Elon Musk has made a surprising offer: he’s willing to pay $1 billion if Wikipedia changes its name to “Dickipedia.” This bold proposal comes after Musk criticized Wikipedia for being too biased, especially when it comes to political views. Earlier this year, Musk accused the site of having a left-leaning
Meta, the company behind Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is about to change how the internet works. Right now, Meta powers a huge part of global internet traffic—10% of fixed internet usage and 22% of mobile traffic. That’s a massive chunk of the digital world. But Meta isn’t stopping there. It
The US is getting ready to impose new restrictions on China’s ability to develop advanced artificial intelligence (AI), according to Bloomberg. This move is part of the ongoing tech battle between the two largest economies in the world, and it could be announced as soon as next week. So, why
A new investigation has uncovered something surprising: the efforts of the United States and the European Union to stop Russia from getting advanced Western technology might not be working as they thought. The investigation reveals that a biotech company in India, possibly acting as a cover, has been sending high-tech
A newcomer in the defense world, Anduril, has just unveiled an exciting new drone called the Bolt-M. This isn’t just any drone; it’s packed with machine learning technology, making it smarter and easier to use than many drones currently in operation. Designed like a quadcopter, the Bolt-M is lightweight and
In 2005, futurist Ray Kurzweil made a bold prediction: by 2045, machines would be smarter than humans. He called this moment the “singularity.” It sounded like science fiction, but Kurzweil’s ideas caught the attention of many, especially in Silicon Valley. Now, Kurzweil is updating his prediction. In his new book,
Big Tech’s dream of advancing AI is coming with a huge, often overlooked cost: electricity. The amount of power that companies like Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Apple use to run their data centers is staggering—so much so that their energy consumption is now on par with entire countries. A recent
Microsoft’s push into AI, particularly with ChatGPT, is causing a massive spike in energy use and carbon emissions. Training advanced AI models like GPT-4 has consumed an enormous amount of electricity, equivalent to the yearly needs of over 1,000 U.S. households. As Microsoft’s data centers power up to support these
Starting August 1, the European Union’s new Artificial Intelligence Act is officially in effect, marking a big step in how AI technology will be regulated in Europe. This law is designed to keep AI systems in check as they become more advanced and widespread reports Cointelegraph. What’s the AI Act
