Summary Alibaba, China’s biggest cloud-computing company, has developed a domestically manufactured AI inference chip to help fill the gap left by US restrictions on Nvidia hardware. Unlike earlier Alibaba processors…
Is a Backlash Building Against Smart Glasses That Record? Summary The article surveys growing public anger over always-on smart glasses that record audio and video — and in some cases…
New Python Documentary Released On YouTube Summary An 84-minute documentary tracing Python from Guido van Rossum’s 1991 side project in Amsterdam to its role powering modern AI and major tech…
Five Indie Bands Quit Spotify After Founder’s AI Weapons Tech Investment Summary Several indie acts have recently removed their music from Spotify after the revelation that Spotify founder Daniel Ek…
Did Will Smith Upload an AI-Enhanced Video – and Is This Just the Beginning? Summary Slashdot reports on analysis by blogger Andy Baio and coverage in The Hollywood Reporter suggesting…
Slashdot highlights BBC reporting that, for months, tens of thousands of Facebook and Instagram accounts have been suspended—often without clear explanation. Over 500 people contacted the BBC describing lost photos,…
AI spies questionable science journals, with some human help Summary A team of computer scientists from the University of Colorado Boulder, Syracuse University and the Eastern Institute of Technology built…
Alibaba Creates AI Chip To Help China Fill Nvidia Void Summary Alibaba, China’s largest cloud-computing company, has developed a domestically manufactured AI inference chip now in testing to help plug…
New Python Documentary Released On YouTube Summary An 84-minute documentary tracing Python’s history from Guido van Rossum’s side project in Amsterdam (1991) to its central role in data science and…
Did Will Smith Upload an AI-Enhanced Video – and Is This Just the Beginning? Summary After Will Smith uploaded a YouTube Shorts clip showing adoring concert crowds, blogger Andy Baio…
