Month: July 2024
The developers suing over GitHub Copilot got dealt a major blow in court
A judge has tossed nearly all of the claims a group of developers brought against GitHub, Microsoft, and OpenAI in a copyright lawsuit filed in 2022, as reported earlier by The Register. In a court order unsealed last week, a California judge left only two claims standing: one that accuses…
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OpenAI and Arianna Huffington are building an AI health coach for you
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Arianna Huffington want to leverage artificial intelligence to create a personalized health and wellness coach just for you. The two announced they are forming Thrive AI Health to bring AI-fueled expertise to healthy lives that are adapted to each individual. Huffington’s wellness technology firm Thrive…
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Lithium-ion batteries have a forever chemical problem
Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in everyday gadgets, electric vehicles, and to store renewable energy could be a growing source of the “forever chemicals” that pollute soil and waterways, new research suggests. “Forever chemicals” encompass thousands of different kinds of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). For decades, they’ve been used to…
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DOJ seizes ‘bot farm’ operated by the Russian government
The Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that it seized two domain names and more than 900 social media accounts it claims were part of an “AI-enhanced” Russian bot farm. Many of the accounts were designed to look like they belonged to Americans and posted content about the Russia-Ukraine war,…
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Super Mario Party is free when buying a pair of Joy-Con controllers
If you have a sudden or anticipated need for Joy-Con replacements or additional controllers to supplement the pair that came with your Nintendo Switch, the ongoing Walmart Deals event is where you want to be. Until July 11th, the retailer is selling the red and blue Joy-Con bundled with a…
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The UK politician accused of being AI is actually a real person
Mark Matlock, a political candidate for the right-wing Reform UK party, clarified in The Independent that he is a real person, not an AI bot, as some suspected. Perhaps it was the glossy, hyper-smooth skin in a campaign image or the fact that Matlock had apparently missed events like the…
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