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Elon Musk says it’s ‘pointless’ to build a human-driven $25,000 Tesla

When Reuters reported in April that Tesla had scrapped plans for a long-promised, next-generation $25,000 electric vehicle, the automaker’s stock plunged. Chief Executive

ChatGPT Search May Have A Shot At Google via @sejournal, @Kevin_Indig

Explore how ChatGPT Search challenges Google, its impact on businesses, and why investing in AI Search could be a game-changer in the digital landscape.

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https://www.searchenginejournal.com/chatgpt-search-may-have-a-shot-at-google/531796/

How Pop Crave and Pop Base became major news sources in the 2024 presidential election

On the afternoon of September 15, when news began to break about a second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, one upstart celebrity news aggregator beat most major news organizations to the punch. Pop Crave, a pop culture-focused account with 1.8 million followers, posted that Trump was unharmed by the attempt at 2:41—well before it was shared by the accounts of the Associated

How Google is helping developers get better answers from AI

Today’s guest is Logan Kilpatrick, a senior product manager at Google, who tells Ben about his journey from software engineering to machine learning to product management, all with an emphasis on reducing developer friction. They talk through the challenges of non-determinism in AI models and how Google is addressing these issues with a new feature: Grounding with Google Search. Plus, what working at the Apple Store taught Logan about product management. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/11/05/ho

Apple Intelligence will help AI become as commonplace as word processing


When Apple’s version of AI, branded as Apple Intelligence, rolls out in October to folks with the company’s latest hardware, the response is likely to be a mix of delight and disappointment. The AI capabilities on their way to Apple’s walled-ga

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Pennsylvania judge rules that Elon Musk’s daily $1 million voter giveaway can proceed

A Pennsylvania judge ruled that Elon Musk and his super PAC to continue its daily $1 million giveaway to registered voters in swing states through Tuesday’s presidential election.

Common Pleas Court Judge Angelo Foglietta denied Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner’s request to issue an injunction and stop the controversial giveaway. Foglietta didn’t immediately explain his reasoning. The ruling came after Musk’s lawyers claimed the winners were paid

Perplexity rolls out an AI election information hub. Use it at your own risk

While most major AI services, including OpenAI and Google’s Gemini, are staying quiet about the election, Perplexity is going all in on the 2024 presidential race. The AI service has set up a hub that offers background and, starting Tuesday, purported real-time information about the results. But you might want to think twice before using it.

The Election Information Hub, as it’s called, i

‘Shark Tank’s Jane Lu says this AI-generated job app was the ‘worst email I’ve ever received’

Applying for jobs can be time-consuming. However, for those using ChatGPT to help streamline the process, you should still do your own proofreading . . . at the bare minimum. 

“This may very well be the worst email I’ve ever received . . . also one of the funniest,” says businesswoman Jane Lu, founder of the online fashion retailer Showpo and a star on the Australian Shark Tank. The

How to get ahead of bad chatbots

In a recent announcement from the White House, the Biden-Harris administration revealed its plans to make bad chatbots a thing of the past. Part of a government-wide effort called “Time Is Money,” the idea is to take on the “limitations and shortcomings” of customer

Politická příslušnost přebíjí pravdu při konzumaci zpráv

Rafinovaný výzkumu demografického vzorku Američanů, kteří si mysleli, že se podílejí na zkoumání paměti a komunikace, odhalil, že lidé bez ohledu na politický světonázor, vzdělání nebo schopnost uvažovat velmi výrazně politicky filtrují zprávy, které se k nim dostanou. Nejhorší jsou ti, kteří považují sami sebe za nejvíce objektivní. http://www.osel.cz/13768-politicka-prislusnost-prebiji-pravdu-pri-konzumaci-zprav.html

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Why this tiny English village doesn’t want a data center next door

Originally built to store crops from peasant farmers, the Tithe Barn on the edge of the English village of Abbots Langley was converted into homes that preserve its centuries of history. Now, its residents are fighting to stop a development next door that represents the future.

