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Over just a few months, ChatGPT went from accurately answering a simple math problem 98% of the time to just 2%, study finds::ChatGPT went from answering a simple math correctly 98% of the time to just 2%, over the course of a few months.

YouTube Premium quietly goes up in price to $14 per month | That’s a significant $2 increase with no official announcement.::Google has quietly increased the price of YouTube Premium by a significant $2 from $12 to $14, according to the updated signup page…

Over just a few months, ChatGPT went from correctly answering a simple math problem 98% of the time to just 2%, study finds. Researchers found wild fluctuations—called drift—in the technology’s abi…::ChatGPT went from answering a simple math correctly 98% of the time to just 2%, over the course of a few months.

Tech bros and Wall Street billionaires are indulging anti-vaxxer RFK Jr.'s presidential dreams::Twitter founder Jack Dorsey and hedge fund Bill Ackman have both shown support for the controversial candidate.

Kevin Mitnick, 1963-2023::undefined

Exec tells first UN council meeting that big tech can’t be trusted to guarantee AI safety::An artificial intelligence company executive told the first U.N. Security Council meeting on AI’s threats to global peace that the handful of big tech companies leading the race to commercialize AI can’t be trusted to guarantee the...

Program to attract tech workers from the U.S. hits capacity one day after opening::A government program meant to attract highly skilled tech workers from the U.S. closed for applications the day after it launched when it hit its maximum number of applicants.

Netflix Adds Nearly 6 Million Subscribers Amid Password Sharing Crackdown in Q2::Netflix released its Q2 earnings results Wednesday, including its new subscriber tally.

Researchers discover that ChatGPT prefers repeating 25 jokes over and over::When tested, “Over 90% of 1,008 generated jokes were the same 25 jokes.”

Nadella’s Microsoft Payouts Top $1 Billion on 1,000% Stock Boom::undefined

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard Still Committed to $75 Billion Merger::Companies plan to continue work to resolve lingering regulatory issues

ChatGPT Out-scores Medical Students on Complex Clinical Care Exam Questions::A new study shows AI’s capabilities at analyzing medical text and offering diagnoses — and forces a rethink of medical education.

Renewables surprisingly “on track” to meet net zero by 2050::undefined

Netflix just axed its basic ad-free plan in the US and UK::Netflix no longer offers its basic ad-free plan in the US and UK to new subscribers, which costs $9.99 / month or £6.99 / month in either country.

Reddit is bringing back r/Place at perhaps the worst possible time::Reddit is bringing back r/Place — a collaborative project where individual users can edit pixels on a giant canvas — at a time when user dissatisfaction with the platform is very high.

Authors demand credit and compensation from AI companies using their work without permission | OpenAI, Alphabet, and Meta have been called out::The letter, published by professional writers’ organization The Authors Guild, is addressed to the bosses of OpenAI, Alphabet, Meta, Stability AI, IBM, and Microsoft. It calls out…

Gem Hunters Found the Lithium America Needs. Maine Won’t Let Them Dig It Up::Gem hunters in Maine found one of the richest lithium deposits in the U.S. State laws are preventing them from being able to mine it.

Amazon And Apple Fined $218 Million For Elbowing Out Small Retailers In Spain::Regulators said the tech giants colluded to box out competitors by favoring sales of Apple products directly from the online retail giant.

Netflix Pricing Shakeup Removes Cheapest Ad-Free Plan In U.K. and U.S.::Online streaming giant Netflix has quietly removed its ad-free Basic plan, forcing users to pay more or sit through adverts to keep costs down.

Firefox has surpassed Chrome on Speedometer::undefined

‘Breakthrough’ geothermal tech produces 3.5 megawatts of carbon-free power | Fervo Energy’s Nevada site is slated to power Google data centers.::An energy company called Fervo says it has achieved a breakthrough in geothermal technology.

Virtual pet website Neopets plans $4m comeback::Neopets is promising a “new era”, with $4m of funding to remake the site and bring back 50 classic games.

Google’s AI Chatbot Is Trained by Humans Who Say They’re Overworked, Underpaid and Frustrated::(Bloomberg) – Google’s Bard artificial intelligence chatbot will answer a question about how many pandas live in zoos quickly, and with a surfeit of confidence.Most Read from BloombergTesla Investor Rode a 14,800% Gain Thanks...

This AI Watches Millions Of Cars And Tells Cops If You’re Driving Like A Criminal::Artificial intelligence is helping American cops look for “suspicious” patterns of movement using license plate databases.

