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UK mulls fresh controls on ‘sensitive tech’ after China cyber attack claim


Britain is exploring new curbs on exporting and funding “sensitive technologies” amid growing tensions with China. Oliver Dowden, the UK’s deputy prime minister, launched a review of the restrictions on Thursday. He warned that “hostile states” could use Brit

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Power up with these 3 highly rated AI extensions for Chrome and Edge

Whether you’re a content creator, a researcher, or simply someone who spends hours browsing the web, AI-powered browser extensions are your secret weapons. Here are three top-rated AI extensions that seamlessly integrate with Google’s Chrome and Microsoft’s Edge browsers. From writing assistance to smart summarization and beyond, these extensions can streamline your work and take productivity to new heights.

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Romance scams are on the rise on dating apps. Here’s how you can protect yourself

When 27-year-old Chad Teixeir got to know his romance scammer, he thought he had met the man of his dreams. “Everything seemed perfect,” he says. “It was almost too good to be true.”

But there was no happy ending in this love story. Chad’s love interest eventually left his job and became financially dependent on him, resulting in Chad handing over a six-figure sum within a year and a half. It turns out that the scammer actually had a pregnant girlfriend at home and was only using C

How to build strong, cross-cultural remote teams


For the past two years, I have worked at a company whose workforce hails from around the globe, including the United States, Europe, and Latin America. I’m the only team member based in Santa Marta, on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, and I work remotely — li

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Superhuman founder Rahul Vohra on coping with email overload

Superhuman is a fast, pricey email service aimed at those whose work inboxes are exploding. People pay $30 a month for it, CEO Rahul Vohra says, because it’s as important for their work as any other core company software. 

The universality of email stress—workers spend more than two hours a day on it—has helped the company raise more than $100 million from the likes of Ashton Kutch

25 WordPress Alternatives Best For SEO via @sejournal, @lorenbaker

Take a look at 25 SEO-friendly WordPress alternatives separated by primary functionality, so you can make the best choice for your needs.

The post 25 WordPress Alternatives Best For SEO appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/25-wordpress-alternatives-best-for-seo/510726/

Radikální kosmologie: Je náš vesmír plný tachyonů?

Dvojice amerických fyziků vybudovala velmi exotický model vesmíru, který je založený na tachyonech, neblaze proslulých hypotetických částicích, které si nedělají hlavu z rychlosti světla ani z kauzality. K překvapení všech zúčastněných vyšlo najevo, že tachyonový model světluje data pozorování supernov typu Ia stejně dobře jako standardní kosmologie. http://www.osel.cz/13441-radikalni-kosmologie-je-nas-vesmir-plny-tachyonu.html

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Why configuration is so complicated

Ben and Ryan explore why configuration is so complicated, the right to repair, the best programming languages for beginners, how AI is grading exams in Texas, Automattic’s $125M acquisition of Beeper, and why a major US city’s train system still relies on floppy disks. Plus: The unique challenge of keeping up with a field that’s changing as rapidly as GenAI. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/04/19/why-configuration-is-so-complicated/

TikTok’s sell-or-ban bill gains steam in Congress ahead of upcoming vote

An effort to force TikTok‘s Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the social media app or face a ban in the U.S. was gaining steam in Congress on Thursday, with the House of Representatives setting a vote for Saturday and a key Senate Democrat voicing support for the move.

The Republican-controlled House included the measure in a sweeping $95 bill

NYC vs. Texas? Actually, they’re both top destinations for tech talent right now

Hundreds of thousands of tech workers have been culled from payrolls over the past year or so, but several areas around the country remain hubs for tech workers. That includes such cities as Austin, Seattle, and New York City, according to a new report from venture firm SignalFire

More trouble for Tesla: Layoffs, severance snafu, and a painful stock downgrade

In an email obtained by CNBC Wednesday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk informed staffers that the severance packages sent to some of the 14,000 workers laid off this week were “incorrectly low.”

