Lisbon will this week play host to Europe’s biggest annual tech conference, Web Summit, where industry leaders and lawmakers will weigh the pros and cons of Donald Trump’s return to the White House. https://www.reuters.com/technology/web-summit-kicks-off-lisbon-tech-leaders-weigh-trumps-return-2024-11-11/

Artificial intelligence companies like OpenAI are seeking to overcome unexpected delays and challenges in the pursuit of ever-bigger large language models by developing training techniques that use more human-like ways for algorithms to "think". https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/openai-rivals-seek-new-path-smarter-ai-current-methods-hit-limitations-2024-11-11/

Ai-Da, the world's first ultra-realistic artist robot that is capable of drawing and painting using cameras in her eyes, AI algorithms, and her robotic arm, sells her Portrait of English Mathematician for $1 million. Ai-Da robot sells her Portrait of English Mathematician for $1M (AFP)

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Ai-Da robot sells her Portrait of English Mathematician for $1M | Al Bawaba

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In a medical breakthrough, engineers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa have developed microscopic soft robots that can work as a team inside the human body, opening new possibilities for minimally invasive procedures. Image credit: Chunxiang Wang [ Source: https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/11/10/microscopic-soft-robots-medical/

In a newly published study, we show that microplastic particles can have the same effects, producing ice crystals at temperatures 5 to 10 degrees Celsius (9 to 18 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than droplets without microplastics. This suggests that microplastics in the air may affect weather and climate by producing clouds in conditions where they would not form otherwise. [ Source:

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Microplastics may affect weather and climate by producing clouds, researchers find

Clouds affect Earth’s weather and climate in many ways. New research suggests that the presence of microplastic particles may affect weather and ...

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Near Protocol has announced plans to build the largest open-source artificial intelligence model worldwide. The platform announced the initiative on the opening day of its Redacted conference, held in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Near Protocol announces plans to build the largest open-source AI model - Cryptopolitan

Near Protocol has announced plans to build the largest open-source artificial intelligence model worldwide. The platform announced the initiative o...

The US ordered Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co to halt shipments of advanced chips to Chinese customers that are often used in artificial intelligence applications starting Monday, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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US orders Taiwan AI chipmaker to halt shipments to China

Department of Commerce imposes export restrictions on certain sophisticated chips

Boffins have been researching new ways to communicate and it could help us talk to aliens. A new branch of Artificial Intelligence has been widely studied and is thought to be bridging the gaps between languages. To humans, the evolution of language is unknown, but AI could provide the answers. Emergent communication has been studied by Olaf Lipinski from the University of Southampton for three years.

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New AI tech will be help us communicate with aliens and robots, claim scientists

New research on artificial intelligence has revealed we might be able to analyse and understand foreign alien languages and what robots are saying ...

U.S based tech company Vantiq has donated AI software worth $500,000 to develop smart cities in Ukraine, the company’s Vice President of Partnerships David Sprinzen said at the Summit of Mayors in Kyiv on Nov. 8. https://kyivindependent.com/american-ai-company-vantiq-launches-project-to-develop-smart-cities-in-ukraine/

Tesla’s in hot water with the U.S. Highway Safety Agency for telling the public its cars can drive themselves, even though manuals and private discussions with the agency clearly state they need human supervision.

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Tesla's Full Self-Driving is not as self-driving as it claims, says NHTSA

NHTSA calls out Tesla, saying its Full Self-Driving claims don't match reality—cars still need human supervision.

China unveiled a 10 trillion yuan ($1.40 trillion) debt package on Friday to ease local government financing strains and stabilise flagging economic growth, as it faces fresh pressure from the re-election of Donald Trump as U.S. president. https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-unveils-steps-tackle-hidden-debt-local-goverments-2024-11-08/

ChatGPT blocked over 250,000 requests to generate fake images of presidential candidates. In an official blog post, ChatGPT announced that it blocked over 250,000 AI image requests in the month leading to the US election day. ChatGPT noted that it rejected several thousand requests to generate DALL·E images of President-elect Trump, Vice President Harris, Vice President-elect Vance, President Biden, and Governor Walz.

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ChatGPT blocked over 250,000 requests to generate fake images of presidential candidates

ChatGPT said that it did its best to block the generation of fake images of presidential candidates.

A federal judge in downstate Illinois has ruled the state's ban on assault weapons is unconstitutional, but will hold off on prohibiting the state from enforcing it for one month to allow for a likely appeal.

Federal judge rules Illinois assault weapons ban unconstitutional

U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn is holding off on enforcing his ruling for 30 days to allow Illinois leaders time to appeal.

Elon Musk's dream of transporting humans to Mars will become a bigger national priority under the administration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, sources said, signaling big changes for NASA's moon program and a boost for Musk's SpaceX. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-victory-expected-boost-musks-mars-dream-2024-11-08/

The US government wants developers to stop using C and C++. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI announced they were doubling down on their efforts to persuade software manufacturers to abandon "memory-unsafe" programming languages such as C and C++.

The US government wants devs to stop using C and C++

Does anyone want to tell Linus Torvalds? No? I didn't think so

Google is testing a feature for real-time conversations within Search. As OpenAI enters the search engine market with ChatGPT Search, Google is ramping up its AI efforts to maintain its search engine dominance. The latest move? A real-time, conversational, voice-to-search feature right within Google Search

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Google is testing a real-time voice-to-search feature

Soon you may be having conversations with Google Search.

Microsoft-backed OpenAI said on Friday night it is facing an issue that has resulted in its popular chatbot ChatGPT being unavailable. https://www.reuters.com/technology/openais-chatgpt-faces-massive-outage-with-thousands-users-impacted-2024-11-09/

On Wednesday, Sam Altman cryptically posted "chat.com" on X. Of course, the URL redirects to ChatGPT's homepage. Speculation is that OpenAI wanted a short domain name, but those guesses are dubious since it already owns ai.com, which it bought last year for around $11 million. The company most likely wants to just drop the "GPT" from its current domain. https://www.techspot.com/news/105482-openai-bought-chatcom-domain-name-chatgpt-over-35.html

Chinese scientists claim to have created a powerful 'Death Star' capable of electromagnetic powerful beams. The weapon, similar to the one in Star Wars, may be able to destroy enemy satellites in orbit.

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China has built a 'real-life Death Star' to wipe out enemy satellites in orbit

According to leaked scientific journals in China, enemy satellites may be destroyed by experimental new weapon with a time synchronisation accuracy...

Shares on Wall Street scaled record highs on Thursday, lifting stock markets around the world, while U.S. Treasuries yields retreated as investors processed a second Donald Trump presidency and awaited a Federal Reserve policy decision. https://www.reuters.com/markets/global-markets-wrapup-1-2024-11-07/