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In the past week, OpenAI’s Operator has done the following things for me:Ordered me a new ice cream scoop on Amazon.Bought me a new domain name and configured its settings.Booked a Valentine’s Day date for me and my wife.Scheduled...

It also puts him on a collision course with people who worry that a switch to organic crops would make it much harder for the US to achieve its climate goals. Organic crops tend to produce less yield per...

Bruce66423 shares a report from the Associated Press: Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain pill designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications such as Vicodin and OxyContin. "It's...

Less than two weeks after DeepSeek launched its open-source AI model, the Chinese startup is still dominating the public conversation about the future of artificial intelligence. While the firm seems to have an edge on US rivals in terms...

If you’re among the millions of people who have downloaded DeepSeek, the free new chatbot from China powered by artificial intelligence, know this: The answers it gives you will largely reflect the worldview of the Chinese Communist Party.Since the...

William RatcliffFormer IEEE Region 3 directorLife senior member, 80; died 20 JuneRatcliff was the 2008–2009 director of IEEE Region 3 (Southeastern United States).An active IEEE volunteer, he led efforts to change the IEEE Regional Activities board to the IEEE...

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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...

Barclays bank has confirmed it is experiencing IT problems which it says is affecting its app, online banking and payments in and out of accounts.The bank says it is also unable to provide help via telephone or its "Message...

Blake Lively, Chris Pratt and Keira Knightley are just a few celebrities that have hit the headlines recently, and these famous faces also feature in this month’s quiz. But can you spot which of the images are real and...