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itnewsbot, 5 months ago to ArtificialIntelligence

Making an image with generative AI uses as much energy as charging your phone - Each time you use AI to generate an image, write an email, or ask a chatbot a question, ... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/12/01/1084189/making-an-image-with-generative-ai-uses-as-much-energy-as-charging-your-phone/ #artificialintelligence #app

itnewsbot, 5 months ago to science

Measles rises globally amid vaccination crash; WHO and CDC sound the alarm - Enlarge / A baby with measles. (credit: CDC)

The World Health... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1984844 #vaccinationcoverage #infectiousdisease #outbreak #science #measles #vaccine #health #deaths #cases #cdc #mmr #who

itnewsbot, 5 months ago to gaming

At trial, accused Pelosi attacker says Gamergate led him to far-right conspiracies - Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images)

David DePape—th... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1984258 #paulpelosi #sarkeesian #extremism #gamergate #gaming #depape #trial

itnewsbot, 1 year ago to random

WordStar Reborn - Wordstar was the word processor that helped sell the personal computer. At one tim... - https://hackaday.com/2023/05/09/wordstar-reborn/ #retrocomputing #softwarehacks #wordstar

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to AncientHistory

Roman Dodecahedrons: A Mystifying Archaeological Find - Much about archaeology can be described as trying to figure out the context in whi... - https://hackaday.com/2024/01/29/roman-dodecahedrons-a-mystifying-archaeological-find/ #dodecahedron #archeology #history #news

itnewsbot, 5 months ago to ai

Google DeepMind's New AI Tool Helped Create Over 700 New Materials - From EV batteries to solar cells to microchips, new materials can supercharge tech... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/11/29/1631202/google-deepminds-new-ai-tool-helped-create-over-700-new-materials?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #ai

itnewsbot, 1 year ago to random

The secret Babylon 5 project is... an animated movie - Space Station Babylon 5. | Image: Warner Bros.

It’... - https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/3/23708919/babylon-5-secret-project-jms-straczynski

itnewsbot, 11 months ago to random

Reddit will exempt accessibility-focused apps from its unpopular API pricing changes - Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Reddit is ... - https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/7/23752804/reddit-exempt-accessibility-apps-api-pricing-changes

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to retrocomputing

ZX Spectrum Gets a 3D FPS Engine - The Sony PlayStation and Nintendo 64 are well-known for bringing 3D gaming into th... - https://hackaday.com/2023/09/12/zx-spectrum-gets-a-3d-fps-engine/ #retrocomputing #zxspectrum #quake #doom

itnewsbot, 6 months ago to random

X is officially worth less than half of what Elon Musk paid for it - Image: Laura Normand / The Verge

Everyone knew tha... - https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/30/23938969/x-twitter-valuation-19-billion-employee-shares

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to random

FTC: Please stop falling for social media scams, you've given crooks at least $650M so far this year - Internet considered harmful Social media posts hyping products and investment opportuniti... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/10/07/ftc_social_media_scams/

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to cargobike

Study finds that once people use cargo bikes, they like their cars much less - Enlarge / It's not likely to totally replace your car, nor will it prob... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2000224 #cargobikes #cargobike #e-bikes #e-bike #cars

itnewsbot, 4 months ago to iPhone

iPhone survives 16,000-foot fall after door plug blows off Alaska Air flight 1282 - Enlarge / The iPhone that fell from Alaska Airlines flight 1282, discov... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1994257 #alaskaairlinesflight1282 #airplaneaccident #boeingco.737max9 #seanathanbates #airplanes #droptest #boeing #iphone #apple #tech #ntsb

itnewsbot, 5 months ago to politics

A Kremlin-Linked Network Used Fake Taylor Swift Quotes to Push Anti-Ukraine Propaganda - A disinformation campaign led by a group linked to Russia's GRU is using images of celebr... - https://www.wired.com/story/russia-ukraine-taylor-swift-disinformation/ #politics/disinformation #politics #red

itnewsbot, 4 months ago to science

There’s a Huge Covid Surge Right Now and Nobody Is Talking About It - The US is in the midst of the largest Covid surge since Omicron, but with minimal testing... - https://www.wired.com/story/theres-a-huge-covid-surge-right-now-you-probably-didnt-notice/ #science/health #publichealth #science

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to microsoft

Microsoft Wants To Automatically Launch Its Copilot AI on Some Windows 11 Devices - Microsoft has started testing a change to Windows 11 that will see its AI-powered ... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/01/12/1449233/microsoft-wants-to-automatically-launch-its-copilot-ai-on-some-windows-11-devices?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #microsoft

itnewsbot, 5 months ago to random

Tesla workers report explosions, concussions, and grisly robot injuries at Texas factory - Image: Getty

As Tesla prepares to deliver its firs... - https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/21/23971138/tesla-gigafactory-austin-texas-injury-reports-robot-claw-explosion

itnewsbot, 2 months ago to random

Waymo’s robotaxi expansion plans in California put on hold by regulators - Photo by JASON HENRY/AFP via Getty Images

Waymo’s ... - https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/21/24079334/waymo-robotaxi-expansion-application-hold-cpuc

itnewsbot, 6 months ago to random

Pope tempted by Python! Signs off on coding scheme for kids - In the name of the firewall, the server, and the home page default, amen The Pope has giv... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/10/28/pope_software_python/

itnewsbot, 6 months ago to business

Swedish Ports Threaten to Block Teslas From Entering the Country - Tesla is failing to play by Swedish labor rules, unions claim. Now a strike that started ... - https://www.wired.com/story/tesla-sweden-strike/ #business/transportation #trafficjam #business

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to Podcasts

This week’s dead Google products: Google Podcasts, basic Gmail, and more! - Enlarge / Google is looking pretty dilapidated these days. (credit: Au... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1971148 #podcasts #google #tech

itnewsbot, 6 months ago to science

Glacial Lakes Threaten Millions in a Warming World - A Himalayan lake fed by melting ice just released a devastating flood in northern India. ... - https://www.wired.com/story/glacial-lake-outburst-flood-glof-india-sikkim/ #science/environment #climatechange #science

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to random

Microsoft Executives’ Emails Hacked by Group Tied to Russian Intelligence - The hackers appeared to be trying to learn what the company knew about them, a regulatory... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/19/technology/microsoft-executive-emails-hacked.html #foreignintelligenceservice(russia) #computersandtheinternet #cyberattacksandhackers #computersecurity #microsoftcorp #e-mail

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to RaspberryPi

Raspberry Pi 5, available for preorder, is faster and has a custom I/O chip - Enlarge / The Raspberry Pi 5's custom I/O chip, the RP1, is the result ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1971770 #singleboardcomputers #raspberrypi5 #raspberrypi #broadcom #tech #sbc

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to science

Hospitals owned by private equity are harming patients, reports find - Enlarge (credit: Getty Images)

Private equity firms are increa... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1996901 #chuckgrassley #medicalerrors #privateequity #patientcare #infections #hospitals #science #health #apollo