Schools Are Pouring Millions Into AI-Powered Weapons Detection Systems. Do They Work?
https://theintercept.com/2023/05/07/ai-gun-weapons-detection-schools-evolv/
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AI Tries (and Fails) to Detect Weapons in Schools
Companies like Evolv and ShotSpotter market their AI-powered gun detection systems to schools nationwide, but weapons still slip through.
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Elizabeth Holmes said she still believes Theranos could have revolutionized healthcare and is working on new inventions: 'I still feel the same calling to it'
https://www.businessinsider.com/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-still-believes-she-can-revolutionize-healthcare-nyt-2023-5
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Elizabeth Holmes said she still believes Theranos could have revolutionized healthcare and is working on new inventions: 'I still…
Holmes told the New York Times she still works on healthcare-related innovations, and plans to continue while serving her 11-year prison sentence.
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Economists Agree That Stronger Legal Liability for Online Platforms Would Reduce Disinformation
https://www.promarket.org/2023/05/06/economists-agree-that-stronger-legal-liability-for-online-platforms-would-reduce-disinformation/
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Economists Agree That Stronger Legal Liability for Online Platforms Would Reduce Disinformation - ProMarket
Will increasing the liability of internet platforms mitigate disinformation? Economists weighed in on the effects of limiting or repealing protections for Big Tech through a recent survey from the Forum for the Kent A. Clark Center for Global Markets—previously…
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Billionaire Peter Thiel still plans to be frozen after death for potential revival: ‘I don’t necessarily expect it to work’
https://nypost.com/2023/05/05/billionaire-peter-thiel-still-plans-to-be-frozen-after-death-for-potential-revival-i-dont-necessarily-expect-it-to-work/?utm_campaign=iphone_nyp&utm_source=pasteboard_app
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Billionaire Peter Thiel still plans to be frozen after death for potential revival: 'I don't necessarily expect it to work'
Thiel spoke candidly about the life-preserving possibilities of so-called “cryonics."
America Forgot About IBM Watson. Is ChatGPT Next?
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/05/ibm-watson-irrelevance-chatgpt-generative-ai-race/673965/
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The Atlantic
America Forgot About IBM Watson. Is ChatGPT Next?
The AI conquered Jeopardy before it was sanded down into business tools. The same trajectory is playing out again.
‘No! You stay!’ Cops, firefighters bewildered as driverless cars behave badly
https://missionlocal.org/2023/05/waymo-cruise-fire-department-police-san-francisco/
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‘No! You stay!’ Cops, firefighters bewildered as driverless cars behave badly
Reports and videos document San Francisco cops and firefighters' problems with Waymo and Cruise driverless cars breaching emergency scenes.
EU sends Apple stark warning over USB-C charging on new iPhones
https://www.techradar.com/news/apple-may-not-restrict-usb-c-charging-on-new-iphones-after-all
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EU sends Apple stark warning over USB-C charging on new iPhones
Bad news for Apple, good news for you
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Microsoft could cram more ads into Windows 11 – this time in the Settings app | Recent moves with the Start menu are now being echoed within the Settings panel in testing
https://www.techradar.com/news/microsoft-could-cram-more-ads-into-windows-11-this-time-in-the-settings-app
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Microsoft could cram more ads into Windows 11 – this time in the Settings app
Digging in a fresh preview build has uncovered yet more prompting to sign up for a Microsoft Account.
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You Are Not Destined to Live in Quiet Times: Humanity’s third major technological revolution is leading us into a future more promising and also more dangerous than any since the dawn of history. It’s coming faster than you think.
https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/destined-live-quiet-times-progress-walter-russell-mead-via-meadia
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You Are Not Destined to Live in Quiet Times
Humanity's third major technological revolution is leading us into a future more promising and also more dangerous than any since the dawn of history. It’s coming faster than you think.
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WhatsApp could disappear from UK over privacy concerns, ministers told
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/may/08/whatsapp-could-disappear-uk-over-privacy-concerns-ministers-told
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WhatsApp could disappear from UK over privacy concerns, ministers told
‘Intentional ambiguity’ over end-to-end encryption in online safety bill could lead to messaging app being withdrawn
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Buffett: Taiwan Semiconductor is 'one of the best-managed' and most important companies in the world
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/buffett-taiwan-semiconductor-is-one-of-the-best-managed-and-most-important-companies-in-the-world-173016874.html
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Buffett: Taiwan Semiconductor is 'one of the best-managed' and most important companies in the world
Warren Buffett talks up his one-time chip play.
