AI & RoboticsNews

Generative AI datasets could face a reckoning | The AI Beat

August 22, 2023
Over the weekend, a bombshell story from The Atlantic found that Stephen King, Zadie Smith and Michael Pollan are among thousands of authors whose copyrighted works were used to train Meta’s generative AI model, LLaMA, as well as other large language models, using a dataset called “Books3.” The future of AI, the report claimed, is “​​written with stolen words.”  The truth is, the…
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CryptoNews

As Ordinal Transaction Dominance Soars, NFT Advocates Question Bitcoin’s Reported Downturn – Bitcoin News

August 22, 2023
Metrics reveal a significant day for the Bitcoin blockchain as 411,511 Ordinal inscriptions were minted Sunday, clinching the title of the second most prolific day for inscriptions ever. Additionally, over the past seven days, Ordinal inscriptions represented a hefty 53.9% of all transaction activity on the Bitcoin network. Ordinals’ Unprecedented Impact: 53% of Bitcoin’s Weekly Transactions…
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MobileNews

Tesla's iPhone app can now control your car through Siri

August 22, 2023
You now have an easier way to control your Tesla from your iPhone. Not a Tesla App notes the latest version of Tesla’s iOS software now supports Shortcuts actions, making some common tasks available through Siri in addition to on-screen taps and widgets. You can use…
DefenseNews

Four questions for Ed Barker, Army’s new electronic warfare executive

August 21, 2023
AUGUSTA, Ga. — During a season of leadership shakeups across U.S. Army acquisition offices, Brig. Gen. Ed Barker feels right at home. In June, Barker was named the boss of the Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors, or PEO IEW&S, at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. He served as the office’s deputy for the previous two years. Barker succeeds Mark Kitz…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

A new Dept of Commerce ruling could slow US solar growth

August 21, 2023
The US Department of Commerce determined that five Chinese solar companies have been dodging US duties. Here’s why that could impede the growth of US solar. The Commerce solar investigation, explained As Electrek reported in May 2022, the Department of Commerce (DOC) launched an investigation of whether Southeast Asian solar cell manufacturers are using parts made in China that would normally…
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