Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
Ukraine Is Now Using Steam Decks To Control Machine Gun Turrets
Thanks to a crowdfunding campaign dating back to 2014, soldiers in Ukraine are now using Steam Decks to remotely operate a high-caliber machine gun turret. The weapon is called the “Sabre” and is unique to Ukraine. Ukrainian news outlet TPO Media recently reported on the deployment of a new model Read more…
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AI Chatbots Have Been Used To Create Dozens of News Content Farms
The news-rating group NewsGuard has found dozens of news websites generated by AI chatbots proliferating online, according to a report published Monday, raising questions about how the technology may supercharge established fraud techniques. The 49 websites, which were independently reviewed by Bloomberg, run the gamut. Some are dressed up as Read more…
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Millions Snap up New Germany-wide Public Transit Ticket
Public transit companies in Germany say more than 3 million people have already snapped up a new ticket being launched Monday that allows them to use all local and regional trains, buses and metros across the country for 49 euros ($53.90) a month. The new Germany Ticket is intended to Read more…
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A Brain Scanner Combined With an AI Language Model Can Provide a Glimpse Into Your Thoughts
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) captures coarse, colorful snapshots of the brain in action. While this specialized type of magnetic resonance imaging has transformed cognitive neuroscience, it isn’t a mind-reading machine: neuroscientists can’t look at a brain scan and tell what someone was seeing, hearing or thinking in the scanner. Read more…
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IBM To Pause Hiring In Plan To Replace 7,800 Jobs With AI
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna told Bloomberg that it expects to pause hiring for roles as roughly 7,800 jobs could be replaced by AI in the coming years. Hiring specifically in back-office functions such as human resources will be suspended or slowed, Krishna said, adding that 30% of non-customer-facing roles could Read more…
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Transition to EVs Cited as More Automakers Reduce Workforces
This February Ford cut 3,800 jobs, according to CNN, “citing difficult economic conditions and its major push toward electric vehicles… The veteran automaker said the layoffs were primarily triggered by its transition to electric vehicles, and a reduction in ‘vehicle complexity.’” Then in March GM also “unexpectedly cut several hundred Read more…