Author: Hunter
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US State Department Kills Global Air Monitoring Program Researchers Say Paid for Itself
The initiative helped pressure the Chinese government to clean up the air in Beijing and was later expanded to dozens of cities around the world. Now, it’s been abruptly halted. Read more
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Amazon Prime Video is getting into the wrestling business with new AEW deal
All Elite Wrestling and Amazon’s Prime Video today announced a multi-year deal that will see the streaming service carry AEW’s pay-per-view events in the US, Canada, and the UK. Their partnership will start this coming weekend with AEW Revolution, which airs Sunday night. Unlike Thursday Night Football and other sports content that comes included with… Read more
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US Charges 12 Alleged Spies in China’s Freewheeling Hacker-for-Hire Ecosystem
The Justice Department claims 10 alleged hackers and two eChinese government officials took part in a wave of cyberattacks around the globe that included breaching the US Treasury Department and more. Read more
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Netflix’s live push continues with John Mulaney’s late-night talk show
Netflix is diving deeper into live content with a new late-night talk show hosted by comedian John Mulaney. Starting March 12th, Netflix will air Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney every Wednesday at 10PM ET. The late-night show, which Netflix will stream live for 12 weeks, will feature chats with celebrity guests. It marks the second… Read more
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An Overdiagnosis Epidemic Is Harming Patients’ Mental Health
Diagnosing patients when there aren’t effective treatments to give them can make their symptoms worse, argues neurologist Suzanne O’Sullivan. Read more
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Chatbots, Like the Rest of Us, Just Want to Be Loved
A study reveals that large language models recognize when they are being studied and change their behavior to seem more likable. Read more
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Google is adding more AI Overviews and a new ‘AI Mode’ to Search
The AI-ification of Google Search continues to accelerate: the company announced on Wednesday that it will start showing AI Overviews for even more kinds of queries, and that users around the world, even those who are logged out of Google, will start seeing them too. There’s an even more ambitious AI search tool coming to… Read more
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AI scholars win Turing Prize for technique that made possible AlphaGo’s chess triumph
Scholars Andrew G. Barto and Richard S. Sutton pioneered reinforcement learning long before it became a key tool in AI. Read more
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How to spot AI slop on Pinterest – and why it’s such a big problem
AI is ruining Pinterest. Here’s why and how to avoid it. Read more
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Delta Airlines bets on ‘blended-wing’ flight to reduce emissions
JetZero aims to launch a demonstrator proof-of-concept by 2027. | Image: JetZero Delta Airlines is backing a startup that wants to design more fuel efficient, blended-wing-body aircraft, in the hopes of reducing its carbon footprint and making air travel more sustainable. The airline said today that it will help support the development of startup JetZero’s… Read more