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fliptop writes:The engineer says, "I haven't had the opportunity to run experiments with Bing's chatbot yet... but based on the various things that I've seen online, it looks like it might be sentient:"

upstart writes:Establishing a standard time for the moon is necessary for the new era of lunar exploration:

upstart writes:Waymo robotaxis have now driven 1 million miles autonomously with no recorded injuries:

hubie writes:Scientists studying archaeological remains at Gruta da Figueira Brava, Portugal, discovered that Neanderthals were harvesting shellfish to eat:

upstart writes:Pre-existing mental health issues and the stress of working in Cuba are more likely culprits:

fab23 writes:Research shows that, when given the choice, most authors don't want excessively-long copyright terms:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/meta-says-725m-deal-ends-all-cambridge-analytica-claims-one-state-disagrees/

upstart writes:Experiments in mice show the microbes hijack cells in the brain's protective cover:

hubie writes:When you're in a bad mood, you might want to focus on tasks that are more detail-oriented:

upstart writes:Traditional burials and cremation aren't great for the environment:

upstart writes:The Sun Is About to Enter a Period of Peak Activity:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/03/metas-hardware-plans-include-thinner-quest-this-year-ad-supported-ar-in-2027/

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/02/robots-let-chatgpt-touch-the-real-world-thanks-to-microsoft/

hubie writes:When it comes to broken promises, children as young as 3 to 5 recognize that some excuses are better than others:

upstart writes:It's been six months since Blue Origin's New Shepard failed during launch:

upstart writes:Forthcoming update of C++ will include a standard library module named std:

fliptop writes:https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/02/banning-tiktok.html

fliptop writes:As layoffs ravage the tech industry, algorithms once used to help hire could now be deciding who gets cut:

fliptop writes:Students say they are getting 'screwed over' for sticking to the rules. Professors say students are acting like 'tyrants.' Then came ChatGPT:

Booga1 writes:Interesting Engineering reports, Ford's latest patent enables vehicles to repossess themselves and drive away.

upstart writes:Researchers working on plan to neutralise reach of network developed by billionaire Elon Musk:

quietus writes:It looks like ChatGPT learns from the questions you pose it.That, at least, is the conclusion one could draw from a couple of enterprise bans of the tool.The first one out of the gate was Amazon. Amazon's analysis of ChatGPT's results appeared to show confidential information. As a company lawyer put it,

hubie writes:Study finds helping others reduces focus on your own symptoms:

upstart writes:Waymo is starting driverless taxi tests in Los Angeles:

hubie writes:Scientists have decoded the physical process that takes place in the mouth when chocolate is eaten, as it changes from a solid into a smooth emulsion that many people find totally irresistible:

upstart writes:MIT AR Headset Uses RF Signals to Reveal Hidden Objects:

upstart writes:NASA and SpaceX target new Crew-6 launch date:

upstart writes:iPhone 15 to require certified accessories for full access to USB-C:

upstart writes:Telecom companies have long resisted letting scientific sensors piggyback on their subsea cables—until now:

upstart writes:The global interpreter lock is both a key component of the Python runtime and a major obstacle to multithreading:

upstart writes:Pregnancy quickly reorganizes the brain to respond to infants:

upstart writes:Small bore holes could provide an alternative to centralized waste repositories:

upstart writes:There's always a catch if you blame it on trawlers:

upstart writes:The Morning After: Scientists confirm a fifth layer inside the Earth's core:

upstart writes:"Nowadays we are a business technology company":

upstart writes:The computer's accuracy improved as scientists used more qubits to fix mistakes:

upstart writes:The technology is already out in force in some cities, but the true debate on privacy and policies is lagging behind:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-the-u-s-needs-a-formal-reckoning-on-the-covid-pandemic/

upstart writes:The enormous glacier is in trouble:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Nokia G22 has removable back and standard screws allowing battery swap in less than five minutes at home

upstart writes:Scientists make stunning discovery, find new protein activity in telomeres:

upstart writes:European Space Agency Launches 12-Month Lunar Farming Study:

upstart writes:And how Chinese companies came to dominate battery manufacturing:

AnonTechie writes:The magical demos displayed the capability. Now the platform wars begin.

upstart writes:The James Webb telescope found six galaxies that may be too hefty for their age:

upstart writes:China's Mars rover appears to have stopped roving:

upstart writes:Uber has not branded the cuts as "layoffs":

NY Times reports on long delays when solar or wind energy projects apply to connect to the grid. While they look at only a few of the US regional grids, several year delays appear common. The permitting process for grid tie-in was scaled to deal with a few big natural gas (etc) power stations every year and is overloaded by the requests of thousands of smaller, distributed energy sources.https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/23/climate/renewable-energy-us-electrical-grid.html

upstart writes:Scientists Engineer Wood to Become Stronger, Capture CO2:

owl writes:https://bigthink.com/pessimists-archive/twitter-telegrams/