Technology

December 15, 2023

Google Celebrates 25th Anniversary With a Look Back at the Most Searched Terms With a Video and a Game

Ever since it was created, Google has changed the way we learn and how we explore the world. As the company turns 25 years old, Google is looking back at the most searched topics, people, and events of the last two and a half decades. The tech company released a short film featuring everything from contemporary pop culture figures to world-changing historical events. “25 years ago, the world started to search,” begins the video.

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November 25, 2023

Carbon Capture Plant Aims to Fights Climate Change by Pulling CO2 From the Air

In the fight against climate change, every new tool and development are welcome additions. The latest breakthrough technology doesn't prevent carbon emissions, but instead, pulls them straight from the air. A start-up named Heirloom Carbon Technologies has just opened the first commercial plant in the United States to use direct air capture, which absorbs greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.

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October 27, 2023

New Tool Defends Artists by “Poisoning” AI Image Generators

In history, the nightshade plant was used to poison kings and emperors. So it's only fitting that a new tool used to poison AI art generators is named Nightshade. Created by Ben Zhao, a computer science professor at the University of Chicago, the tool is designed to help artists combat copyright infringement by AI art generators that are trained using their artwork.

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October 16, 2023

AI App Transforms People’s Photos Into 90s Yearbook Pictures

Yearbook photos are a right of passage in high school. However, not everyone likes how their portraits turn out. Now, there's an app that can help people relive their teenage years. The Epik app uses artificial intelligence to transform users’ photos into 90s-style pictures. These makeovers are being posted all over social media. Celebrities—like Keke Palmer—are showing off its capabilities by sharing their images.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.