
General Motors is pulling funding from robotaxi company Cruise in order to focus on its own autonomous and assisted driving systems.
“Consistent with GM’s capital allocation priorities, GM will no longer fund Cruise’s robotaxi development work given the considerable time and resources that would be needed to scale the business, along with an increasingly competitive robotaxi market,” GM said in a press release.
GM said it will fold Cruise employees into exis

Automattic's acquisition of WPAI will result in integration of AI into WordPress in some form in the near future
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As businesses continue to integrate generative AI into their products, many find it challenging to actually test whether the AI is behaving correctly and giving useful answers.
To help address this problem, a startup called Gentrace offers an integrated platform for testing software built around large language models. Whereas traditional software that can be subjected to automated tests to ve

A contractor hired by Facebook’s parent company Meta dismissed threats to content moderators by Ethiopian rebels angered by their work, according to new evidence filed in a case challenging the dismissal of dozens of moderators in Kenya.
Last year 185 content moderators sued Meta and two contractors, saying they had lost their jobs with Sama, a Kenya-based firm co

If you’ve spent any time on TikTok in the past few days, you’ve probably come across the viral olive oil story. If you haven’t, strap in.
The latest trend on the platform sees people sharing their wildest stories over a slideshow of images of Pepe the King Prawn soundtracked to Like A Prayer. One particular TikTok from the trend was posted by Megan Chacalos (@meganchacalos), who has sinc

Google releases FAQ clarifying site reputation abuse policy, confirming rules for third-party content and providing recovery guidance for publishers.
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California, home to some of the largest technology companies in the world, would be the first U.S. state to require mental health warning labels on social media sites if lawmakers pass a bill introduced Monday.
The legislation sponsored by state Attorney General Rob Bonta is necessar

Attorneys for Meta shareholders asked a Delaware judge Monday to sanction the company’s former Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and fellow Facebook board member and current White House chief of staff Jeff Zients for deleting emails related to the

Google streamlines Search Console Insights by removing Google Analytics data, focusing solely on Search Console metrics for simplicity.
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This release introduces the ability to automatically and programmatically demote an inactive Subject Matter Expert (SME) to ensure a healthy roster of contributing experts. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/12/10/enterprise-2024-8-release-maintain-a-healthy-roster-of-smes/

The complex relationship of give-and-take in the knowledge journey is untangled in the results from the latest Stack Overflow Knows survey. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/12/10/it-s-not-what-you-know-it-s-how-you-know-you-know-it/

Antropický princip nepřestává dráždit. Jak je možné, že žijeme ve vesmíru, v němž můžeme žít? Nemanja Kaloper s Alexanderem Westphalem k jinak čistě filozofickému a poněkud bezcílnému mudrování přihodili test antropického principu v souvislosti s pátráním po temné hmotě. Vše záleží na tom, jestli najdeme nebo nenajdeme ultralehké axiony. Jasno by mohlo být docela brzy. http://www.osel.cz/13815-zijeme-v-nejlepsim-vesmiru-fyzici-navrhuji-jak-otestovat-antropicky-princip.html

Donald Trump’s first electoral victory forever changed the culture inside big tech firms. What had been nascent worker organizing efforts turned into mass movements to protest their companies’ politics, environmental practices, treatment of contract workers, handling of harassment cases, and more. Trump’s return to office can challenge efforts to grow the movement beyond fledgling n

AI has already affected the CIO role, and next year will be no different. In 2025, the technology will test CIOs in new ways while also elevating their role as they process the speed at which AI is being adopted—both internally and externally.
Zooming out beyond the CIO role, AI continues to shape the workforce in profound ways. According to a

I recently had the opportunity to see Wicked, the cinematic adaptation of the acclaimed Broadway musical. Directed by Jon M. Chu, this film serves as the first installment of a two-part series that explores the origins of the beloved characters before the events of The Wizard of Oz. While the 1939 classic presents a whimsical adventure centered on Dorothy, Wicked offers a nuanced exploration of Oz’s political and social dynamics, challenging the conventional dichot

