Apple is reportedly building a more conversational Siri powered by LLMs

Apple is developing a new version of its voice assistant, Siri, powered by advanced large language models, according to sources cited by Bloomberg. This more conversational Siri is part of Apple’s attempt to catch up in AI, where competitors have released impressive features, lik … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 4 minutes ago

Future Google supplier Kairos gets approval to build two small nuclear reactors

The reactors are scaled down versions of what Kairos hopes to ultimately build to supply Google with electricity. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 11 minutes ago

Unpop roundup! 2023

Go Time producer, Jerod Santo, ranks & reviews the most (un)popular opinions of 2023. | Continue reading


@changelog.com | 25 minutes ago

5 common misconceptions about women and entrepreneurship

Although women in Canada engage in entrepreneurship more than in other comparable countries, there is still a significant gender gap. (Shutterstock) Women entrepreneurs are essential for the Canadian economy, a fact recognized by the government’s Women Entrepreneurship Strategy. … | Continue reading


@theconversation.com | 31 minutes ago

OpenAI erases evidence in training data lawsuit

Image: The Verge In a stunning misstep, OpenAI engineers accidentally erased critical evidence gathered by The New York Times and other major newspapers in their lawsuit over AI training data, according to a court filing Wednesday. The newspapers’ legal teams had spent over 150 h … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 39 minutes ago

Stanford Professor Accused of Using AI to Write Expert Testimony Criticizing Deepfakes

Plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging Minnesota's law criminalizing election deepfakes say an expert brought in by the state likely wrote his opinion with the help of AI. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 45 minutes ago

Five Minutes of Extreme Cold Might Help You Sleep Better, Study Finds

Regular exposure to extreme cold could boost your quality of sleep, a new study from researchers in Canada has found. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 50 minutes ago

Dan Da Dan Paid Homage to Shin Godzilla in the Raddest Way Possible

Who had atomic breath on their weekly Dan Da Dan bingo card? | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 53 minutes ago

This Single Lifestyle Factor Can Reduce Your Risk for Stroke, Heart Attack, Diabetes, and More

Lowering BMI alone may reduce the risk of various obesity-related diseases, but other factors might also play a role. A new study from deCODE genetics/Amgen underscores the significant role of BMI in disease development, indicating that lowering BMI may help reduce the risk of va … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 53 minutes ago

Ads killed the web so now we need AI. Also, we need to pay for AI, so we’re going to put ads in the AI 🙃

Matt Rosoff writing for TechCrunch: Marissa Mayer Just Laid Out a Possible Business Model for Ad-Supported AI Chatbots In the AI era, Mayer imagines that when people ask about tickets for a specific concert, “they actually want to see exactly what seats are available, where they … | Continue reading


@birchtree.me | 55 minutes ago

Mark Twain Stump in Tulare County, California

Sequoias are a marvel of nature. They're some of the largest living beings on the planet, towering above every other type of tree. (A giant sequoia nicknamed General Sherman holds the title of the largest tree in the world by volume). Because these trees take millennia to grow, a … | Continue reading


@atlasobscura.com | 55 minutes ago

Gucci hit with class-action lawsuit after examination of product materials: 'I unknowingly deceived my customers'

"I trusted that my employer was giving me legitimate training. Instead, Gucci lied to me." Gucci hit with class-action lawsuit after examination of product materials: 'I unknowingly deceived my customers' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 55 minutes ago

Introducing new capabilities to AWS CloudTrail Lake to enhance your cloud visibility and investigations

CloudTrail Lake updates simplify auditing with AI-powered queries, summarization, and enhanced dashboards for deeper AWS activity insights. | Continue reading


@aws.amazon.com | 57 minutes ago

Welcoming Harper

As announced by Automattic and covered by TechCrunch, I want to take a moment to welcome Elijah Potter and Harper to join Automattic. Harper is a super-fast (way faster than LanguageTool and Grammerly), local English grammar checker. The technology is nascent, but I’m very excite … | Continue reading


@ma.tt | 58 minutes ago

Flush is an app for finding public bathrooms. “Search through over 200,000...

