Most people type away at their keyboard, thinking little about the efficiency of individual keystrokes. Programmers have a different mindset because each of those keystrokes gets them closer to a final product (and paycheck). The comfort and efficiency of the keyboard can enhance your work experience and help you code better and faster. A keyboard… Continue reading Best Keyboards for Programming in 2022
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Google Suspends Engineer Who Claims the Company’s Experimental AI Has Become Sentient
Google has suspended ones of its engineers after he claimed that one of the company’s experimental artificial intelligences has gained sentience. “If I didn’t know exactly what it was, which is this computer program we built recently, I’d think it was a seven-year-old, eight-year-old kid that happens to know physics,” the engineer, Blake Lemoine, told the… Continue reading Google Suspends Engineer Who Claims the Company’s Experimental AI Has Become Sentient
Monkeypox Can Be Contained—but Time Is Running Out
When monkeypox briefly found its way into the US in 2003, it infected prairie dogs. “We know that ground squirrels are highly susceptible to the virus and that there is a wide host range of species,” says Rimoin. “If monkeypox were able to become established in a wildlife reservoir outside of Africa, it would be… Continue reading Monkeypox Can Be Contained—but Time Is Running Out
21 Essential Tools You Should Have at Home
“A service technican will be at your home between the hours of 8 am and 5 pm.” Ugh. How often have you heard those words when you’ve needed something repaired or installed at home? You’ve got better things to do than wait around all day and then pay a fortune in labor costs. You can… Continue reading 21 Essential Tools You Should Have at Home
FAA requiring SpaceX to make changes to its Texas Starbase launch site to lessen environmental impact
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has determined that SpaceX’s plans for the company’s massive Starbase launch site in South Texas will have some environmental impacts to the surrounding land and area, but not enough to require a full environmental impact statement. Now, SpaceX will need to make more than 75 changes to its proposal for… Continue reading FAA requiring SpaceX to make changes to its Texas Starbase launch site to lessen environmental impact
Google may let rival ad platforms run commercials on YouTube
Google will allow other advertising intermediaries to run ads on YouTube, according to Reuters. The company currently requires advertisers to use its Ad Manager to place ads on YouTube, which has caught the attention of European Union antitrust officials. The European Commission opened a probe into Google’s ad tech in 2021 after two years of… Continue reading Google may let rival ad platforms run commercials on YouTube
Amazon’s Prime Air service will begin making drone deliveries in California this year
In 2013, former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced the company was working on 30-minute drone deliveries. At the time, Bezos said the service wouldn’t launch until 2015 at the very earliest. Now, nearly a decade later after that first reveal, Amazon says its Prime Air service is nearly ready. Starting later this year, the company… Continue reading Amazon’s Prime Air service will begin making drone deliveries in California this year
Microsoft formally agrees to respect Activision Blizzard unionization efforts
Microsoft has formally agreed to respect the right of Activision Blizzard workers to unionize in a pact with the Communications Workers of America. The agreement will be applied 60 days after Microsoft closes its acquisition of the video game publisher. The $68.7 billion takeover requires approval from regulators in various markets and is expected to… Continue reading Microsoft formally agrees to respect Activision Blizzard unionization efforts
Google will expand the usefulness of voice commands beyond Android phones
Google has helped app creators make better use of Assistant voice commands over time, but its longstanding Conversational Actions framework for those commands has had its limits. It’s primarily meant for conventional Android mobile devices, and it’s voice-only — the technology won’t help much on your smartwatch, or when you need some on-screen interaction. The… Continue reading Google will expand the usefulness of voice commands beyond Android phones
Microsoft Teams is using AI to prevent awkward interruptions in video calls
Microsoft might soon mitigate some of the worst nuisances in video chats. The Verge notes Microsoft is rolling out AI-based voice quality upgrades that should help every call participant hear each other clearly. New machine learning models can not only cancel echoes, but even reduce the chances of awkward interruptions by eliminating echo-related overlaps. This… Continue reading Microsoft Teams is using AI to prevent awkward interruptions in video calls