Editors at Science Journal Resign En Masse Over Bad Use of AI, High Fees
Members of the Elsevier-published Journal of Human Evolution quit, citing AI production processes introducing errors, high author fees, and concerns over editorial independence.
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US braced for worst winter storm in over a decade
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Washington Post cartoonist resigns over paper’s refusal to publish cartoon critical of Jeff Bezos
Pulitzer prize winner Ann Telnaes had drawn a cartoon of the paper’s owner kneeling before Donald Trump. The Washington Post ’s Pulitzer prize-winning editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes has resigned ...The Guardian - 14h -
A Book App Used AI to ‘Roast’ Its Users. It Went Anti-Woke Instead
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The fight over credit card swipe fees enters a new year with no end in sight
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Investors can use these new services to branch out for good or bad in 2025
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Microsoft expects to spend $80 billion on AI-enabled data centers over next 12 months
Microsoft plans to spend $80 billion in fiscal 2025 on the construction of data centers that can handle artificial intelligence workloads, the company said in a Friday blog post.NBC News - 1d -
Taco Bell using AI voice to take orders at drive-thru
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