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This $150 AI-powered drone fits inside your pocket
This $150 AI-powered drone fits inside your pocket
TL;DR: As of June 12, get the AIR NEO AI-Powered Autofly Camera Drone for just
2023-06-12 17:55
A Fake Job Offer Opened the Door to a Suspected North Korean Crypto Hack
A Fake Job Offer Opened the Door to a Suspected North Korean Crypto Hack
In late July, a programmer at Estonia’s CoinsPaid, the world’s biggest crypto payment provider, met over video link
2023-08-07 22:47
Young people the biggest users of generative AI, Ofcom study shows
Young people the biggest users of generative AI, Ofcom study shows
Teenagers and children are far more likely than adults to have used generative AI, according to Ofcom’s latest research into the UK’s online habits. The regulator said its latest study showed that four in five (79%) online teenagers aged 13-17 now use generative AI tools – which includes chatbots such as ChatGPT, with 40% of those aged 7-12 also using the technology. Generative AI is capable of creating text, images or other media using learned behaviour. In contrast, Ofcom said only 31% of adult internet users had used the technology – and among the 69% who had never used it, 24% did not know what it was. As online safety regulator, we’re already working to build an in-depth understanding of the opportunities and risks of new and emerging technologies, so that innovation can thrive, while the safety of users is protected Yih-Choung Teh, Ofcom OpenAI’s ChatGPT was named the most widely used generative AI tool by those in the study, with 23% of those aged 16 and above saying they used it. When asked why they use the technology, the majority of those aged 16 and over said for fun (58%), a third said they used it for work, and a quarter said they used it to help with their studies. In addition, 22% said they had used it for seeking advice. Yih-Choung Teh, Ofcom’s group director of strategy and research, said: “Getting rapidly up to speed with new technology comes as second nature to Gen Z, and generative AI is no exception. “While children and teens are driving its early adoption, we’re also seeing older internet users exploring its capabilities, both for work and for leisure.” “We also recognise that some people are concerned about what AI means for the future. “As online safety regulator, we’re already working to build an in-depth understanding of the opportunities and risks of new and emerging technologies, so that innovation can thrive, while the safety of users is protected.” Elsewhere in Ofcom’s study, it said it had found that more than a fifth of those aged 8-17 had a social media profile with a false age of 18 or over, putting them at greater risk of encountering potentially harmful content. It also showed that YouTube had replaced Facebook as the most visited platform by UK adults, according to data gathered during Ofcom’s sample month of May 2023. The report also showed that two-thirds of adults reported they had seen or experienced potential online harms in the previous four weeks, with over a third saying this had appeared on their personalised social media feed, where content is tailored to users by a platform’s algorithm. Read More No ‘smoking gun’ linking mental health harm and the internet – study Software firm Cloudsmith announces £8.8m investment UK and South Korea issue warning over North Korea-linked cyber attacks Data protection watchdog warns websites over cookie consent alerts Employee data leaked during British Library cyber attack Half of adults who chat online with strangers do not check age – poll
2023-11-28 08:29
Visa Nearing Deal for Brazil Payments Provider Pismo, Sources Say
Visa Nearing Deal for Brazil Payments Provider Pismo, Sources Say
Visa Inc. is in advanced talks to acquire Pismo, a Brazilian financial technology firm that provides cloud-based payment
2023-06-09 10:51
Joe Rogan stunned at how scientists recreated Pink Flyod song using 'patient's brain waves'
Joe Rogan stunned at how scientists recreated Pink Flyod song using 'patient's brain waves'
Joe Rogan recently shared an article by Erin Prater about scientists using recorded brain waves to recreate a Pink Floyd song with the help of AI
2023-08-21 16:55
New York, New Jersey Offshore Wind Farms Imperiled by Writedowns
New York, New Jersey Offshore Wind Farms Imperiled by Writedowns
The crisis engulfing the US offshore wind industry escalated as Orsted A/S and BP Plc became the latest
2023-11-01 21:50
Remains of the 'Atlantis of the North Sea' discovered in Germany
Remains of the 'Atlantis of the North Sea' discovered in Germany
