Leben (Life aka misc)

Amazon is expanding the Fallout universe with Fallout Shelter, a ten-episode reality competition show where contestants face survival-style challenges and moral dilemmas for a cash prize. Engadget reports: Prime Video has greenlit a unscripted reality show titled Fallout Shelter. It will be a ten-episode run with Studio Lambert, the team Read more…

Screen time spent gaming or on social media does not cause mental health problems in teenagers, according to a large-scale study. […] Researchers at the University of Manchester followed 25,000 11- to 14-year-olds over three school years, tracking their self-reported social media habits, gaming frequency and emotional difficulties to find Read more…

The U.S. has approved limited sales of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips to China. Exports will be allowed to “approved customers” with security safeguards and a 25% U.S. government cut. The company’s most advanced Blackwell chips will remain restricted. The H200, Nvidia’s second-most-advanced semiconductor, had been restricted by Washington over concerns Read more…

McKinsey is asking graduate applicants to “collaborate” with an AI tool as part of its recruitment process, as competence with the technology becomes a requirement in competing for top-level jobs. The blue-chip consultancy is incorporating an “AI interview” into some final-round interviews. In an online post, CaseBasix said candidates in Read more…

Iran’s digital blackout has now deployed military jammers, reportedly supplied by Russia, to shut down access to Starlink Internet. This is a game-changer for the Plan-B connectivity frequently used by protesters and anti-regime activists when ordinary access to the internet is stopped. “Despite reports that tens of thousands of Starlink Read more…