Dive into this mini case study where Kevin Indig explores the ideal timing for B2B companies to invest in AI chatbots for long-term growth.
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UK and Luxembourg-based startup Uplift360 has landed €1mn in pre-seed funding to scale up a greener method for recycling advanced materials like Kevlar. Uplift360’s patent-pending process breaks down Kevlar and other composites without compromising the integrity of t

December is a good time to think about your next career move. Your colleagues may be on a go-slow when it comes to getting projects over the line ahead of the Christmas holiday period, but for those with an eye on 2025’s job-hunting prize, this month can be a rea

One day in 2020, Abeba Birhane found herself on Wikipedia, scouring a list of slurs. At the time, Birhane was pursuing a PhD in cognitive science at the University College Dublin and was trying to see how many of those slurs appeared in the image descriptions for a massive data set that’s often used to train AI systems.
She had already turned up plenty of matches on the obvious filth, but Birhane was running out of ideas for what to search next. “The reason I went to Wikipedia is

Cooking is alchemy, combining two things to create something unexpected. In a way, AI is the same, with unexpected combinations creating new and exciting things. Here’s how alchemists of food and AI can work together, with our eight top tips for chefs interested in AI.
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Learn how TikTok's U.S. ban fight impacts advertisers, with insights on legal updates, marketing challenges, and tips to adapt your strategy.
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Google confirms widespread search indexing delays affecting a "small number" of websites.
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With the holiday season approaching fast, don't fall into common SEO traps. Learn how to avoid them and optimize your website for maximum sales.
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Plenty of people who use ChatGPT get stuff done by hopping between OpenAI’s chatbot and broader web-browsing sessions. But extensions that fuse ChatGPT right into Chrome have resulted in a peanut-butter-and-chocolate moment for AI and web browsing.
To wit, here are four must-have Chrome extensions that will streamline your ChatGPT workflow and boost your productivity in one fell swoop.
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Google recommends using ETag for efficient caching for reducing unnecessary crawling and server load
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The home team is joined by Kinnaird McQuaid, founder and CTO of NightVision, which offers developer-friendly API and web app security testing. Kinnaird talks about his path from school-age hacker to white-hat security expert, why it’s important to build security practices into the software development lifecycle, how GenAI is changing security testing, and what security teams need to understand about developers’ working lives. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/12/10/you-don-t-want-to-be-that-person

“Do we think it’s actually gonna happen?” asks influencer Audrey Peters in a TikTok video posted on Saturday, shortly after news broke about an imminent TikTok ban in the U.S. As the clock ticks on the January 19 deadline, many creators like Peters are preparing for the worst. “Anyways, I still very much exist on another place that’s linked in my bio. If you wanna keep in touch, you know where to find me,”

Google expands Product Studio to additional countries, an AI-powered tool for creating standout product visuals, helping businesses enhance listings and drive results with ease.
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Reddit has spent the past six months blocking data scrapers from artificial intelligence companies that refused to pay for access to its vast content database. Now, the social media site has rolled out a new tool of its own that utilizes AI to search the site. And Reddit stock (Nasdaq: RDDT) is soaring, climbing 4% to $169 per share by mid-afternoon on Monday.
Reddit Answers will summ

A vague apology from the social media account behind Jim Henson’s Muppet History fan page has unraveled one of the year’s most unexpected social media scandals.
Created in October 2018, the Muppet History account (@HistoryMuppet) described itself as a “fan page dedicated to continuing the spirit and silliness of Jim Henson,” the legendary creator of the Muppets and Sesame Street classics like Elmo and Big Bird. The account amas

A high-severity WPForms WordPress plugin vulnerability affects up to 6 million websites
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Minulý týden proběhl v ÚJV a.s. v Řeži diskusní panel pořádaný ve spolupráci s E15 a věnovaný malým modulárním reaktorům. Panelisté z ČEZ, SÚJB, MPO a ÚJV předložili jasnou koncepci rozvoje malých modulárních reaktorů v Česku. Na pozadí tohoto semináře bych rád zhodnotil vizi rozvoje jaderné energetiky u společnosti ČEZ. http://www.osel.cz/13814-spolecnost-cez-ma-velmi-dobrou-koncepci-jaderne-energetiky.html

