Month: May 2025
The Gr-AI-m Reaper: Hundreds of jobs at IBM and Crowdstrike vanish as artificial intelligence makes humans more dispensable
AI threatens jobs across sectors from routine work to skilled professions CrowdStrike cuts 500 jobs citing efficiency and AI-driven restructuring IBM uses AI to streamline HR while increasing hires in tech roles Many people worry the rise of AI and robotics could lead to job losses, as machines become increasingly…
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FDA approves at-home pap smear alternative device for cervical cancer screening
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new device called the Teal Wand, which its creator describes as an "at-home vaginal sample self-collection device for cervical cancer screening." It could be especially useful for women who find pap smears uncomfortable, painful and even traumatic, as well as for those…
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Shocked that Skype lost the battle against Zoom? I knew it was doomed all the way back in 2011, and here’s why
Well, there goes Skype. Bye-bye, you garbage piece of software. I’m surprised you managed to hang around for as long as you did, frankly. Okay, I’m being a bit mean here; the impact of Skype on the global tech ecosystem shouldn’t be downplayed, as it effectively brought video communication to…
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SoundCloud says it isn’t using your music to train generative AI tools
The TOS explicitly prohibits the use of licensed content, such as music from major labels, for training any AI models, including generative AI. For other types of content uploaded to SoundCloud, the TOS allows for the possibility of AI-related use. Importantly, no such use has taken place to date, and…
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A huge Sony Xperia 1 VII leak hints at the design, colors, and features of the upcoming flagship
We have new details on the Sony Xperia 1 VII Upgrades for the cameras and screen are promised The phone is set to launch on Tuesday, May 13 We’re expecting a brand new flagship phone from Sony in the very near future, and a new leak has revealed plenty about…
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Chinese PC vendor you’ve probably never heard of just unveiled the biggest rival to Nvidia’s DGX Spark AI workstation, one that uses AMD and can be clustered
Beelink’s GTR9 Pro runs a Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor and delivers 126 TOPS for next-gen AI Dual 10Gbps Ethernet ports mean lightning-fast clustering and insane data transfer speeds Integrated Radeon 8060S GPU rivals RTX 40 series without the bulk or noise Beelink, a relatively unknown Chinese PC vendor, has…
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