The Associated Press HANOVER, N.H. — In a Dartmouth College computer vs. humans contest, specifically how computers compared with people in writing poetry, scientists designed artificial intelligence algorithms to generate Shakespearean sonnets, of 14 lines and a particular meter. In every instance, judges were able to identify the sonnets produced […]
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By J.M. Hirsch THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Can’t get airborne with an aviation cocktail? You need a layover. A friend recently mentioned that his favourite cocktail was the aviation, a sweet-and-sour gin and maraschino cocktail he’d had once ‚Äî apparently expertly made ‚Äî at a bar. In fact, he was so […]
By Meera Sodha The Associated Press Picnicking has long been a tradition for my family, generations ago on the shores of the Arabian Sea, then on the banks of Nile. When they moved to England, they picnicked at seaside at Cleethorpes ‚Äî still in their saris, stoic in the face […]
By Matt O’Brien The Associated Press LOWELL, Mass. — Four sister robots built by NASA could be pioneers in the colonization of Mars, part of an advance construction team that sets up a habitat for more fragile human explorers. But first they’re finding new homes on Earth and engineers to […]
By Maggie MichaelDerek Gatopoulos And Angela Charlton The Associated Press CAIRO — An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo with 66 passengers and crew on board crashed in the Mediterranean Sea off the Greek island of Crete early Thursday morning, Egyptian and Greek officials said. Greek defence minister Panos Kammenos […]
The Associated Press GENEVA — The ‘Oppenheimer Blue’ has sold for a hammer price of 50.6 million Swiss francs ($51.3 million), setting a new record for a diamond sold at auction. The 14.62-carat stone, billed as the largest Vivid Blue diamond ever put up for auction, obliterated Christie’s pre-sale estimate […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press A showstopper on the table, this was one of the lushest and best-received roasts I have made in ages, with the layers of flavour and texture bringing everyone back for seconds. The meat is seasoned with garlic, orange zest and herbs and marinated overnight. […]
The Associated Press DARWIN, Australia A 72-year-old man told rescuers he threw spanners and spark plugs to keep crocodiles at bay after a crocodile capsized his boat in a northern Australian creek and his friend drowned, an official said. The two tourists from the southern city of Bendigo were attempting […]
By Tamara Lush The Associated Press Florida alligators are known for eating many things: turtles, birds, the occasional human limb. But one large gator with an apparent sweet tooth was recently photographed sliding into a canal with a whole watermelon clamped in its jaws. “Gator caught stealing watermelon out of […]
By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Google is expected to dive deeper into virtual reality and artificial intelligence Wednesday during an annual conference that serves as a launching pad for its latest products and innovations. Although Google keeps its plans under wraps until the big event, the […]
By Mark Pratt The Associated Press BOSTON — Nearly six decades after 46 people died when the Andrea Doria sank to the sea floor following a violent collision with another ocean liner south of Nantucket, Massachusetts, explorers are preparing to do what 16 people have lost their lives attempting: get […]
By Joshua Goodman And Linda A. Johnson The Associated Press BOGOTA — Colombia’s government is giving pharmaceutical giant Novartis a few weeks to lower prices on a popular cancer drug or see its monopoly on production of the medicine broken and competition thrown open to generic rivals. Health Minister Alejandro […]
