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ChatGPT can now 'speak,' listen and process images, OpenAI says
OpenAI's ChatGPT can now "see, hear and speak," or, at least, understand spoken words, respond with a synthetic voice and process images, the company said.
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Mastercard and Mercedes-Benz let you pay at the gas pump via fingerprint
Mercedes-Benz and Mastercard have teamed up to let people pay at the gas pump using fingerprint sensors.
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Why police use of facial recognition risks miscarriages of justice
The latest generation of police surveillance tools are overused, underregulated and often completely wrong, opponents tell Josh Marcus and Alex Woodward
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FedEx for your cells: this biological delivery service could treat disease
Researchers want to know why cells produce tiny packages called vesicles — and whether these bundles could be used for therapy.
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A long list of tech companies are rushing to give themselves the right to use people's data to train AI
More companies are quietly giving themselves permission to use consumer data to train generative AI models and tools.
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AI Lie: Machines Don’t Learn Like Humans (And Don’t Have the Right To)
Some argue that bots should be entitled to ingest any content they see, because people can.
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Zinc batteries that offer an alternative to lithium just got a big boost
The US Department of Energy just committed a $400 million loan to battery maker Eos.
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OpenAI confirms that AI writing detectors don’t work
No detectors "reliably distinguish between AI-generated and human-generated content."
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First look at Saudi Arabia's new mammoth cube shaped city
The sprawling mega project, is the size of 20 Empire State buildings and comes complete with racetracks for flying cars and immersive experiences that mimic visits to other planets.
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California takes first step in acquiring trains for High-Speed Rail
The California High-Speed Rail took another important step toward becoming reality Thursday after the governing body’s board of directors began the process of obtaining possible vendors for t…
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Rocket Lab will launch NASA's Earth energy measuring cubesats
The satellites, called PREFIRE, will measure the infrared radiation that enters and leaves the planet using a spectrometer instrument.
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The renewable energy revolution is happening faster than you think
Both China and the US, the world's top carbon emitters, are racing ahead with solar panels and wind turbines. It is even looking like we may soon see the beginning of the end for fossil fuels
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If interest in meatless burgers is waning, how can plant-based eating be sustained? | CBC Radio
Despite signs the meatless burger industry is losing steam, writers, chefs and industry experts say there is hope consumers will continue exploring more plant-based options. Writer and cook Alicia Kennedy says meatless burgers were only ever a distraction.
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Are humans a cancer on the planet? A physician argues that civilization is truly carcinogenic
In "Homo Ecophagus," Dr. Warren Hern gives human activity a deadly diagnosis
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Why lasers could help make the electric grid greener
Thousands of renewable projects are waiting to connect to the grid, but there aren't enough transmission lines. Some tech companies have faster and cheaper solutions.
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Will electric flying taxis live up to their promise?
Small electric aircraft will be carrying passengers soon in Europe soon, but will they catch on?
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‘It’s already way beyond what humans can do’: will AI wipe out architects?
It’s revolutionising building – but could AI kill off an entire profession? Perhaps not, finds our writer, as he enters a world where Corbusier-style marvels and 500-room hotels are just a click away
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How electric cars became a battleground in the culture wars
EVs have become weaponised amid fears over cost of shift to battery power and job losses at carmakers
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Asian American workers could be the most heavily affected by AI
Asian Americans and women in the workforce are the most concentrated in fields where AI could assist or replace their job tasks, according to new research.
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Movie extras worry they'll be replaced by AI. Hollywood is already doing body scans
Five background actors told NPR they had to undergo face and body digital scans while on TV and movie sets. The use of digital replicas is a sticking point in the ongoing strikes in Hollywood.
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