Apple, Amazon hit with $218 million antitrust fine in Spain::Apple’s consolidation of its third party iPhone, Mac, and iPad resellers to Amazon has induced Spain’s antitrust agency to levy a $218 million fine in total on the pair.

James Cameron on AI: “I warned you guys in 1984 and you didn’t listen”::undefined

Threads usage drops by half after initial surge::undefined

Massachusetts Prepares To Ban The Collection And Abuse Of Cell Phone Location Data::For more than a decade now, app makers, phone makers, wireless companies – and pretty much everybody else – has been collecting and monetizing your daily movement habits. There’s genuinely no reason most of these companies (like, say, your...

Texas power use hits record high as heatwave lingers::Demand for power in Texas hit a record high on Monday as homes and businesses kept air conditioners cranked up to escape a heatwave.

A top AI expert says most outsourced coders in India will be out of a job in 2 years thanks to the technology::India’s coders “will be gone in the next year or two, whereas in France, you’ll never fire a developer,” Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque said.

Facebook & Instagram fined: How the small country of Norway could finally break Meta’s business model.::With a fine of only $100,000 Norway could destroy Facebook’s & Instagram’s business model relying on personalized ads.

Tesla directors agree to return $735 million following claims they were massively overpaid::Elon Musk, Larry Ellison and other current and former members of Tesla’s board of directors will return $735 million to settle claims that they massively overpaid themselves…

Most outsourced coders in India will be gone in 2 years due to A.I., Stability AI boss predicts::Most outsourced programmers in India will see their jobs wiped out in the next year or two, Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque said.

Wind and solar unbeatable for low cost new electricity::Onshore wind and solar photovoltaic technologies have maintained their position as the lowest cost form of new electricity generation, despite global supply

For the first time in 51 years, NASA is training astronauts to fly to the Moon::“They’ve got a great adventure ahead of them.”

Anonymous puts Taiwan flag, national anthem on 2 UN websites::Collective hacks UN to protest Google inactive account policy, Russia’s nuclear threats against Ukraine | 2023-07-18 09:56:00

Most Tinder users are already in a relationship, new survey finds::Nearly two-thirds of Tinder users reported they were already in a relationship, with some being married while on the app.

Teenage GTA 6 Hacker Accused of Blackmailing Rockstar With Releasing Sequel’s Source Code | Rockstar’s anticipated sequel has struggled with hacking.::A teenage hacker is accused of blackmailing Rockstar and threatening to leak GTA 6’s source code amid a slew of other complaints.

Eli Lilly drug shown to slow Alzheimer’s progression::Dementia experts hail “watershed moment” after trial results for donanemab antibody treatment.

Christopher Nolan Wants Oppenheimer To Be A Cautionary Tale For Silicon Valley::Christopher Nolan spoke on a panel about his new film Oppenheimer and how he hopes it can serve as a warning to scientists and those developing new technologies.

Tesla board to return $735 million in stock awards to end lawsuit::Tesla Inc. directors, including co-founder Elon Musk, agreed to return more than $735 million in stock awards to settle an investor lawsuit.

Recycling mismanaged plastic waste in South and Southeast Asia could reduce GHG emissions by 229 million tonnes::New research shows recycling all mismanaged plastic waste in South and Southeast Asia could reduce GHG emissions by 229 million tonnes.

Norway regulator to fine Meta over privacy breaches::Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms will be fined one million crowns ($100,000) per day over privacy breaches unless it takes remedial action, Norway’s data protection authority said on Monday, in a move that could have wider European implications.

India Is Using Technology To Give 1.4 Billion People Access To Healthcare::India’s success in providing universal healthcare coverage is a remarkable feat.

Comcast advertising “10G” in hopes to confuse consumers to accept slower speeds::Comcast says Xfinity offers 10G home internet, but the term “10G” is hazy and potentially misleading—especially because it has no relation to 5G for cell phones.

Reddit nukes everyone’s pre-2023 chats and messages::Shooting itself in the foot again

FBI Used Nintendo Switch To Locate Abducted Child::A friend notified the authorities after seeing the missing girl sign on to her console to download a game

‘Millions’ of sensitive US military emails were reportedly sent to Mali due to a typo::Millions of emails were misdirected to Mali due to a typo that swapped the US military’s .MIL domain for Mali’s .ML domain, according to a report from the Financial Times.