Musk apologized for the mistake, stating that the problem is being “co

‘Just like meaty sausages!’ Europe hosts first cultivated meat tasting


Dutch startup Meatable has hosted the first legally approved tasting of cultivated meat in Europe. On the menu was a lab-grown pork sausage. Meatable says the produce is “indistinguishable” from traditional meat, but causes no harm to animals or the environme

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4 in 10 translators are losing work to AI. They want remuneration from devs


AI threatens to decimate the translation profession, according to a new survey by a British union. Almost four in ten translators (36%) said they’ve already lost work due to generative AI. Nearly half of them (43%) said the tech has decreased their income. Th

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Microsoft is riding on geopolitics to extend its AI footprint

Welcome to AI DecodedFast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week here.

Microsoft extends its grip on global AI with $1.5B share of the UAE AI company G42

Microsoft’

The UK’s second commercial quantum computer has come online


California-based quantum circuitry company Rigetti has brought a commercially available quantum computer to the UK. Only the second in the country, it was installed in collaboration with Oxford Instruments NanoScience — a cryogenics

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Humane’s ambient computing vision is a dead-end

Humane seemed to anticipate that the first reviews of its AI Pin would be brutal.

In an interview with Inverse and a statement to The Verge, Humane’s co-founders positioned the AI Pin not as a finish

This is how we can use AI to empower rural America

AI has become a market imperative for leading American businesses. However, current AI knowledge is largely centered around cities. Meanwhile, in rural America, income inequality has never been higher—nor has the digital divide been more deeply felt. The disparity between rural and urban wages also only seems to be widening.  

Although concerns persist abo

Extending Your Schema Markup From Rich Results To A Knowledge Graph via @sejournal, @marthavanberkel

Harness the potential of Schema Markup to create a content knowledge graph that enhances search engine understanding of your web content.

The post Extending Your Schema Markup From Rich Results To A Knowledge Graph appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/extending-your-sc

Podivuhodný zlaten je novým želízkem v ohni 2D materiálů

Grafen je sice stále úžasný, ale o pozornost světa se perou další 2D materiály. Novinkou z výhně objevů materiálových vědců je zlaten od týmu švédské Linköpings universitet, 2D materiále z jediné vrstvy atomů zlata. Mohl by se uplatit jako velmi výkonný katalyzátor rozmanitých procesů nebo třeba při výrobě elektroniky. http://www.osel.cz/13440-podivuhodny-zlaten-je-novym-zelizkem-v-ohni-2d-materialu.html

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Top Wall Street brokerages start Reddit coverage but remain doubtful

Top Wall Street brokerages, whose investment banking units helped Reddit prepare for its public issue, started coverage of the social media company with doubts over its user growth, while staying bullish on ad revenue and its use of artificial intelligence (AI). Goldman Sachs and J.P.Morgan began with a “neutral” rating

Naval Ravikant’s AirChat social media app looks to connect people through natural voice

Venture capitalist Naval Ravikant has rolled out a social media app centered around communicating through voice notes, looking to challenge the dominance of text-based platforms such as Elon Musk-owned X and Meta Platforms

Experts worry the government was just given more cover to conduct mass surveillance

The House of Representatives’ vote last week to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) by two years suggests the government will continue to enjoy its authority to collect the messages of Americans communicating with targeted foreigners abroad.

The FBI

Could the AI revolution crash our data centers?

The hundreds of AI tools now flooding the market share at least one thing in common: They all require massive amounts of data to operate. And as usage of those tools increases, the draw on data centers will become ever greater—potentially throwing a hitch into the generative AI revolution.

Beyond that, the increase in demand required by

This startup wants doctors to use music in the ICU

Sometimes, music is the best medicine. The right tune at the right time can make us feel more relaxed, give us the needed boost to finish a work task, or even put a smile on our face. British music tech startup MediMusic bets that music can also help us recover from illnesses, make medicine more effective, and reduce the reliance on opiates to treat pain.

MediMusic recently concluded a clinical trial with the British National Health Service that

ChatGPT’s Chinese competitor Ernie Bot is on track to exceed 200 million users

China’s Baidu said on Tuesday its artificial intelligence chatbot “Ernie Bot” has garnered more than 200 million users as it seeks to remain China’s most popular ChatGPT-like chatbot amid increasingly fierce competition.

The number of users has roughly doubled since the company’s last update in December. The chatbot was released to the public eight months ago.

