Author: Hunter
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LG’s new air conditioner directs cool air towards people it detects
You’ll feel the cool blast of air from LG’s Artcool AI Air which detects a room’s occupants and directs airflow towards them. | Image: LG The Artcool AI Air doesnât look as artsy as LGâs previous Artcool air conditioners, but it does offer improved energy efficiency by detecting the roomâs layout and the position of… Read more
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JD Vance is posting through it
Vice President JD Vance is a busy man. Over the past three weeks, heâs traveled to France and Germany, addressed the crowd at a massive conservative conference, berated the Ukrainian president, and visited the US-Mexico border. Despite his busy schedule, Vance seemingly always finds time to engage in one of his favorite hobbies: posting. During… Read more
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Countdown to the Annual IEEE Election
On 1 May the IEEE Board of Directors is scheduled to announce the candidates to be placed on this year’s ballot for the annual election of officers—which begins on 15 August. The ballot includes IEEE president-elect candidates and other officer positions up for election. The Board of Directors has nominated IEEE Senior Member Jill I.… Read more
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Netflix’s plan to spend $18 billion on content is ‘not anywhere near the ceiling’
Netflix plans to spend around $18 billion on content this year – and chief financial officer Spencer Neumann thinks that number could increase down the line. “We are not anywhere near a ceiling,” Neumann said during the Morgan Stanley Tech, Media, and Telecom Conference this week, as reported by Variety. “I think we are still… Read more
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Weaviate Introduces New Agents to Simplify Complex Data Workflows
Organizations are seeking to leverage advanced machine intelligence to unlock deeper data insights. However, developers of AI applications often find themselves stitching together multiple tools to manage vector databases and agentic workflows. This can lead to inefficiencies, scalability challenges, and added complexity to the process. As AI adoption continues to grow, an integrated approach may… Read more
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DOGE Is Putting Major Government Efficiency Projects at Risk
In its apparent quest to cut government spending and improve efficiency, DOGE has fired entire tech teams devoted to those very things. Read more
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Crypto funds seized by the government may go into a ‘digital Fort Knox’
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to establish a Bitcoin reserve held by the US government. The reserve, which crypto czar David Sacks has likened to a “digital Fort Knox,” will include the assets the government collected as part of criminal or civil forfeitures – currently estimated at around 200,000 Bitcoin. Along with… Read more
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How Yelp reviewed competing LLMs for correctness, relevance and tone to develop its user-friendly AI assistant
Yelp found that when it first launched a GPT-4o-powered AI chatbot, usage rates dropped. But training it to sound like a human changed that.Read More Read more
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Apple delays upgraded Siri: it’s taking ‘longer than we thought’
Apple’s more personalized Siri features need a little more time in the oven. Company spokesperson Jacqueline Roy gave this statement to Daring Fireball today announcing the delay: Siri helps our users find what they need and get things done quickly, and in just the past six months, we’ve made Siri more conversational, introduced new features… Read more
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Trump’s ‘Strategic Bitcoin Reserve’ Plan Comes With a Twist
Rather than buy bitcoin directly, Donald Trump’s plan calls for holding the US government’s current bitcoin assets in reserve—and creates a separate stockpile for other crypto coins. Read more