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Darktrace agrees £4.3B sale to US investor in blow to UK stock market


British cybersecurity flag bearer Darktrace is set to leave London’s stock market after agreeing a £4.3bn sale to US private equity firm Thoma Bravo. Shareholders will have to approve the takeover before it’s rubber-stamped. The chair of Darktrace, Gordon Hur

Vision Pro sales are really tanking, new supply chain data shows

Earlier this month I started looking into whether anyone was buying the Apple Vision Pro after I noticed that social media discourse about Apple’s spatial computer seemed to have all but disappeared within weeks of its launch. To me, this suggested that Apple’s first major new product in years wowed a lot of people in the tech world, as expected, but then failed to generate interest from

Apple’s Swift Student Challenge honors student coders for concept apps

Software engineers will soon descend on Cupertino to hear about potential updates to Apple’s operating systems and developer tools, get advice from company experts, and mingle with others working to build apps for Apple’s platforms.

The company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) kicks off June 10, showcasing advances in the company’s technology. Last year’s event saw the first public appearance o

Why IBM’s dazzling Watson supercomputer was a lousy tutor

In the annals of artificial intelligence, Feb. 16, 2011, was a watershed moment.

That day, IBM’s Watson supercomputer finished off a three-game shellacking of Jeopardy! champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. Trailing by over $30,000, Jennings, now the show’s host, wrote out his Final Jeopardy answer in mock resignation: “I, for one, welcome our computer overlords.”

A lark to some, the experience galvanized Satya Nitta, a longtime computer researcher at IBM’s Wat

To understand the risks posed by AI, follow the money


Time and again, leading scientists, technologists, and philosophers have made spectacularly terrible guesses about the direction of innovation. Even Einstein was not immune, claiming, “There is not the slightest indication that nuclear energy will ever be obtai

Ring customers can expect a payment from the FTC, thanks to a video privacy settlement

The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $5.6 million in refunds to consumers as part of a settlement with Amazon-owned Ring, which was charged with failing to protect private video footage from outside access.

In a 2023 complaint, the FTC accused the doorbell camera and home security provider of allowing its

Supporting the world’s most-used database engine through 2050

Dr. Richard Hipp, creator of SQLite, shares how he taught himself to program, the challenges he faced in creating SQLite, and the importance of testing and maintaining the software for long-term support. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/04/26/supporting-the-world-s-most-used-database-engine-through-2050/

The FCC votes to reinstate net neutrality rules, reversing Trump

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 3-2 on Thursday to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules and reassume regulatory oversight of broadband internet rescinded under former President Donald Trump.

The commission voted along party lines to finalize a proposal first advanced in October to reinstate open internet rules adopted in 2015 and reestabli

Alphabet and Microsoft earnings show AI is still Wall Street gold

After Meta’s stock meltdown late Wednesday afternoon and Thursday, the tech sector is roaring back in after-hours trading on the strength of strong earnings reports from Alphabet, Microsoft, and Snap.

Snap shares were up more than 30% after its earnings release and Alphabet was up 13%. Microsoft shares, meanwhile, jumped 5.5%.

There were numerous reasons for the surges. Alphabet announc

Google’s New Infini-Attention And SEO via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Google's Infini-attention is a plug and play technology that can be added to existing models, including core algorithm systems

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Rekordní výsledky ve výzkumu jaderné fúze

V uplynulých dvou letech zažil výzkum jaderné fúze dva významné úspěchy: překročení vědeckého vyrovnání v americkém laserovém zařízení NIF a uvolnění rekordního množství fúzní energie v tokamaku JET. Nedávno byly publikovány zajímavé detailní údaje z hlavních experimentů v roce 2022 (NIF) a v roce 2023 (JET). http://www.osel.cz/13450-rekordni-vysledky-ve-vyzkumu-jaderne-fuze.html

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Cyberattacks on Poland surged after election of pro-Ukraine government, NetScout says


Cyber attackers battered Poland after the country’s change of government late last year. DDoS attacks at the end of 2023 were nearly quadruple the country’s average, according to cybersecurity firm NetScout’s observations. The surge began when the Law and Just

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The EU just showed us another way of reining in TikTok

You probably saw the news that TikTok’s time could be up in the U.S., with a nine-month countdown triggered by the signature of a bill that would require TikTok’s parent company ByteDance to divest the app by Joe Biden. But while the U.S. TikTok ban could likely be batted down in court, an equally consequential decision has hit the app in Europe.

