AI & RoboticsNews

Is AI bullshit? Here’s how to find out

June 24, 2024
Even as tech leaders and visionaries such as Bill Gates, Reid Hoffman, Sundar Pichai, Mark Zuckerberg, Jodi Baxter, Debashree D. and others have attested to the potential generative AI has to remake the world, ordinary users have proven more skeptical. In addition, OpenAI has separately faced criticism from observers and employees alike for not just its potential — and seeming desire — to…
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GamingNews

Funko Fusion hits Switch on September 13

June 20, 2024
Funko Fusion is coming to the Nintendo Switch on September 13, 2024. You can play against Jaws, He-Man, Marty McFly — altogether more than 60 characters across 20 iconic movie scenes, TV shows and more. It’s an action adventure puzzler pitting you against dinosaurs from…
AI & RoboticsNews

Meet Maxim, an end-to-end evaluation platform to solve AI quality issues

June 20, 2024
Enterprises are bullish on the prospects of generative AI. They are investing billions of dollars in the space and building various applications (from chatbots to search tools) targeting different use cases. Almost every major enterprise has some gen AI play in the works. But, here’s the thing, committing to AI and actually deploying it to production are two very different things. Today, Maxim…
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DefenseNews

US Army moves out on digital engineering strategy

June 20, 2024
The Army is embarking on a strategy to implement a digital engineering environment meant to speed the pace, lower the cost and reduce risk in weapons systems development, according to Jennifer Swanson, the service’s deputy assistant secretary for data, engineering and software within its acquisition branch. Gabe Camarillo, the Army under secretary, who previewed the effort last fall, signed the…
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DefenseNews

US Army to launch AI pilot project for acquisition workforce

June 20, 2024
The U.S. Army wants to better understand how its acquisition and contracting workforce could use generative AI to improve efficiency and is launching a pilot next month to explore those questions. Jennifer Swanson, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for data, engineering…
Cleantech & EV'sNews

Flying electric ferries battle to smoothly sail commuters over the wave crests

June 20, 2024
As electric boats slowly gain market share among recreational boaters, a different breed of silent, efficient speed boats is now targetting commuters. Hydrofoil electric ferries are coming to a river or lake near you, and multiple companies are working to make it happen. I’ve had the pleasure of covering electric boats for years, where I’ve seen just about everything the nascent industry has…
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