Google Photos does compress images when you upload them to the cloud, keeping them under 16 megapixels. But on my small, 7-inch softcover book, I can’t see any pixelation or digital artifacts in the pictures. About half my shots were from my Pixel phone with a 12-megapixel sensor, the other half from a nice Ricoh… Continue reading 9 Best Online Photo Printing Services That We Tested (2024)
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Wayve’s AI Self-Driving System Is Here to Drive Like a Human and Take On Waymo and Tesla
As I arrive, he’s laying out an impressive lunch spread of salads and carved ham and huge blocks of good cheese. There are already 385 mouths to feed in London alone, and almost 450 staff in total now, including at the new US headquarters and testing base Wayve has just opened in Sunnyvale, California: Its… Continue reading Wayve’s AI Self-Driving System Is Here to Drive Like a Human and Take On Waymo and Tesla
RFK Plans to Take on Big Pharma. It’s Easier Said Than Done
But the administration would likely face legal challenges if it proposed additional restrictions or an outright ban on pharma ads, says Jim Potter, executive director of the nonpartisan Coalition for Healthcare Communications. “The courts view advertising as a form of commercial speech, and they’ve ruled in a series of cases dating back to the 1970s… Continue reading RFK Plans to Take on Big Pharma. It’s Easier Said Than Done
Harvard Is Releasing a Massive Free AI Training Dataset Funded by OpenAI and Microsoft
In addition to the trove of books, the Institutional Data Initiative is also working with the Boston Public Library to scan millions of articles from different newspapers now in the public domain, and it says it’s open to forming similar collaborations down the line. The exact way the books dataset will be released is not… Continue reading Harvard Is Releasing a Massive Free AI Training Dataset Funded by OpenAI and Microsoft
The Billion-Dollar Adult Streaming Industry Is Fueled by Horrific Labor Abuses
“When we were talking with workers, they just wanted to get back to the cockroaches, how the studio owner charges them for toilet paper or makes them work when they’re on their period. I couldn’t get people to talk to me about platforms, and that’s completely valid because of course you are mad at the… Continue reading The Billion-Dollar Adult Streaming Industry Is Fueled by Horrific Labor Abuses
OnlyFans Models Are Using AI Impersonators to Keep Up With Their DMs
One of the more persistent concerns in the age of AI is that the robots will take our jobs. The extent to which this fear is founded remains to be seen, but we’re already witnessing some level of replacement in certain fields. Even niche occupations are in jeopardy. For example, the world of OnlyFans chatters… Continue reading OnlyFans Models Are Using AI Impersonators to Keep Up With Their DMs
Google Reveals Gemini 2, AI Agents, and a Prototype Personal Assistant
“Mariner is our exploration, very much a research prototype at the moment, of how one reimagines the user interface with AI,” Hassabis says. Google launched Gemini in December 2023 as part of an effort to catch up with OpenAI, the startup behind the wildly popular chatbot ChatGPT. Despite having invested heavily in AI and contributing… Continue reading Google Reveals Gemini 2, AI Agents, and a Prototype Personal Assistant
The ‘Ghost Gun’ Linked to Luigi Mangione Shows Just How Far 3D-Printed Weapons Have Come
More than a decade after the advent of the 3D-printed gun as an icon of libertarianism and a gun control nightmare, police say one of those homemade plastic weapons has now been found in the hands of perhaps the world’s most high-profile alleged killer. For the community of DIY gunsmiths who have spent years honing… Continue reading The ‘Ghost Gun’ Linked to Luigi Mangione Shows Just How Far 3D-Printed Weapons Have Come
General Motors Cuts Funding to Cruise, Nixing Its Robotaxi Plan
Since General Motors acquired the San Francisco self-driving-tech developer Cruise in 2016, the Detroit automaker has poured more than $8 billion into creating a robotaxi service. Now GM is turning off the spigot. On a call with investors today, General Motors CEO Mary Barra said the company would no longer invest in Cruise and its… Continue reading General Motors Cuts Funding to Cruise, Nixing Its Robotaxi Plan
Meet the Conspiracy Filmmaker Who Claims to Have Red-Pilled Tulsi Gabbard
Trump may seek to change that, however, based on suggestions contained in Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s blueprint for a second Trump presidency. In the chapter on the intelligence community, the document suggests that the ODNI should be the only agency drafting the daily intelligence briefing for Trump and should have full oversight of the… Continue reading Meet the Conspiracy Filmmaker Who Claims to Have Red-Pilled Tulsi Gabbard