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Trump on Harris: 'Is she Indian or is she black?' Trump on Harris: 'Is she Indian or is she black?' Reviewed by swadu on July 31, 2024 Rating: 5
Nvidia shares jump 10%+ after Microsoft and AMD signaled no slowdown in the buildout of AI servers built around GPUs; Microsoft spent $19B on capex in Q4 (CNBC) Nvidia shares jump 10%+ after Microsoft and AMD signaled no slowdown in the buildout of AI servers built around GPUs; Microsoft spent $19B on capex in Q4 (CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on July 31, 2024 Rating: 5
The new face of homelessness in Australia The new face of homelessness in Australia Reviewed by swadu on July 30, 2024 Rating: 5
Twitch rolls out a revamped iOS and Android app, which now shows a TikTok-like feed of recommended content when it's opened, instead of a "Following" list (Jay Peters/The Verge) Twitch rolls out a revamped iOS and Android app, which now shows a TikTok-like feed of recommended content when it's opened, instead of a "Following" list (Jay Peters/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2024 Rating: 5
A look at the AI-assisted Judging Support System for scoring in gymnastics that made its debut at the 2023 world championships and helps settle disputes (Dvora Meyers/The Verge) A look at the AI-assisted Judging Support System for scoring in gymnastics that made its debut at the 2023 world championships and helps settle disputes (Dvora Meyers/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2024 Rating: 5
Caracas echoes with loud protests against Venezuela's disputed election result Caracas echoes with loud protests against Venezuela's disputed election result Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2024 Rating: 5
Israeli protesters enter army base after soldiers held over Gaza detainee abuse Israeli protesters enter army base after soldiers held over Gaza detainee abuse Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2024 Rating: 5
Watch: Moment Robert Downey Jr revealed at San Diego Comic Con Watch: Moment Robert Downey Jr revealed at San Diego Comic Con Reviewed by swadu on July 28, 2024 Rating: 5
Sources: Apple plans to roll out Apple Intelligence by October, missing the planned Sept. launch of its OSes; devs get to test AI features as soon as this week (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Sources: Apple plans to roll out Apple Intelligence by October, missing the planned Sept. launch of its OSes; devs get to test AI features as soon as this week (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on July 28, 2024 Rating: 5
Dune Analytics: ~1.7M new digital coins entered circulation in H1 2024, compared with 264K in H1 2023, as the crypto market revival fuels a surge in memecoins (David Yaffe-Bellany/New York Times) Dune Analytics: ~1.7M new digital coins entered circulation in H1 2024, compared with 264K in H1 2023, as the crypto market revival fuels a surge in memecoins (David Yaffe-Bellany/New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on July 28, 2024 Rating: 5
Rocket strike puts Israel-Hezbollah on brink of all-out war Rocket strike puts Israel-Hezbollah on brink of all-out war Reviewed by swadu on July 28, 2024 Rating: 5
Top five stories from day one of Paris Olympics 2024 Top five stories from day one of Paris Olympics 2024 Reviewed by swadu on July 27, 2024 Rating: 5
Samsung Galaxy Buds3 review: auto-pause works well, but expensive, copy Apple's dated design with plastic tips, shoddy ANC, and AI tools are mostly useless (Parker Hall/Wired) Samsung Galaxy Buds3 review: auto-pause works well, but expensive, copy Apple's dated design with plastic tips, shoddy ANC, and AI tools are mostly useless (Parker Hall/Wired) Reviewed by swadu on July 27, 2024 Rating: 5
Sources: Talkie, which lets users chat with AI personas of celebrities and was one of most downloaded AI apps in the US in H1, is owned by China-based MiniMax (Raffaele Huang/Wall Street Journal) Sources: Talkie, which lets users chat with AI personas of celebrities and was one of most downloaded AI apps in the US in H1, is owned by China-based MiniMax (Raffaele Huang/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on July 27, 2024 Rating: 5
Canada deducted points and coach banned over drone Canada deducted points and coach banned over drone Reviewed by swadu on July 27, 2024 Rating: 5
Timberlake 'not intoxicated' during arrest, lawyer says Timberlake 'not intoxicated' during arrest, lawyer says Reviewed by swadu on July 26, 2024 Rating: 5
US unions are trying to organize staff at chip firms set to receive CHIPS Act grants; CWA is pushing to organize workers at Intel and other big chip companies (Jiyoung Sohn/Wall Street Journal) US unions are trying to organize staff at chip firms set to receive CHIPS Act grants; CWA is pushing to organize workers at Intel and other big chip companies (Jiyoung Sohn/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on July 26, 2024 Rating: 5
