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We tested the world’s cleanest snowmobile — and it goes like a rocket


With the flip of a switch, the snowmobile springs to life. The batteries beneath my seat engage, and launch me at lightning speed through the fresh white powder ahead. Soon I am gliding across a frozen lake in Swedish Lapland like a speedboat on

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How to watch the 2024 People’s Choice Awards live without cable, including free options

For the first time since 1996, the people will have a voice during the peak of awards season. The People’s Choice Awards—which typically take place in the fall—will happen on Sunday, February 18, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.

This event celebrates America’s favorite entertainers and is voted on by fans online. Cassandra Tryon, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming senior vice president, loves the democratic nature of the event. &#x201C

I hate my Apple Watch when it rains

I love my Apple Watch. Admittedly, I’m a pretty light user: I use it to track my steps, set timers while I cook, control my music playback, and pay for things. To be honest, I simply can’t imagine going back to a physical card or even my iPhone for that last one—Apple Watch is my default payment device whenever I’m out and about.

But there’s a thin line between love and hate—and for me, it gets crossed whenever the humidity rises to a point

‘AI for Humans’ may be the most entertaining way to learn about artificial intelligence

During a May 2023 episode of the podcast, AI for Humans, a pair of guests engaged in a spirited debate over who would win in a battle to the death: Robocop or the Terminator. It was about as brutal as the hypothetical fight at its center.

Dr. Ehyaigh (pronounced AI), who has a film studies PhD from Berkeley, argued that, unlike the Terminator, Robocop is “not just a killing machine, but a thinking, feeling, and adapting machine.” Her opponent, Cambridge-educated Dr. Ci

Can anything be done to prevent a deepfake misinformation crisis?

As the U.S. presidential election draws near, tensions around generative artificial intelligence are beginning to mount, particularly in regard to the use of deepfakes to influence voters’ preferences and behaviors.

But it’s not just the political sphere that’s up in arms. Everyone—from gig workers to celebrities—is talking about the potential harms of generative AI, questioning whether everyday users will be able to discern between AI-produced and

It won’t be long before you know someone with an AI significant other

A few months ago, Derek Carrier started seeing someone and became infatuated. He experienced a “ton” of romantic feelings but he also knew it was an illusion. That’s because his girlfriend was generated by artificial intelligence.

Carrier wasn’t looking to develop a relationship with something that wasn’t real, nor did he want to become the brunt of online jokes. But he did want a romantic partner he’d never had, in part because of a genetic

Attosekundový experiment zachytil elektrony v kapalné vodě

Když ionizující rentgenové záření zasáhne vodu, dojde ke změně „chování“ elektronů, což vede k chemickým reakcím. Tyto změny jsou ale natolik rychlé, že je nebylo možné detailně studovat ani na pikosekundové časové škále. S průlomem přišla nová metoda rentgenové tranzientní absorpční spektroskopie kapaliny, která zobrazí elektrony na časové škále attosekund. http://www.osel.cz/13345-attosekundovy-experiment-zachytil-elektrony-v-kapalne-vode.html

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How antitrust cases against tech giants could reshape the digital advertising landscape


The digital advertising landscape in Europe is undergoing a significant transformation, driven by antitrust cases against tech giants, new regulations like the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act, and the

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The EU is expanding its tech regulations focusing on hate speech, counterfeit goods, and ads targeted to kids

The European Union is expanding its strict digital rulebook on Saturday to almost all online platforms in the bloc, in the next phase of its crackdown on toxic social media content and dodgy ecommerce products that began last year by targeting the most popular services.

The EU’s trailblazing Digital Services Act (DSA) has already kicked in for nearly two dozen of the biggest online platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Amazon, and Wikipedia. The DSA imposes a set

Russia space threat: How nuclear weapons could devastate Earth’s satellite infrastructure

Every day, our modern lives are powered by thousands of Earth-orbiting satellites that enable everything from GPS signals to banking transactions to weather forecasts.

