Video game designers battle to depict climate impacts
Game designer Sam Alfred is keenly aware of the challenge he faces in trying to build a video game with climate change at its heart.
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EU questions Shein, Temu over consumer protection
The EU on Friday demanded wildly popular shopping platforms Shein and Temu explain what action they are taking to protect consumers, including children.
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Is drone delivery a modern miracle or a band-aid fix for poor urban planning?
The chief executive of drone delivery company Wing says 2024 is "the year of drone delivery." The company first went public in 2014 as a Google "moonshot" project and now operates in several cities in Australia, the United ...
Jun 27, 2024
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AI companies train language models on YouTube's archive—making family-and-friends videos a privacy risk
The promised artificial intelligence revolution requires data. Lots and lots of data. OpenAI and Google have begun using YouTube videos to train their text-based AI models. But what does the YouTube archive actually include?
Jun 27, 2024
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AI reality lags the hype in Swiss tech industries
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has found its way into everyday operations in various industries. The pharmaceutical industry uses AI to discover new drugs, the consumer goods industry uses it for quality control, and in the ...
Jun 27, 2024
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Boeing aims to lift MAX quality control at Renton factory
At its plane factory near Seattle, Boeing has increased employee training, appointed mentors for new recruits, brought back retirees as coaches and stepped up tracking of performance metrics.
Jun 27, 2024
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Coming soon to Mountain View: Drone deliveries
Mountain View, California, residents will soon be able to order food, medicine and other small parcels to their homes via drone.
Jun 27, 2024
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Machines are making more decisions at giant hedge fund
AQR Capital Management is letting machines play an even bigger role across the $109 billion quant powerhouse, says co-founder Cliff Asness.
Jun 27, 2024
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NBC brings AI version of legendary broadcaster to Olympic coverage
US media giant NBCUniversal on Wednesday announced that it will use the AI version of a legendary sports broadcaster to narrate personalized daily recaps of Olympic game events.
Jun 27, 2024
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US investigative agency sanctions Boeing for discussing probe
A US investigative authority sharply rebuked Boeing for sharing details about an ongoing probe of a near-catastrophic aviation incident that were not supposed to be discussed publicly.
Jun 27, 2024
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Other countries have struggled to control how kids access the internet. What can Australia learn?
Debate continues to rage in Australia over whether children should (or can) be banned from social media. Following politicians' recent promises to ban those under 16 from the platforms, eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant ...
Jun 27, 2024
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Huawei's secret ally in the US-China tech war: A science nonprofit based in DC
When Optica Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth Rogan traveled to China in November, the prestigious U.S. scientific society she runs promoted the trip internally and on social media. But it omitted a key stop: her visit to ...
Jun 27, 2024
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Hollywood's video game actors want to avoid a strike. The sticking point in their talks? AI
For more than a year and a half, leaders of Hollywood's actors union have been negotiating with video game companies over a new contract that covers the performers who bring their titles to life.
Jun 27, 2024
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Major music labels sue AI startups over copyright infringement
Some of the world's major music labels are suing music generation services Suno and Udio, accusing the startups of violating the copyrights of top artists to train their generative AI engines without permission.
Jun 26, 2024
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Amazon joins exclusive club, crossing $2 trillion in stock market value for the first time
Amazon joined the exclusive $2 trillion club Wednesday after Wall Street investors pushed the value of the e-commerce giant's stock past that threshold.
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