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AI

What enterprise software vendors are doing with generative AI

CIOs are cautiously evaluating generative AI for use in their own applications, while enterprise software vendors showcase the AI at a furious pace.

Duolingo turns to AI to generate content, cuts 10 percent of its contractors

Duolingo has reportedly let go of approximately 10 percent of its contractors, the educational app company opting to do their work using generative AI instead. This does not bode well. A Duolingo spokesperson confirmed the job cuts to Bloomberg on Monday, though they stated that no full-time employees were impacted.

More lives can be saved if ambulance staff receive AI-support

Assessing how seriously injured a person is, involves weighing up lots of different parameters fast. If healthcare professionals could get support making fast-paced, life-critical decisions from an AI tool, more lives could be saved.

 

CES 2024

All the Latest News From Las Vegas

Biggest Trends of CES 2024: AI, Transparent Screens and Off-Grid Tech to Power Your Home

CES 2024 day 3: the 11 best gadgets we've seen, from the LG C4 OLED to neural headphones

All the Robots We Met At CES 2024, in One Place

A car you can control with a Playstation controller.

ChatGPT Coming to VWs so You Can Talk to Your Car

Cybersecurity

3 Things You Should Never Write in Slack

Don't dangle unfinished thoughts in front of your colleagues or write anything you wouldn't want an administrator to see. Workplace chat apps like Slack and Microsoft Teams do wonders for remote teams. They make communicating with your colleagues simple and efficient. But there are a few things you might say over the course of a workday that can come across poorly in this particular mode of communication. I'm not talking about generational etiquette, like whether you should use emoji and reacji, but rather very simple stuff that doesn't translate well to a chat-app environment.

So whatever you do, make sure you never say these three things in Slack or Microsoft Teams.

Don't Get Hooked: How To Avoid Becoming A Catfish Victim

In the age of AI generated images, deepfakes, and face filters, it's all too easy to get tricked into a romance scam. Here's how to protect yourself from catfishing. Seeing isn't necessarily believing anymore, and if a lot of us are already easily blinded by love, then the rise of AI images and filtered videos can land us in a romance scam instead of a relationship.

If you’re worried that a person you’re chatting with is not as they seem, we have some tips to help you out before you get your hopes up. Before we get into ways to figure out if someone is trying to hook you under false pretenses, there are some basic rules of safety to follow on your end.

Space

The first moon mission of 2024 failed. Here's why.

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