Month: May 2023
The Senate’s hearing on AI regulation was dangerously friendly
The most unusual thing about this week’s Senate hearing on AI was how affable it was. Industry reps — primarily OpenAI CEO Sam Altman — merrily agreed on the need to regulate new AI technologies, while politicians seemed happy to hand over responsibility for drafting rules to the companies themselves.…
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Is it me or is $90 for a 2TB external SSD an insanely good deal?
Cheapest branded portable SSD by capacity Specifications Capacity: 512GB, 1TB, 2TB Interface: Type-C, USB 3.2 Gen 1 Reasons to buy + Stunning value for money + Good looking + Solidly built Reasons to avoid – Average performance – No software bundle I have a confession to make – I may…
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Netflix’s The Mother is officially a hit, but it’s not the best thriller movie in the Top 10
Another week, another list of Netflix’s top 10 films – with Jennifer Lopez thriller The Mother launching into the number one spot. The Mother follows an isolated assassin living in Alaska, who emerges from hiding to protect her daughter from dangerous forces. Lopez plays the skilled (and unnamed) US military…
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Dyson Airstrait Straightener Review: Straight’n Shiny
The wet-to-dry flat iron is an investment, but the time it saves you and your arms is worth every penny. Source
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Twitter’s biggest ad buyer no longer considers it ‘high risk,’ says report
The world’s biggest ad agency no longer considers Twitter as a “high risk” platform now that Linda Yaccarinoc — NBCUniversal’s former head of advertising — is lined up to replace Elon Musk as Twitter CEO. According to sources speaking to the Financial Times, WPP-owned GroupM removed its “high risk” classification…
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Internet Explorer is dying – but you can decide when to say goodbye
Internet Explorer has one foot in the grave, but Microsoft has decided to allow customers to choose when the last scraps of its old (and mostly unloved) web browser will be removed from their devices and final goodbyes can be had. This comes after Internet Explorer was disabled on some…
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