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Apr 11, 2023 • 9min
Ethereum’s Shanghai Update Opens a Rift in Crypto
Ether is finally untethering itself from mining—and driving renewed debate about bitcoin’s environmental impact.
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Apr 10, 2023 • 8min
This Student Is Taking On ‘Biased’ Exam Software
Mandatory face-recognition tools have repeatedly failed to identify people with darker skin tones. One Dutch student is fighting to end their use.
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Apr 7, 2023 • 7min
Your Used Car May Soon Come With Subscription Fees
BMW and others have been criticized for charging monthly fees for features in new cars like heated seats. Now the tactic is coming to used cars.
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Apr 6, 2023 • 5min
It’s Way Too Easy to Get Google’s Bard Chatbot to Lie
The company’s policy bars use of the AI chatbot to “misinform.” A study found that it readily spouted untruths on topics from Covid-19 to the war in Ukraine.
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Apr 5, 2023 • 7min
Microsoft’s New Campus Drove Up Home Prices. Where Are the Jobs?
The tech giant’s project in Atlanta is on an “indefinite pause,” leaving locals with the inflated prices but none of the jobs and investment.
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Apr 4, 2023 • 8min
I’m Healing From the Tech Layoffs by Playing 'Going Under'
Playing video games to deal with reality is nothing new, but this game about being an intern in Silicon Valley is perfect if you just need a laugh.
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Apr 3, 2023 • 9min
These Angry Dutch Farmers Really Hate Microsoft
Tech giants want to build massive, “hyperscale” data centers in the Netherlands. A popular political movement wants them stopped.
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Mar 31, 2023 • 4min
Let the AI Coding Wars Begin!
The way artificial intelligence can rewrite software will have huge implications for the tech industry—and everyone else, too.
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Mar 30, 2023 • 5min
In Sudden Alarm, Tech Doyens Call for a Pause on ChatGPT
Tech luminaries, renowned scientists, and Elon Musk warn of an “out-of-control race” to develop and deploy ever-more-powerful AI systems.
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Mar 29, 2023 • 5min
Microsoft's ‘Security Copilot’ Sics ChatGPT on Security Breaches
A new security tool aims to actually deliver the network insights and coordination that “AI” security tools have long promised.
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