Summary A federal judge has taken strong action against lawyers from Butler Snow, a firm representing Alabama’s prison system, for relying on nonexistent case citations generated by ChatGPT in legal…
Summary A recent Echelon firmware update has effectively disabled offline functionality for its smart gym equipment. This update requires users to connect to Echelon’s servers even to view workout stats,…
Meta Names Shengjia Zhao As Chief Scientist of AI Superintelligence Unit Meta has appointed Shengjia Zhao as the Chief Scientist of its new Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL). Zhao, previously an…
Pebble Is Officially Pebble Again Pebble smartwatches are making a comeback under their original name after Core Devices CEO Eric Migicovsky successfully reclaimed the Pebble trademark. This decision allows the…
Google Set Up Two Robotic Arms For a Game of Infinite Table Tennis Google DeepMind has set up two robotic arms for an ongoing game of table tennis, allowing them…
Summary Researchers from the University of South Florida have identified a ‘pressure point’ in the Gulf that could significantly affect hurricane strength, as seen in Hurricane Ian. The study reveals…
Controversial ‘Arsenic Life’ Paper Retracted After 15 Years The journal Science has officially retracted a controversial paper claiming the existence of arsenic-based life forms in a California lake. First published…
Summary The Internet Archive has been awarded the status of a federal depository library, thanks to California Senator Alex Padilla. This recognition means the Archive will now join a network…
Summary Cambridge scientists have found strong evidence linking air pollution to an increased risk of developing dementia. Their comprehensive study reviewed 51 previous studies involving over 29 million participants exposed…
Summary Recent analysis reveals that contemporary Tour de France competitors are outperforming champions from the doping era. Riders like Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard generated significantly more power than Lance…