Dron „X-wing” má na palubě umělou inteligenci, která mu poskytuje značnou autonomii a tím pádem i imunitu vůči mnohým systém elektronického boje. Je to specialista na přesné údery proti obrněncům. Může ale operovat ve velkých hejnech řízených jediným operátorem, která mohou být nasazena, na frontě nebo třeba na hranicích, jako štít proti mechanizovaným útokům. http://www.osel.cz/13813-inteligentni-sebevrazedny-dron-hx-2-spojuje-autonomii-presnost-a-masove-nasazeni.html

The online world, we are increasingly told, is as harmful as cigarette smoking. It undermines trust in institutions like the government and the news media, poisons our discourse, amplifies disinformation, shortens our attention spans, narrows our thinking, and makes kids anxious, depressed, and antisocial. The U.S. Surgeon General has urged that it be required to carry the

American content creators on TikTok asked followers to subscribe to their channels on rival platforms like Meta-owned Instagram and Alphabet’s YouTube after a federal appeals court ruled that the social media a

Reddit launches AI-powered search feature to help people find answers from community discussions, testing with US audience.
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Looking for WordPress alternatives? Discover 25 CMS options for different website needs, including open-source solutions and ecommerce platforms.
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The AI boom has brought renewed attention to graphics processing units, the high-powered computing chips used to power modern generative AI and other machine learning applications.
And a startup called Voltron Data is harnessing some of those same GPUs to efficiently handle massive data analytics tasks, like combing through huge server logs for cybersecurity purposes, analyzing enormous sets of financial data, or processing telemetry da

From innovations like autopilot systems to battery management optimization, the electric vehicle (EV) industry has consistently leveraged and improved cutting-edge technologies to enhance vehicle performance and user experience.
AI’s continued evolution brings even more new opportunities for EV innovation, keeping the electric car industry at the forefront of smarter, more sustainable mobility.
Here are five ways AI is shaping the future of EVs.
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Lyft is testing out what it’s calling a “first-of-its-kind” program for Utah drivers starting January 1 in which the rideshare giant will offer to contribute 7% of eligible drivers’ quarterly earnings into savings accounts to be used for things like benefits or cover paid time off.
Lyft is partnering with portable benefits provider Stride for the offering, it tells Fast Company.
“We’ve been fighting against the status quo for a long time.

On November 17, 2023, Helen Toner went from being a little-known member of OpenAI’s board of directors to one of the biggest influencers in the debate over responsible AI. Toner, an AI safety and policy expert, famously voted with the majority of OpenAI board members—along with Ilya Sutskever—to oust CEO Sam Altman over concerns about his honesty with the board, commitment to safe AI, and alleged abusive treatme

We asked the same question to SEO experts about AI Overviews, how they might impact the industry and where search might be going.
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Dá se mluvit o evoluci v umění? A je vývoj výtvarných stylů dokonce zákonitý? Mnohdy to tak vypadá, po nějakou dobu se tvary zesložiťují a techniky se zdokonalují. Jenže důsledně vzato vede takový popis k potížím, což jsou ovšem konce nejedné důslednosti. Krom toho obtížně hledáme kvantifikovatelná měřítka. Stran zákonitosti vývoje umění zůstávají rozpaky. http://www.osel.cz/13812-je-vyvoj-vytvarnych-stylu-zakonity.html

Saagar Enjeti is a political journalist & commentator, co-host of Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar and The Realignment Podcast. He is exceptionally well-read, and the books he recommends are always fascinating and eye-opening. You can check out all the books he mentions in this episode here: https://lexfridman.com/saagar-books Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep454-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questi

Alex Karp, the chief executive of Palantir, knows his products can be dangerous. Built to extract insights from torrents of data with machine learning and AI, his company’s software is optimizing manufacturing and supply chains but also warfare and kill chains, helping target weapons in Ukraine and across the Middle East. To some, accelerated AI development is an existential threat worthy of a pause. Karp—a self-described socialist who earned his philosophy doctorate in Germany before

