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Google defends scrapping AI pledges and DEI goals in all-staff meeting
Exclusive: Google executives gave employees details on dropping the company’s promise against weaponized AI and nixing diversity goalsGoogle’s executives gave details on Wednesday on how the tech giant will sunset its diversity initiatives and defended dropping its pledge against building artificial intelligence for weaponry and surveillance in an all-staff meeting.Melonie Parker, Google’s former head of diversity,...
Published on: February 12, 2025 | Source:
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Top of the flops: just what does the games industry deem ‘success’ any more?
Dragon Age: The Veilguard has reached 1.5 million gamers around the world – yet its developers have labelled it a disappointment. With unfair expectations, it’s the niche and left-field titles that will sufferBack in 2013, having bought the series from Eidos, Square Enix released a reboot of the hit 1990s action game Tomb Raider starring a significantly less objectified Lara Croft. I loved that game, despite a...
Published on: February 12, 2025 | Source:Harnessing cloud and AI to power a sustainable future
Organizations working toward ambitious sustainability targets are finding an ally in emerging technologies. In agriculture, for instance, AI can use satellite imagery and real-time weather data to optimize irrigationand reduce water usage. In urban areas, cloud-enabled AI can power intelligent traffic systems, rerouting vehicles to cut commute times and emissions. At an industrial level, advanced…
Published on: February 12, 2025 | Source:The Download: robot reanimation, and AI crawler wars
This is today’s edition ofThe Download,our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Robots are bringing new life to extinct species In the last few years, paleontologists have developed a new trick for turning back time and studying prehistoric animals: building experimental robotic models of them.…
Published on: February 12, 2025 | Source:How Harrison Ford brought a strike over video game AI to the world’s attention
Voice actors demanding compensation when AI generates performances from their work have taken industrial action since JulyWhen Harrison Ford spoke to the Wall Street Journal last week, praising the performance of voice actor Troy Baker in the recent video game Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, he was doing much more than recognising a great impression of himself. “You don’t need artificial intelligence to steal my...
Published on: February 12, 2025 | Source:I was a content moderator for Facebook. I saw the real cost of outsourcing digital labour | Sonia Kgomo
Tech firms must invest in and respect the people who filter social media and label the data that AI relies onSonia Kgomo is an organiser with African Tech Workers Rising; she spoke at the AI Action summit this weekMark Zuckerberg might be done with factchecking, but he cannot escape the truth. The third richest man in the world announced that Meta will replace its independent factchecking with community notes. I went...
Published on: February 12, 2025 | Source:Binance Moved Fast, Broke Things—and Paid the Price. Richard Teng Is Cleaning Up
After former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao went to prison, Richard Teng set out to show that the crypto exchange is now on its best behavior.
Published on: February 12, 2025 | Source:Robots are bringing new life to extinct species
Paleontologists aren’t easily deterred by evolutionary dead ends or a sparse fossil record. But in the last few years, they’ve developed a new trick for turning back time and studying prehistoric animals: building experimental robotic models of them. In the absence of a living specimen, scientists say, an ambling, flying, swimming, or slithering automaton is…
Published on: February 12, 2025 | Source:Elon Musk owning OpenAI would be a terrible idea. That doesn’t mean it won’t happen | Chris Stokel-Walker
My heart says he is settling scores and making mischief. My head fears Trump might like an ally controlling the key AI companyElon Musk and Sam Altman aren’t exactly the best of friends. The two had a blowout argument over the future direction of OpenAI – the company they came together to found in 2015 – with Altman seemingly content to pursue a for-profit approach and Musk feeling that was forswearing the founding...
Published on: February 12, 2025 | Source:Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 review: Apple’s best workout buds are back with a bang
Better fit, great sound, noise cancelling, longer battery life and heart rate sensors upgrade just about everythingAfter five years, Apple is back with a full revamp of the earbuds that put its Beats headphones brand on the map for athletes and sports people: the Powerbeats Pro 2.Designed to hook on to the ear and stay put without wires, the original Powerbeats Pro were the best earbuds for working out and were worn by...
Published on: February 12, 2025 | Source:How AI is Changing Everyday Life
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has gone from a futuristic concept to a vital part of our daily routines.Continue reading on Medium »
Published on: February 11, 2025 | Source:How to Improve Spark Shuffle Performance with Data Locality Optimization
In distributed data processing with Spark, one of the most expensive operations is shuffling. Shuffle involves redistributing data across…Continue reading on Medium »
Published on: February 11, 2025 | Source:“NeurochainAI: Where AI Meets Community, Agents, and Avatars to Redefine the Future”
The Future is Decentralized, Collaborative, and AnimatedContinue reading on Medium »
Published on: February 11, 2025 | Source:The future of AI is filled with both promise and peril
Artificial Intelligence is undeniably one of the most transformative technologies of the modern era. It promises to reshape industries…Continue reading on Medium »
Published on: February 11, 2025 | Source:The CFPB Work Freeze Is Putting Big Tech Regulations ‘On Ice’
The cease-work order at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau won’t just affect lawsuits and enforcement actions. It will stall regulation that could govern tech companies like Apple and Google.
Published on: February 11, 2025 | Source:Federal Workers Launch New Lawsuit to Fight DOGE’s Data Access
The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed the complaint on behalf of US federal workers, arguing that DOGE’s data access is illegal and should be cut off.
Published on: February 11, 2025 | Source:Thomson Reuters Wins First Major AI Copyright Case in the US
The Thomson Reuters decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rights holders.
