'I Am Not a Typo' campaign fights autocorrect "bias" against names
A real ducking problem for some
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From Nvidia to The Trump Organization: The best and worst reputable companies in 2024
In brief: Which companies do you think have the best reputation among Americans, and which have the worst? Tech firms happen to make up much of the top and bottom ten on the list of 100 brands' reputation rankings, with the star of the moment, Nvidia, sitting in the number one spot.
From the WTF dept: Cooler Master's "AI" thermal paste comes in six different colors
What does AI thermal paste even mean?
Noctua expands product line to help DIYers beat the heat
More uses for Noctua's award-winning PC case fans
Prepare for battle: This zero-gravity gaming chair has tank treads and Gatling guns
Mow down your neighbors with this gaming tank
Amazon looks set to launch a paid-for, generative AI-powered Alexa this year
$20 per month for AI-supercharged Alexa?
Pioneer of minicomputer revolution Gordon Bell dies at 89
MIT prodigy who revolutionized computing from mainframes to minicomputers; his legacy endures
RIP: Gordon Bell, a true visionary of the computer age, has passed away at the age of 89. The computing luminary leaves behind an incredible legacy as one of the key architects who helped usher in the modern era of minicomputers and personal computing.
China's rail gun fires smart bomb at Mach 5 nine miles into the air, test declared a failure
Nine miles wasn't high enough?
WTF?! In news that certainly sounds concerning, China's navy has reportedly tested an electromagnetic rail gun by firing a smart bomb nine miles into the stratosphere at a speed exceeding Mach 5 (3,836 mph). However, the test was declared a failure as the bomb did not reach its intended altitude and failed to follow the expected trajectory.
OpenAI removes Scarlett Johansson-like voice from ChatGPT after actress hires legal counsel
No coincidence that Sam Altman's favorite movie is Her
Dune's iconic stillsuit has been recreated, allowing wearers to drink their own sweat
It tastes just like warm water, apparently
College students find exploit to run laundromat machines for free or add money to an account without paying
UC San Cruz students are NOT using this hack en masse... No really
Lego contraption shatters mouse-clicking speed records at 70+ clicks per second
You've seen hamsters spinning in wheels, now get ready for a mouse supercharged by a wheel
WTF?! You don't often see Lego being used to build parts that you can use with your PC, but Lucas, the man behind YouTube channel Lucas-Dynamics, took on that challenge by building what he calls the world's fastest autoclicker using nothing but toy bricks.
Godfather of AI Geoffrey Hinton says universal basic income needed in face of AI-related job losses
Hinton repeated concerns about an AI-induced extinction-level event
Acoustic attacks could be a serious threat to the future of underwater data centers
Oceans can be loud places
Sony doesn't want companies to use its music to train generative AI algorithms
One of the largest record labels is warning hundreds of companies over data scraping
TikTok is testing a new option to upload 60-minute videos, YouTube style
Is ByteDance ready to go against YouTube? (and the US government)
Two MIT alumni brothers accused of $25 million crypto fraud in record time
Both are facing decades in prison if convicted
Winamp music player will soon become an open-source project
Holy Llamas!: Winamp is being relaunched as an all-around music platform for creators and artists, but the old desktop player isn't disappearing anytime soon. The corporation owning the brand has now announced that the program's code will soon be offered through an open-source license.
Archie, the first search engine, has been resurrected
A monthslong search uncovers a pivotal piece of internet history
Raspberry Pi launches budget-friendly $12 M.2 add-on board
Add an NVMe drive or AI accelerator to your Raspberry Pi 5
Tech firms including Microsoft, Apple, and SpaceX lose senior staff over return-to-office mandates, claims study
Taking their productivity levels with them
The History of Handheld Gaming PCs: From Humble Beginnings to the Future of PC Gaming
The dream of the handheld gaming PC is alive thanks to the Steam Deck and its ilk, but that road has been dotted with broken promises, unrealistic expectations, and some cool yet impractical machines.
The US and China are meeting in Switzerland today to discuss the dangers of AI
Something both countries can agree upon
Sam Altman envisions a future where universal basic income is a "slice of GPT"
Altman fears the AI he created will lead to mass job losses
What Ever Happened to MapQuest?
Today, you can simply type the name of a destination and instantly get a map with turn-by-turn directions to get there. These advancements predated the smartphone, thanks to a service called MapQuest.
