Female hair straighteners may double womb cancer risk.

Creative Media NewsMonday, 17 October 2022, 23:000

An official study reveals that chemical hair straightening treatments used by millions of Americans may double the risk of womb cancer. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) studied 33,000 women across the United States for more than a decade. 4.05 percent of women who used straightening products four or more times per year were diagnosed...

British anti-bird flu measures

Creative Media NewsMonday, 17 October 2022, 19:000

The government has announced that bird keepers in England, Scotland, and Wales must apply stringent biosecurity measures to prevent the spread of bird flu. The Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs proposed the policy in response to the greatest epidemic of avian flu in the country’s history. It follows the introduction of regional indoor...

Microsoft launches “new age” of computing with Surface Pro 9, Surface Laptop 5, and Surface 2+, but analyst deems main product changes “incremental.”

Creative Media NewsSaturday, 15 October 2022, 12:000

Microsoft has ushered in a ‘new age of computing with the release of new touchscreen Surface computers. Microsoft, headquartered in Redmond, Washington, has unveiled the £1,099 Surface Pro 9, a 2-in-1 detachable with the “power of a laptop and the flexibility of a tablet.” In addition, the company unveiled the £999 Surface Laptop 5, a...

Three years after star destruction, black hole spews material.

Creative Media NewsSaturday, 15 October 2022, 11:000

Three years after eating a star, a black hole has been observed ejecting debris, which astronomers liken to a cosmic burp. Typically, this type of occurrence would be observed during the event, and Harvard University experts have yet to determine the cause of the delay. After it swallowed the tiny star in 2018, they observed...

Apple’s £249 AirPods Pro 2 headphones boast incredible noise reduction but inconsistent touch controls.

Creative Media NewsSaturday, 15 October 2022, 10:000

Wireless headphones and I have always had a love-hate relationship. While it’s great to be able to put them in your ears without having to bother about wires, and many versions provide advanced features such as active noise cancellation, it’s quite annoying to have to remember to keep them charged, and they often appear to...

Twitter’s “Don’t @ me” function will let users manage who mentions them in postings.

Creative Media NewsSaturday, 15 October 2022, 9:000

Twitter is developing a new ‘don’t @ me’ tool that will allow you to manage who mentions you in their postings. A mention occurs when a user’s ‘@’ handle is included in a tweet, which generates a link to their account and alerts them of the post and any subsequent replies. By allowing individuals to...

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Meta faked its Connect 2022 VR “legs” demo: Facebook owner admits Zuckerberg’s Horizon Worlds avatar jumping “used animations generated from motion capture.”

Creative Media NewsSaturday, 15 October 2022, 7:000

Meta has conceded that the virtual legs of Mark Zuckerberg displayed at its online event this week were not exactly the genuine deal. Tuesday at the annual Connect conference, the Meta CEO announced new goods and services as a cartoonish digital representation of himself. He stated that avatars in Horizon Worlds, the company’s virtual social...

Baby babble is universal! Adults talking to babies employ high-pitched, slow-paced, animated speech.

Creative Media NewsWednesday, 12 October 2022, 5:000

We’ve all been there: upon meeting a cute infant, we immediately adopt an exaggerated, high-pitched, singsong voice. Now, a study has discovered that this ‘baby talk’ is the same in all languages, with people altering their voices when speaking to newborns. Researchers from the University of York and Aarhus University compared the pitch, melody, and...

Heat waves “beyond human limitations” would make entire regions uninhabitable within decades, causing “large-scale suffering and loss of life,” the UN believes.

Creative Media NewsWednesday, 12 October 2022, 4:000

In a few decades, heat waves will become so extreme in certain places of the earth that human life will no longer be possible. In the Sahel, the Horn of Africa, and south and southwest Asia, extreme temperatures are projected to “beyond human physiological and societal boundaries.” The United Nations and Red Cross produced a...

Smartwatch sees you now: Huawei launches a £400 wrist-inflatable blood pressure monitor.

Creative Media NewsWednesday, 12 October 2022, 0:000

Huawei has introduced a smartwatch that inflates around the wrist to collect accurate blood pressure readings, similar to how a doctor’s office cuff inflates around the arm. The new Huawei Watch D, which is being demonstrated this week at IFA 2022 in Berlin, includes an airbag that progressively inflates around the wrist. Blood pressure is...

Antarctica’s oldest marine DNA may illuminate ocean life’s evolution over the last million years.

Creative Media NewsTuesday, 11 October 2022, 18:000

In Antarctica, scientists have uncovered the world’s oldest marine DNA. It could shed light on the evolution of marine life over the past million years and provide insight into how ocean ecosystems are impacted by long-term climate change. This is significant since Antarctica is among the most vulnerable locations on Earth to global warming. A...

Ai-Da will testify before a House of Lords hearing.

Creative Media NewsTuesday, 11 October 2022, 14:000

Ai-Da Robot’s portraits of the Queen, Billie Eilish, and Paul McCartney have made the news. Now, she will address questions at the House of Lords as part of an investigation into technology and creativity. As creator Aidan Meller tells, it is a “true historical moment.” The rise of artificial intelligence may pose a threat to...

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