Published on: February 11, 2025 | Source:World leaders and tech bosses focus on innovation at Paris AI summit – video highlights
Collaboration and opportunity were at the centre of the talks, as JD Vance urged his ‘European friends’ to view the technology with ‘optimism rather than trepidation’. The US and the UK refused to sign a declaration on ‘inclusive and sustainable’ artificial intelligence at the summit. Campaign groups criticised the UK’s decision and said it risked damaging its reputation in this areaUS and UK refuse to sign Paris...
Published on: February 11, 2025 | Source:An Adviser to Elon Musk’s xAI Has a Way to Make AI More Like Donald Trump
Dan Hendrycks is researching new methods of assessing AI risks that could be used to shape Grok’s politics.
Published on: February 11, 2025 | Source:Sam Altman Dismisses Elon Musk’s Bid to Buy OpenAI in Letter to Staff
OpenAI’s CEO claims the company has yet to receive an official offer from Elon Musk’s team, sources say.
Published on: February 11, 2025 | Source:Google Calendar removes Black History Month, Pride and other cultural events
Company says listed holidays were not ‘sustainable’ for its model as tech firms roll back diversity effortsGoogle’s online and mobile calendars are no longer including references to Black History Month, Women’s History Month and LGBTQ+ holidays, among other events.The world’s biggest search engine previously marked the beginning of Black History Month in February and Pride Month in June, but the events do not appear...
Published on: February 11, 2025 | Source:US and UK refuse to sign Paris summit declaration on ‘inclusive’ AI
Confirmation of snub comes after JD Vance criticises Europe’s ‘excessive regulation’ of technologyThe US and the UK have refused to sign a declaration on “inclusive and sustainable” artificial intelligence at a landmark Paris summit, in a blow to hopes for a concerted approach to developing and regulating the technology.The communique states that priorities include “ensuring AI is open, inclusive, transparent, ethical,...
Published on: February 11, 2025 | Source:How Musk and Trump are flooding the zone
Musk raids a dizzying swath of agencies with the goal of ‘slashing waste and fraud’ as the two deploy brinkmanshipHello, and welcome back to TechScape. This week in tech: Elon Musk and Donald Trump flood the zone and deploy brinkmanship as a negotiating tactic; US Immigration and Customs Enforcement learns search engine optimization amid arrests and deportations; and Spotify tries to soften its algorithmic image with...
Published on: February 11, 2025 | Source:AI crawler wars threaten to make the web more closed for everyone
We often take the internet for granted. It’s an ocean of information at our fingertips—and it simply works. But this system relies on swarms of “crawlers”—bots that roam the web, visit millions of websites every day, and report what they see. This is how Google powers its search engines, how Amazon sets competitive prices, and…
Published on: February 11, 2025 | Source:The Download: offshore rocket launches, and how DOGE plans to use AI
This is today’s edition ofThe Download,our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The dream of offshore rocket launches is finally blasting off Want to send something to space? Get in line. The demand for rides off Earth is skyrocketing, with launches more than doubling over…
Published on: February 11, 2025 | Source:UK copyright law consultation ‘fixed’ in favour of AI firms, peer says
Exclusive: Beeban Kidron says plans will lead to ‘wholesale’ transfer of wealth from creative industries to tech sectorUK politics live – latest updatesA consultation on changes to UK copyright law is “fixed” in favour of artificial intelligence companies and will lead to a “wholesale” transfer of wealth from the creative industries to the tech sector, according to a crossbench peer campaigning against the mooted...
Published on: February 11, 2025 | Source:Zuckerberg’s swerve: how diversity went from being a Meta priority to getting cancelled
Meta once invested millions and attracted top talent as tech’s leader in corporate diversity. After those aspirations peaked in 2019, the company scuttled them altogetherIn 2019, Facebook set a goal for itself: ensure half of its workforce was from diverse or underrepresented backgrounds by 2024.The lofty ambition made the company stand out among its Silicon Valley peers. Maxine Williams, a longtime employee and chief...
Published on: February 11, 2025 | Source:Can AI help DOGE slash government budgets? It’s complex.
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first,sign up here. No tech leader before has played the role in a new presidential administration that Elon Musk is playing now. Under his leadership, DOGE has entered offices in a half-dozen agencies and counting,…
Published on: February 11, 2025 | Source:The dream of offshore rocket launches is finally blasting off
Want to send something to space? Get in line. The demand for rides off Earth is skyrocketing, pushing even the busiest spaceports, like Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, to their operational limits. Orbital launches worldwide have more than doubled over the past four years, from about 100 to 250 annually. That number is projected to spiral…
Published on: February 11, 2025 | Source:AI chatbots distort and mislead when asked about current affairs, BBC finds
Most answers had ‘significant issues’ when researchers asked services to use broadcaster’s news articles as sourceLeading artificial intelligence assistants create distortions, factual inaccuracies and misleading content in response to questions about news and current affairs, research has found.More than half of the AI-generated answers provided by ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini and Perplexity were judged to have “...
Published on: February 11, 2025 | Source:The idea that everyone now has access to information is an illusion
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Published on: February 10, 2025 | Source:AI vs. Child Online Predators: How ROOST Is Creating An Online Safe Haven For Kids
As a cybersecurity professional and self-defense instructor, I’ve spent years teaching people how to protect themselves both online and…Continue reading on Medium »
Published on: February 10, 2025 | Source:My Personal Method for Tackling Big Projects
Effective Strategies and Practical Tips for Managing Complex Development TasksContinue reading on Medium »
Published on: February 10, 2025 | Source:How Successful Corporate Innovation Training Look Like in the Age of AI?
Many organizations treat employee training as a one-stop solution to foster innovation. However, some successful companies like 3M…Continue reading on Medium »
Published on: February 10, 2025 | Source:Should you buy SMCI tomorrow, February 11th?
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