TikTok Lite has 24 hours to deliver risk assessment, over mental health concerns for minors

ByteDance’s TikTok has been given 24 hours to provide a risk assessment on its new app TikTok Lite launched this month in France and Spain on concerns of its potential impact on children and users’ mental health, the Europ

Netflix gained 22 million subscribers in 2023 after a password-sharing crackdown, but will the growth last?


Netflix’s plan to maintain subscriber growth after two quarters of blockbuster increases will be in focus when it reports earnings on Thursday, with some analysts warning that gains from a crackdown on password sharing are set to ease.

The streaming pioneer saw its strongest growth since the pandemic in the

EU questions TikTok’s new app that pays users to watch videos

European Union regulators said Wednesday they’re seeking details from TikTok on a new app from the video-sharing platform that pays users to watch videos.

The European Commission said it sent TikTok a “request for information” on the TikTok Lite app that has been quietly released in France and Spain.

The commission wants to know about

How to use a maturity model to shoot for the stars

With a solar eclipse recently plunging parts of the world in darkness—and the #1 show on Netflix highlighting the chaos caused by multiple celestial bodies in motion (3 Body Problem)—it’s safe to say that the stars have captured the popular imagination yet again. Astronomers, physicists, and other scientists have seized the moment to educate the public about their fields, and even local organizations like libraries threw events to capitalize on the interest (and teach people not to look dire

Mobileye to ship at least 46 million assisted driving chips to customers

Israeli automotive tech company Mobileye said on Wednesday it had secured orders to ship 46 million of its EyeQ6 Lite assisted-driving chips over the next few years as automakers race to make cars safer and easier to drive.

Mobileye is selling the EyeQ6 Lite in all major markets around the world, and cars with the technology will be launched in the middle of this year,

After mass layoffs, Tesla asks again to approve Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package

With Tesla stocks trading at their lowest in almost a year, the EV carmaker has delivered an urgent new message to shareholders: Thanks to a Delaware court nullifying the pay package in January, Elon Musk still hasn’t received any of his earth-shattering $56 billion payout, and they must act to get him paid. Oh, and Tesla wants the amount to be the exact same as before: the largest compensation plan ever awarded in corporate history.

In a

Tech layoffs: Google and Rivian both cut jobs

The job cuts continue at Google and Rivian as both companies further trimmed their workforces Wednesday, part of a larger trend of layoffs in the tech industry this year.

Google laid off an unspecified number of workers, though the cuts were not company-wide. The company classified them as a reorganization that was part of the normal course of business. Affected employees will be able to apply for internal roles.

Google did not confirm or deny

#426 – Edward Gibson: Human Language, Psycholinguistics, Syntax, Grammar & LLMs

Edward Gibson is a psycholinguistics professor at MIT and heads the MIT Language Lab. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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TNW Podcast: Caroline Viarouge on EIT Manufacturing and EU-UK collaboration; is AGI even possible?


Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry. In today’s episode, Linnea and Andrii talk

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The woman who dog-sits on Rover to support her passion for travel blogging

Life in the Gig Economy tells the stories of workers in an industry millions of people rely upon. If you’d like to share your story, email staff writer Jessica Bursztynsky at Jessicabursz@proton.me.

Christy Woodrow is a 44-year-old travel blogger and gig worker based in San Diego. This is what the experience has been like, in Christy’s own words. 

The only part of X that may be worth paying for is Community Notes cringe

Imagine deciding to start watching Lost midway through its much-maligned final season. Now imagine making that decision right as ABC executives began charging new viewers—and only new viewers—for the privilege of watching a once-great series circle the drain. This is essentially the experience future newbies on X can look forward to, now that

Preparing For 3rd-Party Cookie Deprecation: How To Adjust Your Data Collection Strategy via @sejournal, @hethr_campbell

As a marketer, customer data is essentially your bread and butter – and if your strategy is heavily reliant on third-party data, you’re in for quite an awakening this year.  With Google Chrome already starting to phase out third-party cookies (with full implementation scheduled for third quarter 2024), it’s time to start rethinking your approach and strategizing for the impending changes.    That’s where we come in.  On May 1, we’re hosting a live webinar with experts from CallRail and Worksh

China still ASML’s biggest market, but falling sales cause drop in profit


Amid the semiconductor industry’s slowdown and increasing geopolitical tensions, Dutch chip machine-maker ASML reported a decrease both in sales and profits. Europe’s most valuable tech company saw orders fall to €3.6bn in the first quarter of 2024, down from

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China was supposed to be the next big thing in venture capital. Now VCs are pulling back

Not long ago, it wasn’t unusual for the founders of Chinese tech companies to show up in droves to Silicon Valley in search of U.S. investors. And those investors were more than happy to meet them. To many of them, China looked like the next frontier.