On Monday, the European Unio

ByteDance promised to sue if the U.S. bans TikTok. Legal experts weigh in on what it means for users

Legislation forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell the video-sharing platform or face a ban in the U.S. received President Joe Biden’s official signoff Wednesday. But the newly minted law could be in for an uphill battle in court.

Critics of the sell-or-be-banned ultima

Micron’s computer chip factories (and jobs) are coming. Voters are tired of waiting

President Joe Biden has a great economic story to tell voters a decade from now, less so in 2024.

On Thursday, the Democratic president will head to upstate New York to celebrate Micron Technology’s plans to build a campus of computer chip factories

5 Awesome Spreadsheet Apps For the iPhone via @sejournal, @JuliaEMcCoy

There are plenty of spreadsheet apps, but how do you choose the right one? Here’s how to find the best spreadsheet app for iPhone.

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DARPA poslala umělou inteligenci do reálného vzdušného boje s člověkem

Vojenští vývojáři DARPA a US Air Force poprvé vypustili letoun pilotovaný umělou inteligencí program ACE. Nad leteckou základnou Edwards se inteligence střetla v simulovaném souboji s lidským pilotem. Pilotní inteligence obstála skvěle a otevřela cestu k dalšímu vývoji pilotních inteligencí. http://www.osel.cz/13449-darpa-poslala-umelou-inteligenci-do-realneho-vzdusneho-boje-s-clovekem.html

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Europe taps deep learning to make industrial robots safer colleagues


Demand for industrial robots is rising in Europe, especially driven by the benefits of automation. However, there are ongoing challenges in ensuring seamless collaboration with humans while maintaining safety. To address this issue, a consortium of European un

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Why we may be headed for a generative AI winter

Welcome to AI DecodedFast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week here.

The generative AI winter, part two

The threat of a new “AI winter” may dominate the AI conversation in the latter half of 2024. 

Rubrik IPO: Stock price will be closely watched today as Microsoft-backed cybersecurity firm lists on NYSE

While not as high-profile as the Reddit IPO, another tech company is going public today, and it’s got a powerful backer. Cybersecurity firm Rubrik, Inc. will hold its initial public offering in a further sign that the tech IPO market is bouncing back after several lackluster years during which investors seemed to have lost their appetite for tech stock public offerings. Here’s what you need to kno

DoNotPay pays off for investors and staff

DoNotPay is paying investors. 

The company offers a paid subscription for AI and other software tools to help consumers negotiate their cable bills, contest parking tickets, and otherwise minimize their bills and maximize privacy. 

It’s now profitable, with more than 200,000 subscribers, says CEO and founder Joshua Browder, and it recently paid its first dividend totaling more than $1 million to shareholders including in

DeepL Write: New AI Editor Improves Content Quality via @sejournal, @martinibuster

New AI creative assistant doesn't generate content. It democratizes high quality writing. Comes in free and modestly priced versions.

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Video Ad Spend And Trends Revealed Ahead Of IAB NewFronts 2024 via @sejournal, @gregjarboe

Get insights into the future of video ad spend. Learn about the projections for digital video advertising in the U.S. and the latest trends.

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The top programming languages to learn if you want to get into AI


It’s safe to say that the age of generative AI is well and truly upon us, rapidly changing the world of work as we know it. According to the World Economic Forum’s 2023 Future of Jobs Report, more than 75% of companies are looking to adopt technologies like AI in

Paris startup adds ‘universal compute’ weapon to France’s growing AI arsenal


A startup promising “universal AI compute” has joined France’s thriving artificial intelligence sector. Paris-based FlexAI emerged from stealth today with a €28.5mn war chest and an ambitious plan to “unlock the future of machine intelligence.” To pick that l

TNW Podcast: Sebastian Aristotelis on thriving in space; the future of ASML and Stability AI


Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry. In today’s episode, Ioanna and Andrii talk a

AI unicorn Synthesia launches most ’emotionally expressive’ avatars on the market


A British startup today unveiled new AI humans that blur the line between the virtual and the real. Synthesia calls the digital beings “Expressive Avatars.” They promise the most realistic emotional expressions on the market.  Generated by an AI model that’s

‘Airbnb for cars’ platform SnappCar changes hands in bid for further growth


Dutch car-sharing platform SnappCar, which claims to be the largest of its kind in the Netherlands, has been fully acquired by AutoBinck Group — a shareholder in the scaleup since its founding in 2011. The ownership change also sees the return of SnappCar’s fo

After the Bitcoin halving, what is the climate impact of crypto?

