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What makes a good E-sports player? Start by being a good human being
Winthrop University in Rock Hill has been leading the E-sports charge among colleges for about seven years. And a local pro squad is trying to increase representation in the sport. Turns out being a good person is better than being a top player.
2025 EDGE awards, top 10 games of the year
The latest issue of EDGE has been released, and as is tradition for the final issue of the year, it includes various awards plus a list of the top ten games of the year. Various Nintendo-related representation is included for both. While Hades 2 was actually chosen as the best Nintendo game, Donkey Kong Bananza was one of the five...
HOKU PAC launches to support māhū and LGBTQIA+ representation in Hawaiʻi politics
A new political action committee aimed at expanding representation and advancing civil rights in Hawaiʻi was formally launched today, coinciding with the third anniversary of the federal Respect for Marriage Act.
CfA Science in the Press at AAS 247 | Center for Astrophysics
Cambridge, Mass. (December 22, 2025)— New scientific results from across the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) will be revealed at multiple press conferences and presentations during the 247th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) from January 5-8, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona.Presentations will highlight new research, including a deeper look into little red dots, a more complete census of active galactic nuclei, and uncovering properties of early universe dwarf galaxies, a look at Betelgeuse’s binary companion.
The field for New Orleans legislative races has been set. See candidates
The three-day qualifying period to fill a handful of New Orleans’ legislative seats on Friday has ended, setting the stage for new representation within the city's delegation.
Opinion: Chicago's civic power players must act now on Latino representation
In a city where Latinos, especially Mexicans, are essential to economic growth and workforce strength, their lack of representation on key leadership platforms is notable.
Integrated Business Program Students Turn Classroom Experience into Community Impact
Students in the College of Business Integrated Business Program worked together to support charities. (ULV Photo/Sasha Chavez) Students Translate Entrepreneurial Skills into Charitable Contributions Students in the College of Business Integrated Business Program presented nearly $15,000 in donations to local and national charities during a ceremony at the Sara and Michael Abraham Campus Center. The […]
Hot Springs gets 2nd $25,000 check from business for Helene recovery
For the second straight year, Dental Advocacy Group gifted Hot Springs $25,000, which will primarily be used to help repair 14 Hot Springs area homes.
Why Being a Black, Female Science Teachers Matters So Much to Students Like Me
Educator's view: Diversity in teaching and STEM is not just about who stands at the front of the classroom, but about who kids believe they can become
Diversity and representation of women on streaming TV series in sharp decline, UCLA study shows
The latest edition of the Hollywood Diversity Report released Tuesday determined that the top shows in 2024 were less culturally diverse than the previous year.
Nine science-backed ways to prevent overeating this Christmas
Flavour perception and food presentation can affect our brain and make us feel fuller earlier, so we eat fewer calories
When people see themselves in science, they trust it more
A new study led by URochester finds that the demographics of scientists influence public trust and the fate of science-based public policy.
Gunther Takes Top Prize in Business Pitch Competition
Arkansas Tech University student Rose Gunther captured first place in a business pitch competition that concluded with presentations before a panel of judges at Co-Create Innovation Hub in Russellville on Tuesday, Dec. 9. Gunther’s idea for an agricultural drone service that would help crop row farmers maximize yields on the…
Pebble's founder introduces a $75 AI smart ring for recording brief notes with a press of a button
After rebooting the Pebble smartwatch, founder Eric Migicovsky is expanding his company's device lineup with a new smart wearable: an AI-powered smart ring known as Index 01. Named for the finger where the ring is meant to be worn, the new $75 ring is not meant to be a competitor to the always-on, always-listening AI devices, like the AI pendant Friend, but instead offers a way to record quick notes and reminders with a press of a button on the ring's side. AI only comes into play via the open source, speech-to-text, and AI models that run locally on your smartphone, via the open source Pebble mobile app. That is, if the Ring's button is not being pressed, it's not recording. (And this is a press-and-hold gesture, too, which means you can't start the ring's recording and then let go to surreptitiously record a conversation.) You can wear the stainless steel ring while in the shower, washing hands, doing dishes, or in the rain, but you would have to take it off for other water-related activities, like swimming. At launch, it's water-resistant to 1 meter. The ring is also not a fitness tracker or sleep monitor. It doesn't record details about your heart rate or health. And it's not there to be your AI friend. "I'm not trying to build some AI assistant thing," Migicovsky told TechCrunch in an interview. "I build things that solve one main problem, and they solve it really well," he explains. "I think of as external memory for my brain...that's what this is. It's always with you." Plus, the ring has been designed to be highly reliable and privacy-preserving, he says, as all your thoughts are stored on your phone, not in the cloud. There is no subscription. Migicovsky has been wearing the ring for three months now and says he cannot imagine going back to a world where he doesn't always have a memory device with him. "The problem is that, during the day, I get ideas or I remember something, and if I don't write it down that second, I forget it," he says. The ring solves this problem, he adds, without becoming another device you need to charge. "The battery lasts for years," Migicovsky claims. Technically, the ring is said to support roughly 12 to 14 hours of recording. On average, the founder says he uses it 10-20 times per day to record 3-6 second thoughts. At that rate, he'll get about two years of usage. When