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Vox - 19 hours 22 min agoThanksgiving is arguably one of the yummiest celebrations in the US and one where you're expected to be home for the holidays. But, what are your options when going home isn't one? In recent decades, Friendsgiving has emerged as the go-to choice as an additional event or complete alternative to Thanksgiving. It can be tough during the holidays with the pressures of trying to get everything just right to present yourself as a well-adjusted adult hosting a Thanksgiving dinner, or to be present...
NPR - 20 hours 21 min agoNPR's A Martinez speaks with Teresa Murray, the co-author of a new report on the potential dangers of artificial intelligence-enabled children's toys.
GeekSpin - 1 day 5 hours agoA viral prediction is sending shockwaves through the crypto world: a man dubbed as the "world's smartest," claiming an IQ of 276, insists Bitcoin is on track to blast its way to $220,000 within just 45 days. It's the kind of forecast that makes even the most die-hard Bitcoin believers pause and skeptics lean […] Read the original article here: World's smartest man predicts Bitcoin will hit 220K in 45 days...
And so does the rest of the auto industry...
The new artificial intelligence project partly financed by Jeff Bezos is entering an increasingly crowded market.
Vox - 1 day 11 hours agoIt would take about 30 minutes for a nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to travel from Russia to the United States. If launched from a submarine, it could arrive even faster than that. Once the launch is detected and confirmed as an attack, the president is briefed. At that point, the commander-in-chief might have about two or three minutes at most to decide whether to launch hundreds of America's own ICBMs in retaliation or risk losing the ability to retaliate at all. This...
Popular Mechanics - 1 day 12 hours agoFrom drones and dash cams to power banks and earbuds, this is your one-stop holiday shopping guide for the gear junkie in your life.
The company's Beo Grace in-ear headphones are the best our writer has used in years.
Data center rack density has risen rapidly in recent years. Operators are cramming more computing power into each server rack to meet the needs of AI and other high-performance computing applications. That means that each rack needs more kilowatts of energy, and ultimately generates more heat. Cooling infrastructure has struggled to keep pace. "Rack densities have gone from an average of 6 kilowatts per rack eight years ago to the point where racks are now shipping with 270 kW," says David...
GeekSpin - 1 day 17 hours agoJeff Bezos has issued a provocative and dire warning about the future of life on Earth, suggesting a massive industrial exodus that sounds ripped from a science fiction novel. The Amazon mogul and space visionary argues that to protect our only home, we must eventually move heavy industrial operations, such as factories and data centers, […] Read the original article here: Jeff Bezos warns that all factories must move to the moon...
Odds are the PC in your office today isn't ready to run AI large language models (LLMs). Today, most users interact with LLMs via an online, browser-based interface. The more technically inclined might use an application programming interface or command line interface. In either case, the queries are sent to a data center , where the model is hosted and run. It works well, until it doesn't; a data-center outage can take a model offline for hours. Plus, some users might be unwilling to send...
And here's what you can do if you hate this new option.
NPR - 1 day 18 hours agoResearchers say hackers are using their tech skills to help criminals hijack cargo shipments in real life.
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