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The rise of China Inc. is crucial to understanding the controversy with TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance

Does the Chinese government have officials inside TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, pulling the strings? And does the storing of data from the popular social media app outside of China protect Americans?

These questions appear to dominate the current thinking in the U.S. over whether to ban TikTok if its owner, Chinese technology giant ByteDance, refuses to sell the platform.

But in my opinion – forged through 40 years as a scholar of China, its political economy

Magický „pijící ptáček“ inspiroval důmyslný generátor elektřiny

Pijící ptáček je roztomilá hračka a zároveň hmatatelná demonstrace fyzikálních a chemických principů. Čínští odborníci ho zapřáhli do systému s triboelektrickým generátorem a vyrobili jednoduchý, překvapivě výkonný zdroj elektřiny pro malou elektroniku. Stojíme na prahu energetiky „pijících ptáčků?“ http://www.osel.cz/13393-magicky-pijici-ptacek-inspiroval-dumyslny-generator-elektriny.html

11mo | osel.cz
TikTok creators—especially those from marginalized groups—say a ban would hurt them financially and socially

Alex Pearlman shut the door on dreams of a standup comedy career almost a decade ago, pivoting from the stage to an office cubicle where he worked a customer service job.

Then he started posting random jokes and commentary about pop culture and politics on TikTok. Just over 2.5 million followers later, he quit his nine-to-five and recently booked his first nationwide tour.

Pearlman is among the many TikTok creators across the U.S. outraged over a bipartisan bill passed by

How AI messed with our human research, and what we learned

All levels of research are being changed by the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). Don’t have time to read that journal article? AI-powered tools such as TLDRthis will summarise it for you.

Struggling to find relevant sources for your review? Inciteful will list suitable articles with just the click of a button. Are your human research participants too expensive or complicated to manage? Not a problem – try synthetic participants instead.

Each of these tools sug

Nvidia GTC 2024: What to watch from the AI giant’s technology conference

Nvidia is arguably the most important company in the tech sector these days, with each swing in its stock driving the Nasdaq index higher and lower and a market cap that has more than tripled in the past year. So when it speaks, a lot of people listen.

This week, Nvidia should have a lot to say.

The company’s GTC conference is one of the hottest tech gatherings of the year. Historically, Nvidia has used it as a launch pad for some of its biggest products, including

Website Health Checkup: Maximizing Technical SEO Performance In 2024 via @sejournal, @lorenbaker

In today’s digital landscape, a healthy, technically sound website is the key to SEO success.  However, ensuring your site is optimized for maximum performance is no easy feat, as SEOs, developers, UX pros, content leaders, marketing, and C-suite members must all be in alignment. Maintaining your website’s technical health isn’t just about ranking well in search engines – it’s also crucial to driving more user engagement, conversions, and ultimately, revenue. On March 27, we’re delving into t

#419 – Sam Altman: OpenAI, GPT-5, Sora, Board Saga, Elon Musk, Ilya, Power & AGI

Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI, the company behind GPT-4, ChatGPT, Sora, and many other state-of-the-art AI technologies. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/sam-altman-2-transcript

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11mo | LEX FRIDMAN
This little carbon-sucking machine could crack DAC’s big energy problem


Direct air capture (DAC) features prominently in the climate plans of many world governments, and has drawn billions of dollars in private investment. And yet, as the costs of the technology remain prohibitively high, some doubt whether we can depend o

11mo | The Next Web
Meg Whitman’s leadership, Autonomy’s top brass to be in the spotlight of a new trial

An $11 billion acquisition that backfired on Silicon Valley pioneer Hewlett Packard more than a decade ago will be resurrected Monday during a trial that will explore whether the deal was an illegal rip-off or a case of botched management.The criminal trial in San Francisco federal court revolves around HP’s acquisition of British software maker Autonomy, a deal that was celebrated as coup when it was announced in 2011, only to blow up into a costly debacle.Before HP wrapped up the dea

Exploring what inspired folks to start coding

Users have been sharing the spark that started them on their journey as computer programmers. From IRC to Minecraft, users found a passion that became a career. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/03/18/what-inspired-you-to-start-coding-programming-software-development/

The tech billionaires’ utopia in Solano County aims to house as many as 400,000 people

The details of a group of Silicon Valley titans’ secretive land grab in Solano County, California are starting to come into focus, even as residents say a lot is still up in the air.