I exist at the intersection of two worlds, management and artificial intelligence (AI), which are evolving at different paces. I’ve witnessed firsthand how generative AI tools can democratize access to knowledge, accelerate learning, and spark creativity in ways we never imagined possible. The potential of AI skilling is staggering. According to a recent report by The AI Forward Alliance, AI-skilling for women and girls is a path to sus

Písaři mocné novoasyrské říše po sobě zanechali spoustu klínopisných tabulek. My je můžeme analyzovat a těžit z nich rozmanitá data o době před 2 500 lety. Teď se jich chopili neurovědci s lingvisty a prozkoumali, jak dávní Asyřané cítili emoce ve svém těle. Zajímavé jsou shody i rozdíly. http://www.osel.cz/13811-paleofyziologie-pocitu-kde-v-tele-citili-emoce-staroveci-asyrane.html

Discover top PPC ad targeting options to maximize your campaign's performance. Learn how to reach the right audience with precision and boost ROI.
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A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on December 6, 2024, upheld a law requiring TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell the video app by January 19, 2025, or face a nationwide ban on the app. The

It takes a ton of energy to train the most advanced AI. According to one estimate, by the year 2027, AI electricity needs could be comparable to the energy use of all of Argentina.
That’s largely to do with the fact that the chips used to train AI models, called graphics processing units or GPUs, are far more powerful—and power hungry—than those used to, s

Scientists in the UK have successfully created the world’s first carbon-14 diamond battery, which could power low-energy devices like satellite communication equipment for over 5,000 years. The ba

Just two weeks since raising $125mn in funding, British scaleup Tokamak Energy has secured backing from the US and UK to upgrade its ST40 fusion energy plant. The US Department of Energy (DOE), the UK’s Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (

Starting out in sales as a business development rep (BDR) is like boot camp for the business world. You learn resilience, understand rejection, and develop grit—qualities that stick with you throughout your career.
I began my own career as a BDR, hammering out cold calls, compiling prospect lists with hardly any data, and spending hours researching targets, often wondering if I was reaching the right people. Back then, BDRs like me had to rely on a lot of manual effort and intuitio

At the end of October, with iOS 18.1., Apple released the first iteration of its Apple Intelligence platform to users.
The new tools it offered included generative writing capabilities, the ability to summarize notifications and emails, and an AI-powered cleanup tool that allows users to easily remove unwanted objects from photos. The writing and summarizing to

Jaderné baterie jsou sice na jedno použití, ale vydrží v provozu nesmírně dlouho. Nové diamantové baterie s uhlíkem-14 mohou dodávat mikrowatty elektřiny po tisíce let. Energii dodávají elektrony z beta rozpadu. Baterie se mohou bez potíží uplatnit ve vesmíru, na Zemi i v lidském těle. http://www.osel.cz/13810-diamantova-baterie-s-uhlikem-14-vydrzi-tisic-let.html

Free will is a strange thing, because what’s to stop you from taking a freshly popped bag of popcorn and, say, tossing it in the freezer?
TikTok is no stranger to viral food sensations, from the viral cucumber salad to the “onion boil.” Now, frozen popcorn is having a moment online. This latest trend has late-night snackers swapping the microwave for the freezer, turning the classic warm, buttery treat into a crisp, chilled bite that’s sparking debate across social medi

When most people hear “TikTok features,” there’s usually some eye-rolling involved. But after 17 years of helping companies navigate digital transformation, I’ve noticed something more profound happening. When working with leaders in financial services, real estate, and healthcare, we’ve consistently discovered that consumers don’t want different experiences for different parts of their lives—whether ordering groceries, planning trips, or buying homes. What looks like feature copying actuall

Google's CEO Sundar Pichai revealed that Google Search will profoundly change in 2025 and struggled to articulate concern for web content creators
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Google simplifies analytics tracking with new one-click key event features in GA4, powered by machine learning.
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