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  • Here are all the carriers that'll give you an iPhone 14 for "free"

    03/27/2024 7:28:27 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 25 replies
    www.androidauthority.com ^ | March 25, 2024 | By Zak Khan
    The previous-generation iPhone is still a firm favorite, but it hasn’t dropped much in price since the launch of the iPhone 15 for that very reason. Thankfully, various mobile carriers offer deals, including packages that’ll land you an iPhone 14 for free. Here are all the carriers offering deals that get you the Apple flagship for no extra charge. Where can you get a free iPhone 14? The only way to get a free iPhone 14 is via a carrier plan — no one is handing them out with no strings attached. These plans will have a minimum monthly subscription...
  • Unveiling Covert Racism in AI: How Language Models Perpetuate Bias

    03/27/2024 5:44:04 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 18 replies
    Medriva ^ | 07 Mar 2024 06:19 EST | Dr. Jessica Nelson
    In the realm of artificial intelligence, a groundbreaking study by the Allen Institute for AI casts a stark light on a troubling issue: commercial AI chatbots, including the renowned GPT-4 and GPT-3.5 by OpenAI, harbor covert racial prejudices against speakers of African American English (AAE). At first glance, these AI models seem to espouse positive views towards African Americans. Yet, when interacting with text in AAE, they reveal a darker underbelly, associating AAE speakers with negative stereotypes such as being 'suspicious', 'aggressive', and 'ignorant'. This phenomenon isn't just a technical glitch; it's a mirror reflecting the deep-seated biases ingrained in...
  • How much energy AI really needs. And why that's not its main problem. [8:05]

    03/26/2024 2:18:35 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 15 replies
    YouTube ^ | March 25, 2024 | Sabine Hossenfelder
    How much energy AI really needs. And why that's not its main problem. | 8:05Sabine Hossenfelder | 1.19M subscribers | 171,326 views | March 25, 2024
  • 18 states call on Biden IRS to abandon 'flawed' billion-dollar tax filing program

    03/26/2024 3:31:43 AM PDT · by Libloather · 7 replies
    Fox Business ^ | 3/25/24 | Thomas Catenacci
    FIRST ON FOX: A coalition of 18 states is calling on the Biden administration to terminate a taxpayer-funded tax filing preparation program, characterizing it as wasteful, unnecessary and flawed. In a letter Monday to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Daniel Werfel, 21 top financial officials from 18 states said the costs of the IRS Direct File program "far outweigh any potential benefits" and will create new issues for taxpayers and states, alike. In May 2023, Yellen ordered the IRS to move forward with the first-of-its-kind program, which is funded by the...
  • Locals Outraged At Cartoonist For Exposing Free Parking Hack At Jackson Ski Resort

    03/25/2024 9:16:26 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 32 replies
    Cowboy State Daily ^ | March 24, 2024 | Jake Nichols
    Hundreds of employees at Wyoming’s largest ski resort had finagled a way to park for free (regular rates $35 - $45 per day) until a popular Jackson cartoonist accidentally exposed the hack. Now the free ride is over and so too, perhaps, the love affair with the artist. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Parking lots at Teton Village fill up fast even at $35-$45 dollars a day. Because Jackson Hole Mountain Resort workers are required to pay for parking, they've been exploiting a hack to park free — until a local cartoonist outed the hack. (Seejh.com) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A popular content creator in Jackson touched...
  • 3D printing company builds German 'Wave House' in just 140 hours

    03/25/2024 8:09:21 AM PDT · by Twotone · 13 replies
    The Blaze ^ | March 23, 2024 | Collin Jones
    A groundbreaking project has emerged in Heidelberg, Germany, which has welded architecture and technology together to create something that has never been done before. The nation has built Europe's largest 3D-printed building known as the Wave House, according to COBOD. The new structure is reportedly a data center. The report mentioned that data centers are the backbone of today's digital world, but the buildings are often reduced to windowless buildings for security and operational reasons. However, the push to bring these infrastructures into urban areas has forced designers to rethink their design approach. And it took COBOD just 140 hours...
  • Mark Zuckerberg appears to have quietly sold Bay Area home for $30M

    03/24/2024 10:20:51 AM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 32 replies
    SF Gate ^ | March 23, 2024 | By Jennifer Geddes
    Some home sales make a big splash, while others happen with little fanfare. A recent one, involving a property that's been linked to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, was of the latter variety. According to a report from the Real Deal, the four-bedroom, 3.5-bath mansion on about 3.5 acres in Woodside, CA, passed from one limited liability corporation to another in a $29.6 million deal a couple of weeks ago. Zuckerberg didn't keep the Woodside place for very long. An entity linked to his name shows that he purchased the 4,800-square-foot home, which is about 30 miles south of San Francisco,...
  • AI Is Rigged: If you’re looking for unbiased, reliable information, look elsewhere.

