AI & RoboticsNews

From deepfakes to digital candidates: AI’s political play

February 26, 2024
AI is increasingly being used to represent, or misrepresent, the opinions of historical and current figures. A recent example is when President Biden’s voice was cloned and used in a robocall to New Hampshire voters. Taking this a step further, given the advancing capabilities of AI, what could soon be possible is the symbolic “candidacy” of a persona created by AI. That may seem outlandish…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Google’s chaotic AI strategy leaves users bewildered

February 26, 2024
Google has made a mess of its AI strategy, leaving many consumers baffled by the barrage of new names, products and features released in recent weeks. The company’s chaotic approach threatens to undermine public trust in AI, and perhaps more importantly, Google itself. …
Cleantech & EV'sNews

Nine EVs that lease for under $400/month: Ioniq 5, Solterra, Niro, Ioniq 6, more

February 26, 2024
There’s a loophole in the stricter IRA federal tax credit that only applies $3750 rebates on North American-built cars and separately $3750 on domestic batteries. For whatever reason, all EVs get the full $7500 applied to leases, however. So that has more people leasing EVs than ever before. The number of electric vehicle models that can be leased for less than an average monthly lease cost of…
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CryptoNews

Donald Trump's Cryptocurrency Portfolio Tops $5M, Thanks to $2.9M in Trump

February 26, 2024
Just recently, the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump, has expressed a neutral stance towards bitcoin, stating he could live with it “one way or the other.” Meanwhile, Trump’s holdings in crypto assets have seen a significant increase in value. A substantial portion of his digital wealth is currently in a digital currency aptly named TRUMP, a gesture from the developers of the…
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GamingNews

Xbox confirms all four new multiplatform games

February 22, 2024
Xbox has announced the titles of the four games it’s bringing to other consoles: Pentiment, Hi-Fi Rush, Grounded and Sea of Thieves. Pentiment and Grounded are coming to Nintendo Switch — as previously announced in today’s Nintendo Direct — as well as PlayStations 5 and 4 on February 22 and April 16 respectively. Hi-Fi Rush is coming to PS5 on March 19, while Sea of Thieves launches on the…
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