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Canadian Telecom Hacked By Suspected China State Group
Hackers suspected of working on behalf of the Chinese government exploited a maximum-severity vulnerability, which had received a patch 16 months earlier, to compromise a telecommunications provider in Canada, officials from that country and the US said Monday. The Cyber Centre is aware of malicious cyber activities currently targeting Canadian Read more…
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PhD Graduates Far Exceed Academic Job Openings
The number of doctoral graduates globally has grown steadily over recent decades, creating a massive imbalance between PhD holders and available academic positions. Among the 38 OECD countries, new doctorate holders almost doubled between 1998 and 2017. China’s doctoral enrollment has exploded from around 300,000 students in 2013 to more Read more…
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Hinge CEO Says Dating AI Chatbots Is ‘Playing With Fire’
In a podcast interview with The Verge’s Nilay Patel, Hinge CEO Justin McLeod described integrating AI into dating apps as promising but warned against relying on AI companionship, likening it to “playing with fire” and consuming “junk food,” potentially exacerbating the loneliness epidemic. He emphasized Hinge’s mission to foster genuine Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) The Planet (on, and off)
China Smashes Solar Installation Record In May
China installed its highest solar power capacity for a single month in May, according to official data, which showed mind-boggling figures that the country installed more solar capacity in a month than any other nation did for the entire 2024. With 93 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity installed in May, Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
Goldman Sachs Launches AI Assistant Firmwide, With 10,000 Employees Already Using It
Goldman Sachs has officially rolled out a generative AI assistant across the company to enhance productivity, with around 10,000 employees already using it for tasks like summarizing documents and data analysis. With the AI tool’s official company-wide launch, Goldman joins a long list of big banks already leveraging the technology Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
What are the Carbon Costs of Asking an AI a Question?
The carbon cost of asking an artificial intelligence model a single text question can be measured in grams of CO2. And while an individual’s impact may be low, what about the collective impact of all users? A Google search takes about 10 times less energy than a ChatGPT query, according to Read more…