A proposal to build a data center on a field across the road was rejected by local authorities amid fierce opposition from villagers. But it’s getting a second chance from British Prime Minister Keir S

USC researchers offer a glimpse inside the right-wing echo chamber on X and Telegram

Researchers at the University of Southern California say they found evidence of thousands of X and Telegram accounts working together to artificially popularize right-wing narratives. 

Influence groups coordinate to share specific content in order to create the appearance of widespread grassroots support for a given idea or opinion. Those artificially heightened engagement numbers then tell the social platform’s algorithm to distribute the content even more widely.

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YouTube is eating the TV industry’s lunch

YouTube’s advertising revenue has yet to reach a ceiling in its exponential growth. In Alphabet’s recent earnings call, the company claimed $8.9 billion in quarterly revenue from YouTube ads alone. At this rate, YouTube ads revenue could match that of the entire broadcast advertising industry for 2024.

Meanwhile, the television market continues to decline

‘Now I’m a big boy and I like it’: Young men on TikTok are turning to testosterone boosters

“What happens to your package downstairs when you start testosterone replacement therapy?” asks TikTok user @kmartfit. “You’re gonna notice that your libido and sex drive go through the roof.” 

@kmartfit, who posts hormone optimization content to his almost 80,000 followers, adds that it helps you lose body fat “so that pouch around the trunk of your package

The case for OpenAI becoming a B Corp

The cofounder of B Lab, the global nonprofit that came up with the B Corp certification for accountable, sustainable, and transparent companies, believes that OpenAI should sign up to its system and dedicate itself to becoming more responsible.

Andrew Kassoy tells Fast Company that as the leader of the AI revolution, the makers

A brief summary of language model finetuning

Here's a (brief) summary of language model finetuning, the various approaches that exist, their purposes, and what we know about how they work. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/10/31/a-brief-summary-of-language-model-finetuning/

Research roadmap update: November 2024

An update to the research that the User Experience team is running over the next quarter. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/11/04/research-roadmap-update-november-2024/

Making Social Media & SEO Work Together via @sejournal, @krisjonescom

Explore the synergy between social media and SEO. Discover how social media can significantly boost your online visibility and improve your search engine rankings.

The post Making Social Media & SEO Work Together appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/making-social-media-seo-work-together/527280/

Ideogram is a great AI tool for making quick—and free—visuals

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

Even if you can’t draw or take a decent photo, you can now illustrate anything. Services like UnsplashPexels, and free 

The biggest employee turnover is about to happen. Why it’s a matter of national security

As the United States gears up for another Presidential election, government agencies face a daunting challenge that extends far beyond the ballot box. While elections signify the democratic process at work, they also represent one of the largest predictable instances of high employee turnover in the public sector. This mass transition of power and personnel creates a perfect storm for potential data breaches, threatening the int

How To Optimize Your Ecommerce Site For Holiday Shoppers via @sejournal, @wburton27

Don't miss out on holiday sales. Optimize your ecommerce site for peak shopping periods and attract shoppers during the festive season.

The post How To Optimize Your Ecommerce Site For Holiday Shoppers appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/how-to-optimize-your-ecommerce-site-for-h

Get more from Google with these 5 search superpowers

Google is an incredibly powerful search engine, but many users aren’t tapping into its full potential. And with nearly limitless results on any given topic, effective searching is about being specific and using the right tools for the job.

Here are several tricks to help you refine your searches and find exactly what you’re looking for more efficiently.

AI could transform visual effects in film — but the emerging field is mired in copyright issues


While many people in the creative industries are worrying that AI is about to steal their jobs, Oscar-winning film director James Cameron is embracing the technology. Cameron is famous for making the Avatar and Terminator movies, as well as Titanic. Now he has jo

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Polsko sází v obraně proti dronům na futuristický protiletecký kanón ráže 35 mm

