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
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
Go Time producer, Jerod Santo, ranks & reviews the most (un)popular opinions of 2023. | Continue reading
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
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
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
Regular exposure to extreme cold could boost your quality of sleep, a new study from researchers in Canada has found. | Continue reading
Who had atomic breath on their weekly Dan Da Dan bingo card? | Continue reading
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
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
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
"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
CloudTrail Lake updates simplify auditing with AI-powered queries, summarization, and enhanced dashboards for deeper AWS activity insights. | Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
Elle Cordova gave several iconic artifacts distinct personalities that interviewed a universal remote about attaining legendary status. | Continue reading
Student "indiscriminately copied and pasted text," including AI hallucinations. | Continue reading
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
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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
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
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
Gain deep visibility into AWS Lambda performance with CloudWatch Application Signals, eliminating manual monitoring complexities and improving serverless app health. | Continue reading
The now-concluded auction of costumes and memorabilia upset fans and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers actors when it was announced. | Continue reading
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
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
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"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
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
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
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
author Steven Johnson used Gemini Pro to make an interactive fiction game out of his latest book and wrote about it # | Continue reading
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
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
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
"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
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
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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
A leaner, meaner Total War experience The post Songs Of Silence Rules appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
It's one banana, Michael, how much could it cost? Six million dollars? | Continue reading
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
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