If you use such social media websites as Facebook and Twitter, you may have come across posts flagged with warnings about misinformation. So far, most misinformation â flagged and unflagged â has been aimed at the general public. Imagine the possibility of misinformation â information that is false or misleading â in scientific and technical fields like cybersecurity, public safety and medicine. There is growing concern about misinformation spreading in... Read more âș
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It is not the best of times for self-driving car startups. The past year has seen large tech companies acquire startups that were running out of cash and ride-hailing companies shutter costly self-driving car projects with no prospect of becoming production-ready anytime soon. Yet, in the midst of this downturn, Waabi, a Toronto-based self-driving car startup, has just come out of stealth with an insane amount of $83.5 million in... Read more âș
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TLDR: The 2021 Complete Amazon Dropshipping and Private Label Master Class Bundle can help you launch a new side hustle with Amazon that you can grow into thousands a month. Kate was a journalist and salesperson whoâd never considered starting her own business before. But after learning about dropshipping, Kate launched an anime-themed online storefront â and soon was making $32,000 a month. Meanwhile, Zach went from being an ecommerce... Read more âș
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In their decades-long chase to create artificial intelligence, computer scientists have designed and developed all kinds of complicated mechanisms and technologies to replicate vision, language, reasoning, motor skills, and other abilities associated with intelligent life. While these efforts have resulted in AI systems that can efficiently solve specific problems in limited environments, they fall short of developing the kind of general intelligence seen in humans and animals. In a new... Read more âș
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The reports of humanityâs imminent demise at the hands of sentient killer robots have been greatly exaggerated. Based on the current state of artificial intelligence â that is, itâs really good at sifting through data and it can usually tell the difference between a dog and a cat â we donât have to worry about âconsciousâ AI anytime soon. I put âconsciousâ in quotes because, as every article youâre likely... Read more âș
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GPT-3 is renowned for generating two things: strikingly human-like text and toxicity. On Thursday, the modelâs creators said theyâve found a way to keep the latter out of the former. OpenAIâs new technique alters AI language model âbehaviorâ by fine-tuning on a small, curated dataset of specific values. The method aims to narrow down a language modelâs universal set of behaviors to a more constrained range of values that operators... Read more âș
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Here at TNW, weâve written a lot about ebikes and a lot about Acer, but not about any ebikes powered by Acer components. As it turns out, Acer recently began making motors via its cycling sub-brand Xplova, and a new ebike company named Vvolt will be the first to bring these motors to the USÂ in two of its four launch models. Acer partnership aside, Vvoltâs bikes look like welcome... Read more âș
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The release of the draft human genome sequence in 2001 was a seismic moment in our understanding of the human genome and paved the way for advances in our understanding of the genomic basis of human biology and disease. But sections were left unsequenced, and some sequence information was incorrect. Now, two decades later, we have a much more complete version, published as a preprint (which is yet to undergo... Read more âș
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Greece is known for its beautiful beaches, its breathtaking sunsets, and its fascinating history, but sure not for its EV infrastructure. Well, because there isnât much. But thatâs about to change. Astypalea, a small picturesque island in the Aegean Sea, is set to become the countryâs first smart sustainable island. A few days ago, the first electric vehicles, including the first fully electric police car in Greece, were launched on... Read more âș
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TLDR: iMazing iOS Device Manager streamlines all your file organization and backup needs across all your Apple devices at more than 50 percent off. For all their acknowledged grandeur and innovation, Apple and Apple products arenât always the pinnacle of programming that company leaders espouse them to be. Case in point: for years, if you needed to transfer files around to various Apple devices, you had to go through the... Read more âș
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Corporate giant Amazon is taking heat over reports of its WorkingWell initiative, a physical and mental health programme intended to improve employee health in the retail giantâs fulfilment centres. A leaked pamphlet, which Amazon has claimed was created in error and is not being circulated, encourages workers to invest in their own fitness and become âindustrial athletesâ. One aspect attracting particular attention is a plan for âAmaZen Boothsâ. Also called... Read more âș
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Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. I get a ton of emails every day, and not all of them are relevant to me. So when I check my inbox after every few hours, I need to quickly delete or archive emails that are not needed. Thankfully, Gmailâs swipe gestures on... Read more âș
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Around the world, bitcoin has a mixed reputation. Owning and using the cryptocurrency is legal in a majority of nations, tolerated in many others, and outlawed by a relatively small number. El Salvador has just become the first nation to formally adopt the cryptocurrency as legal tender, and a handful of other Latin American leaders have indicated that they would follow suit. This marks a sharp change in bitcoinâs reputation... Read more âș
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Itâs been 30 years since Nasa last visited Venus, with the Magellan orbiter in 1990. Now, two new missions have been selected to explore the deadly atmosphere, crushing pressures, and volcanic landscape. The process dates back to February 2020, when Nasa announced that four missions were to undergo a nine-month peer-review process for feasibility. They were all part of the Discovery program, started by Nasa in 1992 to bring together... Read more âș
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A few days ago, Nissan donated an all-electric LEAF sedan to the Vatican to help the small state in its environmental goal to gradually replace its service vehicles with an all-electric fleet. Itâs part of Pope Francisâ commitment to turn the Vatican carbon neutral by 2050, as he announced in December 2020. The Church also plans to increase the number of charging stations, especially around several of the major basilicas... Read more âș
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At its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) last year, Apple announced that itâll allow you to sign in to websites on Safari using Face ID and Touch ID. This year, the company is taking this tech a step further by introducing passwordless sign-ups. In a developer session titled âMove beyond passwords,â Apple unveiled a new tech called Passkeys thatâll allow you to sign up for services without any passwords. Hereâs how... Read more âș
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âItâs not an earthquake that kills people, but the collapse of a poorly built building.â Build Change, a foundation dedicated to preventing housing loss caused by natural disasters such as earthquakes and windstorms, is announcing the âIntelligence Supervision Assistant for Constructionâ (ISAC-SIMO) app. Itâs an open-source, AI-powered quality assurance tool for construction. And it could save countless lives. Meet ISAC-SIMO: The tool utilizes machine learning to help people ensure theyâre... Read more âș
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Cooperation between people holds society together, but new research suggests weâll be less willing to compromise with âbenevolentâ AI. The study explored how humans will interact with machines in future social situations â such as self-driving cars that they encounter on the road â by asking participants to play a series of social dilemma games. The participants were told that they were interacting with either another human or an AI... Read more âș
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Renegade Game Studios, a company that makes numerous products for the World of Darkness, is hosting a free two-day online event called âElysium: Weekend of Darknessâ from 11 June thru 12 June. If youâve ever wanted to play the Vampire: The Masquerade tabletop roleplaying game, but youâre not sure how to get started, this eventâs for you. Itâs also for returning players, people who want to check out the Rivals... Read more âș
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Indian streaming platform Zee5 is set to enter the US market later this month on June 22. Itâs launching a subscription-only service, and aims to attract a large share of 5.4 million South Asians living in the country. The firm is pricing the service at $49.99 per year as an introductory offer, and aims to change it to $84 at an unspecified time. The launch price is close to what... Read more âș
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