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While money can't buy happiness, economists can estimate 'life satisfaction and well-being' in terms of monetary value. In a recent study, having a pet was found to have a roughly equivalent impact on happiness to spending time with human friends or relatives. — Read the...
OpenAI’s update to ChatGPT on March 27 has skewed ChatGPT too far toward “sycophancy,” which in this case is a technical term that results in a fawning attitude. Meanwhile, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman notes the extra words people use to be polite to the AI model add up to...
Walmart is taking a lesson from the humble honeybee in its quest to make its deliveries as fast as possible. From a report: The retail giant already boasts a formidable store count of 4,700 locations across the US, which puts it within a short drive of more than 90% of...
The Linux kernel can be configured so that kernel modules must be signed or otherwise authenticated to be loaded into the kernel. Some BPF developers want that to be an option for BPF programs as well — after all, if those are going to run as part of the kernel, they...
As cyber-agency faces cuts, makes noises about switching up program Two top officials have resigned from Uncle Sam's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, aka CISA, furthering fears of a brain drain amid White House cuts to the federal workforce.…
Imagine contacting customer support about a technical issue, only to be told it’s “company policy” — except the policy doesn’t exist, and the “support agent” isn’t even human. That’s exactly what happened to users of Cursor, an AI-powered coding assistant, after...
An anonymous reader shares a report: Kevin Systrom, the co-founder of Instagram, testified on Tuesday in a landmark federal antitrust trial that he left Meta in 2018 because his company was denied resources. The government has argued that Meta purchased Instagram in 2012 as...
Approximately 92% of companies plan to invest more money into AI integration over the next few years, according to McKinsey research. And if the new startup Mechanize has its way, companies might see the entire global workforce replaced by next-gen AI sooner rather than...
When a Canadian woman decided to share her electric scalp massager with her 4-year-old Weimaraner, she instantly knew it was a hit. The doggo didn't have to say a word to show his immense pleasure, as his expression gave it away — or his eyes did, that is, which...
The developer says his open source app could “seriously threaten” the viability of CrossOver, the popular paid app. Both programs help macOS users get Windows games running on their Macs.
The Orb, an identity verification device created by Sam Altman’s startup Tools For Humanity, has launched in six US cities. Starting May 1, thousands of Orbs will be available for use at select locations in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Nashville, Miami, and Austin. ...
Offices nationwide are ditching harsh fluorescent lighting in favor of advanced systems designed to improve cognitive function and entice remote workers back to physical workplaces. Companies are investing in circadian-tuned lighting that adjusts intensity and color...
The assigned seating felt more like a TED talk than an electronic music concert, as 8,000 people calmly filled Berkeley's magnificent Greek on Friday night for a one-night-only performance by electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk. After 15 minutes of ambient soundscapes and...
South Carolina congresswoman Nancy Mace got angry at a man in the makeup aisle at Ulta Beauty who asked her to host more town hall events, and now says she felt 'harassed' by him. He claims he asked Mace 'a simple question – 'When are your next few town halls?,'' — Read...
In effect: 'Ha ha – the government is borked and so are you' Ransomware scumbags - potentially those behind the Fog gang - are channeling their inner Elon Musk with their latest ransom note, spotted by researchers at Trend Micro.…
A Florida man was arrested after he pinned down an 11-year-old girl on Saturday, accusing her of egging his house. Although the child insisted she had nothing to do with the vandalism, 43-year-old Marius Mutu grabbed the girl and pushed her to the ground. — Read the rest ...
An anonymous reader shares a report: Canada has seen a boom in political books created with generative artificial intelligence, adding to concerns about how new technologies are affecting the information voters receive during the election campaign. Prime Minister Mark Carney ...
Long before Dylan Kerler developed memecoin launchpad Pump.Fun, somebody going by the same name made tens of thousands of dollars “rug-pulling” crypto coins that they created.
Great news, Americans! Thanks to your god-emperor and his loyal billionaire sidekick, your Freedom Milk, is now fortified with listeria and brain parasites! The FDA just announced they're suspending their milk quality testing program because they fired too many people to...
The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Commodore OS Vision is a 64-bit Linux distribution which maintains a retro C64 style and ships with many games pre-installed. The project's latest release, version 3.0, includes over 200 games. 'Commodore OS...
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