Jon Stewart Is Right About the Dangers of AI
Recently Jon Stewart did a segment poking satire at the promises of AI highlighted by tech CEOs. I don't think automating your toasters is the best way to show the…
AI firm saves a million in shift to Pure FlashBlade shared storage
Toronto-based artificial intelligence (AI) consultancy Crater Labs has saved around CAN$1.5m (£885,000) in researcher time after it replaced difficult-to-configure direct-attached storage with shared capacity in a FlashBlade array from Pure…
You can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000
Enlarge / The Thermonator robot flamethrower dog. If you've been wondering when you'll be able to order the flame-throwing robot that Ohio-based Throwflame first announced last summer, that day has…
Windows vulnerability reported by the NSA exploited to install Russian malware
Getty Images Kremlin-backed hackers have been exploiting a critical Microsoft vulnerability for four years in attacks that targeted a vast array of organizations with a previously undocumented tool, the software…
Inscryption Review | bit-tech.net
Price: £16.79 Developer: Daniel Mullins Games Publisher: Devolver Digital Platform: PC It's rare that a game grabs your attention from the starting menu, but then again, Inscryption is a rare game in so…
A new Google Pixel Tablet is coming, but it’s not what you think
Joe Maring / Digital Trends It’s been almost a year since the Google Pixel Tablet went up for preorder, leading many Android tablet fans to wonder when the inevitable Pixel…
A battery that can recharge in seconds: Researchers use supercapacitor parts to build a new type of sodium-ion battery
In a nutshell: Researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have discovered a promising battery breakthrough that could revolutionize portable power. Professor Jeung Ku Kang and…
The UK Criminalizes Creating Sexually Explicit Deepfakes
The UK government announced a new rule that criminalizes the act of creating deepfakes of an individual without their consent If found guilty, the offender will face a criminal record,…
Spotify turns up volume to make record profits
The music streaming service reports record profits of over €1bn (£860m) after laying off 1500 staff. Source link