Those mundane, yet critical, functions of modern society could be upended instantly if the satellites were disrupted. According to multiple reports, Russia might now be trying to develop a space-based, nuclear-powered anti-satellite weapon that could do exactly that.

On Wednesday, House Intelligence chairman

Voda na Měsíci - změna v chápání historie

Klenotníci od nepaměti tvrdí, že apatit je „nositelem vizí do budoucnosti i pohledu do minulosti“. Nutno přiznat, že nynější objev jim v tom dává za pravdu. Tedy alespoň co se Měsíce týče. http://www.osel.cz/13344-voda-na-mesici-zmena-v-chapani-historie.html

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#412 – Marc Raibert: Boston Dynamics and the Future of Robotics

Marc Raibert is founder and former long-time CEO of Boston Dynamics, and recently Executive Director of the newly-created Boston Dynamics AI Institute. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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This new luxury airline says it will offer Apple Vision Pro headsets to passengers

Luxury travel is getting a new perk. Beond, a new carrier that bills itself as “the world’s first premium leisure airline,” has announced plans to offer select passengers the use of Apple’s Vision Pro on flights, expected to start in July.

Founded in 2022, the Maldivian-based airline currently operates three routes to and from the Maldives. It does not currently have any routes that include the United States.

Passengers who get an opportunity to

Americans are divided on a TikTok ban even as Biden joins the app, polling shows

President Joe Biden’s campaign is embracing TikTok to court younger voters ahead of the presidential elections, but U.S. adults have mixed views about whether the video-sharing app should even operate in the country.

A new poll by The Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds a three-way split when it comes to banning the app, with 31% of U.S. adults saying they would favor a nationwide ban on TikTok use, while 35% say they would oppose that

Webb pozoroval dávnou, záhadnou a zcela nemožnou galaxii

Galaxie ZF-UDS-7329 je nápadně červená, neaktivní a velice masivní na to, že ji pozorujeme ve vesmíru před 11,5 miliardami let. Podle pozorování Webbova dalekohledu obsahuje hvězdy, které vznikly dokonce před 13 miliardami let. Tehdy ovšem nemělo být dost temné hmoty na to, aby takové galaxie mohly vzniknout. Kosmologií se šíří praskliny. http://www.osel.cz/13343-webb-pozoroval-davnou-zahadnou-a-zcela-nemoznou-galaxii.html

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Coinbase stock price is surging today after Bitcoin ETFs boosted quarterly results

Investors in cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase are waking up to some welcome news. As of the time of the writing, shares of Coinbase (ticker: COIN) are up over 12% to above $186 per share. That’s a price COIN shares haven’t seen since March 2022.

Shares rose on the reporting of Coinbase’s Q4 2023 financial results, which were announced yesterday after the bell. The main headline from Coinbase’s Q4 was that the company reported its first profit in t

Thousands of users have filed complaints saying they were unfairly banned from Hinge

Dating apps like Tinder, Hinge, and Grindr have made finding romance easier over the past decade. Half of Americans under 30 have used a dating app or website, according to the Pew Research Center, with one in five dabbling with Hinge, which launched in 2012. One in ten currently partnered couples met their partner or spouse on an app or website, according to Pew.

But amid growth that places dating apps front and center in our lives, one of those apps, Hinge, faces a problem.

3 ways businesses should prepare for the AI transformation


AI might be ready to disrupt how businesses operate, but businesess aren’t ready for the AI transformation. According to Cisco’s AI Readiness Index for 2023, only 14% of businesses across the globe are prepared to leverage and deploy artificial intelligence.

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Elon Musk is finally resigned to making X more like old-school Twitter

When Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion in October 2022, he promised to stick up a middle finger to propriety. He ran roughshod over the platform, pulling hosting servers while they were still operational and ultimately firing about 80% of the company’s staff. Twitter’s eventual rebrand as X was then positioned by both Musk and his CEO, Linda Yaccarino, as a move toward a radically different app—one that goes beyond social media to also offer messaging, banking

Amazon Sellers: Inventory Tips & Tactics For 2024 Success via @sejournal, @AMZRobynJohnson

Achieve advertising success on Amazon by controlling inventory performance with this guide. Learn how to optimize your IPI score to increase storage volume and sales.

