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 …
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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 »Gravity batteries could be made from abandoned mines
It takes creative transformations to produce and store electricity because energy cannot be created or destroyed. Some ideas seem more absurd than others, such as the plan to revive defunct mine holes and transform them into massive batteries. Sand is the only thing they require (or an equivalent heavy enough …
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 »After an 18-month security investigation, Didi receives approval from China to reopen
On Monday, Didi, a major ride-hailing company, returned to the market after having its app suspended in China for 18 months. The action was taken at a time when China was beginning to loosen up on its three-year-old broad regulatory crackdown on the internet industry. Chinese authorities demanded that Didi …
Read More »The third-party client issue on Twitter appears to be a suspension on purpose
Many well-known Twitter clients went down on Friday, including Tweetbot, Twitterrific, and Echofon. Users were unable to access their accounts or view their timelines. At first, it appeared to be a flaw in the Twitter API, but when the company went silent, new information revealed that Twitter had purposefully restricted …
Read More »Numerous client accounts were compromised, according to Norton LifeLock
According to a recent data breach alert from the firm, thousands of Norton LifeLock customers had their accounts hijacked in recent weeks, potentially giving criminal hackers access to their password managers. In a notice to customers, Gen Digital, the parent company of Norton LifeLock, stated that a credential stuffing attack …
Read More »Google claims that the Indian antitrust ruling threatens national security
Google issued a warning on Friday, raising its concerns about the future of Android in this important international market, saying that if the Indian antitrust watchdog’s decision is allowed to stand, it will increase the cost of devices in the South Asian market and encourage the proliferation of unchecked apps …
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 »Parisian scooters are at a turning point
What will become of the 15,000 vibrant electric scooters that are currently littering Paris’ streets? Their future may take a dramatic turn on March 23 as the French capital decides whether or not to renew licenses for the three scooter businesses that are currently doing business there. The three businesses …
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