Apple has revived the larger HomePod with a second-generation model that boasts improved sound quality in addition to improved intelligence and computing abilities. Pre-orders for the new HomePod, which has a suggested retail price of $299, are now open. On February 3, in-store sales and shipping will start in the …
Read More »The most recent Atlas video from Boston Dynamics shows a robot that can now grab and throw objects
The most recent Atlas humanoid robot demo was just released by Boston Dynamics. The robot’s feet allowed it to traverse rough terrain while running and jumping. Now, the robot actually has hands. The robot is given new life by these simple grippers. The Atlas suddenly transforms from a quick pack …
Read More »An AI writing assistance with source citations is unveiled by AI21 Labs
The artificial intelligence (AI) ChatGPT, which can create spreadsheet formulas, emails, poems, and more, has recently received a lot of unfavorable press. Users were briefly prohibited from publishing ChatGPT-generated content by Stack Overflow, which claimed that the AI made it too simple for users to flood the site with bogus …
Read More »A glimpse of the future as seen by Sam Altman
Sam Altman, the former CEO of Y Combinator and, as of 2019, the co-founder and co-CEO of OpenAI, the company he famously co-founded with Elon Musk and numerous others in 2015 to develop artificial intelligence for the “benefit of humanity,” spent an hour with this editor late last week in …
Read More »The largest aircraft in the world does a record-breaking flight over the Mojave Desert
After breaking yet another world record by flying nonstop for six hours, the largest plane in the world has gone to the skies to demonstrate that having a 117-meter (385-foot) wingspan does not prevent it from traveling the distance. The current largest plane in the world, Stratolaunch’s Roc, flew for …
Read More »News aggregator SmartNews fires 40% of its employees in the US and China, and plans additional layoffs in Japan
According to individuals acquainted with the company’s plans, SmartNews, a news aggregation website and app with headquarters in Tokyo, today announced a 40% decrease of its U.S. and China personnel, or roughly 120 people. The announcement was made on Thursday during an All-Hands meeting that the SmartNews team was present …
Read More »Launch of ChatGPT Professional, a more expensive version of OpenAI’s popular chatbot
This week, OpenAI hinted that it might soon start charging for ChatGPT, a popular chatbot powered by AI that can create documents like essays, emails, poems, and even computer code. OpenAI stated that one of the ways it is “beginning to think about how to commercialize ChatGPT” is to “guarantee …
Read More »OpenAI’s GPT for Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint is being considered by Microsoft
According to reports, Microsoft has been considering how to incorporate OpenAI’s GPT functionality into Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint. It’s been rumored that Microsoft has been testing the integration of OpenAI’s language AI technology into its Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook programs. According to The Information, Microsoft has been striving to further …
Read More »Unreliable ChatGPT apps are widely available in the Play Store and App Store
The current debate in the tech community is over ChatGPT. Users and developers have expressed interest in OpenAI’s chatbot that provides natural language responses to questions. Some developers are attempting to capitalize on the trend by creating dubious apps that are available on both the App Store and the Play …
Read More »Finally Operational: Giant “Water Battery” in the Swiss Alps
After 14 years of building, a huge “water battery” in the Swiss Alps is now fully functional. The Nant de Drance Hydropower Plant has a storage capacity of 400,000 automobile batteries. We have an issue with renewable energy sources: what to do when more electricity is produced than we actually …
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