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AWS re:Invent was an all-in pitch for AI. Customers might not be ready. | TechCrunch
If Amazon Web Services’ annual re:Invent tech conference proves anything, it’s that the cloud infrastructure player is going all in on AI.AWS made dozens of announcements, from new AI agents and updated large language models, to products with...
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Can Lobster Tail Shells Work as Delicate Robotic Grippers?
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for...
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Tattooing may trigger localised damage to the immune system
Tattoo ink collects in lymph nodes and interferes with the immune system, causing potentially lifelong changes to the body’s...
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Elon Musk’s X fined €120m over ‘deceptive’ blue ticks
Liv McMahonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesThe EU has fined Elon Musk's social media platform X €120m (£105m) over its blue tick badges - prompting an angry reaction from the US.The European Commission said by allowing people to pay for a blue...
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Huge Trove of Nude Images Leaked by AI Image Generator Startup’s Exposed Database
An AI image generator startup left more than 1 million images and videos created with its systems exposed and accessible to anyone online, according to new research reviewed by WIRED. The “overwhelming majority” of the images involved nudity and...
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To Test AI, Look at How We Study Babies and Animals
When people want a clear-eyed take on the state of artificial intelligence and what it all means, they tend to turn to Melanie Mitchell, a computer scientist and a professor at the Santa Fe Institute. Her 2019 book, Artificial...
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Can AI Look at Your Retina and Diagnose Alzheimer’s? Eric Topol Hopes So
For decades now, it’s been fairly well established that once you turn 40 you should start paying attention to your body. That’s when women are supposed to start getting mammograms and men are supposed to start paying a bit...
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From the NFL to Startup Battlefield: How Alltroo built a brand that wins | TechCrunch
On season one of Build Mode: Product, Meet Market, we explore what it really takes to get your product into the hands of customers. We’ve talked a lot about product-market fit, but this week we take a step back...
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Why is AI making computers and games consoles more expensive?
The latest commodity coveted by the AI industry is computer memory, and the sector is signing deals directly with...
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Porn site fined £1m has never responded to Ofcom
Ofcom has told the BBC it has never heard from a porn company it has fined £1m for failing to comply with the UK Online Safety Act.It said it had been emailing AVS Group Ltd since it launched its...
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New clashes break out between Pakistan and Afghanistan
Border clashes have erupted again between Pakistan and Afghanistan's Taliban forces, with each sides accusing the other of breaking...