Polská společnost PIT-Radwar vyvíjí vysoce mobilní protiletecký systém SA-35 s automatickým kanónem ráže 35 mm, který zajišťuje obranu krátkého dosahu proti letounům, vrtulníkům, střelám s plochou dráhou letu a rozmanitým dronům. Velmi účinný je i proti malým a levným sebevražedným dronům, s nimiž mají konvenční protiletecké systémy velký problém. http://www.osel.cz/13767-polsko-sazi-v-obrane-proti-dronum-na-futuristicky-protiletecky-kanon-raze-35-mm.html

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How to spot ‘cheapfakes’ online, according to 2 misinformation experts

Someone tracking the conflict raging in the Middle East could have seen the following two videos on social media. The first shows a little boy hovering over his father’s dead body, whimpering in Arabic, “Don’t leave me.” The second purports to show a pregnant woman with her abdomen slashed open and claims to document the testimony of a paramedic who handled victims’ bodies after Hamas’s attack in Israel on October 7, 2023.

Even though these videos come from different sides of the I

This exceptional free speed tool will tell you if your ISP is lying

Are you getting the internet speed you’re paying for?

It’s an important question. After all, your internet service provider offered you a plan with a high-sounding download speed number, and you’re probably paying more money every single month to get that instead of the cheaper, slower option.

But are you actually getting the speed you were promised? There’s only one way to find out.

Unearth all sorts of useful tech treasures with my free

Chimérické živočišné buňky mohou tvořit solární tkáně, orgány nebo třeba maso

Japonští buněční inženýři si zkusili frankensteinovský experiment a vytvořili fotosyntetického křečka, prozatím na úrovni buněčné kultury. Smíchali buňky křečka s chloroplasty ruduchy a vytvořili buněčné chiméry. Žily a rostly, lépe než obyčejné buňky, což bude voda na mlýn tvůrcům syntetických buněk a tkání. http://www.osel.cz/13766-chimericke-zivocisne-bunky-mohou-tvorit-solarni-tkane-organy-nebo-treba-maso.html

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Meredith Whittaker: Signal’s job is ‘to preserve private communications’

Our digital activity, including our most private interactions and conversation, is constantly monitored and tracked. For Meredith Whittaker, president of Signal, this is a break from human communication throughout history, and is not needed or wanted. Recorded live at the 2024 Masters of Scale Summit in San Francisco, Whittaker tackl

Start using Apple Intelligence with these 6 new productivity hacks

Apple launched Apple Intelligence this week, the company’s official foray into the artificial intelligence space. The platform is designed around privacy and will roll out in stages, with each stage introducing additional AI tools. The first stage

Primátí nekonečna: Šimpanzům by na Shakespeara nestačilo ani 7 googolů let

Nekonečna jsou sexy. Podle Věty o nekonečné opici by blíže neurčený počet primátů na psacích strojích za nekonečně dlouhou dobu náhodně naťukal „skoro jistě“ každý možný text nekonečně mnohokrát. V konečných dimenzích by to bylo zoufale slabé, pokud by to ovšem nebyl primát vyzbrojený selekčním algoritmem, který projede pravděpodobností jako nůž máslem. http://www.osel.cz/13765-primati-nekonecna-simpanzum-by-na-shakespeara-nestacilo-ani-7-googolu-let.html

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Is the new dating app Cheers the future of dating?

A new dating app called Cheers is designed to allow your friends to set you up on dates with their friends.

Launched last month as a New York City-focused, invite-only platform and focused for now on South Asian people, Cheers is in some ways not unlike other dating apps: It asks users to say where they went to school, if they drink, and so on.

What makes Cheers unique is that you can add your contacts to your profile section. This is where it starts to take the shape of

Amazon’s health business is coming into focus

In November 2021, Neil Lindsay was named to head Amazon’s health business. It wasn’t because of his medical expertise. He didn’t have any. “The reason I’m in this job is because I know how to build things in Amazon,” says Lindsay, who had spent 11 years at the company in marketing roles relating to Prime, devices, and other areas at the time of his appointment.

At Amazon, maybe even more than other tech giants, proven success at understanding the cor

How AI helped Apple sell $46 billion worth of iPhones

Apple snapped out of a recent iPhone sales slump during its summer quarter, an early sign that its recent efforts to revive demand for its marquee product with an infusion of artificial intelligence are paying off.