the ring's battery dies, you can ship it back to the company for recycling. When using Index, you can record up to five minutes of audio, which can be saved to the ring and synced to your phone later. This makes sense for recording briefer, personal thoughts and notes, even when you don't have your phone handy, but it wouldn't work for recording a longer chat, like a presentation, meeting, or in-person interview of some kind. The ring also supports 99+ languages and has a bit of on-device memory, in case you're not in Bluetooth range of your device, where the recording is ultimately saved and transcribed. (The raw audio is retained, too, in case the speech-to-text is garbled due to loud background noise). If you own a Pebble smartwatch or one from another brand, your recorded thought can even appear on the watch's screen so you can verify it's correct. The ring works with Pebble's mobile app, which offers notes and reminders, but can optionally integrate with your phone's calendaring system, too, or other apps, like Notion. And the ring's software is open source, which makes it hackable by the community, the founder points out. Because of its open nature, the ring's button is already programmable. In addition to the press-and-hold gesture, you can program the ring to do other things with a single or double press, like play or pause your music or control the shutter on your phone's camera. You could use it to send a message through the universal chat app Beeper, which Migicovsky also created, or you could add your own voice actions via MCP. A new approach to hardware Migicovsky acknowledges that hardware can be difficult to get right -- as the previous exit of Pebble to Fitbit showed. (Fitbit, too, was later acquired by Google in 2021). "I didn't earn any money during Pebble -- we exited, but it was not a great exit," Migicovsky admits. This year, however, he decided to reboot the Pebble project after Google open sourced the PebbleOS, which opened up the door to new hardware. With his new company, Core Devices, Migicovsky plans to do things differently. Still, the founder doesn't regret his previous choices, he clarifies. "I wouldn't have gone back and changed anything. I loved what we built. I loved what we did. I love the company that we built, but it's not the only way to build a company," he told TechCrunch. " And, speaking as an ex-YC partner, there are -- there's a time and a place for building a venture-backed startup. Some companies are phenomenal when they raise money and build a big team, and I tried that...I think what I'm doing now is trying an alternative path, which is start from profitability," he says. The new company is a small team of five, self-funded, and focused on sustainability. So far, Core Devices has shipped the Pebble 2 Duo smartwatch with a black-and-white display. Its first run sold out, and the company is now preparing to ship the upgraded version, the Pebble Time 2. The newer device, which has seen 25,000 pre-orders, is a stainless steel watch with a larger, color e-ink screen. As for the Index 01, the ring's pre-order offer ends in March 2026. After that, the price increases to $99. It currently comes in silver, polished gold, and matte black and works with iOS and Android devices. Customers can select from eight ring sizes and three colors.
Trust in science is low among minorities for a reason, research finds
Researchers at Northeastern trace distrust of scientists among certain groups to massive gaps in representation within science itself.
Representation in science and trust in scientists in the USA
Nature Human Behaviour - Druckman et al. document gaps in trust in scientists in the USA. People from groups less represented among scientists (for example, women and those with lower economic...
Yuletide settles upon the shire at Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire grounds [photos]
Yuletide has once again settled upon the shire at the grounds of the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire. The Rapho Township attraction’s annual presentation of olden-time holiday entertainment includes characters such as
Trump hosts Kennedy Center honorees for medal presentation ceremony
This year's recipients are actor Sylvester Stallone, singers Gloria Gaynor and George Strait, the rock band Kiss and actor-singer Michael Crawford
British Digital Studio Wall Of Entertainment Signs With WME After Opening L.A. Arm
EXCLUSIVE: Wall Of Entertainment, the UK-based digital studio, social agency and talent management firm, is stepping up its ambitions in the U.S. The company, which was founded by Percelle Ascot and Joivan Wade, has signed with WME for representation after opening its first L.A. office. WME will work with the firm across digital, brand partnerships …
Contest Casts UMW Business Students as ‘Reel’-World Problem-Solvers
Five teams laid out plans to save a cinema giant, but only one could claim top billing. University of Mary Washington seniors Karla Bonilla Lizama and Evelyn Centellas won the Fall 2025 College of Business Case Competition – titled “Reel Choices: The Crossroads of a Movie Studio’s Destiny” – for their ideas, presentation and polish. […]
Business entrepreneurs present pitches to public Friday
The gathering will not exactly be the long-running “Shark Tank” television show, yet business entrepreneurs, supporters or investors are invited to attend a presentation of business pitches during the High Country Accelerator Boat Launch Celebration...
Emerson Takes Over the Museum of Science, Questioning What it Means to ‘Be Human’
Emerson Day featured presentations, exhibits, screenings, and interactive experiences that bridge art, science, and communication.
Save the Date: Livestream of All-new Sports Models World Premiere on December 5
Toyota Motor Corporation will present the All-new Sports Models World Premiere from 11:00am Japan Standard Time (03:00 a.m. CET) on December 5. The event will be live-streamed (with English interpretation) on this webpage : https://global.toyota/en/newsroom/corporate/43567793.htmlFollowing the premiere, a video of the presentation will b...
Map unveiled as Indiana House gets down to redistricting business
Millions of Hoosiers would have different representation in the U.S. House under a proposed redrawing of Indiana’s congressional maps that aims to produce a 9-0 GOP delegation.
XOXO Entertainment Signs Blackstreet For Management
The Grammy-winning R&B group Blackstreet has signed with XOXO Entertainment Corp for management representation. The group, best known for their hit "No