The remains of a church from a sunken town known as the 'Atlantis of the North Sea' has been discovered beneath the mud on Germany's coast. The church is believed to be part of a site called 'Rungholt' located in the Wadden Sea. The town, which was previously thought to be a local legend, has not been seen since 1362 after it was submerged beneath the waves during an intense storm. However, new research has shown that the town really did exist and that they had built reinforcements around the settlement to protect them from the severe elements. The research was carried out on the area by archeologists from Kiel University, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, the Center for Baltic and Scandinavian Archaeology, and the State Archaeology Department Schleswig-Holstein. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Searching the Wadden Sea which is the longest stretch of intertidal sand and mud flats on Earth, the team, using geophysical imaging technology found man-made mounds that had been constructed to protect the town against the tides. Amongst this structure were the foundations of a building which the team determined had to be a church which may have been the location of the town centre. In a statement, Dr. Dennis Wilken, a geophysicist at Kiel University of Kiel University said: "Settlement remains hidden under the mudflats are first localized and mapped over a wide area using various geophysical methods such as magnetic gradiometry, electromagnetic induction, and seismics." Dr. Hanna Hadler from the Institute of Geography at Mainz University added: "Based on this prospection, we selectively take sediment cores that not only allow us to make statements about spatial and temporal relationships of settlement structures, but also about landscape development." Dr. Ruth Blankenfeldt, an archaeologist at ZBSA also suggested that the "special feature of the find lies in the significance of the church as the centre of a settlement structure, which in its size must be interpreted as a parish with superordinate function." The storm that washed away Rungholt has gone down in history as one of the largest to ever hit the region, affecting not just Germany but also the Netherlands, Denmark and the UK. The storm happened on January 1362 and has since been referred to as "the great drowning of men." According to historical reports, Rungholt was once a busy trading port for fishermen but was also populated by taverns, brothels and churches. 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.
2023-05-27 22:52
Modi Looks to Solidify India’s Tech Ambition With US State Visit
Modi Looks to Solidify India’s Tech Ambition With US State Visit
Narendra Modi arrives in the US on his first official state visit with India’s geopolitical clout higher than
2023-06-21 07:59
Cincoze Embedded Industrial Computers: Powering Smart Logistics
Cincoze Embedded Industrial Computers: Powering Smart Logistics
TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 24, 2023--
2023-08-24 17:22
Philadelphia Sees Worst Air as Fire Impact Lingers: Smoke Latest
Philadelphia Sees Worst Air as Fire Impact Lingers: Smoke Latest
The Philadelphia region faced the worst air quality in the US early Thursday as the impact of Canadian
2023-06-08 18:16
Dell Australia found guilty of misleading customers on monitor prices, discounts
Dell Australia found guilty of misleading customers on monitor prices, discounts
Dell Technologies Inc's Australian unit has been found guilty by the country's Federal Court to have misled customers
2023-06-06 10:47
New invention could herald ‘battery revolution’, scientists say
New invention could herald ‘battery revolution’, scientists say
Researchers have invented a new battery that they claim could have profound implications for the future of energy storage and renewable technologies. The lithium-based redox-flow battery, developed by a team at the University of Cincinnati, could prove crucial for wind and solar operations, where large-scale batteries are needed to store energy during times of overproduction and release it when production drops off. “Energy generation and energy consumption is always mismatched,” said Jimmy Jiang, who led the research at the University of Cincinnati. “That’s why it’s important to have a device that can store that energy temporarily and release it when it’s needed.” The novel design removes the membrane that separates the positive and negative sides of the battery, which is one of the most expensive parts of this type of battery and has previously hindered development. The membrane-free battery exhibited high voltage and energy density that could potentially meet the demands of large-scale green energy operations at an economically viable cost for the first time. “This design significantly decreases material costs,” said Soumalya Sinha, a visiting professor at the University of Cincinnati who was involved in the research. “We’re trying to achieve the same performance at a cheaper cost.” The team has submitted patent applications for the design, which Dr Jiang said will herald a “battery revolution” within the next 20 years. “I am confident about that,” he said. “There is a lot of intense research going into pushing the boundaries of battery performance.” The research was detailed in a paper, titled ‘Development of high-voltage and high-energy membrane-free nonaqueous lithium-based organic redox flow batteries’, published in the journal Nature Communications. Read More Volcano discovery could power electric cars for decades, scientists say
2023-09-12 03:46