Month: February 2024
AI Hype Creates Obstacles for Sustainable Data Centers
West Texas, from the oil rigs of the Permian Basin to the wind turbines twirling above the High Plains, has long been a magnet for companies seeking fortunes in energy. Now, those arid ranch lands are offering a new moneymaking opportunity: data centers. Lancium, an energy and data center management firm setting up shop in […]
Read MoreApple’s Failed Car Project: A Story of Setbacks and Mistakes
Over the past decade, Apple employees working on the secretive car project, known internally as Titan, jokingly referred to it as the Titanic disaster, anticipating its failure. The project was scrapped and restarted multiple times, leading to the loss of hundreds of employees. Initially envisioned as an electric vehicle to rival Tesla, it eventually transformed […]
Read MoreLawsuit Filed Against OpenAI by Digital Media Outlets for Copyright Infringement
The media outlets Raw Story, Alternet and The Intercept filed lawsuits against OpenAI for copyright infringement. They claimed that OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot used copyrighted works without proper credit. The companies are seeking damages and the removal of copyrighted articles from training sets. The Intercept also sued Microsoft for using the same copyrighted information in its […]
Read MoreInvestigation into the Removal of OpenAI’s CEO Reaches Conclusion
WilmerHale, an esteemed U.S. law firm, is finalizing an in-depth review of Sam Altman, the former chief executive of OpenAI, who was ousted from the artificial intelligence start-up late last year, according to sources. The investigation, once completed, may shed light on the events surrounding Mr. Altman’s dismissal by OpenAI’s former board of directors on […]
Read MoreMillions Affected by Microsoft Word’s Subtle Typeface Switch: Did You Catch It?
When reading — a book, a traffic sign, a billboard, this article — do you really notice the letters? Most people probably don’t. But even if you don’t consciously notice them, you might sense a subtle change. That’s the feeling some have had recently when using Microsoft Word. After 17 years of Calibri as Word’s […]
Read MoreNavigating the Increasing Costs of Streaming Services: Tips for Managing Subscriptions
The dream of streaming — watch what you want, whenever you want, for a sliver of the price of cable! — is coming to an end. With all the price increases for video streaming apps like Amazon Prime Video, Netflix and Hulu, the average household that subscribes to four streaming apps may now end up […]
Read MoreThe Media Industry’s ongoing struggle to stay relevant in a digital age
The career of Roger Fidler exemplifies a warning: Sometimes, you can predict the future but still fall victim to it. Three decades ago, Mr. Fidler was a media executive promoting a vision of the future for newspapers. The rise of digital technology would allow for news to be accessed on portable devices all day long, […]
Read MoreThe Continuous Decline of the Media Industry: A Losing Battle against the Future
Roger Fidler has had a front-row seat to the digital revolution in the newspaper industry. Thirty years ago, he was advocating for the future of newspapers as portable digital devices that would offer multimedia content to readers. While his vision has largely come to fruition with people constantly online and engaged with news, traditional media […]
Read MoreBiden Takes Action to Limit Sale of Personal Data to China and Russia
President Biden will issue an executive order to restrict the sale of American data to China, Russia, and four other countries in an effort to protect sensitive information from being used for malicious purposes. The order aims to prevent personally identifying data, such as locations, health records, and genetics, from being obtained by these countries […]
Read MoreApple Abandons Plans for Electric Car Development
Apple has scrapped its plans for an electric car with self-driving capabilities after nearly a decade of development. The company informed employees of the decision in an internal meeting, with some members of the team being reassigned to roles within its artificial intelligence division. Kevin Lynch, who worked on the car project, will now report […]
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