‘Nobody Owns Us’: How Plans for a Google Data Center Divided an Oklahoma Town

The volunteer fire department serving a rural area near Sand Springs declined a $250,000 donation from the tech giant. Now ...
IEEE

Object-Based Slum Area Mapping using Multispectral and Textural Information

Abstract: Slums are often found in big cities due to the increase in urban population. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) program launched by the United Nations (UN) includes the issue of slums ...
National Catholic Reporter

Pope Leo tells priests not to use AI to write homilies or seek likes on TikTok

Pope Leo XIV has urged priests to not to use artificial intelligence to write their homilies or to seek "likes" on social media platforms like TikTok. In a question-and-answer session with clergy from ...
IEEE

Underwater Object Detection Using Synthetic Data

Abstract: The ability to detect life in challenging underwater environments holds the potential to preserve many aquatic species and coral reefs. Recent object detection research has witnessed a ...