Poland's firearm bill sparks human rights concerns Poland's firearm bill sparks human rights concerns Reviewed by swadu on July 26, 2024 Rating: 5
OpenAI unveils SearchGPT, a search tool powered by GPT-4 that can organize links and summarize its findings, available as a prototype to 10,000 users at launch (Kylie Robison/The Verge) OpenAI unveils SearchGPT, a search tool powered by GPT-4 that can organize links and summarize its findings, available as a prototype to 10,000 users at launch (Kylie Robison/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on July 25, 2024 Rating: 5
How drones and the battle for Ukraine are changing the future of warfare How drones and the battle for Ukraine are changing the future of warfare Reviewed by swadu on July 25, 2024 Rating: 5
Mistral announces Mistral Large 2, the new generation of its flagship model, with 123B parameters; commercial usage requires a separate license (Shubham Sharma/VentureBeat) Mistral announces Mistral Large 2, the new generation of its flagship model, with 123B parameters; commercial usage requires a separate license (Shubham Sharma/VentureBeat) Reviewed by swadu on July 24, 2024 Rating: 5
Pilot survived Nepal crash after cockpit sheared by freight container Pilot survived Nepal crash after cockpit sheared by freight container Reviewed by swadu on July 24, 2024 Rating: 5
Atos appoints its chairman Jean Pierre Mustier as CEO to replace departing boss Paul Saleh, in its fifth top management reshuffle in less than two years (Reuters) Atos appoints its chairman Jean Pierre Mustier as CEO to replace departing boss Paul Saleh, in its fifth top management reshuffle in less than two years (Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on July 24, 2024 Rating: 5
Comcast reports Peacock Q2 revenue up 28% YoY to $1B, and a $348M loss, down from $651M in Q2 2023; paying subs were up 38% YoY to 33M but down from 33.5M in Q1 (The Hollywood Reporter) Comcast reports Peacock Q2 revenue up 28% YoY to $1B, and a $348M loss, down from $651M in Q2 2023; paying subs were up 38% YoY to 33M but down from 33.5M in Q1 (The Hollywood Reporter) Reviewed by swadu on July 23, 2024 Rating: 5
Ten years since the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Ten years since the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Reviewed by swadu on July 23, 2024 Rating: 5
Harvey, which is building an AI-powered "copilot" for lawyers, raised a $100M Series C led by GV that values it at $1.5B and brings its total funding to $206M (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) Harvey, which is building an AI-powered "copilot" for lawyers, raised a $100M Series C led by GV that values it at $1.5B and brings its total funding to $206M (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on July 23, 2024 Rating: 5
A zero-day in Telegram for Android, patched on July 11, let attackers send malicious Android APK payloads as video files; the exploit was for sale from June 6 (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer) A zero-day in Telegram for Android, patched on July 11, let attackers send malicious Android APK payloads as video files; the exploit was for sale from June 6 (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer) Reviewed by swadu on July 22, 2024 Rating: 5
Kamala Harris: From prosecutor to possible president Kamala Harris: From prosecutor to possible president Reviewed by swadu on July 22, 2024 Rating: 5
How indie game developer Terrible Posture Games avoided bankruptcy after an ~$800K investment from an unlikely source: Nerd Ninjas, another indie developer (Jason Schreier/Bloomberg) How indie game developer Terrible Posture Games avoided bankruptcy after an ~$800K investment from an unlikely source: Nerd Ninjas, another indie developer (Jason Schreier/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on July 21, 2024 Rating: 5
Who will replace Biden as Democratic nominee? Who will replace Biden as Democratic nominee? Reviewed by swadu on July 21, 2024 Rating: 5
US President Joe Biden endorses Kamala Harris after ending re-election campaign US President Joe Biden endorses Kamala Harris after ending re-election campaign Reviewed by swadu on July 21, 2024 Rating: 5
Some Black founders and investors say they feel betrayed by Ben Horowitz's support for Trump, as he has always been seen as an ally to the Black community (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch) Some Black founders and investors say they feel betrayed by Ben Horowitz's support for Trump, as he has always been seen as an ally to the Black community (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on July 20, 2024 Rating: 5
