A film featuring a swarm of 500 drones animating the skies of Dublin has today been unveiled to wish the world a Happy St Patrick’s Day.The film, entitled Orchestra of Light features the Intel Drone Light Show and was pre-recorded in Dublin in early March.Orchestra of Light tells a story of Ireland’s global influence, and how a small island on the edge of Europe has spread its culture and traditions across the world.
St. Patrick's Day
by the Numbers.
Everyone can be
Irish for a day on March 17.
In the U.S., St. Patrick's Day
has evolved into a reason to
celebrate your Irish heritage.
On average, 13 million pints of Guinness
are served on March 17.
Chicago has a famous tradition
of dyeing its river green.
The tradition started in 1942,
and takes 40 pounds of dye.
Boston is a great place to
celebrate with its annual parade.
It is the most Irish city in the U.S.,
with 20.4% of its citizens are of Irish ancestry.
79% of celebrators plan to wear green.
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This Day in History: , First St. Patrick's
Day Parade.
March 17, 1762.
The first St. Patrick's Day parade is widely
regarded as having been celebrated in New York City
by Irish soldiers serving in the British army.
The day honors the patron saint of Ireland, who was born to a Christian family in Britain in the 4th century.
St. Patrick is credited with converting
almost all of Ireland to Christianity
before his death.
One of the most revered legends about
the saint is his explanation of the Holy Trinity
using a three-leafed shamrock.
Early Irish immigrants brought his
feast day with them to America.
According to the National Retail Association, Americans spent nearly $6 billion for St. Patrick's Day in 2018
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10 Things You May Not
Know About St. Patrick's Day.
1. The shortest St. Patrick's Day
parade only runs for 98 feet and
takes place in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
2. Saint Patrick’s birth name was actually
Maewyn Succat. He changed it to
Patricius after becoming a priest.
3. Shamrocks are said to have
been used by Saint Patrick as a
metaphor for the Holy Trinity.
4. Corned beef doesn’t actually contain corn.
It's name come from the use
of salt "corns" to cure meat.
5. Saint Patrick famously wore a
light shade of blue, not the traditional
green that is constantly seen.
6. Green became a significant color for
Ireland during its 1641 rebellion. Its importance
then carried over to St. Patrick’s Day.
7. St. Patrick’s Day used to be a strictly
religious and alcohol-free holiday in Ireland.
8. Saint Patrick wasn't actually Irish.
He was born in Britain and kidnapped
by Irish pirates at a young age.
9. In traditional Irish folk tales,
female leprechauns don’t exist.
10. The U.S. has 32 million people of
Irish descent, while Ireland’s total
population is only 4.7 million
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7 , St. Patrick's Day Traditions:, Explained.
Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day,
but why are these traditions so significant?.
1. St. Patrick.
Patrick was an Irish missionary who
was kidnapped as a child and
brought to Ireland. March 17 is
believed to be the day of his death.
2. The Green River
in Chicago.
The Chicago River has been
traditionally dyed green for over 50
years. The color green is derived
from the green strip in the Irish flag.
3. Parades.
The first St. Patrick’s Day parade
in the U.S. was in 1762. They allow
people to proudly celebrate their
Irish-American identity.
4. Shamrocks.
Shamrocks used to be worn by the
Irish in defiance of the ruling British
class and to represent kinship
among the native people.
5. Drinking Guinness.
This Irish stout is the drink
of choice on St. Patrick's Day,
with about 13 million pints
consumed on the holiday.
6. Leprechauns.
These little green men come from
8th century Irish folklore. They were
said to make shoes and wreck
havoc on unsuspecting humans.
7. Corned Beef
and Cabbage.
This tradition was begun by poor
Irish-Americans of the 19th century.
Corned beef and cabbage were
the affordable option
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Biden Administration to Invest $8.5 Billion , in Intel’s Computer Chip Plants.
Biden Administration to Invest $8.5 Billion , in Intel’s Computer Chip Plants.
In addition to $8.5 billion in direct funding, $11 billion will be provided in loans.
The money will come from
the CHIPS and Science Act.
The funds will go toward "computer chip
plants in Arizona, Ohio, New Mexico
and Oregon," CBS News reports. .
According to Intel, the new funding and other investments will create a total of 30,000 jobs in manufacturing and construction.
According to Intel, the new funding and other investments will create a total of 30,000 jobs in manufacturing and construction.
The deal will help the U.S. to produce 20%
of the most advanced computer chips
in the world by 2030, according to
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.
Failure is not an option — leading-edge
chips are the core of our innovation
system, especially when it comes
to advances in artificial intelligence
and our military systems, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, on a call with reporters.
We can't just design chips.
We have to make them in America, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, on a call with reporters.
Biden's funding announcement comes
amid a heated presidential campaign.
Administration officials want to get chip technology funding
"out the door as quickly as possible so that the Biden campaign can point to concrete progress on one of the
White House's signature programs," analysts say.
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger called the
CHIPS Act "the most critical industrial
policy legislation since World War II.".
We think of this as a defining
moment for the United States, the
semiconductor industry and for Intel, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, via statement
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Google Joins Coalition , Aimed at Combating , AI-Generated Deepfakes.
On February 8, Google joined forces with a coalition
of tech and media leaders to advance the ability to
identify artificial intelligence-created or altered media. .
On February 8, Google joined forces with a coalition
of tech and media leaders to advance the ability to
identify artificial intelligence-created or altered media. .
NBC reports that Google will use an Adobe
project called Content Credentials, which allows
users to verify images, videos, audio and documents. .
The group, the Coalition for Content
Provenance and Authenticity, or C2PA,
also includes Intel and Microsoft.
The group, the Coalition for Content
Provenance and Authenticity, or C2PA,
also includes Intel and Microsoft.
The group says the measure will allow institutions
like news outlets and social media platforms to
offer users verification that content is authentic. .
The coalition was formed amid rapidly
evolving AI technology capable of
generating convincingly realistic media. .
The way we think we’re trying to
solve the problem is first, we want
to have you have the ability to
prove as a creator what’s true, Dana Rao, head of Adobe’s legal, security and policy organization and co-founder of the coalition, via NBC.
And then we want to teach people
that if somebody is trying to tell
you something that is true, they
will have gone through this process
and you’ll see the ‘CR,’ almost like
a ‘Good Housekeeping’ seal of approval, Dana Rao, head of Adobe’s legal, security and policy organization and co-founder of the coalition, via NBC.
And then we want to teach people
that if somebody is trying to tell
you something that is true, they
will have gone through this process
and you’ll see the ‘CR,’ almost like
a ‘Good Housekeeping’ seal of approval, Dana Rao, head of Adobe’s legal, security and policy organization and co-founder of the coalition, via NBC.
NBC reports that Google has released
an entire suite of generative AI products,
including a number of editing and creation tools
along with the company's chatbot, Bard.
NBC reports that Google has released
an entire suite of generative AI products,
including a number of editing and creation tools
along with the company's chatbot, Bard.
At Google, a critical part of our
responsible approach to AI involves
working with others in the industry
to help increase transparency
around digital content, Laurie Richardson, vice president
of trust and safety at Google, via NBC.
This is why we are excited to join the committee and incorporate the latest version of the C2PA standard, Laurie Richardson, vice president
of trust and safety at Google, via NBC.
It builds on our work in this space —
including Google DeepMind’s SynthID,
Search’s About this Image and YouTube’s
labels denoting content that is altered
or synthetic — to provide important
context to people, helping them
make more informed decisions, Laurie Richardson, vice president
of trust and safety at Google, via NBC
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