Muslims in Israel: Statistics bureau releases latest data on eve of Hajj To mark Eid al Adha (“Feast of the Sacrifice”), a Muslim holiday that marks the Hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca, Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics released data about the Muslim population of Israel. 06/13/2024 - 1:48 am | View Link
Rising Restrictions on Religion Driven by Government Controls Derogatory and dangerous rhetoric against members of religious groups, including from government officials and religious leaders, heightens intolerance and can provoke violence. Although private ... 06/12/2024 - 5:01 pm | View Link
News on social media is a fractured mess, Pew study indicates Pew Research and the Knight Foundation just put out a pair of lengthy reports on how Americans are experiencing news and politics on social media. There are a number of noteworthy stats in the ... 06/12/2024 - 3:00 am | View Link
More than 1.5 million foreign Muslims arrive in Mecca for annual Hajj pilgrimage Saudi officials have said they expect the number of pilgrims this year to exceed 2023, when more than 1.8 million people performed Hajj, approaching pre-pandemic levels. In 2019, more than 2.4 million ... 06/11/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
A majority of Black Americans believe US institutions are conspiring against them, a Pew poll finds Most Black Americans say that they’ve experienced racial discrimination regularly or from time to time and that such experiences inform how they view major U.S. institutions like policing, the ... 06/10/2024 - 5:46 am | View Link
Capturing sunset images is one of the most popular smartphone photography genres, but its harder than you might think. Having photographed multiple sunsets, here are my best tips for capturing stunning pictures during golden hour with your smartphone.
Generative AI art has come a long way since last year. But exactly how far has it come? I was wondering the same thing, so I checked out my old DALL-E 2 prompts and their resulting images, and then compared them to what DALL-E generates today. Well, the results are pretty stark.
Snapchat has been rolled out a number of new generative AI features since 2023. While some of these features, like AI backgrounds, are aimed at helping users customize their Snapchat chat interface; others, like the My AI chatbot, are meant to provide a degree of interaction. Heres a look at five generative AI features currently available to Snapchat users.
Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems).
I was in a bad mood the first time I set foot inside Yacht Club.
Dear Readers: In advance to my departure from this column, I’m spending the next couple of weeks rerunning some favorites.
I don’t really have any way of “fool-proofing” the queries sent in to me, and so I’ve treated most of them as if they are serious — or at least genuine.
But sometimes, I’m the fool, and here is proof:
In 2015 I got pranked when I chose to answer a question whose plot is closely based on the cult movie “The Room.” Ironically, I am a movie fiend, but because I was not a drunk college student when it was released into the world, I had not seen “The Room”.