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What Happens When You Kick Millions of Teens Off Social Media? Australia’s About to Find Out

Today at 20:34 PM, via Slashdot

27 million people live in Australia. But there’s a big change coming if you’re under 16, reports CNN:From December 10, sites that meet the Australian government’s definition of an “age-restricted social media platform” will need to show that they’re doing enough to eject or block children under 16 or face fines of up to 49.5 million Australian dollars ($32 million). The list includes Snapchat,...

Amazon Tells Its Engineers: Use Our AI Coding Tool ‘Kiro’

Today at 19:34 PM, via Slashdot

“Amazon suggested its engineers eschew AI code generation tools from third-party companies in favor of its own ,” reports Reuters, “a move to bolster its proprietary Kiro service, which it released in July, according to an internal memo viewed by Reuters.”In the memo, posted to Amazon’s internal news site, the company said, “While we continue to support existing tools in use today, we do not...

Is OpenAI Preparing to Bring Ads to ChatGPT?

Today at 18:34 PM, via Slashdot

“OpenAI is now internally testing ‘ads’ inside ChatGPT,” reports BleepingComputer:Up until now, the ChatGPT experience has been completelyfree. While there are premium plans and models, you don’t see GPT sell you products or show ads. On the other hand, Google Search has ads that influence your buying behaviour. OpenAI is planning to replicate a similar experience. As spotted [by software...

AI Can Already Do the Work of 12% of America’s Workforce, Researchers Find

Today at 17:34 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shared this report from CBS News:Artificial intelligence can do the work currently performed by nearly 12% of America’s workforce, according to a recentstudy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The researchers, relying on a metric called the “Iceberg Index” that measures a job’s potential to be automated, conclude that AI already has the cognitive and technical...

End of an Era: Eskom Board Exits After Crushing Loadshedding

Today at 17:07 PM, via Tech Financials

In a dramatic reversal of fortune, Eskom has announced the successful conclusion of its 2022-2025 Board’s term, a period marked by a historic financial and operational turnaround. The board, appointed during the utility’s most challenging period, is credited with laying the foundation for a stable, profitable, and investable Eskom. Eskom Chairman of the Board, Mteto […]

Benedict Cumberbatch Films Two Bizarre Holiday Ads: for ‘World of Tanks’ and Amazon

Today at 14:34 PM, via Slashdot

“There are times when World of Tanks feels less like a videogame and more like a giant ad budget looking for something to be spent on,” writes PC Gamer.This year, all those huge sacks with dollar signs on them have been thrown Benedict Cumberbatch’s way, making him the game’s newest “Holiday Ambassador” and the star of an absolutely bizarre Christmas advert. The story has very little to do with...

The Oceans Are Going to Rise—but When?

Today at 14:00 PM, via Wired

The uniquely vulnerable West Antarctic Ice Sheet holds enough water to raise global sea levels by 5 meters. But when that will happen—and how fast—is anything but settled.

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