Flush is an app for finding public bathrooms. “Search through over 200,000 public loos all around the world!” Available for iOS and Android. Seems indispensable for parents of young kids. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org → | Continue reading


@kottke.org | 59 minutes ago

Clean Energy Companies Are Learning How to Speak Republican

Biden’s signature climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act, passed on a party line vote by the narrowest of margins — 50 Democratic votes in the Senate (with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the tie) and 220 in the House of Representatives. With tense tax negotiations loomin … | Continue reading


@heatmap.news | 1 hour ago

Automakers plead with Trump: don’t kill the EV tax credit

Image: Laura Normand / The Verge The auto industry is sending an urgent message to President-elect Donald Trump: spare the $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit. In a November 14th letter to Trump and his transition team, the auto industry’s main lobbying group urges the new adminis … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

Advancing urban tree monitoring with AI-powered digital twins

The Tree-D Fusion system integrates generative AI and genus-conditioned algorithms to create precise simulation-ready models of 600,000 existing urban trees across North America. | Continue reading


@news.mit.edu | 1 hour ago

Plagues, Taxes, Storms, and the Jet Stream

What 700 years of historical data can tell us about extreme weather. The post Plagues, Taxes, Storms, and the Jet Stream appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 1 hour ago

Personified Legendary Artifacts Interview Potential New Members to Join Their Exclusive Club

Elle Cordova gave several iconic artifacts distinct personalities that interviewed a universal remote about attaining legendary status. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 hour ago

School did nothing wrong when it punished student for using AI, court rules

Student "indiscriminately copied and pasted text," including AI hallucinations. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 hour ago

It will soon be easier than ever for Android apps to stay signed in on a new phone

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Transferring your data from your old Android device to a new one will soon be less daunting, thanks to “Restore Credentials,” a new developer feature for Android which can keep you logged into your apps when you make the switch. While some … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

WTF: Ashley Park

No seriously, what? The post WTF: Ashley Park first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading


@gofugyourself.com | 1 hour ago

Gardener shares surprisingly simple method to grow kitchen staple with limited space: 'It's like digging for gold'

You'll harvest five to six for every one you plant. Gardener shares surprisingly simple method to grow kitchen staple with limited space: 'It's like digging for gold' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago

Yaelokre’s Meadowlark | World Running

The artist Yaelokre released a new song recently, and the buzz around it online prompted me to write about their work—or rather, their world—as a medium. The post Yaelokre’s Meadowlark | World Running appeared first on thejaymo. | Continue reading


@thejaymo.net | 1 hour ago

MGM+ Renews From for Fourth Season, Teases Answers to Show’s Mysteries

But will understanding the secret to their town help the denizens escape? The post MGM+ Renews From for Fourth Season, Teases Answers to Show’s Mysteries appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


@reactormag.com | 1 hour ago

Track performance of serverless applications built using AWS Lambda with Application Signals

Gain deep visibility into AWS Lambda performance with CloudWatch Application Signals, eliminating manual monitoring complexities and improving serverless app health. | Continue reading


@aws.amazon.com | 1 hour ago

Hasbro Plundered Its Power Rangers Vaults for Just $3.3 Million

The now-concluded auction of costumes and memorabilia upset fans and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers actors when it was announced. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

Baker’s Chocolate Wasn’t Made For Bakers

I hope this doesn’t ruin your day, but Baker’s Chocolate wasn’t created for bakers, it’s chocolate originally produced in Dorchester, MA by John Hannon with his partner Dr. James Baker. Hannon sailed to the West Indies in 1779 and never came back, so Dr. Baker changed the name to … | Continue reading


@kottke.org | 1 hour ago

"Amateurish" and "clumsy" tomb raiders forced to return ancient artifacts

LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Two men in Citta della Pieve, Italy were excavating their land when they found an incredible array of 3rd century BCE artifacts including eight urns, bronze mirrors, a perfume bottle, and two stunning sarcophagi—one of w … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 1 hour ago

New York’s slow (noisy, polluted) road to congestion pricing

Hi, it’s Rose! I write for Datawrapper’s blog, and this Weekly Chart is about a... | Continue reading


