Additional Benefits For Brain, Heart, and Lungs Found for Drugs Like Viagra and Cialis

“Research published in the World Journal of Men’s Health found evidence that drugs such as Viagra and Cialis may also help with heart disease, stroke risk and diabetes,” reports the Telegraph, “as well as enlarged prostate and urinary problems.”

Rese… Continue reading Additional Benefits For Brain, Heart, and Lungs Found for Drugs Like Viagra and Cialis

US Government Will Stop Pollution-Reduction Credits for Cars With ‘Start-Stop’ Systems

Starting in 2009, the U.S. government have given car manufacturers towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions if they included “start-stop” systems in cars with internal combustion engines. (These systems automatically shut off idling engines to reduce … Continue reading US Government Will Stop Pollution-Reduction Credits for Cars With ‘Start-Stop’ Systems

Dates with AI Companions Plagued by Lag, Miscommunications – and General Creepiness

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, EVA AI created a temporary “pop-up” restaurant at a wine bar in Manhattan’s “Hell’s Kitchen” district where patrons can date AI personas.

The Verge notes that looking around the restaurant, “Of the 30-some-odd people in … Continue reading Dates with AI Companions Plagued by Lag, Miscommunications – and General Creepiness

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ByteDance’s Seedance 2 Criticized Over AI-Generated Video of Tom Cruise Fighting Brad Pitt

1.5 million people have now viewed a slick 15-second video imagining Tom Cruise fighting Brad Pitt that was generated by ByteDance’s new AI video generation tool Seedance 2.0.
But while ByteDance gushes their tool “delivers cinematic output aligned wi… Continue reading ByteDance’s Seedance 2 Criticized Over AI-Generated Video of Tom Cruise Fighting Brad Pitt

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Sudden Telnet Traffic Drop. Are Telcos Filtering Ports to Block Critical Vulnerability?

An anonymous reader shared this report from the Register:

Telcos likely received advance warning about January’s critical Telnet vulnerability before its public disclosure, according to threat intelligence biz GreyNoise. Global Telnet traffic “fell o… Continue reading Sudden Telnet Traffic Drop. Are Telcos Filtering Ports to Block Critical Vulnerability?

Anthropic’s Claude Got 11% User Boost from Super Bowl Ad Mocking ChatGPT’s Advertising

Anthropic saw visits to its site jump 6.5% after Sunday’s Super Bowl ad mocking ChatGPT’s advertising, reports CNBC (citing data analyzed by French financial services company BNP Paribas).

The Claude gain, which took it into the top 10 free apps on… Continue reading Anthropic’s Claude Got 11% User Boost from Super Bowl Ad Mocking ChatGPT’s Advertising

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