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Locked padlock on network cables connected to white Wi-Fi wireless router on a desk. Prohibit and restrict access to the internet, limit internet connection and internet censorship concepts.
Type
brief
News
Date
December 30, 2024
Categorized
Censorship, Media
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US government news censorship group is defunded, shuts down

News
December 30, 2024
2
Censorship, Media
Changes in administrations are often a means of getting rid of such rogue agencies. Read More ›
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Futuristic multiverse world concept. Downtown with skyscrapers skyline under and cityscape over. Two parallel worlds. Alternative reality dimension
Type
brief
News
Date
December 28, 2024
Categorized
Cosmology, Psychology
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The parallel universe is out there — if only you believe…

News
December 28, 2024
2
Cosmology, Psychology
At Newsweek last Monday science writer Tom Howarth threw cold water last week on the idea that NASA had discovered a parallel universe. Read More ›
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Footprint of dinosaur ( Carnotaurus ) on ground near stream at Phu Faek national forest park , Kalasin ,Thailand . Water logged on it
Type
brief
News
Date
December 24, 2024
Categorized
Archeology, Paleontology
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Brazil: Ancient stone etchings found around dinosaur trackways

News
December 24, 2024
3
Archeology, Paleontology
Sadly, with no written record, we can’t know how they interpreted the unknown giant tracks, only that they knew they were special. Read More ›
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Concept of propaganda and fake news, TV addiction. Sheepd watching TV in dark room. Politicians manipulate the population.
Type
brief
News
Date
December 19, 2024
Categorized
Business and Finance, Media, Social Media
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Is YouTube winning the battle with pay TV?

News
December 19, 2024
2
Business and Finance, Media, Social Media
Musk: “Don’t hate the media, become the media.” Google: Broadcast yourself. So they agree on what social media has become. This is bad news for legacy media. Read More ›
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video wall with multimedia images on different television screens, generative ai
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brief
News
Date
December 19, 2024
Categorized
Censorship, Media, Politics, Social Media
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European journalists to leave X in January

News
December 19, 2024
3
Censorship, Media, Politics, Social Media
Perhaps “commitment to press freedom” means something different to the European Federation than to the average X user. Freedom of speech is declining in Europe. Read More ›
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Hand touching digital chatbot for provide access to information and data in online network, robot application and global connection, AI, Artificial intelligence, innovation and technology.
Type
brief
News
Date
December 12, 2024
Categorized
Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs)

When should writers who use chatbots, gen AI, etc., give credit?

News
December 12, 2024
3
Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs)
Wired, a tech mag, does not — as a matter of policy — publish stories generated or edited by AI because the risk of false or botched information is too great. Read More ›
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Anomalocaris, creature of the Cambrian period, isolated on black background
Type
brief
News
Date
December 10, 2024
Categorized
Cosmology, Evolution, Philosophy
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If life swiftly creates complex information, nature isn’t random

News
December 10, 2024
2
Cosmology, Evolution, Philosophy
From A Catholic Case for Intelligent Design: The Cambrian wasn’t merely an explosion of new species. It was an explosion of entirely new phyla or body plans. Read More ›
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Roboter auf Tastatur, Methapher für Chatbot / Socialbot, Algorithmen und künstliche Intelligenz
Type
brief
News
Date
December 10, 2024
Categorized
Large Language Models (LLMs)
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Why does OpenAI’s ChatGPT crash at the name “David Mayer”?

News
December 10, 2024
2
Large Language Models (LLMs)
From Devin Coldewey at Tech Crunch, we learn that it may have to do with legal battles, privacy issues, or efforts to be forgotten, Read More ›
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AI chatbot robot assistant sitting at desk using computer as artificial intelligence. Business concept
Type
brief
News
Date
December 7, 2024
Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models (LLMs)

Are we ready for chatbots that make decisions for us?

News
December 7, 2024
3
Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models (LLMs)
The AI industry is currently working on agentic AI, which sounds something like putting HAL 9000 or the Terminator in charge of one’s life. Read More ›