The recent Bitcoin halving has put a spotlight on the popular cryptocurrency—and raised new questions about the environmental footprint of the crypto world.

Mining popular digital currencies demands a tremendous amount of energy, and the reduced supply of Bitcoin will spur operations that are centered on that goal to work even harder. That has environmentalists (and

Meta AI is a serious ChatGPT rival. But it could be so much more

Many companies dream of dominating the era of artificial intelligence. But hardly any can flip a switch and instantly put their AI in front of the eyeballs of a meaningful percentage of humanity. One of the few that can is Meta, which reaches nearly 4 billion people a month via Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger.

Before I delve into what it’s doing with that vast platform, some Fast Company tech stories you might not have read yet:

What the U.S. could learn from India’s TikTok ban 

The hugely popular Chinese app TikTok may be forced out of the U.S., where a measure to outlaw the video-sharing app has won congressional approval and is on its way to President Biden for his signature.

In India, the app was

Tesla layoffs update: California and Texas employees will see job loses as the EV maker moves to streamline its workforce

Earlier this month, Elon Musk sent a memo to Tesla employees announcing that the EV maker would cut “more than 10%” of its global workforce in order to help the company prepare for its next phase of growth. That reduction meant Tesla would let go of at least 14,000 of its 140,000-strong workforce. But as Tesla employs workers in numerous states and countries around the world, it wasn’t known

Congress just passed the TikTok divest-or-ban bill. Four big questions for what comes next

Following years of public scrutiny over TikTok’s ties to China, the Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would require TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to divest from the app within nine months or face a ban in the U.S. The bill, which already cleared the House last week, was part of a $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, which President Joe Biden

GoFundMe’s Latin American expansion is launching with Mexico

Mexican fundraisers can now solicit donations on GoFundMe, the company announced Tuesday, as the crowdfunding giant expands into what it hopes is the first of more untapped Latin American markets to follow.

Mexico marks the 20th country serviced

Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robots could be ready to sell by the end of next year

Tesla’s humanoid robot is still in the lab, but it may be ready to sell as soon as the end of next year, chief executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday.

Several companies have been betting on humanoid robots to meet potential labor shortages and perform repetitive tasks that could be dangerous or tedious in industries s

Embedding AI into education will personalize learning

Today’s education system is driven by rules and standardization, too often ignoring the specific needs of individual learners, particularly those already facing disadvantages. AI can change that. 

AI can be the catalyst we need to finally bridge the digital divide and uplift all students. AI can redefine education, creating personalized, dynamic learning pathways that are attuned to each learner’s needs. With AI, each student can proceed at their own pace, with AI adjusting to

Biden plans to keep using TikTok, even after signing a law that could ban it

President Joe Biden, on Wednesday, signed into law a $95 billion national security package, which included a provision that could ban TikTok or force its sale. As that battle begins to play out, though, his campaign continues to use the social media service t

Lyft CEO David Risher has a turnaround plan for the company—and Minneapolis’s new wage minimums are not part of it

When Lyft CEO David Risher took the helm of the rideshare company from cofounders Logan Green and John Zimmer a year ago, his mandate was clear: create a sustainable business by getting the perennial second-place rideshare company to stop bleeding money. The former Microsoft and Amazon executive

Generative AI meets scams and spam: Deciding what’s real on social media gets trickier

If you’ve spent time on Facebook over the past six months, you may have noticed photorealistic images that are too good to be true: children holding paintings that look like the work of professional artists, or majes

Meta stock plunges 12% on lukewarm earnings, despite strong advertising numbers

Meta announced its first-quarter earnings after the closing bell on Wednesday. The company’s stock plunged 12% in after-hours trading, due to the company’s increased expenses and mediocre revenue projections.

The company’s revenue is at $36.46 million, up 27% over the same time last year. Meta said that it saw an average of 3.24 billion active people o

TikTok ban: How stocks for social media rivals Meta and Snap—and partner Oracle—fared on the news

On Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed the TikTok ban into law, finally giving owner ByteDance its Choose Your Own American Adventure: It must either sell the immensely popular video-sharing platform or see it get banned in the U.S.

The decisive power play requires the Beijing-based tech company to divest TikTok within 365 days. If it doesn’t, the consequences are that TikTok would be yanked from U.S. app stores. Both scenarios would shake up the tech scene, causing ripples that

7 great Android time-savers that are free with Google Play Pass

Thanks to being woefully unorganized, I just found out I’m a Google Play Pass subscriber. Apparently I signed up for the trial years ago and promptly forgot about it.

