The rapid development of Artificial General Intelligence and advanced AI systems has ushered in a new era of technological capability. These systems are becoming increasingly sophisticated, capable of performing tasks that were once thought to require uniquely human intelligence. From diagnosing diseases to crafting legal arguments, AI is reshaping industries and redefining what it means Continue reading »
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Oracle, which has secret partnerships with Israel, has told employees to love the country or work elsewhere.
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Musk has emerged as Trump’s far-right-hand man, creating some awkwardness for the president’s Democratic foes.
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How exactly the IRS will use the SuperPod AI hardware is unclear. But it comes amid a push for automation in government.
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The ABC’s Andrew Greene has found an Australian link to Chinese AI platform DeepSeek, a Chinese national who holds post-graduate degrees from Monash University and the University of Adelaide. No surprise, ASPI is lurking in the background of the sinister allegations against an Australian educated PhD, while that researcher, Dr. Zizheng Pan, is hiding in Continue reading »
ICE wants to hire contractors to monitor social media for threats. Those who criticize the agency could be pulled into the dragnet.
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China today is not the China of the pre-COVID age, but many commentators think it is still an economy based on cheap manufacturing. Several weeks ago, Thomas Friedman, diplomatic editor of The New York Times, travelled to China and published his impressions in a syndicated article on the country’s “staggering manufacturing muscle”. He concluded that Continue reading »
Stratospheric balloons are giving astronomers sharper views of the universe
The post Balloon-Borne Telescopes Take Off appeared first on Nautilus.
The “privacy-first” company surprised its user base when CEO Andy Yen lauded Trump on social media.
The post Proton Mail Says It’s “Politically Neutral” While Praising Republican Party appeared first on The Intercept.
For many government employees, merely owning cryptocurrency is off-limits. Not for Trump, who created a “very grifty” meme coin.
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