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Military Tech Execs Tell American Lawmakers an AI Pause Is ‘Close to Impossible’
Military tech executives and experts speaking before the Senate Armed Services Committee Wednesday said growing calls for a “pause” on new artificial intelligence systems were misguided and seemed “close to impossible” to enact. The experts, who spoke on behalf of two military tech companies as well as storied defence contractor the Rand Corporation, said Chinese…
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NASA’s Blueprint for Sustainably Exploring the Moon and Mars Passes First Review
As NASA inches closer to returning humans to the Moon and reaching Mars for the first time, the space agency has developed a comprehensive blueprint to establish a long-term human presence at both locations. In an important next step, the plan has passed its first internal review.
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Meta Layoffs Begin and Even the Game Developers Aren’t Safe
Meta has once again taken up the scythe and struck a wide swathe of staff from its field of developers. The first in what’s expected to be a total of 10,000 job cuts at the company is expected to impact teams for Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and in the company’s Reality Labs division working on its…
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Samsung Finally Enables the Temperature Sensor on the Galaxy Watch 5
Samsung finally enabled temperature tracking on a smartwatch launched nearly nine months ago. The Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro now offer detailed menstrual tracking by measuring your core body temperature. Samsung says the new feature is rolling out “progressively” to the Samsung Health app in the U.S., Korea, and select European countries.