What’s more, I discovered that my $30-per-year outlay grants me access to more than 1,000 apps and games in the Google Play store.

Being a member removes ads and in-app purchases from free-to-try titles and makes pay

How To Write ChatGPT Prompts To Get The Best Results via @sejournal, @VincentTerrasi

This comprehensive guide will teach you everything you need to know about writing effective prompts for ChatGPT for engaging and SEO-friendly content.

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Google Testing IP Proxies: What This Means & How You May Be Impacted via @sejournal, @navahf

Find out how Google's IP proxies are addressing privacy concerns and regulations. Explore their proposed solutions and align your SEO strategy.

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Using Python To Explain Homepage Redirection To C-Suite (Or Any SEO Best Practise) via @sejournal, @artios_io

Learn how redirecting homepages with data science can impact SEO. Discover best practices, communication struggles, and Python models for PageRank uplift.

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Google E-E-A-T: What Is It & How To Demonstrate It For SEO via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Discover how to demonstrate expertise, authority, trustworthiness, and experience for your content by learning about the latest updates to Google's search quality rater guidelines.

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Nová hybridní sodík-iontová baterie se nabije za pár sekund

Sodík je mnohem běžnější než lithium. Mohl by se stát ingrediencí pro novou generaci nabíjitelných baterií, ale parametry sodík-iontových baterií zatím nebyly příliš přesvědčivé. Nová sodík-iontová baterie spojuje anody typické pro baterie s katodami vhodnými pro superkapacitory. http://www.osel.cz/13448-nova-hybridni-sodik-iontova-baterie-se-nabije-za-par-sekund.html

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World-first satellites for commercial science set for launch in 2025


A British startup aims to launch science satellites into space in 2025 after raising a fresh £2mn. Blue Skies Space has devised a unique business plan for the stargazers. They will be the first-ever science satellites that provide data directly to researchers

Here’s a look at the world’s first civil space traffic coordination system

Government IT projects are known for being challenging, and one of the biggest currently underway is the U.S. effort to forge a civil space traffic coordination platform.

It’s been nearly six years since the Trump administration made the decision to transfer U.S. space coordination out of the military, but now the Commerce Department is hiring contractors and tapping companies for Pathfinder demonstrations. The goal is to begin implementing the system by the end of the fiscal year.

Tesla had a miserable quarter. Why TSLA stock rising?

There’s very little good news in Tesla’s Q1 earnings. Earnings per share and revenues both missed analyst expectations. Vehicle deliveries were at their lowest level since the third quarter of 2022. But in the after-hours market, shares of TSLA stock quickly soared by more than 8%. What’s going on?

Tesla reported earnings of 45 cents per share, compared to expectations of 51 cents and revenues of $21.03 billion, versus an expected $21.15 billion. Typically, that big of a miss

What Colorado’s new law means for brain wave privacy in the Neuralink era

Lawmakers have long grappled with data privacy as it pertains to our devices and vehicles. But there’s a new battleground emerging in the privacy battles: our brains. 

Governor Jared Polis signed a bill that protects brain waves as sensitive information under the Colorado Privacy Act. Under the law, the same privacy measures that are extended to fingerprints and facial recognition software now apply to brainwave data. The law comes on the heels of the release of neurotechnolog

Google fires 20 more workers who protested its AI and cloud computing deal with Israel

Google fired at least 20 more workers in the aftermath of protests over technology the company is supplying the Israeli government amid the Gaza war, bringing the total number of terminated staff to more than 50, a group representing the workers said.

It’s the latest sign of internal turmoil at the tech giant centered on “Project Nimbus,” a $1.2 billion c

Perplexity becomes an AI unicorn with new $63 million funding round

The buzzy AI-native search company Perplexity has joined the Unicorn club. The company has raised another $62.7 million in its fourth round of funding, at a $1.04 billion valuation. The company’s total is now $165 million. 

The funding round was led by Dan

Content moderation in the AI era: Humans are still needed across industries, says ex-Twitter trust and safety exec

Alex Popken was a longtime trust and safety executive at Twitter focusing on content moderation before leaving in 2023. She was the first employee there dedicated to moderating

Dinosauří oběti druhé světové války

…aneb 80. výročí zničení Přírodovědného muzea v Mnichově http://www.osel.cz/13447-dinosauri-obeti-druhe-svetove-valky.html

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