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A spacecraft built and flown by Texas-based company Intuitive Machines landed near the south pole of the moon on Thursday, the first US touchdown on the lunar surface in more than half a century and the first ever achieved entirely by the private sector. The six-legged robot lander, dubbed Odysseus, touched down at about 6:23 PM EST (2323 GMT), the company and NASA commentators said in a joint webcast of the landing from Intuitive Machines’ mission operations center in Houston. As planned, the spacecraft was believed to have come to rest at a crater named Malapert A near the moon’s south pole, according to the webcast. The landing, one day after the spacecraft reached lunar orbit and a week after its launch from Florida, was confirmed by signals beamed back some 239,000 miles (384,000 km) to mission control. Touchdown came after an 11th-hour glitch with the spacecraft’s autonomous navigation system that required engineers on the ground to employ a work-around solution. The vehicle is carrying a suite of scientific instruments and technology demonstrations for NASA and several commercial customers designed to operate for seven days on solar energy before the sun sets over the polar landing site. The NASA payload will focus on […]
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Google will pause the image generation feature of its artificial intelligence (AI) tool, Gemini, after the model refused to create images of White people. The Alphabet-owned company apologized Wednesday after users on social media flagged that Gemini’s image generator was creating inaccurate historical images that sometimes replaced White people with images of Black, Native American and Asian people. “We’re aware that Gemini is offering inaccuracies in some historical image generation depictions,” Google had said on Wednesday. Ticker Security Last Change Change % GOOG ALPHABET INC. 145.32 +1.48 +1.03% MSFT MICROSOFT CORP. 411.65 +9.47 +2.35% Gemini, formerly known as Google Bard, is one of many multimodal large language models (LLMs) currently available to the public. As is the case with all LLMs, the human-like responses offered by these AIs can change from user to user. Based on contextual information, the language and tone of the prompter, and training data used to create the AI responses, each answer can be different even if the question is the same. Fox News Digital tested Gemini multiple times this week after social media users complained that the model would not show images of White people when prompted. Each time, it provided similar answers. When the […]
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Lee opined that Bitcoin (BTC) could triple its current market price this year. BTC exchanged hands around $51,000 on Feb. 21 per CoinMarketCap. Bitcoin might also double in price from its all-time high of $69,000 if Lee’s assertion is proven true. Lee is a financial veteran with prior top-ranking roles at America’s largest bank, JPMorgan Chase, and investment banking behemoth Salomon Smith Barney. He has ranked among the top annual institutional investors since 1998 and boasts 25 years of equity research expertise. Bitcoin halving, spot ETF demand to drive price According to the Fundstrat founding member, Bitcoin is “sound money”, serves as a store of value, and has arguably one of the best anti-fraud technological frameworks on the planet. Lee pointed out that there has not been a single fraudulent entry on BTC’s blockchain since its January 2009 inception. BTC is also subject to increasing demand following the arrival of spot Bitcoin ETFs. This asset class has amassed nearly $15 billion in AUM and $5 billion in cumulative net inflows in less than two months of trading. Lee said the BTC halving is another catalyst for price growth. The halving event reduces Bitcoin mining rewards by 50% every four years, maintaining scarcity and […]
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Google went into damage-control mode this week after its new artificial intelligence model, Gemini, was caught engaging in historical revisionism which, until now, has been confined to the realm of entertainment and impressionable children whose parents are demonized for speaking out against it. 17th century was wild pic.twitter.com/r5Jl0UZyTn — Joscha Bach (@Plinz) February 20, 2024 Gemini has no problems generating pictures of ‘strong black men,’ but strong white men ‘could potentially reinforce harmful stereotypes about race and body image.’ Gemini strong black man images vs strong white man images pic.twitter.com/cDXBvXQnd9 — Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) February 22, 2024 And of course, Gemini is not really interested in ‘following the science,’ as it were. Google Gemini is all-in on trans ideology, insisting that “trans women” are women and providing a pronoun guide for the uninitiated. pic.twitter.com/GOiJ4ZIwhO — Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) February 22, 2024 Our AI dystopian hell is here: pic.twitter.com/WSmTpCp2sD — The Matt Walsh Show (@MattWalshShow) February 22, 2024 Cast in their image? AI chatbots, as we’ve come to understand, are a reflection of both the ‘data sets’ they train on (X posts, Reddit, etc.) and their programmers – who can insert absurd bias into their output. And while historical revisionism on entertainment platforms such […]
