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Five more Amazon facilities authorize worker strikes
Teamsters unions at five additional Amazon facilities have voted to go on strikes, following similar action in New York City and Illinois. The international Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) announced in a statement that union members โunanimouslyโ approved measures to authorize strikes in four Southern California facilities and a fifth facility in Atlanta. The four Southern California facilities are based in City of...
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AI Is Putting Americaโs Electrical Grid at Risk
US and Canadian electrical grids are being strained by AI data centers, crypto mining, and electric cars.
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:Bitwise Launches Solana Staking Product in Germany as US ETF Hopes Grow
Crypto asset manager Bitwise has launched a Solana staking ETP in Germany while American investors await the U.S. equivalent.
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:OpenAI brings ChatGPT to WhatsApp
ChatGPT is now available on WhatsApp. Starting today, if you add 1 (800) CHAT-GPT to your contacts โ that's 1 (800) 242-8478 โ you can start using the chatbot over Meta's messaging app. In this iteration, ChatGPT is limited to text-only input, so there's no Advanced Voice Mode or visual input on offer, but you still get all the smarts of the o1-mini model. What's more, over WhatsApp ChatGPT is available everywhere...
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:Supreme Court must halt TikTok ban, ACLU argues
As the TikTok ban nears, the ACLU (and TikTok itself) hope to see the Supreme Court intervening.
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:Mozilla partners with environmentally friendly search engine Ecosia
Mozilla recently announced a new partnership with Ecosia. While the official announcement highlighted Ecosia's commitment to sustainability and social impact, it did not disclose specific details about the partnership.Read Entire Article
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:Call ChatGPT from any phone with OpenAIโs new 1-800 voice service
1-800-CHATGPT telephone number lets any US caller talk to OpenAI's assistantโno smartphone required.
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:LGโs incredible, transparent OLED TV is now available to buy, and no it's not cheap
LG's much-anticipated transparent wireless OLED TV is now available in the US for an expected high price.
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:Squirrels Caught Hunting and Eating Meat for the First Time
Scientists thought this species stuck to eating grains, but this summer's open season on voles suggests otherwise.
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:Flipboard just launched Surf, which is sort of like an RSS feed for the open social web
The company behind the news app Flipboard just launched something called Surf, which is sort of like an RSS feed for the open social web. The app allows users to create feeds that pull from the open social web, including services like Mastodon and Bluesky. It also sources content from blogs, podcasts and YouTube videos. Flipboard CEO Mike McCue calls it a โbrowser for the social webโ and that description makes a whole...
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:Bitcoin in โdip-buying moodโ as BTC price skirts $105K into FOMC
Bitcoin sees classic BTC price sell-side pressure into the Federal Reserveโs next key decision on interest rates.
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:Github Copilot is Free in VS Code
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Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:Amazon Delays Return-to-Office Mandate in Several Cities for Lack of Office Space
Some workers won't be returning until May 2025, according to Bloomberg News.
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:Nissan and Honda could merge to compete in the EV market
Nissan and Honda have discussed a merger with an eye toward competing in the EV market
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:Huawei looks set to launch a new server chip with HBM technology to challenge Xeon and Epyc; yes, that's the same memory powering AI GPUs from Nvidia and AMD
Huawei could be set to launch new server chip with HBM technology to challenge Xeon and Epyc.
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:The best antivirus software of 2024
Protect yourself this holiday season and going into 2025 with the best antivirus software in the market, tested and recommended by our experts.
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:12 Of The Best Soundbars You Can Buy In 2024 (Ranked By Consumer Reports)
Looking to spruce up the sound situation in your home theatre environment? These soundbars are some of the best we (and Consumer Reports) have come across.
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:TP-Link faces possible US ban as hijacked routers fuel Chinese attacks
Founded in China, TP-Link makes routers popular in US homes and businesses.