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How Can You Begin To Rank In New Markets (Local, National, International) via @sejournal, @rollerblader

Explore strategies for local, national, and international markets, optimizing Google Business Profiles and Schema to expand your online presence effectively.

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The Oura ring redefines health tracking beyond fitness


How are your New Year’s resolutions coming along? As we conclude the first weeks of 2024, chances are that the fresh-start effect has begun to wane. When it comes to succeeding in what we set out to achieve and the hab

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Would you trust an AI bot to find the fix for vulnerabilities in your code?

On this episode: Eitan Worcel, CEO and cofounder of Mobb, a company that uses AI to automate security vulnerability remediation, talks about how AI can help reduce security backlogs and free up developers’ time, what security risks emerge with GenAI, and why we still need a human in the loop. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/02/16/would-you-trust-an-ai-bot-to-find-the-fix-for-vulnerabilities-in-your-code/

How China could become the international leader in low Earth orbit

The U.S. is at risk of losing leadership in low Earth orbit to China if commercial space stations do not come to fruition before the International Space Station plunges into the sea, two industry officials told lawmakers on Wednesday.

Background

The ISS is set to be decommissioned in 2030 and commercial providers are preparing to pick up the mantle of hosting people and experiments aboard commercial low Earth orbit (LEO) destinations. At the hearing, off

DoorDash earnings: The delivery company sees more customers, but bigger-than-expected losses

DoorDash stock hit a 52-week high Thursday, but quickly fell from that peak in after-hours trading as investors digested the company’s fourth-quarter earnings.

The delivery company reported a 39-cent-per-share loss, compared to analyst expectations of just 16 cents. That sent shares down more than 9.5% in the post-market at one point. The company, however, attempted to shift investor focus to the overall adjusted EBITA (earnings before interest, taxes and amortization). That

OpenAI unveils an impressive-looking text-to-video tool called Sora

With the unveiling of a new text-to-video tool called Sora, OpenAI has joined Runway, Meta, Google and others in the race toward AI video that nears the quality of traditional live-action video.

Announcing Sora — our model which creates minute-long videos from a text

Tinder, Hinge, and other dating apps encourage ‘compulsive’ use, a lawsuit claims

Stuck in a dating app loop with no date in sight? A lawsuit filed Wednesday against Match Group claims that is by design.

Tinder, Hinge, and other Match dating apps are filled with addictive features that encourage “compulsive” use, the proposed class-action lawsuit claims.

The lawsuit filed in federal court in the Northern District of California on Wednesday—Valentine’s Day—says Match intentionally designs its dating platforms with game-

Meta’s new AI model learns by watching videos

Meta’s AI researchers have released a new model that’s trained in a similar way as today’s large language models, but instead of learning from words, as today’s state-of-the-art language models do, it learns from video.

Yann LeCun, who leads Meta’s FAIR (foundational AI research) group, has been explaining over the past year that the reason children learn about the world so quickly is because they intake lots of information through their optical ne

Google’s Danny Sullivan Provides 5-Step Plan To Diagnose Ranking Drops via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Google's Danny Sullivan provided SEO diagnosis tips to a website owner who experienced a traffic drop, advising that ranking volatility is expected as algorithms evolve.

