Collaborate Disseminate
“Saturn and some of its 274 moons are pretty weird,” writes Smithsonian magazine:
[Saturn moon] Titan has strangely few impact craters, Hyperion is tiny and misshapen, and Iapetus has a tilted orbit. What’s more, planets tend to wobble along their rot… Continue reading Does a New Theory Finally Explain the Mysteries of the Planet Saturn?
As the Mobile World Conference begins in Spain, Lenovo brought a new attachable accessory for their laptops — an AI agent. CNET reports:
The little circular module perches on the top of your Lenovo laptop display, attached via the magnetic Magic … Continue reading Lenovo Unveils an Attachable AI Agent ‘Companion’ for Their Laptops
If U.S. automakers turn their backs on electric vehicles, “their sales outside the U.S. will shrivel,” warns Bloomberg. [Alternate URL.]
They’re already falling behind on the technology, relying on a 100% U.S. tariff on Chinese EVs to keep surging riv… Continue reading Does a Gas-Guzzler Revival Risk Dead-End Futures for US Automakers?
The Norwegian Consumer Council, a government funded organization advocating for consumer’s rights, released a report on the trend of “enshittification” in digital consumer goods and services, suggesting ways consumers for consumers to resist. But they’… Continue reading Norway’s Consumer Council Calls for Right to Repair and Antitrust Enforcement – and Mocks ‘Enshittification’
“Advanced AI models appear willing to deploy nuclear weapons without the same reservations humans have when put into simulated geopolitical crises,” reports New Scientist:
Kenneth Payne at King’s College London set three leading large language models … Continue reading AIs Can’t Stop Recommending Nuclear Strikes In War Game Simulations
Slashdot reader JustAnotherOldGuy shared this report from the Guardian:
Chronic ocean heating is fuelling a “staggering and deeply concerning” loss of marine life, a study has found, with fish levels falling by 7.2% from as little as 0.1C of warming … Continue reading Chronic Ocean Heating Fuels ‘Staggering’ Loss of Marine Life, Study Finds
“Anthropic may have lost out on doing business with the US government,” reports Engadget, “but it’s gained enough popularity to earn the number one spot on the App Store’s Top Free Apps leaderboard.”
Anthropic’s Claude AI assistant had already leape… Continue reading Anthropic’s Claude Passes ChatGPT, Now #1, on Apple’s ‘Top Apps’ Chart After Pentagon Controversy
Engadget reports:
In a lengthy post on Truth Social on February 27, President Trump ordered all federal agencies to “immediately cease all use of Anthropic’s technology” following strong disagreements between the Department of Defense and the AI comp… Continue reading America Used Anthropic’s AI for Its Attack On Iran, One Day After Banning It
“Podcasts have officially overtaken AM/FM talk radio as the more popular medium for spoken-word audio in the United States,” reports TechCrunch, citing Edison Research’s Share of Ear survey:
The researchers have tracked these statistics over the last … Continue reading Americans Listen to Podcasts More Than Talk Radio Now, Study Shows
“Billions fewer birds are flying through North American skies than decades ago,” reports the Associated Press, “and their population is shrinking ever faster, mostly due to a combination of intensive agriculture and warming temperatures, a new study fo… Continue reading North America’s Bird Populations Are Shrinking Faster. Blame Climate Change and Agriculture