A trio of Google engineers recently came up with a futuristic way to help anyone who stumbles through presentations on video calls. They propose that when algorithms detect a speaker’s pulse racing or “umms” lengthening, a generative AI bot that mimics their voice could simply take over. That cutting-edge... Read more

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Vice President Kamala Harris has announced that the US government will award $1.5 billion to expand semiconductor production. You can read the briefing-room official statement here. US-based GlobalFoundries (GFS.O), the world’s third-largest contract chipmaker, will receive $1.5 billion to expand semiconductor production. On Monday, the Biden administration announced the... Read more

If you’re waiting to get your February Social Security Disability Insurance check, it could arrive this week. The Social Security Administration is sending out the third round of payments for this month on Wednesday.  Whether your payment comes with today’s round depends on when you started receiving SSDI, as well as... Read more

Like any good citizen of the internet, I went hunting for memes when I first heard the news. Rachel Dolezal, the notorious race grifter who courted controversy in 2015, had been fired from her teaching gig for operating an OnlyFans account. I was in need of a good laugh.... Read more

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Enlarge / A photo of Galactic Compass running on an iPhone. Matt Webb / Getty Images On Thursday, designer Matt Webb unveiled a new iPhone app called Galactic Compass, which always points to the center of the Milky Way galaxy—no matter where Earth is positioned on our journey through... Read more

Cozy game PowerWash Simulator is launching a Warhammer 40,000 Special Pack in a surprising collaboration — launching next week, on February 27, 2024. PowerWash Simulator, a game centered around using a power washer to clean dirt off objects and buildings to earn in-game money, has announced an unusual collaboration... Read more

Home batteries are a lot bigger and more complicated than the small AA batteries you put in your household gadgets. All those numbers on the specification sheet are confusing, and choosing poorly can mean you buy something too weak to run your appliances — or something more expensive and... Read more

In an interview with WIRED, DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says the biggest breakthroughs in AI are yet to come—and will take more than just chips. Source link Read more