Truth Social, a new social media platform backed by former President Donald Trump, sat at the top of Apple’s free apps download charts as of Tuesday morning. The platform unveiled a soft launch late Sunday, according to Reuters, with many users prompted to join a waitlist. Some who tried to Read more…
The US Copyright Office has rejected a request to let an AI copyright a work of art. From a report: Last week, a three-person board reviewed a 2019 ruling against Steven Thaler, who tried to copyright a picture on behalf of an algorithm he dubbed Creativity Machine. The board found Read more…
When we attached tiny, backpack-like tracking devices to five Australian magpies for a pilot study, we didn’t expect to discover an entirely new social behaviour rarely seen in birds. Our goal was to learn more about the movement and social dynamics of these highly intelligent birds, and to test these Read more…
Midwestern fast-food chain White Castle is outsourcing some of its jobs to robots. The hamburger chain announced plans last week to install Miso Robotics’ “Flippy 2” in 100 locations. The Ohio-based chain has been experimenting with the robotic fry cook since September 2020, when the original “Flippy” was installed in Read more…
The UK is ready to launch cyber attacks on Russia if Moscow targets Britain’s computer networks after a Ukraine invasion, the defence secretary has threatened. In a Commons statement, Ben Wallace pointed to the “offensive cyber capability” the UK is already developing from a base in the north west of Read more…
“Vice examines the toll on mental health experienced by people who invest a large portion of their net worth into volatile cryptocurrencies,” writes long-time Slashdot reader leathered. Vice argues that “The stress and anxiety that goes with funneling your life savings into a volatile market is no joke.” Countless people Read more…
“Thousands of Texans who have turned to solar power and battery storage, creating so-called microgrids, as a solution to blackouts,” reports the Houston Chronicle. “With a venture creating the same little power plants for apartment buildings, Texas has become a national leader in residential solar power installations.” From 2019 to Read more…