AI Jesus is with us
Published in AI
Wednesday, 21 June 2023 11:13

AI Jesus is with us


So this is what they meant by the second coming

While waiting for the second coming of Jesus is a bit like waiting for Godot, it appears that an AI version is already amongst us.

OceanGate Expeditions sub steered by Logitech F710 wireless PC game controller
Published in Gaming


Nothing wrong with that, they are damn fine controllers

The OceanGate Expeditions tourist submarine headed for the wreck of the Titanic that went missing with five people aboard used steering handled by a $30 Logitech F710 wireless PC game controller from 2010.

Reddit wars escalate
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Wednesday, 21 June 2023 10:49

Reddit wars escalate


They are bringing in the porn now

The battle between Reddit management and its customers is escalating with a handful of subreddits classifying themselves as not safe for work to protest Reddit's recent treatment of the platform's volunteer moderators.

DeepMind co-founder calls for a better Turing test for AI
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The old Turing test is not meaningful enough it needs to make money

DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman suggests chatbots like ChatGPT and Google Bard should be put through a "modern Turing test" where their ability to turn $100,000 into $1 million is evaluated to measure human-like intelligence.

EU unhappy with Adobe's $20 billion purchase of Figma
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In-depth investigation planned

The European Union Commission is planning an in-depth investigation into Adobe's $20 billion purchase of Figma, the popular online graphics editing and interface design application.

AMD hopes to catch up on AI with Instinct MI300 AI supercomputing hybrid processor
Published in AI


Come back might have been Xilinx purchase 

It is starting to look like AMD's Xilinx purchase might have been part of a cunning plan to claw its way back into AI.

Alibaba has a management reshuffle
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Tuesday, 20 June 2023 11:35

Alibaba has a management reshuffle


You gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em

Alibaba Group has announced a major management reshuffle as the e-commerce giant restructures into six different business divisions.

Arrogant Apple claims that it owns the trademark for all apples
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Despite an appearance in the Book of Genesis

Fruity cargo cult Apple has now become so arrogant and deluded that it thinks it owns the trademark on all Apples.

Japan risks angering Google and Apple empires
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 Could be another Battle of Tsushima

A Japanese government panel has risked angering the mighty US tech giants Apple and Google by insisting that they compete fairly in the market.

Chipzilla spends $25 billion on a new factory in Israel
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Largest international investment in Israel

US chipmaker Intel will spend $25 billion on a new factory in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, calling it the largest-ever international investment in the country.