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Is Google Breaking Up? + Seasteading Is Back + Tool Time
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ChatGPT’s awesome Deep Research gets a light version and goes free for all
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What’s the new benefit?
There’s a lot of AI hype floating around, and it seems every brand wants to cram it into their products. But there are a few remarkably useful tools, as...
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Saying ‘Thank You’ to ChatGPT Is Costly. But Maybe It’s Worth the Price.
The question of whether to be polite to artificial intelligence may seem a moot point — it is artificial, after all.But Sam Altman, the chief executive of the artificial intelligence company OpenAI, recently shed light on the cost of...
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Alphabet Reports 12% Increase in Revenue
Google might be threatened with a breakup after losing two antitrust cases, but in the meantime it can console itself with piles of money.Alphabet, Google’s parent company, posted results on Thursday that included a large jump in profit. Net...
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In a Boon for Tesla, Feds Weaken Rules for Reporting on Self-Driving
Automakers and tech developers testing and deploying self-driving and advanced driver-assistance features will no longer have to report as much detailed, public crash information to the federal government, according to a new framework released today by the US Department...
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Artificial intelligence elicits concern, uncertainty, even as many see potential benefits — CBS News poll
Just as Americans saw the internet as a harbinger of major change a quarter century ago, a majority today feel artificial intelligence will have a big effect on society. But more so than the internet...
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They Stole a Quarter-Billion in Crypto and Got Caught Within a Month
A quiet honor student who had recently graduated from Immaculate High School in Danbury, Veer Chetal was about to begin studying at Rutgers University in New Jersey. In 2022, he completed a “future lawyers” program, and a story that...
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IEEE Standards Development Pioneer Koepfinger Dies at 99
Joseph Koepfinger
Developed standards for electric power systemsLife Fellow, 99; died 6 JanuaryKoepfinger was an active volunteer with the
American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE), an IEEE predecessor society. He made significant contributions to the fields of surge protection and...
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If A.I. Systems Become Conscious, Should They Have Rights?
One of my most deeply held values as a tech columnist is humanism. I believe in humans, and I think that technology should help people, rather than disempower or replace them. I care about aligning artificial intelligence — that...
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Cyber attack causes further chaos for shoppers at M&S
M&S shoppers are facing further frustration at the checkout as the company struggles to recover from a cyber attack.Customers began reporting problems on the weekend, with the retailer confirming on Tuesday it was dealing with a "cyber incident."It told...
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6 bystanders killed in crossfire of armed clashes near resort city of Acapulco
Clashes between two armed groups left six civilians dead near Mexico's crime-plagued beachside city of...