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Tuesday May 7, 2024. 02:02 AM
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: Pokemon Go players are creating a headache for members of the open source map tool OpenStreetMaps by adding fake beaches where they don't exist in hopes of more easily catching Wigletts, a Pokemon that only spawns on...
After very boring first reveal, this could be the real deal Cops around the world have relaunched LockBit's website after they shut it down in February – and it's now counting down the hours to reveal documents that could unmask the ransomware group.…
Jack Dorsey is no longer on the board of Bluesky, the Twitter alternative he helped start. The announcement comes shortly after Dorsey unfollowed all but three accounts on X and referred to Elon Musk's platform as 'freedom technology.' The Verge reports: In two posts today,...
The Rabbit R1 is one of the first standalone AI companion devices to hit the market, offering the ability to translate languages, identify objects in your environment, and order DoorDash, among other things. It's been in the news last week for its all around poor reviews...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: CoreWeave, the GPU infrastructure provider that began life as a cryptocurrency mining operation, this week raised $1.1 billion in new funding from investors, including Coatue, Fidelity and Altimeter Capital. The round...
Monday May 6, 2024. 11:30 PM
Boeing’s first ever human-crewed spacecraft has liftoff. Here’s how to follow its journey into space.
Fake it until you make it, literally The US government on Monday earmarked $285 million in CHIPS Act funding for the development of semiconductor digital twins.…
OpenAI and the developer platform Stack Overflow have announced a partnership that could potentially improve the performance of AI models and bring more technical information into ChatGPT. From a report: OpenAI will have access to Stack Overflow's API and will receive...
An anonymous reader shares an essay: Software designers refer to 'the good enough principle.' It means, simply put, that sometimes you should prioritise functionality over perfection. As a relentless imperfectionist, I'm inclined to embrace this idea. I gave this newsletter...
Shell sold millions of carbon credits tied to CO2 removal that never took place [non-paywalled link] to Canada's largest oil sands companies, raising new doubts about a technology seen as crucial to mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. FT: As part of a subsidy scheme to...
Decentralization is great until everyone wants to grab data from your web server Updated Mastodon has pushed back an update that's expected to fully address the issue of link previews sparking accidental distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.…
A council has provoked the wrath of residents and linguists alike after announcing it would ban apostrophes on street signs to avoid problems with computer systems. From a report: North Yorkshire council is ditching the punctuation point after careful consideration, saying...
'Used in a pro-social way, it's got terrific benefits to society. But, I don't know how you make sure that happens' Video You can add Berkshire Hathaway chief Warren Buffett to the list of folks worried about the implications of artificial intelligence on society.…
Google is streamlining the process of setting up two-factor authentication (2FA). From a report: Instead of entering your phone number first to enable 2FA, you can now add a 'second step method' to your account such as an authenticator app or a hardware security key to get...
You can play Supergiant’s hotly anticipated roguelike right now—if you’re a PC player.
Seven years behind schedule, and after two scrubbed attempts last month, Starliner has at last sent two astronauts to space on a mission for NASA. The troubled company still has lots of catching up to do.
And you thought consumer electronics suffered from depreciation The Cheyenne Supercomputer, a 5.34 peak PFLOPS behemoth that was once one of the fastest systems in the world, has just been sold at auction for $480,085. …
For decades, conflict has been a part of hip-hop culture. The ongoing diss-track battle between Kendrick Lamar and Drake proves how much digital space has transformed rap beefs into an industry.
A new breed of audiobook is taking over digital bookshelves -- ones narrated not by professional voice actors, but by artificial intelligence voices. It's an AI audiobook revolution that has been turbo-charged by Amazon. From a report: Since announcing a beta tool last year...
Microsoft is taking a break from testing new Copilot AI features within Windows, which may mean that the company has settled on some ideas that it may eventually roll out to the majority of Windows users. Microsoft announced the change in plans on Friday, as part of the...
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