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Powerful A.I. Is Coming. We’re Not Ready.
Three arguments for taking progress toward artificial general intelligence, or A.G.I., more seriously — whether you’re an optimist or a pessimist.The New York Times - 4d -
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Google's DeepMind says it will use AI models to power physical robots
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OpenAI’s strategic gambit: The Agents SDK and why it changes everything for enterprise AI
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A standard, open framework for building AI agents is coming from Cisco, LangChain and Galileo
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Zoom's CTO explains how the web conferencing vendor’s technology has evolved and expanded into agentic AI capabilities.VentureBeat - 1d -
Edison’s Power Lines Were Under Strain 14 Hours Before Eaton Fire
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Enhancing AI agents with long-term memory: Insights into LangMem SDK, Memobase and the A-MEM Framework
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Alibaba launches new version of AI assistant tool as competition heats up
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Two Democrats on US antitrust panel say they were ‘illegally fired’ by Trump
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Big Tech's big bet on nuclear power to fuel artificial intelligence
Faced with the need to cut carbon emissions, and an increasing energy demand to power AI, companies like Microsoft, Google and Amazon are investing in nuclear, from restarting Three Mile Island, to ...CBS News - Mar. 9 -
How Yelp reviewed competing LLMs for correctness, relevance and tone to develop its user-friendly AI assistant
Yelp found that when it first launched a GPT-4o-powered AI chatbot, usage rates dropped. But training it to sound like a human changed that.VentureBeat - Mar. 7 -
Apple MacBook Air (13-Inch, M4) Review: More Power for Less Money
This lightweight machine comes equipped with a bit more power and some necessary improvements, all for a more affordable price.Wired - Mar. 11 -
Watch: How two astronauts were left in space for nine months
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have been left in space for nearly 10 months and now hope to come backBBC News - 3d -
Tech Leaders Sound a Warning for Coders: AI Is Coming for Their Jobs
Should software developers be quivering in their digital boots? Maybe, according to some tech CEOs—although nuances remain.Inc. - 4d -
Criminals use AI in ‘proxy’ attacks for hostile powers, warns Europol
EU police agency says organised crime rings use artificial intelligence to amplify their ‘speed, reach, and sophistication’Financial Times - 21h -
Adobe Just Launched New AI-Powered Marketing Tools for Brands
The company’s B2B software may help brands better personalize their sites for different customer demographics.Inc. - 17h -
Why China is suddenly flooding the market with powerful AI models
The pace of Beijing’s open source push has been relentlessFinancial Times - 10h -
Baidu shares jump 10% following release of new free-to-use AI models
Shares of Chinese tech giant Baidu were trading up 10% in trading in Asia, as investors reacted positively to a spate of AI model releases over the weekend.CNBC - 1d -
Power plays are dwindling. What does that mean for UND?
Mar. 13—GRAND FORKS — No penalties were called in Friday's game between UND and Omaha. That hadn't happened in a UND game since Feb. 22, 1997. It wasn't out of the blue, though. Power-play chances ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Bundesbank enlists AI to prove ECB’s dovish bias
Germany’s central bank compares Eurozone bank policies and rhetoric in study powered by artificial intelligenceFinancial Times - 5h -
‘The odd drunken detective has been sighted at gigs’: how Sea Power won legions of gamer fans
As they get ready to tour its mournful music, the band reflect on Disco Elysium, the video game whose soundtrack won them a Bafta – and plenty of new followers. When Jan Scott Wilkinson, frontman ...The Guardian - 4d -
Just months after wildfires, a powerful storm forces evacuations again in southern California
Southern California is on alert as a powerful storm moves into the region, with parts of Los Angeles County given instructions to evacuate. It comes just two months after wildfires sparked and ...CBS News - 5d -
Ministers to shake up clean power project grid connections
Changes come as part of package of reforms aimed at accelerating planning decisionsFinancial Times - Mar. 10 -
Apple delays Siri AI improvements to 2026
"It's going to take us longer than we thought to deliver on these features and we anticipate rolling them out in the coming year," the company said Friday.CNBC - Mar. 7 -
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Cowboys ready for first NCAA Championships in David Taylor era
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The US Army Is Using ‘CamoGPT’ to Purge DEI From Training Materials
Developed to boost productivity and operational readiness, the AI is now being used to “review” diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility policies to align them with President Trump’s orders.Wired - Mar. 6 -
Microsoft is open to using natural gas to power AI data centers to keep up with demand
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