Day: January 8, 2024
NASA Faces Questions as Moon Lander Encounters Malfunction Soon After Launch
The inaugural NASA-backed commercial mission to dispatch an uncrewed spacecraft to the moon’s surface is unlikely to reach its planned destination. The lunar lander, known as Peregrine and manufactured by Pittsburgh’s Astrobotic Technology, experienced complications soon after taking off early Monday from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The launch of the rocket, named Vulcan, went flawlessly, sending […]
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TikTok Limits Access to Data Tool Amid Criticism
TikTok restrains tool that tracks popular hashtags. TikTok has quietly restricted its flagship Creative Center tool. Used to track the success of hashtags, advertisers, researchers, and lawmakers exploit this feature to examine the app’s content concerning the Israel-Hamas war and geopolitics. TikTok’s critics apply the tool to support their statements that the app exhibits inadequate […]
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Lost and Found: How I Got My Phone Back from a Budget Employee
Dear Tripped Up, I had a problem returning a rental car in July at Boston Logan International Airport. I lost my iPhone at Budget’s location. Even though I traced the phone using Apple’s Find My application, it was traveling from an apartment building in Lynn, Mass., to the Budget office at Logan. I reported this […]
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The AI Revolution: What 2024 Has in Store
At an event in San Francisco in November, Sam Altman, the chief executive of the artificial intelligence company OpenAI, was asked what surprises the field would bring in 2024. Mr. Altman immediately responded, “Online chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT will take a leap forward that no one expected,” while sitting beside him, James Manyika, a Google […]
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Uncovering the Dark Side of the Web: A Frightening Look into A.I.’s Sinister Potential
The Ugly Side of A.I.: How Manipulated Images and Audio Are Being Used For Online Harassment, Hate Campaigns, and Misinformation In October, the Louisiana parole board convened to discuss the potential release of a convicted murderer. It called on a mental health expert to discuss the inmate. However, while the parole board was meeting, a […]
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The Sinister Side of the Internet: A Look into the Dark Future of A.I.
In October, the Louisiana parole board discussed the potential release of a convicted murderer and brought in a doctor with mental health experience to talk about the inmate. However, online trolls on 4chan took screenshots of the doctor from an online feed of her testimony, edited the images with A.I. tools to make her appear […]
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American Lander Embarks on Lunar Journey Aboard Vulcan Rocket’s Inaugural Flight
A brand-new rocket was launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., earlier today, catapulting a robotic spacecraft toward the moon. No U.S. craft has landed on the moon since 1972. United Launch Alliance, a partnership between Boeing and Lockheed Martin, saw the successful launch of the Vulcan Centaur rocket as a vital milestone. The Vulcan aims to […]
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