Managing such a gargantuan array of chips to develop Llama 4 is likely to present unique engineering challenges and require vast amounts of energy. Meta executives on Wednesday sidestepped an analyst question about energy access constraints in parts of the US that have hampered companies’ efforts to develop more powerful AI. According to one estimate,… Continue reading Meta’s Next Llama AI Models Are Training on a GPU Cluster ‘Bigger Than Anything’ Else
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Workers Say They Were Tricked and Threatened as Part of Elon Musk’s Get-Out-the-Vote Effort
The video from inside the van shows a bumpy ride, with a cage separating the mostly Black door knockers from their driver. The driver also told the group of door knockers that he was in pain and had difficulty driving: “I just had surgery, bro,” the U-Haul driver says in another recording obtained by WIRED.… Continue reading Workers Say They Were Tricked and Threatened as Part of Elon Musk’s Get-Out-the-Vote Effort
Elon Musk’s Criticism of ‘Woke AI’ Suggests ChatGPT Could Be a Trump Administration Target
Mittelsteadt adds that Trump could punish companies in a variety of ways. He cites, for example, the way the Trump government canceled a major federal contract with Amazon Web Services, a decision likely influenced by the former president’s view of the Washington Post and its owner, Jeff Bezos. It would not be hard for policymakers… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Criticism of ‘Woke AI’ Suggests ChatGPT Could Be a Trump Administration Target
‘We’re a Fortress Now’: The Militarization of US Elections Is Here
Drones, snipers, razor wire, sniffer dogs, body armor, bulletproof glass, and 24-hour armed security. This is not a list of protections in place for a visit by the president of the United States nor the contents of a shipment to frontline troops fighting in Ukraine. This is a list of the security measures election officials… Continue reading ‘We’re a Fortress Now’: The Militarization of US Elections Is Here
Steve Bannon Is Out of Prison and Spreading Lies Online
Steve Bannon got out of federal prison at around 3 am Tuesday. Seven hours later, he was live on his War Room podcast to “flood the zone with shit” exactly one week before the presidential election. Flooding the zone with shit is Bannon’s own oft-quoted description of his media strategy: churning so many lies or… Continue reading Steve Bannon Is Out of Prison and Spreading Lies Online
Election Fraud Conspiracy Theories Are Already Thriving Online
So when voters in Oregon heard earlier this month that the state’s Democratic secretary of state, LaVonne Griffin-Valade, had removed Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, from her website, they believed it was part of a plan to undermine Trump. The narrative was boosted by right-wing influencers and Trump supporters on platforms like X… Continue reading Election Fraud Conspiracy Theories Are Already Thriving Online
Mac Mini (2024): Specs, Release Date, Price, Features
There’s Shark Week, and then there’s Mac Week. It’s a little less exciting, but Apple first announced a new iMac yesterday, and today we’re being treated to a new Mac Mini. Tomorrow, there’s a good chance you can expect a new MacBook Pro, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves. The Mac Mini is Apple’s… Continue reading Mac Mini (2024): Specs, Release Date, Price, Features
A Running List of the Tech CEOs Donald Trump Claims Are Calling Him to Suck Up
Trump’s relationship with Apple CEO Tim Cook is one of the most congenial the former president has shared with a Silicon Valley leader. Cook maintained a relationship with Trump during his time in office, often meeting with the president and serving on advisory panels influencing policy decisions that affect Apple’s business, such as tariffs and… Continue reading A Running List of the Tech CEOs Donald Trump Claims Are Calling Him to Suck Up
Donald Trump Vows to Let Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ‘Go Wild on Health’ If Elected
At his rally on Sunday at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, former president and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said that if elected he would allow wellness conspiracist and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to “go wild on health.” Kennedy, a former Democrat and scion of the famous political family, initially ran as… Continue reading Donald Trump Vows to Let Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ‘Go Wild on Health’ If Elected
‘BBL Drizzy’ Was the Beginning of the Future of AI Music
Not all AI tools are the generate-from-scratch types like Google’s MusicFX, Suno, and Udio that independent creators like Hatcher use—there are also ones for extracting stems, for mixing and mastering, and for brainstorming lyrics, all of which are finding user bases amongst hobbyists as well as professional producers. Sam Hollander, a pop hitmaker who has… Continue reading ‘BBL Drizzy’ Was the Beginning of the Future of AI Music