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Sunday March 31, 2024. 01:34 PM
A CNN opinion piece looks at 'the moaning about manual transmission's demise,' noting that 'it's not just Europeans (literally) clinging on. In the U.S., there's apparently a young (also predominantly male) demographic that is embracing manual driving — championing it as...
Redmond’s strategy for blending cloud and client is finally taking shape Comment Microsoft's definition of what does and doesn't constitute an AI PC is taking shape. With the latest version of Windows, a dedicated Copilot key, and an NPU capable of at least 40 trillion...
The cerebellum is responsible for far more than coordinating movement. New techniques reveal that it is, in fact, a hub of sensory and emotional processing in the brain.
Plus: Microsoft patches over 60 vulnerabilities, Mozilla fixes two Firefox zero-day bugs, Google patches 40 issues in Android, and more.
As AI becomes more and more prevalent in our world, you may be wondering how it can help you save time and be more productive. One of the best consumer uses of AI is ChatGPT, OpenAI’s chatbot that can help you create content, brainstorm ideas, outline projects, and much...
In the market for a new laptop? You don’t have to break the bank if you’re willing to buy refurbished. During our price drop you can get a refurbished 2017 Apple MacBook Air for more than $700 off the original price. Rated 4/5 stars, this sleek, lightweight laptop runs on an...
In 2018 the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the outlawing of sports betting in America. But the Wall Street Journal reports that since then all the major professional sports bodies 'now realize just how much they have to lose as the new era unfolds.' 'All it takes is for a...
404 Media claims to have identified 'the fundamental flaw with the age verification bills and laws' that have already passed in eight state legislatures (with two more taking effect in July): 'the delusional, unfounded belief that putting hurdles between people and...
'After being in development since 2019, the huge NetBSD 10.0 is out today as a wonderful Easter surprise,' reports Phoronix: NetBSD 10 provides WireGuard support, support for many newer Arm platforms including for Apple Silicon and newer Raspberry Pi boards, a new Intel...
Saturday March 30, 2024. 11:34 PM
'Today's most effective corporate lobbying no longer involves wooing members of Congress...' writes the Wall Street Journal. Instead the lobbying sector 'now works in secret to influence lawmakers with the help of an unlikely ally: you.' [Lobbyists] teamed up with PR gurus,...
Karen Jacobsen had no idea what she was getting into when she applied for a very odd job in 2002 Interview In 2002 Australian singer-songwriter Karen Jacobsen was living in New York City when she was offered the chance to audition for a job that required a voiceover artist...
Karen Jacobsen had no idea what she was getting into when she applied for a very odd job in 2002 Interview In 2002 Australian singer-songwriter Karen Jacobsen was living in New York City when she was offered the chance to audition for a job that required a voiceover artist...
A Linux Foundation subsidiary has developed a free and open-source 3D game engine distributed under the Apache license. And last week the Open 3D Foundation announced 'a big step forward, showcasing the power of open-source technologies in giving gamers around the globe...
This week every U.S. agency was ordered to appoint a 'chief AI officer'. But that wasn't the only AI policy announced. According to CNN, 'By the end of the year, travelers should be able to refuse facial recognition scans at airport security screenings without fear it could...
'Several big businesses have published source code that incorporates a software package previously hallucinated by generative AI,' the Register reported Thursday 'Not only that but someone, having spotted this reoccurring hallucination, had turned that made-up dependency...
America's Department of Homeland Security 'is expected to stop buying access to data showing the movement of phones,' reports the U.S. news site NOTUS. They call the purchasers 'a controversial practice that has allowed it to warrantlessly track hundreds of millions of...
'Researchers have successfully transformed CO2 into methanol,' reports SciTechDaily, 'by shining sunlight on single atoms of copper deposited on a light-activated material, a discovery that paves the way for creating new green fuels.' Tara LeMercier, a PhD student who...
Voice Engine is a new text-to-speech AI model for creating synthetic voices. OpenAI has said a wide release would be too risky.
'If you want to see what the cutting edge of next-gen clean energy innovation looks like, it'd be hard to find a place better than Texas,' Bill Gates wrote recently on his blog,' saying 'amazing companies' are breaking ground across the state. 'Each one represents a huge...
Longtime Slashdot reader necro81 writes: The New York Times has an occasional series called 'Overlooked,' whereby notable people whose deaths were overlooked at the time receive the obituary they deserve. Their latest installment eulogizes Henrietta Swan Leavitt, who passed...
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