Crypto Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
Microsoft Is Testing a Built-In Cryptocurrency Wallet For the Edge Browser
Microsoft appears to be testing a built-in cryptocurrency wallet for Edge, according to screenshots pulled from a beta build of the browser. The feature, which the screenshots say is strictly for internal testing, was unearthed by Twitter user @thebookisclosed, who has a history of digging up present-but-disabled features in everything Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) The Planet (on, and off)
UK Backs Rolls-Royce Project To Build a Nuclear Reactor On the Moon
The UK Space Agency said Friday it would back research by Rolls-Royce looking at the use of nuclear power on the moon. In a statement, the government agency said researchers from Rolls-Royce had been working on a Micro-Reactor program “to develop technology that will provide power needed for humans to Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
Meta AI Unlocks Hundreds of Millions of Proteins To Aid Drug Discovery
Facebook parent company Meta Platforms has created a tool to predict the structure of hundreds of millions of proteins using artificial intelligence. Researchers say it promises to deepen scientists’ understanding of biology, and perhaps speed the discovery of new drugs. Meta’s research arm, Meta AI, used the new AI-based computer Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
UK To Invest 900 Million Pounds In Supercomputer In Bid To Build Own ‘BritGPT’
The UK government is to invest 900 million pounds in a cutting-edge supercomputer as part of an artificial intelligence strategy that includes ensuring the country can build its own “BritGPT”. The treasury outlined plans to spend around 900 million pounds on building an exascale computer, which would be several times Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
ChatGPT Pretended To Be Blind and Tricked a Human Into Solving a CAPTCHA
Earlier this week, OpenAI released GPT-4, its latest AI language model that is “more creative and collaborative than ever before.” According to Gizmodo, “GPT-4 is so good at its job, in fact, that it reportedly convinced a human that it was blind in order to get said human to solve Read more…
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UK Treasury Is Giving Older People $90,000 a Year To Keep Working
Convincing older British workers to stay in their jobs will cost the UK Treasury 75,000 pounds ($90,000) per person in tax breaks for some of the country’s wealthiest savers, analysis of Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt’s budget shows. In his budget speech on Wednesday Hunt scrapped the lifetime allowance Read more…