Using a database of over 3000 images of opal in various states—within rock walls, loose, polished, and set in jewellery—the model can detect opal in diverse situations with high accuracy.

Defect Productions, a Laredo-based studio, is bringing rock music to the Dugout next weekend. The event, dubbed the 2025 Defect Takeover, will feature guest band The Heretixx from Edinburg, Texas, ...