VC giant Marc Andreessen, LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman, and Laurene Powell Jobs are among the tech giants who banded together to purchase over 60,000 acres of land about 60 miles northeast of San Francisco. California Forever, as the group calls itself, revealed last year that it hopes to crea

Today’s top business headlines: Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentencing, Apple’s $490 million settlement, and a conversation with Delta’s CEO

A new chapter in the Sam Bankman-Fried saga: On Friday, federal prosecutors asked a New York judge to sentence the founder and former head of cryptocurrency exchange FTX to between 40 and 50 years in prison. They cited claims that Bankman-Fried participated in a “historic fraud” and cost customers and investors at least $10 billion as the rationale behind the hefty jail time. Bankman Fried’s lawyers have argued that five or six years behind bars would be appropriate, main

Apple may use Google Gemini or ChatGPT to power the iPhone’s AI features: report

Apple has held talks with both OpenAI and Google to use their chatbot technology to power some of iOS 18’s upcoming artificial intelligence features, according to a report from Bloomberg. If a deal goes through, Apple could use ChatGPT or Gemini for cloud-based AI features as part of the next operating system for the iPhone.

The reported discussions between Apple, Google, and OpenAI are notable for a few reasons. First, it suggests that Apple is further behind than thought in

Facebook and X gave up on news. LinkedIn wants to fill the void

Large online platforms have largely given up on the news business. Meta finally removed its dedicated tools for news publishers. Google is experimenting with removing the news tab from search results. AI chatbots are eating the last remaining ways that publishers can drive traffic to their sites. And Elon Musk, the owner of X, the site formerly known as Twitter, spends most of his days railing against the mainstream media.

All of this has led to some pretty serious soul-searching am

5 Key Enterprise SEO And AI Trends For 2024

Explore the fusion of AI, SEO, and content creation, unleashing tools that revolutionize data utilization, search trends, and real-time optimizations for Enterprise SEO.

The post 5 Key Enterprise SEO And AI Trends For 2024 appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/key-enterprise-seo-trends/504001/

Navigating The Intersections Of Technology And Human Interaction In AI, User Experience, And SEO via @sejournal, @SEOGoddess

Explore the influence of AI on user interactions. Does it enhance experiences or compromise authenticity? Delve deeper to uncover insights.

The post Navigating The Intersections Of Technology And Human Interaction In AI, User Experience, And SEO appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Here’s what you can do with Claude 3

This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps. Subscribe here.

Version 3 of Claude launched this month. It’s a powerful new alternative to ChatGPT.

AI tools are evolving quickly. Claude, Google’s improved Gemini and Microsoft’s new Copilot have joined ChatGPT in creating a remarkably competitive AI arena. Read

Ghostboti zemřelých by mohli škodit duševnímu zdraví

Ohromující rozmach generativních inteligencí a deep fake technologií umožňuje vytvářet vcelku přesvědčivé digitální avatary lidí podle dostupných digitálních dat. Týká se to i ghostbotů, avatarů zemřelých. Odborníci varují, že by sice mohli krátkodobě ulevit akutnímu zármutku, v dlouhodobém výhledu se ale mohou stát závažným problémem. http://www.osel.cz/13392-ghostboti-zemrelych-by-mohli-skodit-dusevnimu-zdravi.html

11mo | osel.cz
Thanks to generative AI, advertising’s business models will be reinvented

Advertising and disruptive technologies. In many ways, you can’t have one without the other. In past years, disruptive technology meant programmatic media buying, SEO, and mobile. Today, it means artificial intelligence— more specifically, generative AI. Brands and consumers expect the industry to remain two steps ahead of the digital curve and while AI is not new to the industry, generative AI has caused many agencies to shift priorities and the way they operate. In 2024, it wi

Papyrus Derveni, seznámení s orfickou památkou

Jeden z nejstarších řeckých papyrů a nejstarší papyrus nalezený v Evropě! Svitek z doby kolem roku 330 před n. l. nese skoro o století starší text, který obsahuje řadu ještě starších citátů. Některá místa papyru představují nejstarší fyzicky zachovaný filosofický text. Obsah většiny spisu je ovšem kuriozní, je to výklad excentrické orfické básně, která má analogii v dávném churritském mýtu. http://www.osel.cz/13391-papyrus-derveni-seznameni-s-orfickou-pamatkou.html

11mo | osel.cz
A geologist explains NASA’s complicated search for life on Mars

Is or was there life on Mars? That profound question is so complex that it will not be fully answered by the two NASA rovers now exploring it.

