The future of AI: The 5 possible scenarios, from utopia to extinction
IF YOU ask the AI-powered chatbot ChatGPT what the rise of artificial intelligence means for humanity’s future, it proffers a measured response, concluding that “the future of humanity with AI is not predetermined, and its impact will depend on how AI is developed, regulated, and integrated into various aspects of society”. Sensible stuff but, let’s…
Netflix reveals how many hours we spent watching The Night Agent and Queen Charlotte
Netflix is going to start publishing a new report twice a year that details the most popular shows and movies on the platform. The first report, released today, details the most-watched content from January to June 2023, and it’s perhaps the best look yet at how much people are actually watching Netflix’s gargantuan library of…
Warren’s Crypto Bill Is Likely Unconstitutional. It’s Also Unlikely to Pass
This is, in the grand scheme of things, exactly how Warren’s AML operates. Warren’s proposal is written in such a way to increase reporting requirements for nearly every corner of crypto. This includes anything from centralized exchanges, where filing “suspicious activity reports” (SARs) might make sense, and for parts and players in blockchain where the…
A computer scientist pushes the boundaries of geometry | MIT News
More than 2,000 years ago, the Greek mathematician Euclid, known to many as the father of geometry, changed the way we think about shapes. Building off those ancient foundations and millennia of mathematical progress since, Justin Solomon is using modern geometric techniques to solve thorny problems that often seem to have nothing to do with…
Weird cosmic clumping hints our understanding of the universe is wrong
A vast survey of more than 25 million galaxies confirms we still can’t be sure how much matter clusters together, suggesting something is awry with the standard model of cosmology Source link
Tim Sweeney on Epic’s antitrust victory royale over Google
Tim Sweeney finally has a win. On Monday, a federal jury surprised the world by siding with Fortnite maker Epic Games in its fight to break Google’s control over Android apps — even though “walled garden” rival Apple almost entirely won a similar case two years ago. The nine-person jury decided that Google has an…
Crypto Token CNC Price Gains 50% as DeFi Platform Conic Finance Plots Return After Hack
According to the governance post, the protocol will hold voting in two days about the list of supported Omnipool assets, whitelisted Curve pools for each Omnipool and initial liquidity allocation weights. Once the votes conclude, a separate governance proposal about the v2 deployment will include new features, reimbursement schemes and incentives. Source link
Domestic cats eat more than 2000 species including turtles and insects
Cats are formidable predators Gary John Norman / Alamy Domestic cats have been recorded eating more than 2000 other species, and the true number of species they eat is probably far greater. That is the finding of the first attempt to draw up a comprehensive list. “We know that cats eat quite a bit, but…
You can finally control Kasa devices in the Tapo app
Wi-Fi router manufacturer TP-Link is finally uniting its two smart home brands under one app, Tapo. The company has made smart gadgets since 2019, but confoundingly under two separate brands: Tapo and Kasa. After a recent update (Tapo 3.0), TP-Link is now letting users port their Kasa devices into the Tapo app. This allows you…
Celestia, Blockchain Data Solution, Sees TIA Token Surge as Polygon Plan Announced
On-chain activity on Celestia remains muted despite the rise of TIA. There has been 872,700 transactions on the Celestia blockchain since it went live on Oct. 31, with 362,000 of those being added over the past 30-days. Its monthly rolling average is at around 12,000. Source link