The company is in deep trouble. Job Culling Amid a disastrous year and an ongoing strike, Boeing announced last week that it will fire a staggering ten percent of its workforce, or about 17,000 employees. And now, on Tuesday, Reuters reports that thousands of these layoff notices will start going out within the coming month,… Continue reading Boeing to Lay Off 17,000 Workers As Crisis Deepens
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Scientists Baffled by Gooey Blobs That Keep Washing Up on a Beach
“It’s not often you find something that stumps people who know this place and these waters.” Found on Land Scientists and locals are perplexed by the sudden appearance of bizarre blobs that keep washing up on a beach in Newfoundland, Canada. “I’ve lived here for 67 years and I’ve never seen anything like this, never,”… Continue reading Scientists Baffled by Gooey Blobs That Keep Washing Up on a Beach
Apple Engineers Show How Flimsy AI ‘Reasoning’ Can Be
For a while now, companies like OpenAI and Google have been touting advanced “reasoning” capabilities as the next big step in their latest artificial intelligence models. Now, though, a new study from six Apple engineers shows that the mathematical “reasoning” displayed by advanced large language models can be extremely brittle and unreliable in the face… Continue reading Apple Engineers Show How Flimsy AI ‘Reasoning’ Can Be
Anyone Can Turn You Into an AI Chatbot. There’s Little You Can Do to Stop Them
Matthew Sag, a distinguished professor at Emory University who researches copyright and artificial intelligence, concurs. Even if a user creates a bot intentionally designed to cause emotional distress, the tech platform likely can’t be sued for that. He points out that Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act has long protected platforms at the… Continue reading Anyone Can Turn You Into an AI Chatbot. There’s Little You Can Do to Stop Them
Sony’s Until Dawn movie gets April 25 release date
Sony announced in January that it planned to create a movie adaptation of its 2015 PlayStation game Until Dawn and the project is moving quickly through production. Earlier this month, director David F. Sandberg posted on Instagram that the film had wrapped shooting, and today Sony production house Screen Gems announced that the movie’s release… Continue reading Sony’s Until Dawn movie gets April 25 release date
The Nuio Flow is a customizable split ergonomic keyboard with magnetic peripherals
The Nuio Flow is a new ergonomic keyboard and accessory system for those who don’t mind trading serious cash for a sleek and thoughtful design. Co-founded by two brothers, one of whom is a former Apple designer, Nuio has an Apple-like value proposition: a split keyboard and an optional trackpad, desk pad, magnetic stands and… Continue reading The Nuio Flow is a customizable split ergonomic keyboard with magnetic peripherals
This underwater dog robot comes with its own horror soundtrack
The dog-esque robots created by the likes of Boston Dynamics and MAB Robotics are already horrifying thanks to a mix of the “Metalhead” episode of Black Mirror and humanity’s natural apprehension for an uncertain future. This one highlighted by TechCrunch really got under my skin in an unnatural way. MAB’s Honey Badger Legged Robot can… Continue reading This underwater dog robot comes with its own horror soundtrack
The Apple Pencil Pro is 30 percent off, taking it down to an all-time low price
Apple doesn’t offer many discounts for its product lineup, so seeing one of its tablet accessories on sale for a third off the usual cost is exciting. The Apple Pencil Pro is available on Amazon for just $90, the lowest price we’ve seen for it. This is the most recent stylus model from Apple, with… Continue reading The Apple Pencil Pro is 30 percent off, taking it down to an all-time low price
Intel and AMD team up to stem the x86 bleeding
Like Professor X and Magneto, Intel and AMD know when to team up and take on a shared adversary. The two companies have formed a new x86 advisory group to stem the platform’s bleeding from Arm’s rapidly growing adoption. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, whose company is also part of the initiative, said the board will… Continue reading Intel and AMD team up to stem the x86 bleeding
Malaysia’s Khazanah launches new fund-of-funds initiatives to fuel local tech sceneThe programmes aim to back local emerging GPs and attract overseas …
Malaysian sovereign wealth fund Khazanah will launch new initiatives to boost its venture capital ecosystem, following the acquisition of Malaysia Venture Capital Management (MAVCAP) and Penjana Kapital in July this year. Khazanah’s National Fund-of-Funds (NFOF) plans to commence the Emerging Fund Managers’ Programme (EMP) next month, which will be opened to all local general partners… Continue reading Malaysia’s Khazanah launches new fund-of-funds initiatives to fuel local tech sceneThe programmes aim to back local emerging GPs and attract overseas …