Google has quietly pushed back the launch of next-gen AI model Gemini until next year, report says (www.businessinsider.com)
Google has quietly pushed back the launch of next-gen AI model Gemini until next year, report says::Google, which aimed to have its conversational AI model Gemini launch in November, has quietly pushed back the much-anticipated debut to early 2024.
New study finds bots and fraud farms responsible for 73% of web traffic (interestingengineering.com)
New study finds bots and fraud farms responsible for 73% of web traffic::undefined
US Navy says it will trial using AI to track Chinese submarines in the Pacific (www.businessinsider.com)
US Navy says it will trial using AI to track Chinese submarines in the Pacific::The plans are part of Aukus Pillar II, a trilateral security arrangement that aims to “help sustain peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.”
Kiss say farewell to live touring, become first US band to go virtual and become digital avatars (apnews.com)
US joins in other nations in swearing off coal power to clean the climate (uk.news.yahoo.com)
US joins in other nations in swearing off coal power to clean the climate::The United States committed Saturday to the idea of phasing out coal power plants, joining 56 other nations in kicking the coal habit that’s a huge factor in global warming. U.S. Special Envoy John Kerry announced that America was joining the Powering...
PlayStation To Delete A Ton Of TV Shows Users Already Paid For (kotaku.com)
Video of ceramic storage system prototype surfaces online — 10,000TB cartridges bombarded with laser rays could become mainstream by 2030, making slow hard drives and tapes obsolete (www.techradar.com)
Video of ceramic storage system prototype surfaces online — 10,000TB cartridges bombarded with laser rays could become mainstream by 2030, making slow hard drives and tapes obsolete::Ceramics-based storage medium consumes very little energy and lasts more than 5,000 years, creators say
US moves to choke China’s role in electric vehicle supply chain (www.ft.com)
US moves to choke China’s role in electric vehicle supply chain::Strict new IRA tax credit rules aim to boost domestic industry but could slow transition from petrol
Cicadas Are So Loud, Fiber Optic Cables Can ‘Hear’ Them (www.wired.com)
MultiPurrAudio, an MP3 folder player which is based on VLC and fully made in Python, the source code is 100% open source, and it works on any operating system!! And it also has a cute mascot. (github.com)
Broadcom CEO tells VMWare workers to ‘get butt back to office’ after completing a $69 billion merger of the two companies (fortune.com)
Broadcom CEO tells VMWare workers to ‘get butt back to office’ after completing a $69 billion merger of the two companies::In a meeting on Tuesday after completing the $69 billion merger, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan told VMWare employees their days of working remotely were over.
Behold The Hyundai Uni Wheel. Transportation May Never Be The Same (cleantechnica.com)
Sony Steals Customers' Purchased Content - Piracy is COMPLETELY JUSTIFIED! (odysee.com)
Pentagon Scientists Discuss Cybernetic 'Super Soldiers' That Feel Nothing While Killing In Dystopian Presentation (archive.md)
Robinhood CEO defends payment for order flow, says practice is ‘here to stay’ (www.cnbc.com)
Robinhood CEO defends payment for order flow, says practice is ‘here to stay’::That’s despite calls from notable consumer trading advocates and regulators for a ban on the practice.
Walmart says it is not advertising on social platform X (www.reuters.com)
Walmart says it is not advertising on social platform X::Walmart said on Friday it is not advertising on social media platform X, one of the latest brands to say it has dropped the Elon Musk-owned site.
Could electronic mail undermine conventional post? – archive, 1 December 1983 (www.theguardian.com)
Microsoft guts Microsoft Rewards points, and its fans are outraged (www.pcworld.com)
Microsoft guts Microsoft Rewards points, and its fans are outraged::Microsoft appears to be nickel-and-diming users and fans of its Microsoft Rewards program, which gives “frequent-flyer” points that can be traded in for gift cards.
Boffins convert typing sounds into text with 95% accuracy (www.theregister.com)
Researchers in the UK claim to have translated the sound of laptop keystrokes into their corresponding letters with 95 percent accuracy in some cases....
Electric Vehicles Have 79% More Reliability Challenges Than Gas Powered Cars (samrome58.substack.com)
Tesla's reputation slumps as GM, Ford climb - Tesla ranked 62nd by reputation among the 100 most visible brands, tumbling from 12th last year and 8th in 2021. (www.axios.com)
Tesla’s reputation slumps as GM, Ford climb - Tesla ranked 62nd by reputation among the 100 most visible brands, tumbling from 12th last year and 8th in 2021.::undefined
Bill Gates feels Generative AI has plateaued, says GPT-5 will not be any better (indianexpress.com)
Bill Gates feels Generative AI has plateaued, says GPT-5 will not be any better::The billionaire philanthropist in an interview with German newspaper Handelsblatt, shared his thoughts on Artificial general intelligence, climate change, and the scope of AI in the future.