Great unwashed want user verification to curb fake news
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New survey claims

A groundbreaking survey by Media.com has unveiled a resounding public demand for social media users to undergo verification as a potent tool to combat misinformation, particularly in the lead-up to the 2024 election.

AI starts recruiting humans
Published in AI
Friday, 05 April 2024 09:55

AI starts recruiting humans


Candidates baffled

Artificial intelligence is revolutionising the recruitment process for open positions, changing the way candidates respond to job adverts.

TSMC temporarily shuttered
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Thursday, 04 April 2024 12:41

TSMC temporarily shuttered


Massive quake could have minor impact on supply chains

The 7.4 magnitude earthquake that rocked Taiwan on Wednesday morning led to TSMC, the world’s largest manufacturer of computer chips, temporarily shutting its doors.

Microsoft and Quantinuum's quantum leap
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Thursday, 04 April 2024 12:23

Microsoft and Quantinuum's quantum leap


The cat in the PC case is both dead and alive

Microsoft and Quantinuum have won significantly in the battle against quantum error correction. Using Quantinuum's ion-trap hardware and Microsoft's fresh-off-the-press qubit visualisation system, the team ran a whopping 14,000 experiments without the cat upsetting anything.

EU and Yanks want forever chemicals out of their chips
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Brits want more vinegar and HP sauce in theirs

The European Union and the Yanks plan to deploy artificial intelligence to find alternatives to the so-called 'forever chemicals' that are rife in semiconductor manufacturing.

Apple looking at home robots after ditching cars
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We are super cool beings; you will be exterminated

The Tame Apple Press is allowing itself to get all moist about a rumour that their favourite company is about to build robots.

AI giant stability’s downfall
Published in AI
Thursday, 04 April 2024 11:08

AI giant stability’s downfall


Sky-high costs and unpaid bills

The colossal GPU clusters required to train Stability AI’s renowned text-to-image generation model, Stable Diffusion, have been revealed as a critical factor in the downfall of former CEO Emad Mostaque.

Largest digital camera built
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Thursday, 04 April 2024 10:30

Largest digital camera built


Selfies of the universe

After nine years and 3.2 billion pixels, the LSST Camera, the largest digital camera ever built for astronomy, is ready to take centre stage at the Vera Rubin Observatory and begin exploring the southern skies.

Netflix's £100 Million Facebook fork out
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Thursday, 04 April 2024 10:10

Netflix's £100 Million Facebook fork out


The all-you-can-eat buffet of personal data

According to claims in a recently unsealed court document, Netflix is said to have forked out over £100 million to Facebook for access to private user messages.

Tesla's market tumble
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Wednesday, 03 April 2024 11:51

Tesla's market tumble


Musk may not be worth all that money after all

Tesla's shares took a nosedive as vehicle deliveries fell to the lowest level since 2020, when the global pandemic threw a spanner in the works.