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Meta and Google are blocking links to news in Canada. The US might be next.

Vox

A Google office in Canada in 2016, when relations between the company and the country were friendlier. Google says it will do the same, and conducted its own link-blocking test run in February. Meta and Google don’t want to back down, pay up, and set a further precedent. This is going to set the tone.”

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Microsoft’s latest OpenAI investment opens way to new enterprise services

CIO Business Intelligence

A move that is likely to unlock similar investments from competitors — Google in particular — and open the way for new or improved software tools for enterprises large and small. And as an investor it can expect some return on its capital, although this will be limited by OpenAI’s status as a capped-profit company governed by a nonprofit.

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OpenAI can translate English into code with its new machine learning software Codex

The Verge

In demos of Codex, OpenAI shows how the software can be used to build simple websites and rudimentary games using natural language, as well as translate between different programming languages and tackle data science queries. It takes people who are already programmers and removes the drudge work.”. “We

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Grad student ‘ambassadors’ offer free clean-energy lessons and DIY solar kits to K-12 students

GeekWire

Volunteering as a clean energy ambassador, UW PhD candidate Abbie Ganas led a virtual class via Google Meet with 25 middle school students enrolled in a south King County middle school. CEI receives financial support from the state of Washington, which includes funding for the K-12 outreach program. Courtesy Abbie Ganas). CEI Photo).

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Artists are playing takedown whack-a-mole to fight counterfeit merch

The Verge

It had tons of other products that a reverse image search on Google showed were stolen.”. And while there are ways to get them taken down, it’s time-consuming to chase down every fake to get it removed, and demoralizing to see ripoffs continue to proliferate across the internet. Photo: Matt Buchholz. Image: Matt Buchholz.

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Space Perspective reboots vision of flying passengers to stratosphere on a balloon

GeekWire

In addition to the bar and the loo, Space Perspective plans to provide a solid wireless internet connection to ensure that passengers will be able to share their experiences on social media in real time. “It’s the ultimate Facebook status update,” MacCallum said. in 1993, followed by World View in 2012.

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The case for taking AI seriously as a threat to humanity

Vox

AI systems determine what you’ll see in a Google search or in your Facebook Newsfeed. To play chess, they programmed in heuristics about chess. Releasing a program that writes convincing fake reviews or fake news might make those widespread, making it harder for the truth to get out. They play strategy games.