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Google’s AI Overviews misunderstand why people use Google

Answers that are factually "wrong" are only part of the problem.

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/06/googles-ai-overviews-misunderstand-why-people-use-google/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

number6 , vor einem Monat

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On the other hand, we finally have a pizza where the pepperoni doesn't slide off.

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Google accidentally published internal Search documentation to GitHub

Commit snafu slapped an irrevocable Apache 2.0 license on confidential API Docs.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/google-accidentally-published-internal-search-documentation-to-github/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

number6 , vor einem Monat

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It might be schadenfreude, but I sort of feel justified that the best brains in the business also find GitHub confusing.

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TikTok vaguely disputes report that it’s making a US-only app

TikTok has spent months separating code for US-only algorithm, insiders claim.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/tiktok-vaguely-disputes-report-that-its-making-a-us-only-app/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

number6 , vor einem Monat

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Why are dancing videos on a private platform "dangerous", but stations on broadcast networks that promote the "election was stolen" lie are not?

Banning TT won't do anything except to convince young people that Biden is just as out of touch as the other guy.

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Google is killing off the messaging service inside Google Maps

Google Maps has had its own chat platform since 2018, but it's shutting down in July.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/google-is-killing-off-the-messaging-service-inside-google-maps/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

number6 , vor einem Monat

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"And another one gone, and another one gone
Another one bites the dust,

https://killedbygoogle.com/

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When warm-blooded dinosaurs first roamed the Earth

Two groups of dinosaurs moved to cooler climes during a period of climate change.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/when-warm-blooded-dinosaurs-first-roamed-the-earth/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

number6 , vor einem Monat

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It would have been a more interesting article if they had mentioned the latitudes the early birds had moved to. Like, how close to the Arctic circle?

And did ptersosaurs move to colder climates also? All flying tetrapods today are warm-blooded.

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Physicists find a possible way to get warped space, but no drive

While it won't make a useful spaceship engine, it may tell us more about relativity.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/physicists-find-a-possible-way-to-get-warped-space-but-no-drive/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

number6 , vor einem Monat

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I don't understand the disappointed tone of this article. FTL is fantasy.

The reality is that the fastest man-made object moved at 0.05% of the speed of light.

Being able to shelter occupants from acceleration would be a major breakthrough. Being able to go 10% of the speed of light would be a breakthrough. Being able to avoid the debris floating in space would be a breakthrough.

At 10% light-speed, we could pass voyager in two weeks!

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Blue Origin resumes human flights to suborbital space, but it wasn’t perfect

Blue Origin's space capsule safely landed despite a problem with one of its parachutes.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/blue-origin-resumes-human-flights-to-suborbital-space-but-it-wasnt-perfect/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

number6 , vor einem Monat

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Parachutes have been around for 250 years. Why can't they get it right?

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New research shows gas stove emissions contribute to 19,000 deaths annually

California is considering a law that would require warning labels on gas stoves.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2024/05/new-research-shows-gas-stove-emissions-contribute-to-19000-deaths-annually/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

number6 , vor einem Monat

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Junk science. Note the term "contributes to". So, yeah, if you smoke and cook with gas, maybe there's problems.

Meanwhile, in the U.S. a staggering 40 thousand people die in auto accidents. It's not subtle. It's not "contributes to". It's visible, on the freeways every day.

Another 53000 deaths occur thanks to auto emissions per MIT.

But CA still loves its cars.

We don't need to give the right more reasons to hate the left.

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Cats playing with robots proves a winning combo in novel art installation

Cat Royale project explores what it takes to trust a robot to look after beloved pets.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/cats-playing-with-robots-proves-a-winning-combo-in-novel-art-installation/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

number6 , vor einem Monat

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The cats seem mostly bored.

It appears, when offered a stimulating environment with hundreds of possible activities, cats will mostly prefer to eat and sleep.

A lot like people on cruise ships.

arstechnica , vor 2 Monaten an Random Englisch

Biden set to levy 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs this week

Both the US and EU are deeply concerned about heavily subsidized Chinese OEMs.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/05/biden-set-to-levy-100-tariffs-on-chinese-evs-this-week/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

number6 , vor 2 Monaten

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How to tell us that you don't believe in Global Warming without saying you don't believe in Global Warming.

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In the race for space metals, companies hope to cash in

Mining asteroids could reduce the burden on Earth’s resources. Will it live up to its promise?

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/in-the-race-for-space-metals-companies-hope-to-cash-in/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

number6 , vor 2 Monaten

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It would serve us right if we got there and discovered the asteroids were made of solid plastic.

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NASA wants a cheaper Mars Sample Return—Boeing proposes most expensive rocket

"To reduce mission complexity, this new concept is doing one launch."

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/nasa-wants-a-cheaper-mars-sample-return-boeing-proposes-most-expensive-rocket/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

number6 , vor 2 Monaten

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The whole idea of using a second rover to retrace the path of Perseverance just seems incredibly wasteful. Why didn't they just have Perseverance retain the samples?

And why are they sending back the entire second rover? If they just sent back the samples, the load and MAV could be much lighter. And then maybe they wouldn't need the SLS.

Or was the whole point of the proposal just to use SLS?

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Outdoing the dinosaurs: What we can do if we spot a threatening asteroid

Someday, an NEO will pose a threat to us. Thankfully, we have options.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/outdoing-the-dinosaurs-what-we-could-do-if-we-spot-a-threatening-asteroid/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

number6 , vor 2 Monaten

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Asteroids are very infrequent, and not always deadly. There were multiple factors that made the Cretaceous asteroid strike so deadly.

But it now appears that severe solar storms, 10x greater than the Carrington event of the 1860s, may occur every few thousand years.

There's almost nothing we could do about an asteroid (despite the article), but we could be hardening our electrical and communications system now.

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A crushing backlash to Apple’s new iPad ad

Hydraulic press destroying "symbols of creativity" has folks hopping mad.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/a-crushing-backlash-to-apples-new-ipad-ad/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

number6 , vor 2 Monaten

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We seem to have left the information age and entered the whine-about-anything age.

Personally, I think they crushed it.

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Robot dogs armed with AI-targeting rifles undergo US Marines Special Ops evaluation

Quadrupeds being reviewed have automatic targeting systems but require human oversight to fire.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/robot-dogs-armed-with-ai-targeting-rifles-undergo-us-marines-special-ops-evaluation/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

number6 , vor 2 Monaten

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Has the military made a breakthrough in battery technology?

Because otherwise I can't imagine that those critters can run around for more than 20 to 30 minutes without a recharge.

So the opposing tactic would be to lure the dogs outside of their limited range, keep them busy until they drop, and then capture and reprogram them.