Mechanical Turk was built to supply the “human intelligence” computers could not provide. After 21 years, Amazon is shutting it down as that boundary becomes increasingly difficult to define. Amazon …
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Moon phase today explained: What the Moon will look like on August 31, 2026
by Alan Northby Alan NorthFancy doing a bit of Moon spotting tonight? You might be surprised by how much detail you can pick out from Earth, especially if you have binoculars or a telescope …
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Whoop has made screen-free wearables since its first proper release in 2015, but the shift in what Whoop considers itself to be about mirrors the change we see in the …
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Liux’s Big microcar bets on sustainability to take on Chinese rivals
by Alan Northby Alan NorthCars in European cities are smaller than ever. But as Europe’s appetite for microcars has grown, the cute Italian ‘yoghurt pots’ have largely given way to small Chinese EVs. Even …
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AI Expansion Meets Security Crises, Costs, and Public Resistance in Tech This Week
by Alan Northby Alan NorthThis week, artificial intelligence moved deeper into enterprise software, custom silicon, media creation, autonomous vehicles, and workplace planning. At the same time, failed automation experiments, infrastructure opposition, surveillance concerns, cyberattacks, …
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Texas blocks funding for Flock as backlash grows against AI surveillance cameras
by Alan Northby Alan NorthFlock’s AI surveillance cameras are increasingly being targeted by its critics across the country. No, we’re not just talking about vigilantes who are taking the cameras down in their towns. …
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Lake Ontario is no more on Google Maps in the US. Google changed the name of easternmost of the Great Lakes to “Lake America” late Saturday, days after President Donald …
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Musk’s faster path to more gas turbines comes with pollution problem
by Alan Northby Alan NorthElon Musk says he’s found a way to solve one of AI’s biggest bottlenecks by making a hard-to-manufacture turbine part himself. On Saturday, Musk confirmed what a secret foundry SpaceX …
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Anthropic’s Australian ambitions could require an extraordinary amount of electricity. The Claude maker expressed interest earlier this year in locating up to 5 gigawatts of AI data center capacity in …
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TL;DR: Crumbl is teaming up with Minecraft on a limited-time menu featuring six square, Minecraft-inspired treats topped with fan-favorite mobs. You’ll also have the chance to score a special limited-edition …