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Baidu shares fall after Ernie AI chatbot demo disappoints
After demo, no one knows if Ernie can compete with ChatGPT.
20 years later, Second Life is launching on mobile
The so-called proto-metaverse will leap from desktops for the first time.
68 now sickened, 4 lose eyeballs in outbreak linked to eyedrops
The extensively drug-resistant germ still lurks amid EzriCare, Delsam recalls.
National Academies: We can’t define “race,” so stop using it in science
Use scientifically relevant descriptions, not outdated social ideas.
OpenAI checked to see whether GPT-4 could take over the world
"ARC's evaluation has much lower probability of leading to an AI takeover than the deployment itself."
Security firm Rubrik is latest to be felled by GoAnywhere vulnerability
GoAnywhere customers are dropping like flies, courtesy of code execution bug.
New theory re-ignites debate about identity of Leonardo da Vinci’s mother
Was Caterina a slave kidnapped from the Caucasus region?
Lawsuit: Cop pulled over driver for TikTok livestream—and shared driver’s ID
Texas man suing now fears identity theft after his personal info was shared.
Why game archivists are dreading this month’s 3DS/Wii U eShop shutdown
Industry lobbying against remote access leaves researchers cut off from game archives.
FCC officials owned stock in Comcast, Charter, AT&T, and Verizon, watchdog says
US law prohibits FCC employees from owning stock in firms regulated by the agency.
Newbie firm plans $2,800 add-in card that holds up to 21 PCIe 4.0 SSDs, 168TB
Apex Storage claims consumer shipments begin this year.
The Pixel 8 Pro heralds the death of curved-screen smartphones
The Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 8, Pixel 7a, and Pixel Fold have all made the news rounds.
All-open source 7-inch MNT Reform Pocket laptop starts at $899, ships in October
Processor speed will still be a problem, but it's a cute little gadget.
Dealmaster: Save nearly 60% on Lenovo’s Yoga convertible
Also, the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10 is still 50 percent off.
Hilariously sad: My great mobile provider, Mint, will sell to T-Mobile for $1.35B
Ryan Reynolds now works for the Uncarrier.
Do solar farms lower property values? A new study has some answers
Researchers looked at sale prices of 1.8 million homes near utility-scale solar plants.
EPA sets limits on some “forever chemicals” as low as they can go
If you can detect any, it's too much.
All the ways the most common bit of climate misinformation is wrong
We've looked at natural cycles and causes. None of them can produce this warming.
Google Workspace launches annual plans, 20% price increase for monthly users
Higher prices are live for new users; existing user prices increase next month.
Here’s why slashing insulin prices will actually save Big Pharma money
The cuts will kick in just as a federal cap on Medicaid payments is eliminated.
Report: Microsoft cut a key AI ethics team
Expert calls decision "damning," says it's time for regulators to get involved.
Here’s our first look at Kia’s EV9 three-row electric SUV
The EV9 was designed with American tastes in mind and goes on sale later this year.
Microsoft signs another Call of Duty deal in bid to impress regulators [Updated]
Microsoft says Boosteroid deal should make cross-platform intent "clear to regulators."
Still using authenticators for MFA? Software for sale can hack you anyway
Some forms of multi-factor authentication only go so far in preventing account takeovers.
Gov’t opens $2.5 billion for EV chargers in rural and underserved areas
This is in addition to $5 billion being spent on fast chargers along highways.
Check out the winners of this year’s Gallery of Soft Matter Physics
Submissions were judged on both striking visual qualities and scientific interest.
Microsoft Teams is adding 3D avatars for people who want to turn their webcams off
"Microsoft Mesh" features like avatars were originally slated to launch in 2022.
Amazon unveils three satellite user terminals, plans broadband service in 2024
Amazon Kuiper terminals come in three sizes, with max speeds from 100Mbps to 1Gbps.
OpenAI’s GPT-4 exhibits “human-level performance” on professional benchmarks
Multimodal AI model can process images and text, pass bar exams.
Do better coders swear more, or does C just do that to good programmers?
For open source C code, curses mean quality, a recent bachelor’s thesis suggests.
Did Oregon once host a nesting colony of pterosaurs?
A fossil site may contain guano washed into the oceans from a pterosaur colony.
Google shows off what ChatGPT would be like in Gmail and Google Docs
Google will bring generative AI to Workspace, but a public launch sounds far off.
Ransomware attacks have entered a heinous new phase
Cybercriminal gangs now releasing stolen photos of cancer patients, student records.
System Shock gets May 30 PC release date after successful demo
It's been a long road since the project's 2016 Kickstarter funding.
Meta to lay off another 10,000 as Zuckerberg celebrates “year of efficiency”
After over-hiring, Zuckerberg says staff cuts taught him that "leaner is better."
Only four midsize SUVs score good rating in IIHS rear-seat safety tests
IIHS crash-tested 13 midsize SUVs with a test dummy sitting in the back seat.
TikTok accused of mishandling sexual harassment allegations
Woman’s employment ended after probe into complaint about advances made by manager.
Waze route plans will now include electric vehicle charger locations
EV drivers now have one more option for planning the best route with charging.
Why it does and doesn’t matter if Google, Microsoft, or Zoom certify your webcam
PC accessory stamps should emphasize features, not compatibility/marketing.
You can now run a GPT-3-level AI model on your laptop, phone, and Raspberry Pi
Thanks to Meta LLaMA, AI text models may have their "Stable Diffusion moment."
Bees learn to dance and to solve puzzles from their peers
Two recent papers offer evidence of "social learning" and possible culture in bees.
Botnet that knows your name and quotes your email is back with new tricks
Quoting Herman Melville is only one of Emotet's latest innovations.
Report: Tim Cook overruled Apple design team’s request to delay XR headset
Article claims it’s about Cook’s legacy, but there may be more at play.
Florida surgeon general wrong on vaccines and bad at his job, CDC and FDA say
Ladapo has repeatedly peddled falsehoods about COVID-19 vaccines.
GM plans to let you talk to your car with ChatGPT, Knight Rider-style
It won't self-drive or fire missiles, but the AI might help you change a flat.
New data tracks failure rates of 13 SSD models, going back up to 4 years
Yearslong examination of thousands of boot drives provides unique perspective.
Floating solar panels could provide over a third of global electricity
Panels on reservoirs can keep enough water for 300 million people from evaporating.
Marvel angry about Ant-Man dialogue leak, demands names of Reddit and Google users
Reddit post linked to leak on Google Docs; Marvel tries to subpoena both firms.
Discord promises outraged users it won’t store call recordings—for now
Discord staff promises shocked Reddit users, "We are going to fix this."
Dealmaster: The latest desktop deals from HP, Dell, Acer, and more
Savings on productivity PCs, powerful gaming desktops, and everything in between.
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