Floppy disks get a second life at Cambridge University Library
A new program at the University of Cambridge library in the UK is asking people to bring in their floppy disks so that any digital artifacts on them can be extracted. Among rediscovered
A new program at the University of Cambridge library in the UK is asking people to bring in their floppy disks so that any digital artifacts on them can be extracted. Among rediscovered
For years, the Kremlin has been cracking down on the internet. It has banned Facebook and Instagram. Now, it’s pushing a new app called “Max” for a wide range of internet services. Sponsor
NPR’s It’s Been a Minute podcast explored some of the pitfalls of relying on AI search results, including concerns about accuracy and bias. Sponsor Message AILSA CHANG, HOST: There is no question that
The Trump administration has pledged to invest in artificial intelligence. Yet a promising program that uses AI to solve weather-related problems lost funding from the National Science Foundation. Sponsor Message AILSA CHANG, HOST:
Jenni Sohn/AP Tech CEOs are making ambitious claims about AI’s coding capabilities. In March, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said “we’ll be there in three to six months — where AI is writing 90%
Attendees walk through an expo hall at a conference hosted by Amazon Web Services at The Venetian in Las Vegas on Nov. 28, 2023. AWS is responsible for infrastructure supporting websites across the
Figures from the entertainment industry — including the late Fred Rogers, Tupac Shakur, and Robin Williams — have been digitally recreated using OpenAI’s Sora technology. The app’s ability to do so with ease
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The video posted by the National Republican Senatorial Committee shows an AI-generated version of Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer repeatedly saying “Every day gets better for us” and grinning. @NRSC/Annotation by NPR
Market manipulation is an old issue. People try to make money off unsuspecting investors by artificially influencing the price of a stock. But what about when the one manipulating markets isn’t human? Sponsor