EU lawyers say plan to scan private messages for child abuse may be unlawful
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/08/eu-lawyers-plan-to-scan-private-messages-child-abuse-may-be-unlawful-chat-controls-regulation
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the Guardian
EU lawyers say plan to scan private messages for child abuse may be unlawful
Under proposed ‘chat controls’ regulation, any encrypted service provider could be forced to screen for ‘identifiers’
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ChatGPT: China detains man for allegedly generating fake train crash news, first known time person held over use of AI bot
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3219764/china-announces-first-known-chatgpt-arrest-over-alleged-fake-train-crash-news?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage
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South China Morning Post
China announces first known ChatGPT detention over fake train crash news
In northwestern China, police say suspect named Hong used artificial intelligence technology to concoct ‘false and untrue information’.
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Facebook has 3 billion users. Many of them are old.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/facebook-users-3-billion-users-zuckerberg/
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Facebook has 3 billion users. Many of them are old.
TikTok's uncertain future could spur Facebook's resurgence, but only if the latter can woo young users.
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Ford CEO Says It Will Keep Apple CarPlay, Android Auto: ‘We Lost That Battle 10 Years Ago’
https://www.thedrive.com/news/ford-ceo-says-it-will-keep-apple-carplay-android-auto-we-lost-that-battle-10-years-ago
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The Drive
Ford CEO Says It Will Keep Apple CarPlay, Android Auto: ‘We Lost That Battle 10 Years Ago’
After General Motors announced that it will phase out Apple CarPlay in favor of its own infotainment system, Ford CEO Jim Farley doubles down.
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Something Awful is racing to save the best and worst of web history. A long-running web community enlisted its goons to stop an Imgur extinction event.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/8/23713128/something-awful-imgur-download-caper-digital-preservation-photo-hosting
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The Verge
Something Awful is racing to save the best and worst of web history
“We have an opportunity here to get out of that cycle.”
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Greek scientists create fastest ever AI processor harnessing light.
https://greekreporter.com/2023/05/08/greek-scientists-create-fastest-ever-ai-processor-harnessing-light/
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GreekReporter.com
Greek Scientists Create Fastest Ever AI Processor Harnessing Light
The fastest AI processor in the world, which consists of photonic neurons was created by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
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ChatGPT Fever Has Investors Pouring Billions Into AI Startups, No Business Plan Required
https://www.wsj.com/articles/no-business-plan-no-problem-chatgpt-spawns-an-investor-gold-rush-in-ai-6bdbed3c
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WSJ
ChatGPT Fever Has Investors Pouring Billions Into AI Startups, No Business Plan Required
It is boom times for startups touting generative artificial intelligence technology.
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Speed trap — Google promised to create a better, faster web for media companies with a new standard called AMP. In the end, it ruined the trust publishers had in the internet giant
https://www.theverge.com/23711172/google-amp-accelerated-mobile-pages-search-publishers-lawsuit
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The Verge
How Google tried to fix the web — by taking it over
“Accelerated Mobile Pages” succeeded in speeding up publishers’ mistrust of the search giant.
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Customers are being asked to tip even at self check-out. Some say it's 'emotional blackmail.'
https://www.businessinsider.com/customers-are-hesitant-to-tip-at-self-check-out-2023-5
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Business Insider
Customers are being asked to tip even at self check-out. Some say it's 'emotional blackmail.'
As self-checkout kiosks are incorporating the option to include tips, customers question where the money is going.
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White House challenges hackers to break top AI models at DEF CON 31 | The "largest-ever" AI red team will seek flaws in OpenAI, Google, Anthropic language models
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/white-house-challenges-hackers-to-break-top-ai-models-at-def-con-31/
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Ars Technica
White House challenges hackers to break top AI models at DEF CON 31
The "largest-ever" AI red team will seek flaws in OpenAI, Google, Anthropic language models.
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