Thousands gather for Trump's first rally since shooting Thousands gather for Trump's first rally since shooting Reviewed by swadu on July 20, 2024 Rating: 5
One defective CrowdStrike update for Windows breaking global systems resurfaces concerns about Microsoft's monopoly in government and enterprise IT systems (Washington Post) One defective CrowdStrike update for Windows breaking global systems resurfaces concerns about Microsoft's monopoly in government and enterprise IT systems (Washington Post) Reviewed by swadu on July 20, 2024 Rating: 5
CrowdStrike IT outage affected 8.5 million Windows devices, Microsoft says CrowdStrike IT outage affected 8.5 million Windows devices, Microsoft says Reviewed by swadu on July 20, 2024 Rating: 5
The UK and US say they arrested a 17-year-old boy from Walsall, UK, suspected of being connected to the ransomware attack against MGM Resorts in 2023 (Joseph Cox/404 Media) The UK and US say they arrested a 17-year-old boy from Walsall, UK, suspected of being connected to the ransomware attack against MGM Resorts in 2023 (Joseph Cox/404 Media) Reviewed by swadu on July 19, 2024 Rating: 5
Sources: Magic Leap cut ~75 jobs, including its entire sales and marketing units, and told staffers it's pivoting from selling headsets to licensing its tech (Bloomberg) Sources: Magic Leap cut ~75 jobs, including its entire sales and marketing units, and told staffers it's pivoting from selling headsets to licensing its tech (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on July 19, 2024 Rating: 5
Apple is launching new immersive video content for the Vision Pro over the next few months, including content from The Weeknd and the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend (Emma Roth/The Verge) Apple is launching new immersive video content for the Vision Pro over the next few months, including content from The Weeknd and the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend (Emma Roth/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on July 18, 2024 Rating: 5
Super bowl winner 'wrongly handcuffed' on United flight Super bowl winner 'wrongly handcuffed' on United flight Reviewed by swadu on July 18, 2024 Rating: 5
OpenAI researchers reveal an algorithm by which LLMs can learn to better explain themselves to their users and improve the legibility of their outputs (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat) OpenAI researchers reveal an algorithm by which LLMs can learn to better explain themselves to their users and improve the legibility of their outputs (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat) Reviewed by swadu on July 17, 2024 Rating: 5
Watch: Huge fire breaks out at Chinese shopping centre Watch: Huge fire breaks out at Chinese shopping centre Reviewed by swadu on July 17, 2024 Rating: 5
Andrej Karpathy, an OpenAI co-founder and former head of Tesla's autopilot unit, unveils Eureka Labs, a "new kind of school" aiming to support teachers with AI (Akash Sriram/Reuters) Andrej Karpathy, an OpenAI co-founder and former head of Tesla's autopilot unit, unveils Eureka Labs, a "new kind of school" aiming to support teachers with AI (Akash Sriram/Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on July 16, 2024 Rating: 5
A look at draft AI policies from Trump allies at the America First Policy Institute and the Heritage Foundation that target "burdensome" AI regulations (Cat Zakrzewski/Washington Post) A look at draft AI policies from Trump allies at the America First Policy Institute and the Heritage Foundation that target "burdensome" AI regulations (Cat Zakrzewski/Washington Post) Reviewed by swadu on July 16, 2024 Rating: 5
Vance choice heightens European fears over Trump presidency Vance choice heightens European fears over Trump presidency Reviewed by swadu on July 16, 2024 Rating: 5
YouTube Music tests "AI-generated conversational radio", which lets Premium users in the US create a custom radio station by "describing exactly what they want" (Abner Li/9to5Google) YouTube Music tests "AI-generated conversational radio", which lets Premium users in the US create a custom radio station by "describing exactly what they want" (Abner Li/9to5Google) Reviewed by swadu on July 15, 2024 Rating: 5
Stranger Things season five teaser excites fans Stranger Things season five teaser excites fans Reviewed by swadu on July 15, 2024 Rating: 5
An interview with Sam Altman and Arianna Huffington on their startup Thrive AI Health to build an AI health coach, and why AI has become a technology of faith (Charlie Warzel/The Atlantic) An interview with Sam Altman and Arianna Huffington on their startup Thrive AI Health to build an AI health coach, and why AI has become a technology of faith (Charlie Warzel/The Atlantic) Reviewed by swadu on July 14, 2024 Rating: 5
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