All Things Internet: The Big Players & The Issues
The world has grown increasingly connected over the past few decades and a huge chunk of our lives are online. We cover the companies you care about: YouTube, Google, Amazon, and the issues you care about: NBN, IoT, social media, privacy and security.
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Here Are the Top AI Stories You Missed Last Week
If you’re behind on what’s happening with the robot uprising, have no fear. Here’s a quick look at some of the weirdest and wildest artificial intelligence news from the past week. Humane drops its new AI pin. WTF is this thing? For months, a startup called Humane has been hyping its new device, which it…
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Microsoft Temporarily Blocked ChatGPT For Employees, Citing Security Concerns
Microsoft and OpenAI’s bromance hit another snag Thursday. The Windows maker temporarily blocked employee access to ChatGPT, the premiere product it invested billions in from OpenAI, due to security concerns on Thursday, first reported by CNBC. “Due to security and data concerns a number of AI tools are no longer available for employees to use,”…
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There’s Now a Tampon That Can Test for STIs
A UK-based startup is hoping to turn their specialised tampons into a popular test for sexually transmitted infections. The company Daye has launched a new at-home screening service for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and other common STIs. The test is currently only available in the UK but will reportedly expand to the U.S. and the European Union…
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Woolly Rhino DNA Recovered From Fossilised Hyena Poop
Fossilized feces from the Pleistocene epoch have divulged the mitochondrial DNA of a woolly rhinoceros, whose genome had never previously been assembled. The ancient poop was not excreted by an ancient rhino but by a hyena—an animal that evidently ate the massive herbivore before it, too, died sometime in the Middle Paleolithic. The team inspected…