It is getting worse for the US Congress to have trust issues
US Senator Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday criticised the AI Insight Forum that was held in private by the US Senate. Warren said it was a way for tech giants to influence policies. Ramayya Krishnan, dean of the Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy, told The Verge that other AI Insight Forums have to be public.
A model for detecting diseases from images of the eye
UK-based researchers have created a new foundation model called ‘Found’ that can detect retinal diseases by learning to identify disease-related lesions on natural images and unlabelled retinal images. “This is exciting risk comes from usingFound as the basis for other models,” researcher Pearse Keane said. The model can be efficiently adapted to adapt to a broad range of disease detection tasks.
The extraordinary story of how theSDGs came to be is called Bucking the system
A report by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said investments in R&D have brought down the cost of renewable energy. “The price of solar cells, for example, has declined 100-fold. Equitable energy-transition programmes typically seek to reduce emissions, provide energy security, access and affordability,” it added. It further said governments should invest first in research and development of cost-effective alternatives.
The new models of the iPad differ from those of the old model
Apple unveiled its new iPhone lineup, featuring a ‘Dynamic Island’ feature that allows users to hold their phones in both hands. The feature acts as a moveable pill-shaped cutout, one that shows real-time notifications, alerts, and activities. It is reserved for the premium iPhone 14 models, however, it’s probably less snappy than the A16 found in the entry-level iPhone 15 models.
The video shows a Pennsylvania prisoner walking up a wall
Roberto Cavalcante, a 34-year-old convicted murderer who is currently on the run in Pennsylvania, US, made his escape from jail by scaling a wall sideways, climbing over razor wire and jumping from a roof, authorities said. Authorities said that Cavalcante may have heard a conversation about the door lock as the family was looking at doors that evening.
A bad law on the internet is being foisted on the UK
The UK government has dropped the so-called “spy clause” which required messaging platforms to scan messages for signs of child sexual abuse. The government said it won’t force technology on tech companies, but the controversial clauses are still in the legislation and are likely to pass into law. “It’s absolutely a victory,” Signal Foundation’s President Meredith Whittaker said.
The mysterious power of the platform, the internet’s building block
Platforms help people to manage their accounts across other platforms, advertising platforms, social media platforms, cloud platforms, product platforms and platforms for dog walking. “Platformania” refers to a world where the body itself might soon become a platform ( if it hasn’t already been transformed into one under our noses), as the authors of The Business of Platforms have phrased it.
It is easy to get lost in space
Bethesda’s sci-fi shooter Starfield, which is the studio’s first entry in the series, has been rated “E 10+” by The Verge. According to Gamerscore, the game is rated “A (Good)” by GameTrailers and “A (Excellent) by IGN and PC Gamer.” “Starfield is…very polished game that the studio has ever made,” said Gamasutra. The game is available on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
You can charge your cell phones with a new wireless charging system called the MagGo
BoostCharge has unveiled its ‘BoostCharge’ wireless charging station that can be used like a Qi pad to hold the phone upright while it charges. It also includes a ‘3D’ wireless charging pad that can hold a third device like an Apple Watch as well as an optional USB-C port. MagGo Magnetic Charging Station has an output of 67 watt and 15 watt wireless charging.
An artificial intelligence drone has defeated human competitors
Researchers have demonstrated an AI that can race drones against humans in a place where simulation can only take you so far, the real world. Researchers found that the AI, Swift, was able to beat humans at the level of champion-level human pilots. “To beat human pilots…drones have to deal with external events such as the wind and changing light conditions,” researchers said.