A striking graph, which went viral on Reddit last week, shows the purported percentage of internet users visiting OpenAI’s blockbuster AI chatbot ChatGPT overtaking Wikipedia over the past two years. The data, compiled by UK-based market research company GWI, shows a steady decline in the proportion of users visiting Wikipedia worldwide, excluding China. In less… Continue reading Terrifying Survey Claims ChatGPT Has Overtaken Wikipedia
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Google’s New Video-Generating AI May Be the End of Reality as We Know It
Google’s got a brand new AI video generator, and it’s so sophisticated that we’re starting to sweat around the collar a bit. Google DeepMind describes the new model, Veo 3, as capable of delivering “best in class quality, excelling in physics, realism and prompt adherence” — and as videos posted to social media indicate, that… Continue reading Google’s New Video-Generating AI May Be the End of Reality as We Know It
Readers Annoyed When Fantasy Novel Accidentally Leaves AI Prompt in Published Version, Showing Request to Copy Another Writer’s Style
Readers were annoyed to discover something galling: evidence that an author used AI, right in the middle of a novel. The novel, titled “Darkhollow Academy : Year 2,” penned by author Lena McDonald, falls under a romance subgenre called “reverse harem,” which conventionally follows a female protagonist with multiple male partners. But as eagle-eyed fans… Continue reading Readers Annoyed When Fantasy Novel Accidentally Leaves AI Prompt in Published Version, Showing Request to Copy Another Writer’s Style
Inside Anthropic’s First Developer Day, Where AI Agents Took Center Stage
Anthropic’s first developer conference kicked off in San Francisco on Thursday, and while the rest of the industry races toward artificial general intelligence, at Anthropic the goal of the year is deploying a “virtual collaborator” in the form of an autonomous AI agent. “We’re all going to have to contend with the idea that everything… Continue reading Inside Anthropic’s First Developer Day, Where AI Agents Took Center Stage
A Helicopter, Halibut, and ‘Y.M.C.A’: Inside Donald Trump’s Memecoin Dinner
As US president Donald Trump left the stage at his golf club near Washington, DC, on Thursday night, he pointed to the crowd, brought his index finger to his temple—as if to say: You know what’s coming—then began to dance. To the beat of “Y.M.C.A” by The Village People, Trump shimmied, gyrated, and pumped his… Continue reading A Helicopter, Halibut, and ‘Y.M.C.A’: Inside Donald Trump’s Memecoin Dinner
California prepares to sue feds after Senate revokes the state’s EV rule
California is preparing to sue the federal government to recover its right to set vehicle emissions standards, Rob Bonta, the state’s attorney general, told TechCrunch in a statement. Senate Republicans voted on Thursday 51 to 44 to overturn a waiver that allowed California to set stricter air pollution standards for vehicles. The state has received… Continue reading California prepares to sue feds after Senate revokes the state’s EV rule
Is Elon Musk really getting the hell out of DOGE?
Musk brought a spotlight to DOGE. Leaving may let it slip to the shadows. Musk brought a spotlight to DOGE. Leaving may let it slip to the shadows. Elizabeth Lopatto is a reporter who writes about tech, money, and human behavior. She joined The Verge in 2014 as science editor. Previously, she was a reporter… Continue reading Is Elon Musk really getting the hell out of DOGE?
How I used a $170 thermal camera to check my GCFI breaker – and why this one’s worth it
ZDNET’s key takeaways HSFTools’ HF96V thermal camera is available now for $219, with a $50 off coupon on Amazon. It has a broad temperature range and a high level of accuracy with an eight-hour battery life. It has an IP54 rating for dust and water-resistance, but it’s not waterproof. Regular readers will know that I… Continue reading How I used a $170 thermal camera to check my GCFI breaker – and why this one’s worth it
Clean Technica: EU News: BYD Overtakes Tesla, Northvolt Suspends Production004034
According to market research firm JATO Dynamics, BYD sold more electric vehicles in EU countries in April than Tesla — 7231 to 7165. Admittedly, that is not a huge difference, but as Felipe Muñoz, global auto industry analyst for JATO, said after the numbers were released, “Although the difference between the two brands’ monthly sales… Continue reading Clean Technica: EU News: BYD Overtakes Tesla, Northvolt Suspends Production004034
Clean Technica: If Tesla Falls, Would That Hurt The EV Revolution?004033
Tesla bulls are still very bullish on the company, but if you told them two years ago that Tesla sales would drop significantly in 2024 and the beginning of 2025, they’d call you crazy, stupid, evil, and not worth listening to. They’d tell you about how many reservations there were for the Tesla Cybertruck and… Continue reading Clean Technica: If Tesla Falls, Would That Hurt The EV Revolution?004033