According to the company, it’s all part of the plan. Oops Within the span of a weekend, Facebook’s new chatbot learned to be a racist conspiracist— and the company has already had to respond to headlines about it. The seeming biases of BlenderBot3, Facebook-turned-Meta’s new chatbot, which was recently made available to the public as… Continue reading Facebook Forced to Defend Its Brand New, Already-Racist Chatbot
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Boox Mira E Ink Monitor Review: Cut Out the LEDs and Reduce Eye Strain
So many of us spend our days gazing into an array of LEDs. We click and type all day for work, and then unwind to the blue-lit drama of a TV show after dark. By the end of our workday, our vision is bleary and our eyes feel fatigued, while our distance vision is unfocused… Continue reading Boox Mira E Ink Monitor Review: Cut Out the LEDs and Reduce Eye Strain
Even Ford’s Electric F-150 Just Got a Massive Price Hike
It’s Ford’s way or the highway. Built Ford Rough Tesla’s Cybertruck isn’t the only EV truck that just got a price hike: now, Ford says the fully electric model of its flagship pickup, the F-150 Lightning, is also going to get a substantial price hike, too. The latest versions of the truck will now cost… Continue reading Even Ford’s Electric F-150 Just Got a Massive Price Hike
Mysterious Explosion At Google Injures Workers Hours Before Major Outage
The events are apparently unrelated. Lights Out A Google outage caused thousands to lose access to its services including search late Monday night. Mysteriously, an electrical explosion wreaked havoc at one of its data centers in Council Bluffs, Iowa, earlier that same day. The explosion seriously injured three electricians, according to local reporting on the incident.… Continue reading Mysterious Explosion At Google Injures Workers Hours Before Major Outage
Rangers Keep Discovering Human Remains in Drying Up Lake
They just uncovered the fourth set of remains since May. Number Four It happened again. On Saturday, park rangers came across yet another set of human remains in Lake Mead’s shrinking waters, NPR reports. The investigation is still ongoing, and no cause of death has been released. This is the fourth grisly discovery of the… Continue reading Rangers Keep Discovering Human Remains in Drying Up Lake
Iran Just Made a $10 Million Import Order Using Crypto
It’s likely an attempt to evade sanctions. Evasion Iran has purchased $10 million worth of imported goods using cryptocurrency — a move that could allow the country to evade US sanctions. So far, not much is known about the crypto order first announced by the country’s Tasnim news agency. For one, we still don’t know… Continue reading Iran Just Made a $10 Million Import Order Using Crypto
Analysis: No, AI Isn’t Sentient, You Absolute Morons
BIG WAVES WERE MADE earlier this year when a former Google engineer, Blake Lemoine, told a reporter at the Washington Post that a Google language-modeling AI — a chatbot called LaMDA — was sentient. Google refuted the claims, ultimately firing Lemoine, but not before the engineer’s testimony sent the question of AI sentience and the ethics… Continue reading Analysis: No, AI Isn’t Sentient, You Absolute Morons
Best Headphone Stands in 2022
Tucked into the back corner beside your monitor, or suspended under the lip of your desk, headphone stands help you manage space and create a comfortable work environment. Some headphone stands are freestanding objects that capitalize on aesthetics and serve one single purpose. Others offer your headphones a proverbial gilded throne while concurrently serving as… Continue reading Best Headphone Stands in 2022
Driverless Robotaxis To Officially Hit Chinese Streets
The company claims its self-driving tech is ahead of Tesla’s. Driverless in China China is about to get the San Francisco treatment now that tech giant Baidu is able to operate its autonomous car service without a driver in two major Chinese cities. According to a company press release, the artificial intelligence company has finally… Continue reading Driverless Robotaxis To Officially Hit Chinese Streets
Review: Garmin’s Instinct 2S Solar Watch is Rugged and Dependable
If you’re looking for a smartwatch that uses renewable energy while tracking essential metrics, consider the Garmin Instinct 2S Solar Watch. Garmin keeps pumping out multi-sport and running watches that leave the competition scrambling to keep up. The Garmin Instinct 2S Solar is a 2022 update to the Instinct line, which came out in 2018.… Continue reading Review: Garmin’s Instinct 2S Solar Watch is Rugged and Dependable