    03/21/2024 10:06:48 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 36 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 03/21/2024 | Jeffrey Folks
    A.I. is rigged. When looking up any question susceptible of a liberal bias, A.I. appears to provide a biased answer. Today I asked my A.I. “copilot,” “How long does it take to re-fuel a gas-powered car?” Even without being asked, my copilot insisted on comparing fueling time for gas-powered cars to charging times for E.V.s, concluding that “in summary, while gas refueling is faster in the worst-case scenario, considering overall monthly time spent, E.V.s are more efficient in terms of charging time.” I didn’t even ask about charging time for E.V.s, but A.I. insisted on comparing E.V.s with gas-powered cars...
  • Google Changes Definition of 'Bloodbath' Following Trump Rally

    03/21/2024 2:54:02 PM PDT · by lowbridge · 16 replies
    outkick.com ^ | March 21, 2024 | Bobby Burack
    Google was the chief promulgator of the Donald Trump "bloodbath" hoax over the weekend, flooding its search results with articles that deceptively framed the former president's comment. Trump predicted that re-electing Joe Biden would stir an economic "bloodbath," while specifically referencing the automotive industry at a rally last weekend. Yet nearly every headline Google generated on the topic led users to an article skimping over the context, suggesting Trump warned of his plans to provoke a civil war. Google understands it can no longer lead users to such deceptive headlines. Most Americans know what Trump said by now. Therefore, Google...
  • Manhattan Judge Blasts Michael Cohen’s Lawyer For Citing Fake Cases Generated By AI In Court

    03/21/2024 6:23:00 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 7 replies
    Daily Caller ^ | March 21, 2024 7:25 AM ET | MARIANE ANGELA
    A Manhattan judge slammed Michael Cohen’s former lawyer Wednesday for citing fake cases generated by AI in court, the New York Post reported. A federal judge criticized Cohen’s former lawyer for a major mistake that involved using fake, AI-generated legal cases in court papers, according to the New York Post. Despite the major blunder, Judge Jesse Furman decided not to punish Cohen’s lawyer, David Schwartz. “His citation to non-existent cases is embarrassing and certainly negligent, perhaps even grossly negligent,” Furman said, according to the New York Post. “But the Court cannot find that it was done in bad faith.” Cohen,...
  • The tech overlords want to reshape reality...Google Gemini’s woke rewriting of history has exposed the rampant ideological bias in Silicon Valley.

    03/19/2024 7:52:14 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 14 replies
    Spiked! ^ | 19th March 2024 | CORY FRANKLIN
    "This is America, where racism is the No1 value our populace seeks to uphold above all others."... This is the kind of sentiment you used to only hear in faculty lounges, freshman dormitories and left-wing struggle sessions. But times are changing. These are the words not of some blue-haired student, but of Jack Krawczyk, one of Silicon Valley’s most influential figures. Krawczyk is the senior director of product management for Gemini, Google’s main group of artificial-intelligence models. Krawczyk, who tweeted that in 2018, was the person primarily responsible for the implosion of the obscenely woke Google Gemini AI last month....
  • Amazon presses the nuclear button: Tech giants show growing interest in atomic power

    03/18/2024 8:42:47 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 10 replies
    Financial Times ^ | 03/18/2024 | Lee Harris
    Hello from London, where I am, as a recent American transplant, still adjusting to English understatement (it turns out “you might send me that draft soon” was not just a suggestion). I’m very excited to join this team. This week’s controversy over new climate reporting rules in the US shows that the push for cleaner, fairer capitalism is becoming ever more fiercely contested. And while this debate may not always be moral, it is certainly material. I hope to help readers see which way it will tack next. Today, I have a story on two big themes that may be...
  • Struggling Sports Illustrated inks deal to stay afloat following partnership with Minute Media

    03/18/2024 8:24:03 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 21 replies
    NBC News ^ | March 18, 2024, 9:39 AM CDT | By David K. Li
    The digital sports media company said it and owner Authentic Brands have agreed to a "long-term partnership" to run the iconic publication. The owner of "Sports Illustrated" came to an agreement with digital media company Minute Media, officials said Monday, to operate the iconic magazine, two months after mass layoffs appeared to signal the publication's demise. Authentic Brands, which owns a host of clothing and lifestyle brands, purchased SI back in 2019 and it had been operated in recent years by publishers at The Arena Group. Then in late January, Authentic Brands said it had terminated The Arena Group’s publishing...
  • Boycott time! Dylan Mulvaney's insulting new pop video isn't just misogynist - it perversely pushes alcohol, pills and risky sex on young girls. So, demands AMBER DUKE, do woke brands paying this trans influencer endorse such candy-coated obscenity?

