An anonymous reader shared this report from the Los Angeles Times: In recent years — as longstanding efforts to recycle plastics have faltered — Exxon Mobil has touted advanced recycling as a groundbreaking technology that will turn the tide on the plastic crisis. But despite its seemingly eco-friendly name, the attorney general’s lawsuit denounced advanced … Read more
AI is everywhere—we’re in a middle of a technology shift that’s as big as (and possibly bigger than) the arrival of the web in the 1990s. Even though ChatGPT appeared almost two years ago, we still feel unprepared: we read that AI will change every job, but we don’t know what that means or how … Read more
Enlarge / There’s been a lot of AI news this week, and covering it sometimes feels like running through a hall full of danging CRTs, just like this Getty Images illustration. It’s been a wildly busy week in AI news thanks to OpenAI, including a controversial blog post from CEO Sam Altman, the wide rollout … Read more
Apple last week released the AirPods 4, and one version of the new earbuds has Active Noise Cancellation included. ANC means the AirPods 4 have a feature set that rivals the AirPods Pro 2, so we thought we’d compare the two for those undecided on which to get. The AirPods 4 are Apple’s first open-ear … Read more
Just a few weeks after Shenzhen set a world record for the most number of drones in a drone show, the Chinese city smashed the record again. At the start of September, a show there used 7,598 drones to light up the night sky, dazzling crowds with an array of images and animations, beating the … Read more
Quick Links Things You Need to Be Aware of Before Starting the Migration How to Migrate Windows 11 Installation to a New Drive Key Takeaways Migrating a Windows installation means transferring all the contents of the drive where Windows is installed to another drive. You can use free tools like DiskGenius for migrating your Windows … Read more
In 1956 Henry Kissinger speculated in Foreign Affairs about how the nuclear stalemate between the United States and the Soviet Union could force national security officials into a terrible dilemma. His thesis was that the United States risked sending a signal to potential aggressors that, faced with conflict, defense officials would have only two choices: … Read more
The governor of California Gavin Newsom has blocked a landmark artificial intelligence (AI) safety bill, which had faced strong opposition from major technology companies. The proposed legislation would have imposed some of the first regulations on AI in the US. Mr Newsom said the bill could stifle innovation and prompt AI developers to move out … Read more
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Richard Drury/Getty Images While it’s never been a better time to be a successful IT professional in terms of professional gains, recognizing opportunities for career advancement is just the starting point. IT professionals who want to land the top jobs will have to appeal to the senior executives of their respective organizations in new and … Read more