Sales of the iPhone totaled $46.22 billion for the July-September period, a 6% increase from the same time last year, according to Apple’s fiscal fourth-quarter report released Thursday. That improvement reversed two consecutive year-over-year declines in the iPhone&#

Google Updates Crawl Budget Best Practices via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Google has updated its crawl budget guidelines, stressing the need to maintain consistent link structures between the mobile and desktop versions of websites.

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https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-updates-crawl-budget-best-practices/531

Marketers in a dying internet: Why the only option is a return to simplicity

There’s a famous saying: “On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.” The quote—taken from a New Yorker cartoon published in, if you can believe it, 1993—made a simple point about the anonymity provided by the internet: Shielded by a monitor, you could be anyone.

I had assumed this quote would remain eternally relevant. Not so. In 2024, a person might

Skiplagged just lost a lawsuit to a major airline—but says it will keep finding secret deals for flyers 

Travel search company Skiplagged boasts that it can help you “find flights the airlines don’t want you to see,” using “loopholes in airfare pricing to save you money.”

That proposition hasn’t always sat well with the airlines. In fact, American Airlines recently won a $

How To Be Efficient With SEO Budget During Downtimes via @sejournal, @coreydmorris

SEO downtimes mean a narrower and refined focus on the opportunity you have with the budget and resources available. Learn eight steps to be efficient.

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Femtech: 2 books you need to read

Over the past decade, there has been an explosion of startup activity addressing issues of the “female” sort. For the first time in history, women at a mass scale have the power to create businesses to solve their problems. If you’ve noticed more attention being given to menopause, menstrual cycles, and everything in between, it is a direct result of more companies paying attention to the numerous unaddressed issues affecting the lives and health within the overlooked femtech market.

How a creator of React is rethinking IDEs

Tom Occhino, now Chief Product Officer at Vercel, tells Ben about how he contributed to the development of React at Facebook and the contentious decision to make React open-source. They also talk about what community feedback has been like on Next.js 15, Vercel’s GenAI web development tool, and how Vercel is rethinking IDEs. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/11/01/how-a-creator-of-react-is-rethinking-ides/

Can OpenAI’s Strawberry program deceive humans?


OpenAI, the company that made ChatGPT, has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) system called Strawberry. It is designed not just to provide quick responses to questions, like ChatGPT, but to think or “reason”. This raises several major concerns. If St

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Kvantový Halloween: Rekordní Schrödingerova kočka přežila přes 23 minut

Kvantové kočky jsou jako z cukru. Jen lehce zaprší a rozpustí se. Stav superpozice, v němž se kvantové kočky nacházejí, je obvykle velmi křehký. Čínští fyzici ale nedávno dokázali, že ho lze udržet po experimentálně velmi dlouhou dobu. Jejich kočky z atomů ytterbia-173 žily 1 400 sekund. http://www.osel.cz/13764-kvantovy-halloween-rekordni-schr-dingerova-kocka-prezila-pres-23-minut.html

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‘Now that’s what I call a cheese pull’: Chili’s sales are surging thanks to TikTok

“Is Chili’s triple dipper worth it?” Irene Kim asks in a TikTok with nearly 450,000 views. She zooms in to show her selection of Honey Chipotle Chicken Crispers, Big Mouth Bites, and Nashville Hot Mozz, accompanied with three sides of ranch. Taking a bite of the mozzarella stick, she says “now that’s what I call a cheese pull,” stretching the stick until it is almost out of shot. “For $16, worth it.” 

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New York kids are dying attempting the subway surfing challenge

A dangerous trend inspired by the popular mobile game Subway Surfers sees young kids and teens catching rides on top of moving trains—sometimes with fatal consequences. 

On October 23, 13-year-old Adolfo Sanabria Sorzano died after attempting the subway surfing challenge in Queens, New York. Days later, 13-year-old Krystel Romero died after falling off a 7 train while also partaking in the trend. Romero’s 12-year-old fri