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In an X Spaces event, Elon Musk revealed the first human patient implanted with a brain chip from Neuralink has made a “full recovery” and “can control the mouse around the screen just by thinking.” “Progress is good, and the patient seems to have made a full recovery, with no ill effects that we are aware of. The patient is able to move a mouse around the screen by just thinking,” Musk told X users in Spaces on Monday night. I asked Elon Musk about the progress of Neuralink's first human patient and the answer was pretty incredible. Listen here: pic.twitter.com/uPHNyOn0rk — ⭕ Brock Pierson (@brockpierson) February 20, 2024 Musk said Neuralink is currently focusing on maximising the number of mouse clicks by the patient. Neuralink implanted the first brain chip into a human in January, following approval for human trials in September. The potentially life-transforming technology could help patients with quadriplegia caused by a cervical spinal cord injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Neuralink has called the trial its “PRIME Study,” short for “Precise Robotically Implanted Brain-Computer Interface,” which aims to study the safety of its chip and surgical robot and test the device’s functionality. The brain chip “grants people […]
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The Apple Vision Pro, a virtual reality headset, hit the markets earlier this month, generating a wave of excitement among tech enthusiasts. Ever since its launch, several people have been documenting their experience of using Apple’s newest breakthrough. Recently, an Emirates air hostess was seen trying out Apple Vision Pro during a flight, and her reaction has gone viral on social media. The video was shared by Italian content creator Otto Climan. The clip starts with Mr. Climan offering the device to the air hostess for a try after she expresses her curiosity and excitement about seeing the gadget for the first time. Initially hesitant, she eventually agrees to try it. “You’re the first person I’ve seen with this,” she says and goes on to wear it, exclaiming, ”This is crazy.” She quipped that she didn’t expect it all to be so vivid and clear. After using it for a few seconds, the flight attendant handed back the device to the influencer and thanked him for the wonderful opportunity. ”Everyone loves the vision pro!” Mr Climan wrote while sharing the video. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Otto Climan (@otto.climan) Emirates also dropped a comment on the video and wrote, […]
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The average speed for internet connectivity at the Red Sea destination is 86 percent faster than the top-ranked city globally for December 2023, a recent report has confirmed. In their analysis, Ookla, a US-based company specializing in internet reliance testing and analysis, has verified that the average connectivity speed at the Red Sea destination, managed by Red Sea Global, peaked at 696.37 megabits per second in the second half of 2023. The group head of technology at Red Sea Global, Ahmed Al-Sohaily, that the availability of a robust digital infrastructure directly impacts the quality of life for visitors and residents. He said: “High-speed communication services is an indispensable necessity. Today’s travelers want to relax and disconnect, but at the same time, they want to stay connected with friends and family back home. Our gigabit 5G network allows guests to communicate with their loved ones and share their experiences in real-time.” The Speedtest Global Index by Ookla ranks mobile and fixed broadband availability rates globally by country and city. Al-Sohaily said: “Our gigabit 5G network ensures our ability to deliver seamless experiences, whether at our resorts, our airport, or while guests are out and about exploring the destination.” In December, testing […]
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Dubai Esports & Games Festival (DEF) has announced its 2024 edition. Under the patronage of Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Media Council, DEF 2024 will run from April 19 to May 5. “The Dubai Esports & Games Festival 2024 is more than an event; it’s a celebration of the skill, strategy, and the dedication of gamers and esports professionals across the city, the region and wider global landscape. In a city committed to the digital economy’s growth and transformation, this year’s festival is set to be the leader of the region’s gaming industry, solidifying Dubai’s position as a year-round global hub for esports and gaming. This year, DEF will go above and beyond, venturing into new innovative areas of gaming and esports experiences. DEF 2024 will bring together players, enthusiasts, and industry experts worldwide over their love of gaming and esports, while empowering these communities to thrive not just in Dubai, but across the wider GCC and beyond,” Ahmed Al Khaja, CEO of Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment said. The festival aims to surpass the benchmarks set by previous editions, featuring over 50 games played on 200 machines, including 11 […]
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