But because of the literal groundwork the rovers are performing, scientists are finally investigating, in-depth and in unprecedented detail, the planet’s evidence for life, known as its “biosignatures.” This search is remarkably complicated, and in the case of Mars, it is spanning decades.

As a geologist, I have had t

Gigantická nadkupa galaxií Einasto váží jako 26 biliard Sluncí

Estonští lovci nadkup galaxií vytěžili z dat průzkumu oblohy Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) 662 nadkup, které jsou součástí kosmické pavučiny. Gigantickým monstrem je mezi nimi nadkupa Einasto, vzdálená od nás asi 3 miliardy světelných let. Její velikost je asi 360 milionů světelných let, zhruba trojnásobek v porovnání s naší skromnou Místní nadkupou galaxií. http://www.osel.cz/13390-giganticka-nadkupa-galaxii-einasto-vazi-jako-26-biliard-slunci.html

11mo | osel.cz
Doctors are using AI to talk to patients and record appointments. Don’t worry, your data is allegedly safe

Don’t be surprised if your doctors start writing you overly friendly messages. They could be getting some help from artificial intelligence.

New AI tools are helping doctors communicate with their patients, some by answering messages and others by taking notes during exams. It’s been 15 months since OpenAI released ChatGPT. Already thousands of doctors are using similar products based on large language models. One company says its tool works in 14 languages.

Apple’s M3 MacBook Air is beautiful, but why is the company still skimping on storage?

For as long as I can remember, I’ve dreamed of owning a large-screen MacBook Air. I was always stuck buying a MacBook Pro, however, due to it being the only Apple laptop with a screen size larger than 14 inches. I write for a living, and in my experience, typing lengthy works on anything less than a 15-inch screen just feels too cramped. That’s why I was thrilled when last year Apple released a 15-inch MacBook Air with an M2 chipset. I decided then that, as soon as Apple release

What would a sale of TikTok actually look like?

The House voted this week to force TikTok’s parent company to sell the massively popular short-form video app, or face a U.S. ban. But a sale is most likely long off and could prove difficult for both owner, ByteDance, and Washington, D.C.

The bill, called the “Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act,” goes to the Senate next, where its fate is unclear. Senate lawmakers have indicated they’ll move more slowly after the bill

This tasty tool adds a pinch of AI to cooking with leftovers

Online recipe sites are notorious for making you wade through endless filler to get to the meat of the matter. And they’re also decidedly low-tech in their approach.

So what if there were a tool that could rely on AI to analyze what you’ve actually got in your fridge and pantry—and then offer up fluff-free, instant recipes catered specifically to your tastes?

My fellow tech-obsessor, allow me to introduce you to a super-cool tool called Taste

A cybersecurity expert explains how to make your messages private

Imagine opening your front door wide and inviting the world to listen in on your most private conversations. Unthinkable, right? Yet, in the digital realm, people inadvertently leave doors ajar, potentially allowing hackers, tech companies, service providers, and security agencies to peek into their private communications.

Much depends on the applications you use and the encryption standards the apps uphold. End-to-end encryption is a digital safeguard for online interactions. It&#x201

Lidský inzulin z mléka GMO krávy

Vědci z transgenního embrya odchovali krávu, jejíž mléko obsahuje hormon nepostradatelný pro diabetiky.
http://www.osel.cz/13389-lidsky-inzulin-z-mleka-gmo-kravy.html

11mo | osel.cz
This futurist predicts that everybody will have an AI digital twin

The Future Today Institute has released its 17th Annual Tech Trends Report, a report on the future across 16 industries and sectors and following 900 trends. The theme of this year’s report is the super cycle, which, in general, is an extended period of booming demand that leads to elevated prices at unprecedented heights. A super cycle can last years or even decades, and leads to or is driven by structural change in the economy.

Fast Company‘s editor-in-chief Brendan

Prosecutors seek up to 50-year prison sentence for Sam Bankman-Fried’s ‘historic’ cryptocurrency fraud

Federal prosecutors asked a New York judge on Friday to sentence FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to between 40 and 50 years in prison for cryptocurrency crimes they described as a “historic fraud.”

Prosecutors made the request as they submitted their presentence recommendations to a federal judge who will sentence a man who at one time dazzled the cryptocurrency world with his promotional skills, including his access to famous people willing to promote his businesses.