Lately, it’s looked more like a minefield.

In a report issued in February, Congress

In biggest-ever election year, tech platforms are wide open for voter manipulation


Under orders from the EU, tech giants have launched 11 advertising transparency tools. None of them are fit for purpose, according to a new study from Mozilla. The tools provide libraries of data about online adverts. By exploring the repositories, researche

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The life-changing magic of a gadget that just works

“For $699 and $24 a month, this wearable computer promises to free you from your smartphone. There’s only one problem: It just doesn’t work.”

So says David Pierce’s review of Humane’s Ai Pin on The Verge. Other

Air taxi firm raises $110M, plans to launch commercial service in 2026


A British drone maker plans to launch air taxis in 2026 after raising a whopping $110mn. Skyports has already flown electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft on delivery and monitoring trials. The new funding brings commercial air taxis closer to t

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How Search Generative Experience Will Affect Local SEO & Businesses via @sejournal, @JRiddall

Discover how to adapt your local SEO strategies for Google's Search Generative Experience (SGE) and increase visibility for your business.

The post How Search Generative Experience Will Affect Local SEO & Businesses appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/search-gen

22 Places You Should Be Sharing Your Content via @sejournal, @_kevinrowe

Struggling with content sharing? Get expert tips on where you should be sharing your content to increase traffic and engagement.

The post 22 Places You Should Be Sharing Your Content appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/places-you-should-be-sharing-your-content/511335/

Tree-planting search engine Ecosia to monitor reforestation from space


Berlin-based Ecosia, best known as the tree-planting search engine, has teamed up with French startup Kanop to monitor its reforestation efforts from space. With around 20 million users, Ecosia is the world’s largest not-for-profit search

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If everyone is building AI, why aren't more projects in production?

Ben talks with Shane McAllister, lead developer advocate at MongoDB, Stanimira Vlaeva, senior developer advocate at MongoDB, and Miku Jha, director, AI/ML and generative AI at Google Cloud, about the challenges and opportunities of operationalizing and scaling generative AI models in enterprise organizations. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/04/17/if-everyone-is-building-ai-why-aren-t-more-projects-in-production/

Community Corner: Mark Niebergall

In this episode, Scott talks to Mark Niebergall about his talks at php[tek] 2024, preparing to do a 3-hour tutorial track talk, his work as a PHP-FIG Secretary, and the current opening as a PHP-FIG Secretary. Links: PHP-FIG: www.php-fig.org Tickets to php[tek] 2024 – http://tinyurl.com/tek-2024-tickets

The post Community Corner: Mark Niebergall appeared first on

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První známá přírodní fraktální molekula je matematickým zázrakem

Prostá kokální sinice obsahuje fascinující strukturu, kterou vytváření molekuly běžného enzymu citrátsyntázy. Elektronový mikroskop ukáže elegantní Sierpińského trojúhelníky, jednoduchý, ale uhrančivý fraktální tvar. Nejlepší na tom je, že to zřejmě vzniklo pár jednoduchými mutacemi a nejspíš to k ničemu neslouží. Čirá estetika na molekulární úrovni. http://www.osel.cz/13439-prvni-znama-prirodni-fraktalni-molekula-je-matematickym-zazrakem.html

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Dutch deep tech fund for photonics startups reaches €75M after second close


PhotonVentures, a Dutch deep tech fund aiming to boost Europe’s photonics industry, has closed its second fundraising round with over €15mn — bringing its total capital to €75mn. The fund targets startups and scaleups developing solutions with photonic

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Google will outpace Microsoft in AI investment, DeepMind CEO says


We have all been guilty of falling under the foundation model spell of the past year-and-a-half, initiated by OpenAI’s unveiling of ChatGPT to the public. But it is not only where large language models (LLMs) such as GPT-4 are concerned that inc

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