Engineer Restores Pay Phones For Free Public Use
Summary Patrick Schlott, an electrical engineer from Vermont, is on a mission to restore pay phones for public use in his area, particularly for those suffering from poor cellphone reception.…
ChatGPT Nears 700 Million Weekly Users, Up 4x From Last Year
Summary OpenAI’s ChatGPT is rapidly approaching 700 million weekly active users, a significant jump from 500 million in March. The impressive growth marks over a fourfold increase year-on-year, with more…
The Uproar Over Vogue’s AI-generated Ad Isn’t Just About Fashion
Summary The recent controversy surrounding an AI-generated advertisement in Vogue has stirred discussions beyond mere fashion. The ad featured a digital model in a Guess campaign, causing a backlash for…
CrowdStrike Investigated 320 North Korean IT Worker Cases In the Past Year
Summary CrowdStrike has reported investigating over 320 cases of North Korean IT workers infiltrating foreign companies over the past year. This surge in activity, largely attributed to the North Korean…
Hyundai To Help Build Nuclear-Powered Datacenter In Texas
Hyundai To Help Build Nuclear-Powered Datacenter In Texas Fermi America is planning a groundbreaking AI datacentre in Amarillo, Texas, utilising nuclear energy. They have chosen Hyundai to support this ambitious…
Is AI Causing Tech Worker Layoffs? It’s Complicated
Summary The article explores whether AI is the primary cause behind recent tech worker layoffs. It highlights that while the tech job market is indeed facing challenges, the situation is…
How McKinsey Lost Its Edge
Summary The consulting giant McKinsey is facing significant challenges as AI applications disrupt the traditional consulting model. With a workforce reduction and slowed revenue growth, McKinsey’s longstanding supremacy is being…
Perplexity is Using Stealth, Undeclared Crawlers To Evade Website No-Crawl Directives, Cloudflare Says
AI startup Perplexity is allegedly using undeclared web crawlers that pose as regular web browsers to circumvent restrictions set by websites. A report from Cloudflare has revealed that when Perplexity’s…
Microsoft Used China-Based Engineers to Support Product Recently Hacked by China
Summary Microsoft has faced scrutiny for employing engineers based in China to support its SharePoint product, which was recently compromised by Chinese state-sponsored hackers. ProPublica uncovered that these engineers had…
Delta’s Dynamic AI Pricing Plan Sounds Different Now
Delta’s Dynamic AI Pricing Plan Sounds Different Now Delta Air Lines has reversed previous statements about its AI-based dynamic pricing strategy following concerns from lawmakers. Initially, Delta’s president mentioned a…