    03/17/2024 3:10:11 PM PDT · by Morgana · 22 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | March 17, 2024 | Amber Duke
    Hello, dolls! Transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney has wriggled back into the spotlight to celebrate a second year cosplaying a biological female. The great brand-destroyer teased 10-million-plus TikTok followers this week with a 'surprise.' But did anyone anticipate the assault on eyes and ears that was about to be unleashed? Titled 'Days of Girlhood,' it was a music video no one asked for, named after the viral TikTok chronicle of Mulvaney's male-to-female gender transition. That social media series hit all of the classic sexist tropes: women are addicted to clothes, cry when they see bugs, regularly frolic in meadows and can't...
  • 16 Habits Of People Who Have Average Intelligence But Try To Seem Really Smart

    03/16/2024 11:27:24 AM PDT · by dennisw · 100 replies
    MSN ^ | Last month | Hannah Acton
    16 Habits Of People Who Have Average Intelligence But Try To Seem Really Smart Is this you or me??? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/16-habits-of-people-who-have-average-intelligence-but-try-to-seem-really-smart/ss-BB1ihiln?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=8ed56833122e4604893a308c5d21739c&ei=29
  • Yes, Your Car Is Spying on You and the Data Is Being Sold

    03/15/2024 8:49:07 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 31 replies
    Hotair ^ | 03/15/2024 | David Strom
    I drive an older car--a Lexus LS430 from 2005, so I can rest assured of two things: an amazingly comfortable ride and that the tech in my vehicle is way too old to collect data to be sold online. You, however, may not be so lucky. Some late-model cars are secretly collecting data on your driving habits, and selling the results for profit. Full Story: https://t.co/2vmg92Q3Yw— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) March 13, 2024Not only is this practice super creepy, but it could be costing you money and, if what I suspect is the case, giving the government a window into your...
  • Roger Daltrey warns AI could ‘destroy’ music business

    03/15/2024 7:36:45 PM PDT · by DoodleBob · 68 replies
    MSN ^ | March 13, 2024 | Bang Showbiz UK
    Roger Daltrey fears AI has the power to “destroy” the music industry. The Who frontman, 80, who has already said he believes smartphones and TV are “brainwashing” and killing humanity, added he is reassured artificially intelligent bots don’t have our “empathy”. He told broadcaster Shaun Keaveny, 51, on the ‘Shaun Keaveny’s Daily Grind’ podcast: “The one thing I totally believe AI will never have, and it will be its downfall – it will never have empathy. “It’s going to destroy the music industry if we're not careful… music is a different language, and we shouldn’t let AI control that. “That...
  • Caffeine Makes Fuel Cells More Efficient, Cuts Cost of Energy Storage

    03/15/2024 1:07:08 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 8 replies
    The Register ^ | Thu 14 Mar 2024 | Dan Robinson
    Boffins show less platinum may be needed for long-lived power sourceAdding caffeine can enhance the efficiency of fuel cells, reducing the need for platinum in electrodes and significantly reducing the cost of making them, according to researchers in Japan. Fuel cells are attracting interest as an alternative energy storage technology in a variety of applications, from electric vehicles to powering datacenters, yet they can be costly as they use expensive material. Researchers at the Graduate School of Engineering at Chiba University, Japan, claim to have discovered that adding caffeine can boost their efficiency, reducing the amount of platinum required and...
  • Jeff Bezos just gave $100 million to actress Eva Longoria and the retired admiral who oversaw the capture of Osama bin Laden to use as they see fit

    03/15/2024 9:28:40 AM PDT · by dennisw · 38 replies
    MSN -- Daily Beast ^ | 3 15 | Orianna Rosa Royle
    Jeff Bezos just gave $100 million to actress Eva Longoria and the retired admiral who oversaw the capture of Osama bin Laden to use as they see fit Story by• 4h • 3 min read
  • Dodge Releases World's First Electric Muscle Car

    03/14/2024 4:20:53 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 42 replies
    AsiaOne ^ | MARCH 13, 2024
    Dodge is pushing muscle cars into a new era — with the unveiling of the world's first and only electric muscle car to date. The Dodge Charger is not just the world's first electric muscle car, but also what the brand is calling its first "multi-energy muscle car". The term refers to the fact that the Charger is now being offered in both electrified and combustion-powered forms. Despite going electric, the Charger will remain as the world's quickest and most powerful muscle car. Two electrified Charger models will be offered — the 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack which delivers...