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AI outputs can be disappointingly conventional. To avoid predictable responses, I like instructing AI engines to be
We live in an age of hyper specialization. This is a trend that’s been evolving for centuries. In his seminal work, The Wealth of Nations (written within months of the signing of the Declaration of Independence), Adam Smith observed that economic growth was primarily driven by specialization and division of labor. And specialization has been a hallmark of computing technology since its inception. Until now.
Late last month, Zoom announced that it was rolling out a new type of encryption, called post-quantum cryptography (PQC), to its Zoom Workplace product. A day later, Facebook owner Meta revealed it had deployed post-quantum cryptography across most of its internal service communications. These announcements from the communications and social
ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Google Gemini all run on a big company’s servers. Even if you had powerful computing hardware, you couldn’t run them yourself. A few gigantic corporations control them.
But now, there’s a growing ecosystem of open-source chatbots that anyone can run, modify, and improve.
➜ HuggingChat is an excellent way to try the best ones in your web browser—for free, and with
Google said Friday it has made “more than a dozen technical improvements” to its artificial intelligence (AI) systems after its retooled search engine was found spitting out erroneous information.
The tech company unleashed a makeover of its search engine in mid-May that frequently provides AI-generated summaries on top of search results. Soon after, social media users began sharing s
Posts in support of Donald Trump flooded Truth Social after the former President was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal, with some far-right activists posting veiled threats about retribution and continued calls to “take the country back
A new technological revolution is upon us, and the heartland is leading the way.
Technologies such as autonomous systems like self-driving cars, drones, and robotics are transforming the way America moves, delivers, and builds things. Evidenced by a rapidly growing market expected to top $114 billion by 2030, the widespread adoption of these technologies is impacting everything from transpor
As a slew of execs embrace the quest to stay as young and fit as possible, Equinox recently announced a $40k longevity training membership. The company’s former president, Sarah Robb O’Hagan, now CEO of fitness and coaching firm Exos, explains where this craze sparked, and where it’s likely headed. O’Hagan outlines what she calls a “pro-recovery culture” at work to avoid burnout, and why a four day work week may be inevitable.
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Several major tech stocks have seen their share prices decline this week, with Salesforce and Dell taking some of the largest hits of all. This comes despite the Nasdaq Composite hitting a record high on Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know as we head into the weekend:
A New Mexico judge on Thursday granted Mark Zuckerberg’s request to be dropped from a lawsuit that alleges his company has failed to protect young users on its social media platforms from sexual exploitation.
The case is one of many filed by states, school districts