A Southern California beach town is set to become the first city in the country to utilize an AI system in municipal parking enforcement vehicles to detect bike lane violations, starting this spring. The City of Santa Monica will implement Hayden AI's scanning technology in seven of its parking enforcement vehicles beginning in April, expanding on similar cameras already in use on city buses, according to Ars Technica.
The technology aims to improve safety for cyclists by reducing illegal parking in bike lanes. "The more we can reduce the amount of illegal parking, the safer we can make it for bike riders," said Charley Territo, chief growth officer at Hayden AI, as reported by Ars Technica. Hayden AI's bus cameras, designed to detect bike lane and bus zone violations, are already in use in two other cities.
In other news, the world of gaming is exploring themes of cultural significance. The anti-colonialist action game "Relooted" delves into the fantasy of a moral heist, focusing on the return of stolen artifacts, as detailed by The Verge. The game highlights the issue of colonialism, which "involves total erasure and the widespread theft of some of the most culturally significant artifacts in the world," according to the source.
Meanwhile, in the realm of history, around 60 bog bodies in Germany are revealing stories from the time of the Germanic tribes. These bog mummies, dating back approximately 2,000 years, offer insights into the Iron Age, according to Euronews. The wet, peaty environment preserved these individuals, allowing them to be studied in museums in northern Germany and Denmark.
In the world of science, astronomers are continuing to explore the Kuiper Belt, a region beyond Neptune's orbit. Over the past 30 years, approximately 4,000 Kuiper Belt objects (KBOs) have been cataloged, but that number is expected to increase tenfold in the coming years as observations from more advanced telescopes pour in, according to Ars Technica. This region holds ancient relics and dynamical enigmas.
Finally, in a conversation with MIT Technology Review, US deputy health secretary Jim O’Neill discussed his plans to increase human healthspan through longevity-focused research supported by ARPA-H. O'Neill oversees a department with a budget of over a trillion dollars and signed the decision memorandum on the US's new vaccine schedule, according to MIT Technology Review.
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