humanities

Your editorial on the threat to the arts and humanities (29 June) hits the nail on the head in its analysis of what’s wrong with both government and university policy. However, while it discusses Sheffield Hallam University closing its…

GitHub Inc.’s new automated computer-coding tool will help companies manage a chronic shortage of software developers, but it will not replace them, according to the company’s chief executive officer. Thomas Dohmke,…

Taconic Partners, one of New York’s largest private owners and managers of lab space serving pharmaceutical and biotech companies, is consolidating its life-sciences portfolio into a new subsidiary named Elevate Research Properties. Elevate…

Imagine a stadium where ultra-high-resolution video feeds and camera-carrying drones track how individual players’ joints flex during a game, how high they jump or fast they run—and, using AI, precisely identify athletes’ risk of injury in…

Facebook is shifting its artificial-intelligence development out of central research labs and into its product groups, a move aimed at accelerating the technology’s adoption as it pushes for faster growth.The move breaks with recent…

Anthem Inc.’s chief information officer says he is working with Alphabet Inc.’s Google Cloud to create a synthetic data platform that will let the health…

NASA’s costly rocket program could be the last time the agency mounts such an effort, according to some former NASA officials and space industry executives, as private space companies attempt to build cheaper vehicles more quickly.Next…

As a retired drama teacher of many years’ experience, I wholeheartedly agree with all that Dr Geoff Readman says (Letters, 6 May). Over the years many parents questioned the place of drama in the curriculum, saying: “I do not want my child…

BANGOR, MAINE, May 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After two years of online and outdoor Commencement exercises due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Husson University will resume holding its graduation ceremony indoors on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at…

Comcast Corp. said the number of paying subscribers to its Peacock streaming service jumped by more than 40% in the first quarter, thanks in part to a jam-packed February of top sporting events, which included the Super Bowl and Beijing…