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AI fears overblown? Theoretical physicist calls chatbots 'glorified tape recorders'
AI fears overblown? Theoretical physicist calls chatbots 'glorified tape recorders'
The public's anxiety over new AI technology is misguided, according to theoretical physicist Michio Kaku.
2023-08-13 22:54
Copy of What is Only Up? The game which is taking players hours or seconds to complete
Copy of What is Only Up? The game which is taking players hours or seconds to complete
The online gaming world has a new obsession, with a game called Only Up where you simply have to keep climbing up a series of random objects until you reach space. The game sounds relatively straightforward as anyone who has even the most basic concept of videogames knows how to climb up various structures. However, Only Up does not make the game easy for players as the seemingly infinite amount of objects range from pipes, bridges and trampolines but even the slightest of mistakes can end in disaster sending the players plummeting all the way back to the start of the game. Only Up was developed by SCKR Games and released in May 2023. It is available to play on Steam for the price of £8.50 ($10.80). Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter The game has gone viral thanks to high-profile streamers such as Adin Ross, Hasan Piker and iShowSpeed playing the game on their respective streams. iShowSpeed, who has 17 million followers on YouTube, attempts to play the game have proved to be particularly entertaining. At one point he lost 8 hours of progress. Thankfully, while playing the game on Tuesday the 18-year-old was able to complete the game in just under 5 hours. The most impressive run on the game so far has come from streamer Shade managed to find a glitch which allowed him to complete it in just 33 seconds. Whether you want to complete the game properly or use the glitch is your call but have fun regardless. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-07-02 17:29
How to log out of Netflix on all your devices
How to log out of Netflix on all your devices
There is nothing quite as thrilling as logging into your Netflix account on a new
2023-06-30 23:26
Winona Expands Reach to Minnesota, Nebraska, Idaho, and Indiana, Offering Innovative Menopause Telehealth Services
Winona Expands Reach to Minnesota, Nebraska, Idaho, and Indiana, Offering Innovative Menopause Telehealth Services
AUSTIN,Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 21, 2023--
2023-08-21 22:16
MaxLinear Launches Family of Half-Duplex RS-485 Transceivers Designed for Peak Performance in Demanding Industrial Environments
MaxLinear Launches Family of Half-Duplex RS-485 Transceivers Designed for Peak Performance in Demanding Industrial Environments
CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 7, 2023--
2023-06-07 20:56
How tall is Charli D'Amelio? TikTok star once thought height comparison with pal Madi Monroe was 'funny': 'Get Google to fix it'
How tall is Charli D'Amelio? TikTok star once thought height comparison with pal Madi Monroe was 'funny': 'Get Google to fix it'
Charli D'amelio once questioned how she can rectify her height on Google search as it showed she was 5 ft 7 in
2023-08-26 17:58
Siemens Energy Talks on Loan Guarantees Are Still Ongoing
Siemens Energy Talks on Loan Guarantees Are Still Ongoing
Siemens Energy AG’s talks with the German government and main shareholder Siemens AG on billions in loan guarantees
2023-11-10 01:23
Who is Dr Mod Helmy? The WWII hero in today's Google Doodle
Who is Dr Mod Helmy? The WWII hero in today's Google Doodle
Today’s Google Doodle is a reminder that some human beings are truly extraordinary. The design, which you’ll see if you head to the search engine’s homepage, is a celebration of Dr Mohamed “Mod” Helmy – a man who risked his life to save Jewish people during the Second World War. Dr Helmy was born in Khartoum, Sudan, on 25 July, 1901, to an Egyptian father and a German mother. At the age of 21, he moved to Germany to study medicine, swiftly proving his skills as a talented physician and becoming head of urology at Berlin’s Robert Koch Hospital (now known as Krankenhaus Moabit). Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter However, Adolf Hitler’s rise to power in 1933 was to turn his happy life upside down. Dr Helmy was forced to watch, powerless, as his Jewish colleagues were all fired from the hospital. And whilst he was initially kept on, he was soon subjected to discrimination and persecution for being a North African, and lost his job, too. He was also banned from marrying his German fiancée Annie Ernst (although, we’re pleased to say, he was able to do so some years later). In 1939 and again in 1940, the doctor was arrested along with other Egyptian nationals. And although the Nazis released him when he became gravely ill, he was under strict instruction to report to the police twice a day as proof he was unfit for internment. Despite being targeted by the regime himself, Dr Helmy continued to speak out against Nazi policies and, after being demoted to the role of doctor’s assistant, he made the most of his limited position by writing sick notes to help innocent people escape hard labour. He also repeatedly risked his life to help his Jewish friends. When Berlin’s deportation of the Jews began and his family friend