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Podivuhodná hybridní masorýže obsahuje hovězí tkáně

Svůdně růžová masorýže je hybridní potravinou, která má v zrnkách hovězí svaly a tuk. Nejde o dramatické genetické inženýrství, ale o nečekaný úspěch s pěstováním laboratorního masa v neobvyklém substrátu. Jako obvykle nejde ani tak o všemožné přínosy ekonomické či environmentální, ale o to, jak chutná. Tvůrci se zapřísahají, že příjemně. http://www.osel.cz/13342-podivuhodna-hybridni-masoryze-obsahuje-hovezi-tkane.html

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AI chip tags can fight espionage from hostile states, report says


Tags on chips and a global registry of their locations can reduce the risks of AI espionage by hostile nations, experts say. The proposals were made in a new report on AI safety, which calls for a stronger regulation of hardware. Three Cambridge University inst

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Microsoft to pump €3.2B into German AI technologies


Microsoft will invest €3.2bn in AI tech in Germany over the next two years, the firm’s vice chair Brad Smith announced today. The investment will see the doubling of Microsoft’s AI and data centre infrastructure capacity in Germany, said Smith. It

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AI chips are up: Arm Holdings stock price rises today as Nvidia takes a stake

Nvidia’s bet on smaller AI firms from healthcare companies Nano-X Imaging and Recursion to chipmaker Arm Holdings boosted their shares in premarket trading on Thursday.

Nvidia, the biggest winner of the AI boom, revealed its new stakes in the firms as of December 31 in a 13-F filing with the U.S. SEC late on Wednesday.

Fellow chip designer Arm Holdings drew the biggest investment from Nvidia, worth $147.3 million. The British company has said its processors compleme

GM’s ‘Super Cruise’ semi-automated driving system is getting a lot bigger in the U.S. and Canada

General Motors is adding about 350,000 miles (563,000 kilometers) of roadways in the U.S and Canada to the area where drivers can use the company’s “Super Cruise” partially automated driving system.

The expansion nearly doubles the road miles where the system can run. It includes both limited-access divided highways as well as some two-lane roads connecting cities to smaller towns and smaller towns to each other, the company said.

GM said the driver-as

Google’s new Gemini 1.5 AI can dive deep into oceans of video and audio

Just last week, Google unveiled its new AI chatbot lineup, featuring Gemini Advanced—its best bot, based on its most powerful large language model, Gemini 1.0 Ultra. But Gemini 1.0 Ultra’s reign as the company’s flagship LLM could turn out to be brief.

Today the company is announcing Gemini 1.5 Pro, an update to its middle-tier LLM. It says the improvements result in an LLM in the same zip code, power-wise, as Gemini 1.0 Ultra. And in a briefing for reporters on

Tech layoffs update this week includes Cisco, Instacart, and Mozilla as job losses pile up

It’s been another bad week for tech industry jobs. In recent days, several major tech companies have announced layoffs—a trend that has been ongoing since the beginning of the year. According to tech layoff tracker Layoffs.fyi, 144 tech companies have already laid off employees in 2024, amounting to 34,560 jobs lost. These are the latest major tech companies to announce job cuts this week:

Mozilla

On Tuesday, the maker of the Firefox web browser announced i

Anti-piracy messages encourage MORE piracy — if you’re a man


Anti-piracy campaigns can actually cause more piracy — if you’re a man. So say the cybercrime experts at the University of Portsmouth, who investigated efforts to deter illegal torrenting, streaming, and file-sharing. To test the techniques, the researchers e

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Dutch startup secures $25M to bring autonomous bricklaying robots to Europe


The construction sector builds the homes we live in, the offices we work in, and the schools our children learn in — but in Europe, there’s a chronic shortage of people to do this critical work. Dutch startup Monumental thinks it has

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Try this 5-point plan to successfully launch the world’s most important technology at your company

Eric Siegel is a consultant, speaker, and former Columbia University professor. He is the founder of the long-running Machine Learning Week conference series and executive editor of The Machine Learning Times. At Columbia, he won the Distinguished Faculty award when teaching graduate computer science courses in machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Below, Siegel shares five key insights from his new book, The AI Playbook: Mastering the Rare Art of Machine Learning

