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Tornado Cash dev Alexey Pertsev gets 5 years prison-time for money laundering


Alexey Pertsev, the developer behind crypto mixer Tornado Cash, has been found guilty of money laundering by a Dutch court in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. Pertsev, was first imprisoned in the Netherlands, where he had been residing, in August 2022 on charges of money launderi

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Europe, meet Claude: Anthropic’s ChatGPT rival finally available in the EU


Starting today, users in Europe can access Claude, Amazon-backed AI startup Anthropic’s proper ChatGPT contender.  There are a few company names that have become synonymous with the advent of generative AI. OpenAI may have had the early-mover a

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Search and destroy: Thoughts on Perplexity, media survival, and the comfort of mangroves

I love my job, but it comes with an unsettling occupational hazard: editing stories about technologies that threaten my own professional existence.

Such was the experience of working on senior editor Mark Sullivan’s story on Perplexity, one of the buzziest startups in Silicon Valley. Perplexity makes an AI search tool that yields impressively detailed and well-organized answers. It’s popular with tech-world insiders and is catching on with normies, too. The company is a David to Go

Hinge will stop letting you like new matches if you have too many unanswered chats

Hinge’s latest product rollout represents a big bet on quality over quantity. 

The Match Group-owned dating giant is testing a new feature that requires singles with eight or more unanswered messages to either reply to a match or end a conversation before they can make any new connections. This means users with a backlog of conversations won’t be able to send new likes or accept matches from new suitors.

The update is the company’s latest attempt to reduce

Alphabet’s Waymo self-driving vehicles are under investigation by the NHTSA for ‘unexpected behavior’

U.S. auto safety regulators said on Tuesday they have opened an investigation into the performance of Alphabet’s Waymo self-driving vehicles after reports of its robotaxis exhibiting driving behavior that potentially violated traffic safety laws.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said its preliminary evaluation into an estimated 444

OverflowAI is now Generally Available! A new era of community-driven AI

We're excited to announce the general availability of OverflowAI to Stack Overflow for Teams! OverflowAI represents a big step forward in our vision of integrating GenAI offerings within knowledge communities. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/05/14/introducing-overflowai-a-new-era-of-community-driven-ai-at-stack-overflow/

Booking.com joins tech giants as ‘gatekeeper’ under EU competition rules


Booking.com has joined the ranks of tech giants, such as Google and Meta, that fall under the EU’s sweeping online competition rules. Dubbed the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the law aims to establish a level digital playing field by setting clear rights and obligation

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How ready are we for AI-powered election deception? Arizona just found out 

It was Election Day in the crucial voter battleground of Maricopa County, Arizona, and by 11:15 a.m., inside a windowless convention center ballroom bustling with Arizona election officials, federal agents, and a smattering of reporters, I was already beginning to panic.

Moments before, election offices across the state had received an AI-generated phone call from the secretary of state’s office. In an uncanny monotone, a voice clone imitating the assistant secretary said the state

Should You Include FAQs On Product Or Category Pages? via @sejournal, @rollerblader

Explore the benefits of including FAQs on product category pages for your brand. Enhance user experience and optimize your website with these tips.

The post Should You Include FAQs On Product Or Category Pages? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/include-faqs-on-product-category-pages/507758/

Einride starts building ‘world’s largest’ autonomous trucking network in Dubai


Einride has partnered with Jebel Ali Port in Dubai as part of its ambitious plan to build the world’s largest autonomous trucking network. The Swedish freight mobility startup has signed a deal with DP World, which handles logistics at the

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Spreading the gospel of Python

On this episode: Al Sweigart is a software developer, developer advocate, and author of ten Python books. He tells Ben and Ryan why he’s such a fan of the language, why it’s a great programming language for beginners, and how it became the default for so many data science and backend AI projects. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/05/14/spreading-the-gospel-of-python/

Průlom v konektomu: AI pomohla zmapovat milimetr krychlový lidského mozku

Nevěřili byste, co všechno se vejde do kousíčku mozku o velikosti zrnka máku. 57 tisíc mozkových buněk, 230 milimetrů krevních cév a 150 milionů synapsí. Detailní mapa něčeho takového by jen tak nevznikla bez zapojení výkonné umělé inteligence. Výsledkem je doposud nejrozsáhlejší 3D rekonstrukce struktury lidského mozku. http://www.osel.cz/13474-prulom-v-konektomu-ai-pomohla-zmapovat-milimetr-krychlovy-lidskeho-mozku.html

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U.S. and China kick off AI risk talks in Geneva

The U.S. and China will meet in Geneva to discuss artificial intelligence on Tuesday and U.S. officials stressed that Washington’s policies would not be up for negotiation as talks explore how to mitigate risks from the emerging technology.

