Living guidelines for generative artificial intelligence are needed by scientists
Stanford researchers have released guidelines for regulating generative AI, as part of the ‘Generative Artificial Intelligence (HeLMA) Living Guidelines’ initiative. Researchers should always acknowledge and specify for which tasks they have used AI in (scientific) research publications or presentations. The independent scientific auditor should have access to a portal where users who discover biased or inaccurate responses can report them.
The $1,699 OnePlus Open is the debut foldable by the company
OnePlus has launched its foldable battery-screen smartphone OnePlus Open which is priced at $199 (14,900). According to a report, OnePlus Open has a 6.2-inch AMOLED display and comes with an 8MP+2MP quad-camera setup. The report further said that OnePlus Open’s battery can be charged using the Qi wireless charging technology, which is currently only available in China.
First briefing: Gaza aid deal
After talking with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his war cabinet, US President Joe Biden announced an agreement to allow Humanitarian aid from Egypt to Gaza. At most 20 trucks will enter Gaza in the coming days, and the UN will distribute the aid. Biden wants to get an update from Israeli military officials on their strategy and the pace of their operations.
The Password-Sharing Crackdown is working for now
Netflix has added over 8.8 million new worldwide subscribers during July-September, more than tripling the number gained during the same time last year when Netflix was scrambling to recover from a downturn in customers during the first half of 2021. The increase left Netflix with nearly 243.8 million subscribers. Netflix’s shares have increased by about 30% so far this year.
A system that prevents the destruction ofviruses
In a study published in Nature Climate Change, Norwegian researchers said that it’ll be “much cheaper” and “easier to take action against global warming than it’ll be later”. They used two climate models to assess how the Greenland ice sheet would respond to a variety of scenarios. The researchers said that June, July, August and September 2023 saw record high global temperatures.
There is a price hike for Netflix
Netflix has raised the prices of its basic and premium subscription plans in the UK and France. The Basic plan will cost 10.49 in the UK while the Premium plan will cost 199.99. In July, Netflix had stopped offering its $9.99 Basic ad-free plan to new and relapsed users, forcing them to pay more to avoid ads.
X will be charging $1 per year for new users in two countries
Elon Musk-led social media platform X will start charging users in the Philippines and New Zealand $1 (around 80) annually to use the service. The company announced the program, called ‘Not a Bot’, as part of its efforts to curb the presence of “bots” on the site. “By charging…a few dollars or something…it could deter the creation of new fake accounts,” Musk had said.
The Apple Pencil has ausb-clevity
Apple’s new iPad Pencil doesn’t have the double tap feature which lets users switch back and forth between tools, a report said. It also hasn’t been designed to work with Apple’s new USB-C iPad. As per the report, the 10th-generation iPad has been updated to be powered by the M2 chips that Apple launched with the iPad Air last year.
Microsoft completed its acquisition of Call of Duty
Microsoft has finalised its $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard and will now be the “third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony”, the company said. It also announced that Activision, Blizzard, and King’s “much loved library of games” will be available in Game Pass and other platforms. The games will be available on a variety of cloud gaming services.
How to see Saturday’s solar eclipse
A total eclipse of the sun will be visible in the eastern hemisphere on Sunday. The eclipse will last up to three hours, with a partial eclipse taking place around 11:52 am local time. Several US cities will be in the path of the annularity, where only a portion of the Moon covers the sun, making the star look like it’s had a bite.