Don’t trust AI girlfriends — they only want you for your data


It’s Valentine’s Day and digital romances are blossoming. Across the world, lonely hearts are opening up to virtual lovers. But their secrets aren’t as safe as they may seem. According to a new analysis by Mozilla, AI girlfriends harvest reams of private and

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DeepMind COO on building a responsible future for AI and humanity


Recently, a New Zealand-based supermarket was miffed to find its AI meal bot going haywire. Instead of providing wholesome recipe suggestions using its products, it had begun suggesting dishes such as “bleach-infused rice surprise” and “mysterious meat stew” (w

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Meet Pou, the orange alien that people love roughing up on TikTok

Orange and fluffy, with two bulbous eyes forever locked into a morose stare, the orange alien plush named Pou has become an object of grim fascination on thousands of TikToks. Videos show Pou (or #pou, on the social media site) in all manner of dire situations: falling off snowbanks, drinking hard liquor, taking depression showers, even commiting suicide.

The hashtag has amassed over 5 billion views, and made the alien Pou something of a funereal icon among viewers. Pou, who first m

Paid Media Marketing In 2024: 7 Changes Marketers Should Make via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson

A new year might mean a new paid media strategy. Learn seven changes marketing professionals should implement into their 2024 digital marketing plan.

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Unpacking the ethical issues swirling around Neuralink

Neuralink’s coin-size device, called N1, is designed to enable patients to carry out actions just by concentrating on them, without moving their bodies.

Subjects in the company’s PRIME study—short for precise robotically implanted brain-computer interface—undergo surgery to place the device in a part of the brain that controls movement. The chip records and processes the brain’s electrical activity, then transmits this data to an external devi

As OpenAI inches toward chip-building, the company loses a key cofounder

Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast 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.

Big talk—and a big departure—at OpenAI

News broke Tuesday night that one of OpenAI’s original founding members, the decorated AI researcher Andrej Karpathy, has left the company to pursue “personal projects.”

Both

ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini will now remember your past conversations

Artificial intelligence is adding long-term memory to its bag of tricks. Both ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini AI are going to remember your conversations with their generative AI chatbots, though in different ways. In either event, it’s a reminder to users to be careful what you tell these systems.

ChatGPT has historically reset conversations when the interactions are concluded, which assisted with privacy concerns, but negatively impacted any attempts to make the chatbot

Nápoj s nanokrystaly zlata je slibný v léčbě Parkinsona a roztroušené sklerózy

Při neurodegenerativních chorobách dochází k oslabování energetického metabolismu buněk pacienta, spojenému s poklesem množství oxidované formy NAD, čili NAD+, oproti redukované formě NAD (NADH). Takřka alchymistická léčba s nanokrystaly zlata CNM-Au8 dovede uvnitř buněk oxidovat NADH na NAD+, což má celou řadu blahodárných důsledků. http://www.osel.cz/13341-napoj-s-nanokrystaly-zlata-je-slibny-v-lecbe-parkinsona-a-roztrousene-sklerozy.html

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Families are using re-created voices of gun violence victims to call lawmakers

Joaquin “Guac” Oliver died in the 2018 Parkland, Florida, high school massacre, but federal lawmakers who oppose tighter gun regulations began getting phone calls in his voice on Wednesday, lambasting them for their position.

The families of Oliver and five others killed with guns are using artificial intelligence to create messages in their loved ones’ voices and robocalling them to senators and House members who support the National Rifle Association&#xA0

Smartphone data suggests conservatives do in fact have more fun

It can often seem as if people on the opposite side of the political divide live entirely different existences. A new preprint paper, published earlier this month, highlights how it’s not just your intuition: In some ways, they really do.

A research team led by Imperial College, London’s Sanaz Talaifar tracked 1,300 college students’ smartphone data over a collective 11,400 days. The data traces produced came from the phone’s sensors, including GPS, micro

New Google Analytics Feature Detects Subtle Data Trend Changes via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Google Analytics' new trend detection feature highlights gradual data trend changes, helping spot issues early for quick investigation.

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