June 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Contextual AI, the Enterprise AI company, today announced at Snowflake’s annual user conference, Snowflake Summit 2025, that its state-of-the-art reranker model will be made available as a first-party model in… Continue reading Contextual AI’s State-of-the-Art Reranker Coming to Snowflake Cortex AI