@blog.datawrapper.de | 1 hour ago

The "Power Hour" Method Flipped My Morning Routine and Doubled My Productivity

It saves me so much time. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 1 hour ago

Woman shares simple hack to neutralize odors using just one item: 'I use it everywhere'

"Never heard of this, thanks for sharing!" Woman shares simple hack to neutralize odors using just one item: 'I use it everywhere' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago

2 Stone Age circles discovered on English moorland may have been part of a 'sacred arc'

Two previously unknown Neolithic stone circles have been found in England, and they may have been part of a "sacred arc," an archaeologist says. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 hour ago

Archaeologists Piece Together the Origin Story of Florida's Manatees, Revealing They Were Once Tourists

A new study suggests manatees weren’t permanent residents in the Sunshine State until around the 20th century, drawn in by a warming climate and construction of power plants | Continue reading


@smithsonianmag.com | 2 hours ago

AI Has Enshittified America’s Advanced Stealth Fighter

A new report on the F-35 revealed how maintenance crews have to constantly fight its terrible AI systems to get anything done. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 hours ago

The Long Context

author Steven Johnson used Gemini Pro to make an interactive fiction game out of his latest book and wrote about it # | Continue reading


@thelongcontext.com | 2 hours ago

Feds Charge Five Men in ‘Scattered Spider’ Roundup

Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles this week unsealed criminal charges against five men alleged to be members of a hacking group responsible for dozens of cyber intrusions at major U.S. technology companies between 2021 and 2023, including LastPass, MailChimp, Okta, T-Mobile and … | Continue reading


@krebsonsecurity.com | 2 hours ago

AI art haters unknowingly prefer AI-generated works, according to test

Last month, over 11,000 people took Astral Codex Ten's survey to see if they could they tell the difference between 50 human-made art and AI-generated images. The results were humbling for humans, especially ones who professed a loathing for AI art. — Read the rest The post AI ar … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 2 hours ago

“Red Monsters” of the Cosmic Dawn: Webb Finds Massive Early Galaxies That Defy Expectations

Researchers have discovered three ultra-massive galaxies from the universe’s first billion years, challenging existing models of star formation. These galaxies, identified with the James Webb Space Telescope, exhibit unusually high star formation rates, suggesting more efficient … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 2 hours ago

Lower Decks‘s Repeating Lessons Are Slowly Being Put Into Practice

"Of Gods and Angles" is another example of just how far our heroes have grown over the past five seasons, but Lower Decks' final-season musings on a similar theme could start to wear pretty thin. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 hours ago

The company that sold cameras with ‘terrible’ security flaw has a new problem

Image: Eken The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is proposing more than $700,000 in fines against Eken, a Hong Kong-based video doorbell manufacturer whose products were found to be susceptible to hackers, for an unrelated rules violation discovered during the commission’s … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 2 hours ago

YTCH

YouTube as TV channels, click the book icon for a channel guide # | Continue reading


@ytch.xyz | 2 hours ago

Why did some "normal" people vote for Trump?

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2024 Bret and Gail opine: We were struck by what Gail Collins said midway through this week's Conversation with Bret Stephens. As their colloquy began, the pair swapped comments regarding the horrors of Hegseth and Gaetz and Gabbard and Bobby. Eventually, S … | Continue reading


@dailyhowler.blogspot.com | 2 hours ago

Songs Of Silence Rules

A leaner, meaner Total War experience The post Songs Of Silence Rules appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 2 hours ago

Tron Crypto Founder Spends $6 Million on a Banana and Says He Plans to Eat It

It's one banana, Michael, how much could it cost? Six million dollars? | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 hours ago

Charlotte Wood did not win the Booker Prize, still gets Booker bump

Sales of Australian author Charlotte Wood’s latest novel Stone Yard Devotional have enjoyed a boost, as a result of being both long and short listed for this year’s Booker Prize. The phenomena is sometimes called the Booker bump: Her publisher says that since winning the Stella P … | Continue reading


@disassociated.com | 2 hours ago

Let’s Talk About Knee Socks

Fug or fab? The post Let’s Talk About Knee Socks first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading


@gofugyourself.com | 2 hours ago