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Jonah Losh, Staff Writer
Emojis ruining the English language?
A new report comes from Google with information regarding the current state of the English language. YouTube commissioned a study in which 2,000 adults from 16 to 65 were asked their thoughts on the third most common language in the world.
94 percent admitted to there being a decline, and four in five said young people were the worst “culprits.” Almost three quarters of adults are reliant on emojis for communication. Chris McGovern, previously Government adviser and chairman of the Campaign for Real Education, stated that we are rapidly moving into “a direction of cartoon and picture language, which will inevitably affect literacy.”
S.C. governor goes birdy
The governor’s mansion has recently undergone a renovation—in the gardens. Volunteers from SC Audubon planted 500 native plants at governor McMaster’s request in a “tremendous unifier across the state,” according to Audubon SC’s director Sharon Richardson.
The gardens are open to the public. In the summer, purple and white flowers will attract hummingbirds, while leaves from plants like Cherokee sedge will provide meals for insects—natural bird feed. The gardens will be officially unveiled on April 24 as well as three special birdhouses each built after the historic buildings on the surrounding property.
Facebook reported to begin on its own processing chips
Amid the Facebook, Cambridge Analytica data scandal, reports from Bloomberg say that the social media monopoly will shortly begin building its own semiconductors. The processing chips could be used “to power hardware devices, artificial intelligence software and servers in its data centers.”
Facebook is working to build its own virtual reality headsets and smart speakers; using its own processing chips would allow better harmony between software and hardware, much like Apple’s own A series chips present in its iPhones and iPads since 2010. But all we know for sure is that the chips will be used in the “broad umbrella of artificial intelligence.”
Disney Adventure tickets stolen in California
A trailer was stolen on April 18 carrying 8,000 Disney California Adventure tickets reserved for a large group of high school students. The trailer was in a Central Valley parking lot. The man who stole it “cut the lock on the trailer, attached it to his own dark, extended-cab pickup truck and drove away.” Disney voided the tickets and quickly gave new, valid ones to the students.
*photos courtesy of unsplash.com*
