In the movie Interstellar, which begins in 2067, we are treated to a scene in a classroom. The School Principal is explaining to an exasperated parent that the Apollo mission to the moon never happened. It was a public relations scam to force the Soviet Union to bankrupt itself by trying to beat the Americans. […]
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On January 17th, a man you never heard of died at the age of 85. Years earlier, he invented something you never heard of, either. Whilst working for an organization so secret, whoever told you about it would have probably had to kill you. David Mills invented internet time synchronization. A protocol that co-ordinates the […]
Italy's data protection authority said it told OpenAI that its artificial intelligence application ChatGPT breaches data protection rules.
The DoD plans to develop an AI-based program to estimate prices and predict supplies of nickel, cobalt and others, to boost transparency.
China has approved more than 40 AI models for public use in the first six months since authorities began the approval process.
X has blocked users from searching for Taylor Swift after fake sexually explicit images of the singer proliferated on social media this week.
Musk's brain-implant company Neuralink was fined for violating U.S. Department of Transportation rules on movement of hazardous materials.
When Microsoft’s market value cruised past the $3 trillion mark last week, the company also eased past the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of one of the ten most productive nations on the planet. When we first heard about Apple, then Microsoft reaching this formidable milestone, I think the prevailing impression was that of “okay, that’s […]
On January 22nd in 1984, 77,000,000 Americans sat down in front of their TV sets to watch Superbowl XV111, the glitzy annual sports finale to the National Football League season. The Washington Redskins versus the Los Angeles Raiders. The final score was 38-7 in favour of the mighty Redskins, a record number of points in […]
Spotify users in Europe from March will be able to buy audiobooks and subscription plans from within the music-streaming app as a result of the region's new competition law for Big Tech.