President Joe Biden’s administration has sought to engage China on a

‘We never got paid’: SpaceX contractors call out unpaid bills

SpaceX is building launch facilities, office buildings and even a shopping center in rural Texas, as billionaire Elon Musk‘s space venture rapidly expands its rocket and satellite business across the Lone Star state.

But a Reuters review of Texas property records shows that SpaceX and its contractors can be far slower to pay builders and suppliers than they are

Cruise’s autonomous vehicles return to Phoenix—this time with safety drivers

Cruise is bringing supervised autonomous driving back to Phoenix this week, more than six months after the company pulled all of its self-driving cars off the road following regulatory scrutiny.

“Safety is the defining principle for everything we do and continues to guide our progress towards resuming driverless operations,” the company wrote in a blog po

Content Decay: A Rotten Name For A Real SEO Issue via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Google's Search Off The Record podcast discussed Content Decay, an SEO problem that nobody's heard of but is actually a real thing

The post Content Decay: A Rotten Name For A Real SEO Issue appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/what-is-content-decay/516194/

This AI software is helping schools detect guns

Kansas could soon offer up to $5 million in grants for schools to outfit surveillance cameras with artificial intelligence systems that can spot people carrying guns. But the governor needs to approve the expenditures and the schools must meet some very specific criteria.

The AI software must be patented, “designated as qualified anti-terrorism technology,&#822

OpenAI’s voice generator helped this patient get her voice back after surgery

The voice Alexis “Lexi” Bogan had before last summer was exuberant.

She loved to belt out Taylor Swift and Zach Bryan ballads in the car. She laughed all the time — even while corralling misbehaving preschoolers or debating politics with friends over a backyard fire pit. In high school, she was a soprano in the chorus.

Then that voice was gone.

Doctors in August removed a life-threatening tumor lodged near the back of her brain. When the breathing tu

OpenAI’s GPT-4o brings us closer to the ‘Her’ experience

OpenAI held a webcast Monday to roll out a new version of its free ChatGPT app, which sounds and acts a lot like the AI in the 2013 Spike Jonze film, Her.

The experience is powered by a new version of its GPT-4 large language model—available on desktop and mobile—called GPT-4o (“GPT-four-oh”). The new model, OpenAI says,

Semiconductor giant Arm to launch AI chips next year, report says


UK-based Arm, one of the world’s key players in the chip market, is reportedly planning to expand into the development of AI chips. Arm designs the building architecture for chips (mainly) in consumer electronics, which it licenses to semiconductor giants such

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EU’s JEDI supercomputer most energy efficient HPC system in the world


The EU talks a big game when it comes to the green transition. While there has been significant political backlash in several sectors for decarbonisation, one area seems to be proving undoubtedly successful — the energy efficiency

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UK completes world’s first flights for quantum navigation that could replace GPS


A British consortium with funding from the UK government has successfully tested what it calls “un-jammable” quantum navigation tech in flight.  Geopolitical tensions and warfare have introduced GPS jamming as a means of messing with enemy communication

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In a historic move, Apple Store retail employees have just voted to authorize a strike

The first U.S. Apple Store to ever unionize has now voted to authorize a strike action against the iPhone maker.

Union members at the Apple retail store in Towson, MD, have voted to authorize a strike action, according to a press release from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers’ Coalition of Organized Retail Employees (IAM CORE

Thousands of Massachusetts Uber and Lyft drivers have been shut out of benefits. Here’s what’s next

Uber Technologies and Lyft are set to face trial on Monday in a U.S. lawsuit by Massachusetts’ attorney general alleging the ride-share companies misclassified their drivers as independent contractors rather than more costly

Amazon’s self-driving Zoox robotaxis crash, leading to another NHTSA investigation

Amazon’s self-driving robotaxi unit is being investigated by the U.S. government’s highway safety agency after two of its vehicles braked suddenly and were rear-ended by motorcyclists.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in documents posted on its website Monday it will evaluate the automated driving system developed by

France rides AI wave to secure €15B in foreign investment


France has secured €15bn in foreign investment from the likes of Microsoft and Amazon as part of this year’s Choose France summit, an annual event that aims to promote the country’s economic and business attractiveness. The €15bn mark represents a record amoun

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As AI expands into the search world, here’s what the current players are up to

The search engine market could be on the verge of a tidal shift. Reuters, last week, reported that OpenAI was planning to launch an artificial intelligence-powered search product as early as this week, putting it in direct competition with Google, but also with its close partner Microsoft. OpenAI has denied the details of that report, but didn’t completely reject the premise.

