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Godfather of AI tells ‘60 Minutes’ he fears the technology could one day take over humanity::Computer scientist and cognitive psychologist Geoffrey Hinton says despite its potential for good, AI could one day escape our control.

An emergency FEMA alert test will sound Oct. 4 on all U.S. TVs, radios and cellphones::On Wednesday, Oct. 4, FEMA and the FCC will launch a nationwide test of the emergency alert system.

America’s Military Can’t Repair Its Own $1.7 Trillion Jet | Only about half of the U.S.’s fleet of F-35 fighter jets is operational at any time due to difficulties with repairs, which must go throu…::Only about half of the U.S.’s fleet of F-35 fighter jets is operational at any time due to difficulties with repairs,...

Drinks company appoints AI robot as ‘experimental CEO’ - The humanoid-robot CEO of a drinks company says it doesn’t have weekends and is ‘always on 24/7’::The Polish drinks company Dictador appointed an AI-powered humanoid robot named Mika as its experimental CEO in August 2022.

Meta and Salesforce are looking to re-hire some workers they just laid off. It’s putting those people in an awkward spot::Big Tech wants to bring back some of the workers it laid off. The decision might come down to how a company handled the layoffs.

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California passes right-to-repair act guaranteeing seven years of parts for your phone::On September 12th, California passed SB 244 to its state Assembly, becoming the third state to pass a right-to-repair bill.

US to argue Google abused power to monopolize internet search as antitrust trial begins::US makes case Google leveraged power and wealth to strangle competition, spending billions on deals with Apple and Samsung

Microsoft to kill off third-party printer drivers in Windows::Go native or go home: End of servicing plan rolled out for legacy printer drivers in fresh update

Apple shares fall after China reportedly bans iPhone use by government officials | Apple::The move suggests that China, which is one of Apple’s biggest markets, is unwilling to spare any US company in fight to boost homegrown technology

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Almost like it was a non-starter. Who could have possibly foreseen that?

Reddit’s replacement mods may be putting its communities at risk — With institutional knowledge seeping out of the site, poor moderation could have real-world impacts as more misinformation is allo…::Reddit’s moderator purge could have real impacts on reliability and information safety as it rushes to replace mods with...

A biologist was shocked to find his name was mentioned several times in a scientific paper, which references papers that simply don't exist.

Both CloudNordic and Azero said that they were working to rebuild customers’ web and email systems from scratch, albeit without their data....

Internal emails highlight how an advertising company can use its in-house resources to oppose public policy proposals....