Poverty, fentanyl, and lack of public funding mean morgues are overloaded with unidentified bodies. TikTok and Facebook pages are filling the gap—with AI proving a powerful and controversial new tool. Play/Pause Button Pause Video: James Marshall; Getty Images Content Warning:This story includes references to suicide. If you need help, call …
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Underage Workers Are Training AI
Companies that provide Big Tech with AI data-labeling services are inadvertently hiring young teens to work on their platforms, often exposing them to traumatic content. Photo-Illustration: Cameron Getty; Getty Images Like most kids his age, 15-year-old Hassan spent a lot of time online. Before the pandemic, he liked playing football …
Read More »From Saint John to outer space: These astronomy buffs have a new planetary namesake
Three New Brunswickers are enjoying an astronomical surprise: an asteroid has been named after them. It's called Mipach — using the first two letters from their names. Asteroid named after creators of the Sunday Night Astronomy Show Three New Brunswickers are enjoying an astronomical surprise: an asteroid has been named …
Read More »SpaceX Starship test flight fails minutes after launch
SpaceX's uncrewed spacecraft Starship, developed to carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, was presumed to have failed in space minutes after lifting off on Saturday in a second test after its first attempt to reach space ended in an explosion. The two-stage rocketship blasted off from the Elon Musk-owned …
Read More »Google DeepMind’s AI Weather Forecaster Handily Beats a Global Standard
Machine learning algorithms that digested decades of weather data were able to forecast 90 percent of atmospheric measures more accurately than Europe’s top weather center. Google DeepMind's GraphCast AI software produces weather forecasts for weather variables like wind speed much faster than traditional simulations.Courtesy of Google In September, researchers at …
Read More »The US Wants China to Start Talking About AI Weapons
As the US and China meet for the APEC summit in San Francisco this week, American officials are pushing for talks on the risks posed by military use of AI. Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images When US president Joe Biden meets with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in the San Francisco …
Read More »Philippines’ GCash banners success story at Singapore FinTech Festival 2023
The Philippines’ leading financial super app, GCash, brings its financial inclusion and FinTech success story to the global stage at the Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) 2023 – sharing how it emerged as the country’s only double unicorn while making a positive impact on Filipinos’ daily lives. GCash president and CEO …
Read More »ASUS and ROG share 2023 holiday promo
This is the season to get into the ASUS OLED premium laptops, bigger and stylish 16-inch devices, update that Creator or work-from-home setup, and upgrade one’s gaming rig as ASUS and ROG Share holiday promo returns this year with up to PHP 52,400 worth of freebies up for grabs. Starting …
Read More »TECNO PHANTOM V Flip 5G is now available in the country
TECNO’s premium sub-brand, PHANTOM, today launched the groundbreaking PHANTOM V Flip 5G – its first-ever flip phone and Philippines’ market first foldable device below 30K peso. The breakthrough smartphone sets a new standard for the integration of advanced technologies and high-end fashion-forward aesthetics, with a powerful 64MP+13MP+32MP camera system, unique …
Read More »Design and speed collide with the Infinix NOTE 30 VIP BMW collab
Mobile gaming has evolved significantly over the past years. The graphics quality and sheer size of mobile games today are miles ahead, ranging from elaborate MOBAs to fully fleshed out open-world titles. This means that smartphones are also constantly evolving to meet the graphical standards of such games while running …
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