Collaborate Disseminate
Colliding black holes were detected through spacetime ripples for the first time in 2015 by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), notes Space.com:
Since then, LIGO and its partner gravitational wave detectors Virgo in Italy … Continue reading Scientists Just Doubled Our Catalog of Black Hole and Neutron Star Collisions
Within the last month two U.S> judges have effectively declared AI bots are not human, writes Los Angeles Times columnist Michael Hiltzik:
On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to take up a lawsuit in which artist and computer scientist Stephen Th… Continue reading Judges Find AI Doesn’t Have Human Intelligence in Two New Court Cases
CNN reports on a company called Automated Architecture (AUAR) which makes “portable” micro-factories that use a robotic arm to produce wooden framing for houses (the walls, floors and roofs):
Co-founder Mollie Claypool says the micro-factories will b… Continue reading Could Home-Building Robots Help Fix the Housing Crisis?
A long-time information security professional “went undercover” on Moltbook, the Reddit-like social media site for AI agents — and shares the risks they saw while posing as another AI bot:
I successfully masqueraded around Moltbook, as the agent… Continue reading A Security Researcher Went ‘Undercover’ on Moltbook – and Found Security Risks
“A surgeon in London says he has performed the UK’s first long-distance robotic operation,” reports the BBC, “on a patient located 1,500 miles (2,400km) away…”
Leading robotic urological surgeon Professor Prokar Dasgupta said it felt “almost as if … Continue reading Robotic Surgery Performed Remotely on Patient 1,500 Miles Away
“In November Steam on Linux use hit an all-time high of 3.2%,” reports Phoronix. And then in December Steam on Linux jumped even higher, to 3.58%.
But January’s numbers settled a little lower, at 3.38%. And last Monday the February numbers were relea… Continue reading Steam on Linux Numbers Dropped to 2.23% in February
“OpenAI’s former chief research officer is raising $70 million for a new startup building an AI and software platform to automate manufacturing,” reports the Wall Street Journal, citing “people familiar with the matter.
“Arda, the new startup co-foun… Continue reading OpenAI’s Former Research Chief Raises $70M to Automate Manufacturing With AI
How many Node.js users are running unsupported or outdated versions. Roughly two thirds, according to data from Node’s nonprofit steward, OpenJS.
So they’ve announced “the Node.js LTS Upgrade and Modernization program” to help enterprises move safely… Continue reading 2/3 of Node.Js Users Run an Outdated Version. So OpenJS Announces Program Offering Upgrade Providers
When Block cut 4,000 jobs — nearly half its workforce — co-founder Jack Dorsey “pointed to AI as the culprit,” writes Entrepreneur magazine. “Dorsey claimed that AI tools now allow fewer employees to accomplish the same work.”
“But analys… Continue reading Jack Dorsey’s Block Accused of ‘AI-Washing’ to Excuse Laying Off Nearly Half Its Workforce
Cornell University makes an announcement. “Employees who are impressed by vague corporate-speak like ‘synergistic leadership,’ or ‘growth-hacking paradigms’ may struggle with practical decision-making, a new Cornell study reveals.”
Published in the jo… Continue reading Workers Who Love ‘Synergizing Paradigms’ Might Be Bad at Their Jobs