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:GitHub Copilot is now available for free
Article URL: https://github.com/features/copilot Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42453341 Points: 381 # Comments: 186
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:App downloads decline 2.3% in 2024, but consumer spending grows to $127B
The global app economy continued to recover in 2024, after an earlier slowdown in 2022 โ at least in terms of consumer spending. In 2024, global consumer spending in mobile apps and games reached $127 billion across the App Store and Google Play, up 15.7% from the prior year. However, those increases were driven by [โฆ] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:โPick and mix of horrorโ online pushes young people to violence, UK police chief says
Counter-terrorism leader says there is often no ideology behind โgrotesque fascinationsโ with extreme contentMore young people, including children aged 10, are viewing a โpick and mix of horrorโ on the web that pushes them towards violence, a UK counter-terrorism leader has said.Deputy assistant commissioner Vicki Evans of the Metropolitan police, the senior national coordinator for counter-terrorism, said the nature...
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:U-net Medical Segmentation with TensorFlow and Keras (Polyp segmentation)
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Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:23 Security Vulnerabilities found in GStreamer - most related to Lack of Memory Safety
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Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:OpenAI now lets you call ChatGPT on your phone
In its effort to make ChatGPT as useful as possible, OpenAI has introduced the ability to add ChatGPT to your contacts and call it on any kind of phone.
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:Strava was the only good Wrapped this year
Spotify and GoodReads Wrapped flopped this year, but Strava's Year in Sport delivered the simple, shareable experience we wanted.
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:Ethena Labs introduces sUSDe as collateral for Trump-backed WLFI protocol
Ethena Labs proposed integrating its synthetic stablecoin, sUSDe, into World Liberty Financial (WLFI) on Dec. 18. The proposal stated that this partnership would boost capital efficiency and liquidity in WLFIโs new Aave instance. The protocol is a credit market backed by President-elect Donald Trumpโs family. The partnership comes as part of Ethenaโs broader mission to [โฆ] The post Ethena Labs introduces sUSDe as...
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:Squid Game 2โs Cast Teases the New Characters Weโll Be Meeting
Netflix's mega-smash hit returns December 26, with a whole bunch of new faces (and a few familiar ones) stepping into the ring.
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:Who Makes PAR Racing Engines & Where Are They Built?
PAR Racing Engines has a long history of building high-quality custom racing engines. Here is who makes them and where they are built.
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:Wing and DoorDash launch drone deliveries in Dallas-Fort Worth
Alphabetโs Wing announced on Wednesday that itโs expanding its partnership with DoorDash to bring drone delivery to customers in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Customers in the area will now be able to order food from 50 merchants located in Stonebriar Centre in Frisco and Hulen Mall in Fort Worth. Wing says its drones can โdeliver [โฆ] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:Announcing 150M developers and a new free tier for GitHub Copilot in VS Code
Come and join 150M developers on GitHub that can now code with Copilot for free in VS Code. The post Announcing 150M developers and a new free tier for GitHub Copilot in VS Code appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:CDC Confirms First US Case of Severe Bird Flu
This is the first case of H5N1 in the US this year that has sent a patient to the hospital.
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:AIย filmmakers take note! Runway launches talent platform to meet, greet, and get hired
The new Runway Talent Network is already home to dozens of AI-skilled artists and companies, including Harmony Korineโs EDGLRD studio.
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:'Christmas Tree' Funding Bill in Congress Includes Gifts for Crypto Industry
A crypto-related measure is tucked within a 1,547-page stopgap bill to keep the U.S. government funded into 2025. Here's what it would do.
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:Introduction to TensorFlowโs Functional API
Learn what the Functional API is, and how to build complex keras models using itContinue reading on Towards Data Science ยป
Published on: December 18, 2024 | Source:Microsoft bought nearly 500K Nvidia Hopper chips this year
Microsoft bought more than twice as many Nvidia Hopper chips this year than any of its biggest rivals. The tech giant bought 485,000 Nvidia Hopper chips across 2024 according to reporting from the Financial Times, which cited data from tech consultancy Omdia. To compare, Meta bought 224,000 of the same flagship Nvidia chip this year. [โฆ] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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