Amazon is working on a new paid subscription plan for its Alexa voice assistant (www.businessinsider.com)
Amazon is revamping its Alexa voice assistant as it prepares to launch a new paid subscription plan this year, according to internal documents and people familiar with the matter. But the change is causing internal conflict and may lead to further delay.
AI cameras being set up on highways to catch drivers who throw trash out of their car windows (www.businessinsider.com)
AI cameras being set up on highways to catch drivers who throw trash out of their car windows::The decision to install cameras in UK lay-bys aims to prevent littering but one campaign group described the approach as “meaningless.”
Leaked German military documents laid out a doomsday scenario where Russia wins in Ukraine then invades Europe (www.businessinsider.com)
Leaked Military Docs Say Russia Could Go to War With NATO in 2024 (www.businessinsider.com)
Amazon has been listing products with the title, 'I'm sorry, I cannot fulfil this request as it goes against OpenAI use policy' (www.businessinsider.com)
Amazon has been listing products with the title, ‘I’m sorry, I cannot fulfil this request as it goes against OpenAI use policy’::Products have appeared on the platform with odd titles that are seemingly related to OpenAI’s usage policy.
Xbox is banning users for automatically uploading steamy sex scenes from Baldur's Gate 3 (www.businessinsider.com)
Xbox is banning users for automatically uploading steamy sex scenes from Baldur’s Gate 3::Baldur’s Gate 3 allows characters to remove their clothes and romance other characters. It’s getting users in trouble with Xbox Live.
Texas National Guard Blocking Feds From Getting to Border, US DOJ Alleges (www.businessinsider.com)
Apple tells dozens of employees in San Diego to move to Austin or face layoffs, report says (www.businessinsider.com)
Apple tells dozens of employees in San Diego to move to Austin or face layoffs, report says::Apple has reportedly told San Diego employees that they have until end of February to decide if they will move to another state or lose their job.
Parmigiano-Reggiano makers are putting edible microchips the size of a grain of sand into their 90-pound cheese wheels to combat counterfeiters (www.businessinsider.com)
Parmigiano-Reggiano makers are putting edible microchips the size of a grain of sand into their 90-pound cheese wheels to combat counterfeiters::Italian Parmigiano-Reggiano makers are using microchips to verify the authenticity of their products and thwart scammers.
A boomer retirement bomb is about to blow up America's economy (www.businessinsider.com)
The great baby-boomer retirement wave is upon us. According to Census Bureau data, 44% of boomers are at retirement age and millions more are soon to join them. By 2030, the largest generation to enter retirement will all be older than 65....
Once an AI model exhibits 'deceptive behavior' it can be hard to correct, researchers at OpenAI competitor Anthropic found (www.businessinsider.com)
Once an AI model exhibits ‘deceptive behavior’ it can be hard to correct, researchers at OpenAI competitor Anthropic found::Researchers from Anthropic co-authored a study that found that AI models can learn deceptive behaviors that safety training techniques can’t reverse.
TikTok Shop sellers say its AI moderation has gone rogue, doling out 'bogus' violations and freezing products without a clear explanation (www.businessinsider.com)
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Ordered Strike on Houthis From Hospital (www.businessinsider.com)
2 Russian airlines want to keep flying Soviet-era planes, but some of them are so old they're set to be phased out this year (www.businessinsider.com)
Two Siberian airlines in Russia — Angara Airlines and Polar Airlines — are asking authorities to extend the service life of two Soviet-era aircraft, Reuters reported on Friday....
SpaceX executives worried Elon Musk was on drugs during 'cringeworthy' all-hands meeting, WSJ reports (www.businessinsider.com)
The Journal reported executives at SpaceX worried Elon Musk was on drugs after an "unhinged" all-hands meeting in which he slurred and rambled.
The data is in: Return to Office policies don't improve employee performance or company value, but controlling bosses don't care (www.businessinsider.com)
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Russia painted fake fighter jets at its airfields, new satellite images show, likely to trick Ukraine into not blowing up the real deal (www.businessinsider.com)
Hamas Fighting With Top-Grade Chinese Weapons in Gaza, Says Israel (www.businessinsider.com)
A surge of Russian demand has made China the world's biggest car exporter (www.businessinsider.com)
Hackers just leaked sensitive files from over 200 police departments that are searchable by badge number (www.businessinsider.com)
Hackers just leaked sensitive files from over 200 police departments that are searchable by badge number::Police departments have been sharing information about COVID-19, George Floyd protesters, and even tweets critical of the police.