AI & RoboticsNews

How can AI better understand humans? Simple: by asking us questions

Anyone who has dealt in a customer-facing job — or even just worked with a team of more than a few individuals — knows that every person on Earth has their own unique, sometimes baffling, preferences. Understanding the preferences of every individual is difficult even for us fellow humans. But what about for AI models, which have no direct human experience upon which to draw, let alone use as…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Tesla launches virtual power plant in Puerto Rico, could become world's biggest

Tesla has officially launched its virtual power plant in Puerto Rico and it could quickly become the world’s biggest thanks to the large Powerwall user base in the region. Virtual power plants (VPP) consist of aggregating distributed energy assets, primarily rooftop solar and home energy storage, to offer grid services like peak shaving. A company like Tesla pulls power from those customer…
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CryptoNews

Microstrategy Expands Bitcoin Trove, Total Holdings Now Stand at 158,400 BTC – Bitcoin News

Microstrategy reported a 3.3% increase in total revenues to $129.5 million in the third quarter of 2023, even as the company took impairment losses of $33.6 million on its bitcoin holdings, according to the firm’s latest financial disclosure. The firm’s founder, Michael Saylor, revealed that Microstrategy purchased an additional 155 BTC for $5.3 million in October and the company now holds a…
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DefenseNews

Senate finally confirms Adm. Franchetti as Navy’s top officer

The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Adm. Lisa Franchetti as the Navy’s 33rd chief of naval operations, ending a months-long delay caused by Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s ongoing blockade of military nominations that he began in protest of Defense Department abortion access policies. Franchetti became not only the first woman to serve as the Navy’s top officer, but the first to serve on the Joint…
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