From PC Mag: In a possible glimpse at future internet speeds, scientists in Japan recently powered a 402,000 Gbps connection using commercially available optical fiber.
The research comes from Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), which has partnered with...
From The Verge: On Monday, Meta announced that it is “updating the ‘Made with AI’ label to ‘AI info’ across our apps, which people can click for more information,” after people complained that their pictures had the tag applied incorrectly. Former White House photographer Pete Souza pointed out the...
From InfoWorld: Google has opened access to the 2-million-token context window of the Gemini 1.5 Pro AI model. The company also is giving developers access to code execution capabilities in the Gemini API and making the Gemma 2 model available in Google AI Studio.
These announcements were made on...
From TechCrunch: Meta is not the only company grappling with the rise in AI-generated content and how it affects its platform. YouTube also quietly rolled out a policy change in June that will allow people to request the takedown of AI-generated or other synthetic content that simulates their face...
From PC Mag: Uber and Lyft are now required to pay drivers in the state of Massachusetts $32.50 an hour and provide them with company-sponsored benefits.
In 2020, Attorney General Andrea Campbell sued the companies, claiming that drivers should be considered employees. They've now settled and...
Leading a group of friends may not be an everyday issue, but it is something I have thought about. Generally, most of your friends are your peers and there is no designated leader. You might think age would play a role, but I believe personality has a bigger impact in distinguishing the alpha in a pack of companions. As such, when planning a get-together or hangout, it often falls on this person to carry the bulk of planning and coordinating. In...
It is always interesting to see an artist venture outside of their comfort zone and try something new. This, of course, can be an actor or director trying a different movie genre, or a music artist trying a different music genre as well. One example that sits in my memory is when Lupita Nyong'o starred in the horror movie Us. Lupita Nyong'o was always known more for dramatic movies up to that point, and while Us certainly required dramatic acting...
From Tom's Hardware: On June 26, Hori announced an officially Valve-licensed Hori Steam controller to launch in Japan on October 31, in four colors, at a price point of ¥7980, or roughly $50. The available colors include Neon Yellow, Luminous Violet, Shiny White, and Midnight Black. As the yen...
From The Verge: On Friday the Supreme Court overturned a longstanding legal doctrine in the US, making a transformative ruling that could hamper federal agencies’ ability to regulate all kinds of industry. Six Republican-appointed justices voted to overturn the doctrine, called Chevron deference...
From PC Mag: Amazon Web Services is investigating Perplexity AI over its data-scraping practices after multiple news outlets, including Forbes and Wired, reported that the AI startup is swiping their web archives to train its models without consent or compensation.
An AWS rep confirmed Thursday...
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