Collaborate Disseminate
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: Intel’s December earnings showed significant declines in the company’s sales, profit, gross margin, and outlook, both for the quarter and the full year. […] In short: Intel had a difficult 2022, and 2023… Continue reading Intel’s Horrible Quarter Revealed an Inventory Glut and Underused Factories
A wearable ultrasound imager for the heart that is roughly the size of a postage stamp, can be worn for up to 24 hours, and works even during exercise may one day help doctors spot cardiac problems that current medical technology might miss, a new stud… Continue reading Wearable Ultrasound Patch Images the Heart In Real Time
A small asteroid is flying very close to Earth on Thursday night, less than a week after astronomers discovered the object. The New York Times reports: The asteroid, named 2023 BU, was scheduled to pass over the southern tip of South America at 7:27 p…. Continue reading Newly Discovered Asteroid to Pass Close to Earth Tonight
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Electrek: New York City’s largest fossil-fuel plant, which powers 20% of the city, will be replaced with offshore wind power. Ravenswood Generating Station is the New York City fossil fuel plant that will become… Continue reading NYC Will Replace Its Largest Fossil Fuel Plant With Wind Power
The FBI revealed today that it had shut down the prolific ransomware gang called Hive, “a maneuver that allowed the bureau to thwart the group from collecting more than $130 million in ransomware demands from more than 300 victims,” reports Reuters. Sl… Continue reading US Says It ‘Hacked the Hackers’ To Bring Down Hive Ransomware Gang
The International Data Corporation has the latest numbers for worldwide smartphone sales in Q4 2022, and it’s a disaster. Shipments declined 18.3 percent year-over-year, making for the largest-ever decline in a single quarter and dragging the year down… Continue reading Q4 2022 Was a Disaster For Smartphone Sales, Sees the Largest-Ever Drop
U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss read a speech on the floor of the U.S. House that was generated by AI chatbot ChatGPT. “Auchincloss said he prompted the system in part to ‘write 100 words to deliver on the floor of the House of Representatives’ about the le… Continue reading Member of Congress Reads AI-Generated Speech On House Floor
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Fortune: The Department of Motor Vehicles has never been an agency that screams innovation. The agency is better know for bureaucracy and endless lines than technological transformation. But this may be changing… Continue reading California Announces DMV-Run Blockchain Through Partnership With Tezos
schwit1 shares a report from NPR: A British man who planned to have a “robot lawyer” help a defendant fight a traffic ticket has dropped the effort after receiving threats of possible prosecution and jail time. […] The first-ever AI-powered legal def… Continue reading A Robot Was Scheduled To Argue In Court, Then Came the Jail Threats
Stripe, the fintech company once valued at $95 billion by private market investors, will make a decision on its plans to go public within the next year, CNBC has confirmed. From the report: Co-founders and brothers John and Patrick Collison told employ… Continue reading Stripe Explores Going Public Within the Next Year