Collaborate Disseminate
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: When the scientist and inventor Prof Archibald Montgomery Low predicted “a day in the life of a man of the future” one century ago, his prophecies were sometimes dismissed as “ruthlessly imaginativ… Continue reading Scientist’s ‘Ruthlessly Imaginative’ 1925 Predictions For the Future
Within our comfortable world of causality we expect that reactions always follow an action and not vice versa. This why the recent chatter in the media about researchers having discovered …read more Continue reading Quantum Mechanics and Negative Time With Photon-Atom Interactions
Generation Beta, starting in 2025 and lasting until around 2039, will grow up deeply immersed in AI and smart technology, facing pressing societal challenges like climate change and global shifts while potentially being shielded from excessive screen t… Continue reading 2025 Marks the Start of the Gen Beta Era
Alibaba is cutting prices on its large language models by up to 85% to attract more enterprise users and strengthen its position in China’s competitive AI market. CNBC reports: The Hangzhou-based e-commerce firm’s cloud computing division, Alibaba Clou… Continue reading Alibaba Slashes Prices On LLMs By Up To 85% As China AI Rivalry Heats Up
Venezuela’s Supreme Court on Monday fined TikTok $10 million for failing to prevent viral challenges allegedly linked to the deaths of three children. It also ordered the platform to establish a local office to oversee content compliance with national … Continue reading Venezuela Issues $10 Million Fine For TikTok Over Deadly Viral Challenges
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Electrek: A new study published in the journal Renewable Energy (PDF) uses data from the state of California to demonstrate that no blackouts occurred when wind-water-solar electricity supply exceeded 100% of de… Continue reading California Grid Ran On 100% Renewables For a Record 98 Days
The world of audio has produced a variety of different loudspeaker designs over the last century, though it’s fair to say that the trusty moving coil reigns supreme. That hasn’t …read more Continue reading A Foil Tweeter, Sound From Kitchen Consumables
TechCrunch recently did its annual write-up of badly handled data security incidents. The following wasn’t in it but is one of the worst security and privacy failures that I’ve ever read, and that’s saying a lot. This case stems from… Continue reading Westend Dental agrees to pay Indiana $350K and to implement corrective action plan to settle charges of multiple HIPAA violations
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has announced plans to retire its iconic R46 subway cars, triggering nostalgia among New Yorkers who cherished their distinctive seating arrangement. The fleet — which has served A, C, N, R, Q, and W lines for… Continue reading New York Retires Iconic Subway Cars
AI ethicists are cautioning that the rise of AI may bring with it the commodification of even one’s motivations. From a report: Researchers from the University of Cambridge’s Leverhulme Center for the Future of Intelligence say — in a paper published … Continue reading AI Might Start Selling Your Choices Before You Make Them, Study Warns