Google, meanwhile, is expected to talk a bit about its own

12 Awesome Professional Networking Alternatives To LinkedIn via @sejournal, @hoffman8

Expand your professional network beyond LinkedIn. Discover alternative platforms that offer a more engaging and personalized networking experience.

The post 12 Awesome Professional Networking Alternatives To LinkedIn appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/12-awesome-professional

Inside the fight to ban — and destroy — PFAS ‘forever chemicals’


For over 40 years, Ted Van der Vlies and his wife Marga grew fruits and vegetables in their backyard on the outskirts of Dordrecht, the Netherlands. Onions, potatoes, lettuce, carrots, rhubarb, cherries, you name it.  Little did they know t

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Pohřbí nová pozorování rivala temné hmoty, modifikovanou dynamiku MOND?

Modifikovaná newtonovská dynamika (MOND) se déle než čtyři desetiletí pokouší zaujmout místo životaschopné alternativy standardního kosmologického modelu s temnou hmotou. V poslední době ale dochází k vývoji, který je pro MOND spíše studenou sprchou. Temná hmota je sice stále temná, ale vesmír vysvětluje obstojně. http://www.osel.cz/13473-pohrbi-nova-pozorovani-rivala-temne-hmoty-modifikovanou-dynamiku-mond.html

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Projekt Hephaistos má sedm kandidátů na nekompletní Dysonovy sféry

Pokud jsou v Mléčné dráze technologicky vyspělé civilizace, mohli bychom nalézt stopy jejich aktivity. Vědci v projektu Hephaistos pátrají po nekompletních Dysonových sférách, které by měly vyzařovat infračervené záření středních vlnových délek. Z 5 milionů zdrojů záření vybrali 7 slibných kandidátů. Jde o červené trpaslíky se zvláštním zářením. Stojí za pozornost, ať to jsou Dysonovy sféry nebo ne. http://www.osel.cz/13472-projekt-hephaistos-ma-sedm-kandidatu-na-nekompletni-dysonovy-sfery.html

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Doomscrolling in bed is ruining your sleep. Here’s how to stop

Like many of us, Jessica Peoples has heard the warnings about excessive screen time at night. Still, she estimates spending 30 to 60 minutes on her phone before going to sleep, mostly scrolling through social media.

“Recently, I’ve been trying to limit the amount,” says Peoples, a discrimination investigator with the state of New Jersey. “I do notice t

The new iPad Air is as light as . . . rocks. Here’s what to know before buying

This week Apple revealed its new iPads for 2024. The company introduced the M4 iPad Pro and the M2 iPad Air, which both now come in 13-inch and 11-inch sizes for the first time.

Following years of very little innovation in the iPad category, the refresh is welcome. But aside from the new sizes and certain technical enhancements to the iPad Pro, such as the OLED displ

Tesla will spend $500 million on the Supercharger network after firing the team

Tesla will spend more than $500 million this year to expand its fast-charging network, CEO Elon Musk said on Friday, days after abruptly laying off employees who were running the business.

“Just to reiterate: Tesla will spend well over $500M expanding our Supercharger network to create thousands of NEW chargers this year,” M

Spektakulární úspěch: Minihra v Borderlands 3 pomohla výzkumu mikrobiomu

Minihra Borderlands Science! zdařile propojila vědce, herní vývojáře a obrovskou masu hráčů, kteří se stali občanskými vědci a ani to moc nebolelo. Úspěšný projekt ukazuje cestu pro popularizaci výzkumu a sbližování odborníků s veřejností. Jak je vidět, klíčem je odvaha zkoušet nové věci. http://www.osel.cz/13471-spektakularni-uspech-minihra-v-borderlands-3-pomohla-vyzkumu-mikrobiomu.html

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Algorithms can remove bias blind spots, study shows

Algorithms are a staple of modern life. People rely on algorithmic recommendations to wade through deep catalogs and find the best movies, routes, information, products, people and investments. Because people train algorithms on their decisions – for example, algorithms that make recommendations on e-commerce and social media sites – algorithms learn and codify human biases.

British Navy taps VR to train sailors in warship navigation


The Royal Navy has installed VR simulators at three military training sites in the UK.  The simulators, built by Portsmouth-based Metaverse VR, recreate the bridge of a warship. A bridge, or wheelhouse, is like an aeroplane cockpit for ships. The Navy hopes

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