It’s complicated. 404 Error Amid the hellish humanitarian crisis in Gaza, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has promised to provide Starlink internet access to aid groups in the besieged region — but there are some enormous hurdles to clear before that promise can come to fruition. After internet connectivity was cut to Gaza on Friday night,… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Promise to Bring Starlink to Gaza May Be Dead on Arrival
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This Anti-AI Camera Fights Deepfakes by Certifying Each Picture It Takes
No filter. Stamp of Approval On Thursday, camera maker Leica unveiled its new M11-P camera that comes equipped with authentication technology to certify that photos taken with it are not manipulated. In an era of AI fakery, the German camera brand wants to ensure that people know its photos are the real deal. “In our… Continue reading This Anti-AI Camera Fights Deepfakes by Certifying Each Picture It Takes
Google AI Chief Says There’s a 50% Chance We’ll Hit AGI in Just 5 Years
More than a decade ago, the co-founder of Google’s DeepMind artificial intelligence lab predicted that by 2028, AI will have a half-and-half shot of being about as smart as humans — and now, he’s holding firm on that forecast. In an interview with tech podcaster Dwarkesh Patel, DeepMind co-founder Shane Legg said that he still… Continue reading Google AI Chief Says There’s a 50% Chance We’ll Hit AGI in Just 5 Years
15,000 Scientists Warn Society Could Collapse By 2100 Due to Climate Chance
“Unfortunately, time is up.” Ring the Alarm Scientists are again ringing alarm bells over climate change’s devastating effects on the planet — and this time, they’re saying the Earth’s rapidly changing environment may result in a global disaster of epic proportions by the end of the century. A new paper published in the journal BioScience has been… Continue reading 15,000 Scientists Warn Society Could Collapse By 2100 Due to Climate Chance
Google Cofounder’s Airship Cleared for Flight
It’s a really big boy. Government Thumbs Up Yet another tech billionaire is taking to the skies — although this one isn’t planning on venturing beyond the Earth’s atmosphere. As IEEE Spectrum reports, the Federal Aviation Administration has officially cleared Google cofounder Sergey Brin’s roughly 400-foot airship, dubbed the Pathfinder 1, for takeoff. The FAA flight permissions… Continue reading Google Cofounder’s Airship Cleared for Flight
Gen Z Kids Apparently Really Hate Sex Scenes in Movies
A survey of 1,500 Gen Z-ers has found that more than half of them want to see more content focused on friendship and less on, well, getting it on. Titled “Teens and Screens,” this new survey conducted by researchers based out of the University of California Los Angeles included findings that won’t be surprising to… Continue reading Gen Z Kids Apparently Really Hate Sex Scenes in Movies
Car Companies Are Suddenly Super Worried About the Future of EVs
“As we get further into the transformation to EV, it’s a bit bumpy.” Missing the Target If electric vehicles are going to be the eco-friendly future of cars, their popularity with buyers right now isn’t quite reflecting that. Major automakers are being increasingly candid about the technology’s disappointing forecast, Insider reports, and are starting to significantly… Continue reading Car Companies Are Suddenly Super Worried About the Future of EVs
Aliens May Already Know We Exist, Scientists Say
Our radio transmissions “would definitely show up as artificial.” Hide and Seek Despite our best efforts at scanning the skies for signs of extraterrestrial life, we’ve come up short. Scientists have offered up several theories as to why that is. In 1950, Italian-American physicist Enrico Fermi famously pointed out the discrepancy between the fact that we… Continue reading Aliens May Already Know We Exist, Scientists Say
Sam Altman Warns That AI Is Learning “Superhuman Persuasion”
Humanity is likely still a long way away from building artificial general intelligence (AGI), or an AI that matches the cognitive function of humans — if, of course, we’re ever actually able to do so. But whether such a future comes to pass or not, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has a warning: AI doesn’t have… Continue reading Sam Altman Warns That AI Is Learning “Superhuman Persuasion”
Poison Specialist Accused of Poisoning His Wife
Image by Caspar Benson/Getty Images In a tragic and bizarre case that sounds like was ripped from the pages of a medical murder mystery, a poison specialist has been accused of poisoning his wife in Minnesota after the woman died under “suspicious circumstances” in August. The specialist in question, 30-year-old Connor Bowman, is the subject of… Continue reading Poison Specialist Accused of Poisoning His Wife