Anna Boros was in need of a hiding place, Dr Helmy brought her to a cabin he owned in the neighbourhood of Buch. This became her safe haven until the end of the war, as Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Center, notes in its biography of the doctor. At times of danger, when he was under police investigation, Dr Helmy would arrange for Boros to hide elsewhere. “A good friend of our family, Dr Helmy…hid me in his cabin in Berlin-Buch from 10 March until the end of the war,” she wrote after the war. “As of 1942 I no longer had any contact [with] the outside world. The Gestapo knew that Dr Helmy was our family physician, and they knew that he owned a cabin in Berlin-Buch. “He managed to evade all their interrogations. In such cases he would bring me to friends where I would stay for several days, introducing me as his cousin from Dresden. When the danger would pass, I would return to his cabin. “Dr Helmy did everything for me out of the generosity of his heart and I will be grateful to him for eternity”. Dr Helmy also helped protect Boros’ mother, Julianna, her stepfather, Georg Wehr, and her grandmother, Cecilie Rudnik. Thanks to his courage and resourcefulness, all four of them survived the Holocaust. He remained in Berlin until his death in 1982. In 2013, Yad Vashem posthumously bestowed its Righteous Among the Nations award on Dr Helmy. He was the first Arab rescuer to be awarded the prestigious title. The Google Doodle artwork was created by Berlin-based artist Noa Snir to honour his Egyptian and German background and capture his open-hearted nature. Speaking about her work on the project, Snir told a Google Q&A: ": I found the story of Mod Helmy very moving. I come from a Jewish background, and the thought of individuals outside of the Jewish community risking their lives to help others during WW2 is something that personally gives me hope about humanity. "I think Helmy's case is an especially interesting one as he himself suffered persecution due to his background and ethnicity, and that still didn't stop him from helping as many people as he could. It's unfathomable to me, this type of courage and integrity." She added that she hoped people would view her Doodle and reflect on the fact that "even in one of the darkest moments in world history, there were truly remarkable people who made acts of extreme courage and solidarity". "I think we should all aspire to be the Mod Helmy's of the world, or ask ourselves how we can take example from him in whatever small way we can," she said. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-07-25 16:20
Cyclone Mocha floods Myanmar port city, sparing major refugee camps
Cyclone Mocha floods Myanmar port city, sparing major refugee camps
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) -Storm surges whipped up by a powerful cyclone moving inland from the Bay of Bengal
2023-05-14 20:17
Delivery driver yells 'f**k you' at customer over $5 tip
Delivery driver yells 'f**k you' at customer over $5 tip
A food delivery driver has caused a stir online after insulting a customer for their $5 (£3.90) tip. In a widely shared clip on TikTok, a man is seen delivering a pizza before making a snarky joke about the low tip. "I just wanna say, this is a nice house for a $5 tip," he says through the video doorbell, to which the customer sarcastically hits back: "You're welcome." The delivery driver made sure to squeeze in the last word, telling the takeaway customer "f*** you" and walking away. It didn't take long for the viral footage to cause a debate online, with some saying they felt like a $5 tip on a $20 order was acceptable. "I say 5$ is good since it was a 20$ order...seriously, what do they expect more than what the order is," one person wrote, as another chimed in: "Did he expect a 100 dollar tip on a 20 dollar order?" A third added: "It's her money. Y'all better be happy she even gave you a tip." Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter @noahglenncarter This doordasher is being blasted for his reaction to a good tip #foryou #doordash #drama On the flip side, internet sensation MrBeast took tipping to another extreme – by gifting a waitress a car. The star has made a name for himself online, with his efforts to saving orphanages, rebuilding homes and "curing" blindness. In one recent clip on TikTok, MrBeast revealed that his latest act was to give a waitress a car rather than a cash tip after his meal. The waitress revealed that she had actually been late that very day due to her Uber being slow. @mrbeast MrBeast on TikTok While the waitress appeared happy and began to cry, she did also admit that she does not know how to drive. As MrBeast showed her the car outside, it was plastered with graphics advertising his new chocolate bar venture, Feastables. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-07-04 16:23
US sanctions target Iran's internet censorship amid protests
US sanctions target Iran's internet censorship amid protests
By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON The United States said on Friday it imposed sanctions on Iranian technology company Arvan
2023-06-03 01:20
Get this 5-in-1 portable Apple charging station for just $55
Get this 5-in-1 portable Apple charging station for just $55
TL;DR: As of May 28, you can snag the Bellboy 5-in-1 Wireless Apple Charging Station
2023-05-28 17:52