Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Switzerland: Emergency Plans to Deal with Energy Shortages this Winter, Ban Use of Electric Cars for ‘Non-Essential’ Journeys
October 3rd, 2023Via: Daily Mail: Switzerland will ban the use of electric cars for ‘non-essential’ journeys if the country runs out of energy this winter, the government has announced. Emergency plans drawn up in the event the Swiss are hit by blackouts also call for shop opening hours to be reduced by up to two hours per […]
AI Sermons
October 3rd, 2023Via: Metro: On September 17, 2023, the Violet Crown City Church, a Methodist church in North Austin, US, transformed the tradition of Sunday service into the new age with Artificial Intelligence. Pastor Jay Cooper, of Violet Crown City Church, decided to debut an AI-generated worship service for his congregation. Jay came across this idea of […]
England Banning Mobile Phones in Schools
October 2nd, 2023Via: Daily Mail: Mobiles are to be banned from classrooms, the Education Secretary will announce on Monday. Gillian Keegan will order schools to outlaw smartphones during lessons, and also in breaks, in a bid to end disruption and make it easier for pupils to focus. A government source said new guidance would be issued to […]
Canadian Podcasters Must Register with Government
October 1st, 2023The Canadian government, armed with one of the world's most repressive online censorship schemes, announces that all "online streaming services that offer podcasts" must formally register with the government to permit regulatory controls:https://t.co/wHOloLgnY2 pic.twitter.com/6noTYceVsg — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) October 1, 2023
Mark Zuckerberg Shows Photorealistic Virtual Reality System with Lex Fridman
September 28th, 2023Here's my conversation with Mark Zuckerberg, his 3rd time on the podcast, but this time we talked in the Metaverse as photorealistic avatars. This was one of the most incredible experiences of my life. It really felt like we were talking in-person, but we were miles apart ? It's… pic.twitter.com/Nu8a3iYWm0 — Lex Fridman (@lexfridman) September […]
ChatGPT Can Now Browse the Internet for Updated Information
September 28th, 2023How long until they let it write and run its own code? “It’ll be sandboxed,” they’ll say. “It’ll be safe,” they’ll say. Via: Al Jazeera: ChatGPT can now browse the internet to provide users with current information, its parent company OpenAI has announced. The chatbot was previously trained to use data up to September 2021 […]
Starshield: SpaceX Wins Pentagon Contract to Supply Military Communications Using Starlink Technology
September 28th, 2023All the Starlink satellites now around Earth pic.twitter.com/cdDypr6uSo — Latest in space (@latestinspace) September 27, 2023 Via: PC World: SpaceX has won a Pentaogon contract to supply military communications to the US Armed Forces using Starlink technology. The contract was awarded to SpaceX’s Starshield program, which is applying the company’s Starlink technology to defense and […]
Nucor and Helion to Develop Historic 500 MW Fusion Power Plant
September 27th, 2023Via: PRNewswire: Today, Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) announced a collaboration with fusion power company, Helion to develop a 500 MW fusion power plant. This transformational project will offer baseload zero-carbon electricity from fusion directly to a Nucor steelmaking facility. Nucor and Helion are working together to set a firm timeline and are committed to beginning […]
Analog Telephone Service Ending in UK
September 26th, 2023Via: Daily Mail: BT has confirmed the next phase of Digital Voice – the nationwide scrappage of the copper landline network for phone calls – will hit the North West and London later this year. The phone operator is aiming to move away from old-style landlines entirely by the end of 2025, which will mean […]
“AI Girlfriends Are Ruining an Entire Generation of Men” [???]
September 26th, 2023As far gone as things seem to be, is the situation actually much worse? Via: The Hill: The rise of virtual artificial intelligence (AI) girlfriends is enabling the silent epidemic of loneliness in an entire generation of young men. It is also having severe consequences for America’s future. How is something that seems so ridiculous […]
