“The preconceived notions people have about AI — and what they’re told before they use it — mold their experiences with these tools,” writes Axios, “in ways researchers are beginning to unpack…” A strong placebo effect works to shape what people think of a particular AI tool, one study revealed. Read more…
“34% of Californians say they are considering moving out of the state due to housing costs,” according to statistics from a new report from the Public Policy Institute of California. It’s a nonprofit think tank founded in 1994 “to inform and improve public policy in California through independent, objective, nonpartisan Read more…
China aims to grow the country’s computing power by more than a third in less than three years, a move set to benefit local suppliers and boost technology self-reliance as US sanctions pressure domestic industry. The world’s second-largest economy is targeting more than 300 exaflops of computing capacity across its Read more…
A man accused of shooting down a law enforcement drone being used at a business near his Florida home could be sentenced to 10 years in federal prison… Lake County sheriff’s deputies responded to a burglary at a 10-acre industrial property in July 2021 in Mount Dora, northwest of Orlando, Read more…
Amidst a winter marked by scarce gas supplies, the German government has opted to retain its lignite coal power plants on standby for another season. Originally, Germany had planned a phased shutdown of coal plants in exchange for a portion of the government’s €40 billion coal phase-out fund. However, last Read more…
On October 6, 1923, Edwin Hubble got a photo of Andromeda that showed that it contained a variable star, and therefore was an actual galaxy, ending the Great Debate over whether the universe consisted of anything beyond our own galaxy. Unless you’re more than 100 years old you grew up Read more…
According to the European Space Agency (ESA), the ozone hole above Antarctica reached approximately 10 million square miles in area on Sept. 16, 2023 — making it one of the largest seasonal holes ever observed. One possible reason for the higher-than-normal growth is the Hunga Tonga volcanic eruption in January Read more…