Artificial intelligence must have a new name, says politician who likes renaming bodies of water

“From this point forward, all United States documents and hopefully the world will be changed to use the much more accurate term ‘super’ as opposed to ‘artificial.’” The president allowed that the acronym “SI” might be…

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More than 170,000 respiratory cases recorded in haze-choked Indonesia

More than 40,000 cases – which range from coughs to bronchitis and more serious conditions like pneumonia – involve toddlers. Forest fires have blanketed parts of the country as well as neighbouring Malaysia and…

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El Niño heat could kill half a million people by February

The estimate is based on how many deaths have resulted from past temperature extremes around the world. “We’re hoping this information is actionable, that decisions can be made to move resources ahead of time,” says…

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Discord’s age verification era is upon us, despite community backlash

The rollout comes after the company initially delayed its age verification plans in February due to backlash from users concerned that biometric scans and ID checks could jeopardize their privacy . Those concerns weren’t…

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As a robovac expert, I recommend the Ecovacs Deebot X8 Pro Omni to most people — but its Max sibling is a heck of a lot cheaper at just AU$899

Some have excellent performance and software while others, despite a premium price tag, disappoint on testing. However, as you can probably tell from my Ecovacs Deebot X8 Pro Omni review , I really liked how well this…

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US criticises Australia's proposed algorithm opt-out laws as 'censorship'

In a rare submission to the proposed laws, the US embassy in Canberra said it had "serious concerns" and allowing the government to "enforce vague definitions of 'harm'" would lead to "viewpoint-based censorship".…

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AI is wiping out whole degrees in China — translation, photography, illustration and fashion design are going, while prompt engineering is the new job appearing in film

Fashion design degrees are also being scrapped, with universities saying the future rests on close cooperation between people and machines in creative work. The changes follow a state campaign to direct learners toward…

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These are Amazon's 16 best-selling tablets — and which ones are worth buying

So when I discovered it was possible to view a list of Amazon's best-selling tablets , I was intrigued to see if it bore any relation to the tablets we regarded most highly. There are some obvious points of deviation. We…

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Official Russian state photo shows Vladimir Putin casting online vote using an unlicensed version of Windows 10 — and to make things worse, it's on an American Dell PC

To demonstrate the ease of online voting, a press call highlighted Russian President Vladimir Putin casting his vote – but this hasn’t gone quite as planned. While the president appeared to have difficulty reading the…

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Activision will make the next Halo game as Xbox cuts 268 more jobs

Microsoft published the memo in full on Xbox Wire the same day, under the title Continuing Our Reset. Booty is Xbox’s chief content officer. He wrote that he is deeply grateful for what colleagues have built, and knows…

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