This AI algorithm could save lives in quake zones

Faruk Tokluoğlu/Pexels Powerful earthquakes in urban areas can cause a shocking amount of devastation, with lives lost and buildings destroyed. Indeed, more than 60,000 people have already died in such events in this year alone. Ever since scientists discovered what causes these awful catastrophes, they’ve also been trying to predict them in a bid to …

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Google issues work-from-home alert due to smoke from wildfires.

In response to the worsening air quality caused by hundreds of wildfires in Canada, Google has advised its employees in the northeastern portion of the United States to work from home. New York City, in particular, has experienced the worst air quality globally, with smoky haze enveloping the city. In an internal memo seen by …

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