Day: July 24, 2023

NY police used AI to track drivers on highways as attorney questions legality

6:00 am July 24, 2023

Artificial intelligence scanned a database of 1.6 billion New York license plates over a two-year period and pinpointed a car motoring along a drug-trafficking route and “exhibiting patterns of narcotics trafficking.” The car driven by David Zayas, a convicted drug dealer from Massachusetts, made nine trips between his home state and New York City and […]

AI heart scan aims to catch blockages years before symptoms: ‘Unbelievable breakthrough’

6:00 am July 24, 2023

Nearly half of all heart attacks are “silent,” which means the person experiences no symptoms at all before the cardiac event, studies have shown. Now a medical technology company aims to catch those pre-symptomatic heart conditions using the power of artificial intelligence. Fountain Life, a health technology company, offers an AI coronary artery scan that […]

On this day in history, July 24, 1998, World War II epic ‘Saving Private Ryan’ debuts in theaters

4:02 am July 24, 2023

“Saving Private Ryan,” a terrifying account of the physical, mental and moral trauma suffered by American GIs during World War II, debuted in theaters on this day in history, July 24, 1998. “Saving Private Ryan,” writes the website CinemaScholars.com, “makes the claim as being the greatest war film of all time.” Steven Spielberg directed the […]

Sixty-eight-year-old Lowes employee fired for attempting to stop theft at Georgia store

1:57 am July 24, 2023

A longtime Lowes employee was reportedly fired after she attempted to stop thieves from stealing roughly $2,000 worth of merchandise from a Georgia store. Donna Hansbrough, 68, was fired for violating the company’s policy on stopping the theft of merchandise, according to the Rincon Police Department. Three suspects entered Lowes on June 25 and stole […]

‘Oppenheimer’ star Cillian Murphy reflects on ‘perfect’ and ‘powerful’ sex scenes with Florence Pugh

1:57 am July 24, 2023

“Oppenheimer” has generated buzz for a variety of reasons, including a few brief sex scenes between stars Cillian Murphy and Florence Pugh. Murphy plays J. Robert Oppenheimer, the “father of the atomic bomb,” in the film, who engages in an affair with Jean Tatlock, played by Pugh. In an interview with The Sydney Morning Herald, […]