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+26 +2"I worked on Google's AI. My fears are coming true"
Blake Lemoine was fired by Google after claiming that its AI could be sentient. He shares his fears for Bing's chatbot, in this exclusive essay.
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+20 +2Tech’s hottest new job: AI whisperer. No coding required.
Proponents of the growing field argue that the early weirdness of AI chatbots can be avoided by a human giving the machine all the right instructions.
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+20 +2How Can Virtual Reality Evolve Beyond Escapism?
A future dominated by virtual/augmented realities seems an inevitability. CEO Herman Narula speaks to Gizmodo about a future when the “metaverse” serves all.
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+26 +4Apple stores begin selling exterior door lock that can be unlocked by tapping an iPhone or Apple Watch
When the $329 Level Lock+ is installed in a door, users can unlock and relock their homes using Apple Home Key.
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+33 +7Google canceled its next Pixelbook and shut down the team building it
The next Google Chromebook was supposed to come next year — now it’s not coming at all.
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+20 +1The iPhone turns 15: a visual history of every model to date
From small with no App Store to big with three cameras
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+20 +3My friend was able to unlock my new Google phone with his fingerprint
Google says its Pixel 6a smartphone met the standard of unlocking with an unverified fingerprint once every 50,000 times. It happened to this reporter.
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+13 +2Justin Kan: Web3 games don’t need to lure players with profit
Play-to-earn isn't a sustainable model, but crypto gaming still has appeal beyond it, Fractal and Twitch founder Justin Kan said
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+13 +2Meet the Plano man keeping Blockbuster alive
Dave Carrera is seeing the last Blockbuster store through to the very end — and he's doing it from his Plano home.
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+19 +3This 13-year-old voice recorder captured my entire professional career
It lived a good life.
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+22 +4What’s It Like to Cohost a Podcast With AI? One Creator Is Finding Out
The new comedy show reveals serious truths about working beyond human
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+16 +1The Internet Google Left Behind
It's not what Google helps you find—it’s what it allows to flourish.
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+23 +3How a Design Battle Between Chip Engineers Led to Polaroid’s Revolutionary SX-70 Camera
An almost Machiavellian plot pitted Fairchild against Texas Instruments
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+21 +2Google Sidelines Engineer Who Claims Its A.I. Is Sentient
Blake Lemoine, the engineer, says that Google’s language model has a soul. The company disagrees.
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+26 +4The first version of Meta’s AR glasses will be for developers only
Version two of Meta's AR glasses will be sold commercially but is years away. By @alexeheath
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+4 +1Looking Glass might have just invented the GIF’s 3D successor
Looking Glass hopes Blocks will unlock a world of 3D.
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+23 +3Western Digital has made a huge HDD breakthrough
Storage giant has unveiled the world’s first 26TB UltraSMR HDD
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+22 +1DuckDuckGo insists it didn’t ‘purge’ piracy sites from search results
DuckDuckGo insists piracy search suppression is in error
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+25 +2It’s Not Easy Running a Geeky Business
Pinchefsky’s first book, Turn Your Fandom Into Cash, teaches geeks how to monetize their hobby without drawing the ire of their favorite creators. She says that the biggest weapon any geek has in their arsenal is the supportive community of fellow fans.
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+21 +2Why a toaster from 1949 is still smarter than any sold today
They really don’t make ‘em like they used to
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