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Recently revised Pentagon policy allows for autonomous use of lethal force. In test later this year, combat drone will be asked to chase, kill simulated target, coming up with own strategy for mission. Second program’s goal is Air Force that is more unpredictable and lethal.

This occurs because some platforms sell real phone numbers that haven’t been registered on Telegram(or other platforms require phone number or email to register), as well as email addresses....

Airline Close Calls Happen Far More Often Than Previously Known::On the afternoon of July 2, a Southwest Airlines pilot had to abort a landing at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. A Delta Air Lines 737 was preparing to take off on the same runway. The sudden maneuver avoided a possible collision by seconds. Nine...

California takes first step in acquiring trains for High-Speed Rail::The California High-Speed Rail took another important step toward becoming reality Thursday after the governing body’s board of directors began the process of obtaining possible vendors for the state’s most ambitious transit project in history.

ChatGPT generates cancer treatment plans that are full of errors — Study finds that ChatGPT provided false information when asked to design cancer treatment plans::Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that cancer treatment plans generated by OpenAI’s revolutionary chatbot were full of errors.

Amazon CEO reportedly told remote employees: ‘It’s probably not going to work out’::Amazon CEO Andy Jassy responded to employees’ reluctance to return to the office by telling them that “it’s probably not going to work out,” according to Insider.

When the idea of self-driving cars first started becoming mainstream, I remember a lot of debate about liability. If an accident occurs, who would be at fault? I think a lot of those questions are still unanswered....

Generative AI is slowly worming its way into every facet of technology, and next up is your smartphone. Qualcomm says that its next flagship mobile chips are going to be built specifically to run generative AI on the silicon, reducing reliance on the cloud. Running an AI on your phone could be a boon for privacy, but is...

Google's AI-driven Search Generative Experience have been generating results that are downright weird and evil, ie slavery's positives.

A New Contract for Artists in the Age of Generative AI::A new framework will enable greater control over the use of artists’ data when artists share their work online, says Eryk Salvaggio.

The billionaire founder of a key Apple supplier announced his Taiwan presidency run, saying Beijing can’t threaten him because of his links with Apple, Tesla, Amazon, and Nvidia::He said no foreign investor would dare invest in China if Beijing confiscated Foxconn’s vast assets.

Self-driving cars have flooded San Francisco's streets, and not everyone is happy. Street activists have been using a low-tech solution to incapacitate the vehicles.

Apple exec gets bribery charge for allegedly offering Calif. sheriff iPads for gun permits::An Apple security executive is charged with offering the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office 200 iPads in exchange for Tim Cook’s bodyguards’ gun permits.