Beeper Mini’s iMessage app for Android is broken, possibly by Apple (arstechnica.com)
Celebrate Your First Anniversary with ChatGPT: A Year of AI Developments and Revolutionising the AI for Work Landscape
In the rapidly evolving world of technology, the year 2023 marks a significant milestone for artificial intelligence enthusiasts. As we celebrate the first anniversary of ChatGPT, the revolutionary AI language model developed by San Francisco-based startup OpenAI, it’s time to reflect on the remarkable strides made in ai for...
Apple cuts off Beeper Mini's access after launch of service that brought iMessage to Android | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Well that didn’t take long…...
Scientists Have Reported a Breakthrough In Understanding Whale Language (www.vice.com)
Scientists Have Reported a Breakthrough In Understanding Whale Language::Researchers have identified new elements of whale vocalizations that they propose are analogous to human speech, including vowels and pitch.
Beeper Mini, days after launch, seems to be broken with iMessage not sending or receiving (9to5google.com)
Google admits that a Gemini AI demo video was staged (www.engadget.com)
Google admits that a Gemini AI demo video was staged::Google admits that it staged part of a Gemini AI demo video, in which there was actually no voice interaction as implied.
Google announces April 2024 shutdown date for Google Podcasts (arstechnica.com)
Time to get out of Google Podcasts for anyone that is still using the service.
Google announces April 2024 shutdown date for Google Podcasts (arstechnica.com)
Elon Musk loses over 400 satellites in 3 months according to data from space-track.org (defense contractor used), and over 1,000 for the lifespan of the company (satellitemap.space)
I received a lot of flack in my other posts for providing this data in conjunction with his efforts to raise money. I separated this post in order to comply with the rules. reuters.com/…/musks-spacex-approaches-investors-a…...
Driverless cars were the future but now the truth is out: they’re on the road to nowhere (www.theguardian.com)
Driverless cars were the future but now the truth is out: they’re on the road to nowhere::The dream of these vehicles ruling the roads remains just that. Focusing on public transport would be much smarter, says transport writer Christian Wolmar
Threads is counting down to an EU launch next week (www.theverge.com)
FDA Approves World’s First Crispr Gene-Editing Drug for Sickle-Cell Disease | Landmark decision heralds a new type of medicine that can tackle genetic conditions that are hard to treat (www.wsj.com)
The key thing about this kind of therapy is that it’s not a drug you keep on taking - it’s a one-time thing which permanently cures the disease.
Google’s best Gemini AI demo video was fabricated (arstechnica.com)
Mobile phones: Firms face £3bn legal claim for overcharging - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
Google’s best Gemini AI demo video was fabricated (arstechnica.com)
Google takes heat for a misleading AI demo video that hyped up its GPT-4 competitor.
Tesla Cybertruck's stiff structure, sharp design raise safety concerns - experts (www.reuters.com)
Tesla Cybertruck’s stiff structure, sharp design raise safety concerns - experts::The angular design of Tesla’s Cybertruck has safety experts concerned that the electric pickup truck’s stiff stainless-steel exoskeleton could hurt pedestrians and cyclists.
Moscow Bans QR Codes in Billboards Over Navalny’s Anti-Putin Campaign (www.themoscowtimes.com)
COP28: Five reasons for optimism on climate (www.bbc.com)
The fight to clean up the toxic legacy of semiconductors (www.theverge.com)
Homes need to be built for better internet (www.theverge.com)
The Transputer: A parallel future (www.youtube.com)
In the 80s one British firm was working of the future of high performance computing, where not 1 processor would work on a task but many. That company was inmos and the processor was the Transputer.
Amazon's humanoid warehouse robots will eventually cost only $3 per hour to operate. That won't calm workers' fears of being replaced. (www.businessinsider.com)
Amazon’s humanoid warehouse robots will eventually cost only $3 per hour to operate. That won’t calm workers’ fears of being replaced.::The robot’s human-like shape is bound to reignite workers’ fears of being replaced, but Amazon says they’re designed to “work collaboratively.”
‘Nudify’ Apps That Use AI to ‘Undress’ Women in Photos Are Soaring in Popularity (time.com)
‘Nudify’ Apps That Use AI to ‘Undress’ Women in Photos Are Soaring in Popularity::It’s part of a worrying trend of non-consensual “deepfake” pornography being developed and distributed because of advances in artificial intelligence.