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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is laying off 570 workers
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is laying off around 570 workers as it expects to be allocated a smaller budget than hoped for. For instance, JPL is expected to receive around a third of the funding it wanted for the Mars Sample Return mission this year.
The Biden administration now requires large cryptocurrency miners to report their energy use
The Energy Information Administration recently announced that it would start to collect energy usage information from larger-than-average cryptocurrency mining operations. The program will take a look at over 130 mines that account for more than two percent of electricity usage nationwide.
The EU wants to criminalize AI-generated porn images and deepfakes
The proposed rules will criminalize the non-consensual sharing of intimate images, including deepfakes made by AI tools, which could help deter revenge porn.
ChatGPT will digitally tag images generated by DALL-E 3 to help battle misinformation
OpenAI is now including provenance metadata in images generated with ChatGPT and DALL-E 3.
Japan’s moon lander took this eerie photo before being enveloped by lunar night
JAXA has confirmed its SLIM lander has gone dormant for the two-week-long lunar night, after it sent a final image taken before dusk. The ill-fated lander managed to turn on after landing upside down, but may not survive the cold, dark stretch.
The Morning After: TikTok loses Taylor Swift's songs and the verdict on the Galaxy S24 Ultra
In this week's TMA: 🧠💻, 🤑🎸, 📱📲
New York has ended its trial of a 400-pound security robot in the Times Square subway station
New Yorkers can say goodbye — for now — to the robot the New York Police Department (NYPD) used to patrol the Times Square subway station.
The Arc Browser is getting new AI-powered features that try to browse the web for you
The Arc Browser is getting a lot smarter about what you're searching for.
Amazon launches Rufus, an AI-powered shopping assistant
Amazon launched a new generative AI shopping assistant, Rufus, on Thursday. The chatbot is trained on Amazon’s product catalog, customer reviews, community Q&As and “information from across the web.”
Google starts a limited test of generative AI tools in Maps
Google has implemented an early access generative AI feature to Maps that allows users to speak to the app using conversational language. You can use the tool to discover new places along your route or just when exploring a new town.
The European Space Agency will test 3D printing metal on the ISS
A metal 3D printer will soon be used on the International Space Station. All going well, 3D-printed metal parts could eventually help with the construction of a base on the Moon.
Scientists discover weird virus-like 'obelisks' in the human gut and mouth
Scientists have discovered mysterious virus-like ‘obelisks’ in the human gut and mouth. These tiny structures fall into the viroid class and seem to hang out inside of certain strains of bacteria, though not always.
OpenAI and CommonSense Media team up to curate family-friendly GPTs
OpenAI and Common Sense Media will create AI guidelines and educational materials for young people, their parents and their educators.
Meta will offer some of its data to third-party researchers through Center for Open Science partnership
Meta has teamed up with the Center for Open Science to study topics related to mental well-being, particularly with regards to social media. This announcement comes just before the company testifies in front of the US Senate Judiciary Committee about its failures to protect kids online.
Neuralink’s brain chip has been implanted in a human, Elon Musk says
The first human patient has received a Neuralink brain implant, according to Elon Musk
Proposed California bill would let parents block algorithmic social feeds for children
California will float a pair of bills designed to protect children from social media addiction and preserve their private data. SB 976 and AB 1949 were introduced Monday by the state’s Attorney General Rob Bonta.
Japan's SLIM lunar probe returns to life more than a week after landing upside down
Japan's lunar lander has regained power a full nine days after it landed on the moon's surface nearly upside down and was subsequently switched off.
NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter has flown on Mars for the final time
NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter is no longer able to fly on Mars. The history-making machine suffered rotor blade damage on its 72nd flight.
Japan’s SLIM lunar spacecraft landed upside down on the moon
Japan's SLIM spacecraft landed on the moon upside down.