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Horror-themed submarine video game, Iron Lung, saw sales spike amid Titan search, developer says
As interest about the missing Titan submersible grew this week, one horror-themed submarine videogame has seen an increase in sales, according to its developer. Iron Lung game developer, David Szymanski, tweeted a screenshot of a text file showing an increase in the amount of units sold between Monday and Tuesday, with an apparent sharp incline in sales Tuesday. The post was captioned with "This feels so wrong." The source of Szymanski's information was not immediately clear, nor was there any comparison to prior days. "I definitely see the dark humor in this whole Titanic sub thing, it's just... like, I made Iron Lung the most nightmarish thing I could think of, and knowing real people are in that situation right now is pretty horrific, even if it was their own bad decisions … Like all the jokes I've been seeing are hilarious but also good lord nobody should have to die like that,," he tweeted 25 minutes later.
Beyond ChatGPT: AI conspiracy theories are here. Don't believe everything you read.
For as long as there have been scientific breakthroughs and technological innovations, people have been labeling them as magic, witchcraft or the product of nefarious conspiracies directed by powerful, unseen actors. Medieval metalworkers, who transformed stone into jewelry and swords, were seen as agents of either the ruling class or the supernatural, threatening the social fabric. Many still believe that the moon landing was faked in a TV studio. More recently, conspiracy theories that falsely claimed 5G cell technology spread COVID-19 led to attacks on cell towers in the United Kingdom. Artificial intelligence is a technology ready-made for conspiratorial thinking.
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Greenworks moves indoors with its new robot vacuum, but is it any good?
The Greenworks GRV-5011 is a robot vacuum-mop hybrid. When the vacuum returns to its dock after cleaning, a secondary vacuum empties out the dust bin and places the contents into a self-sealing bag. This robot also has a mop attachment located on the bottom-rear section of the unit along with with a 350ml water tank. For people who are interested in smart technology, the Greenworks robot vacuum is compatible with a free app that allows users to start, stop, schedule, and direct the robot to clean specific areas. The self-sealing bag prevents dirt from escaping when you empty it.
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Looking for a career with big money and perks? How much jobs in artificial intelligence pay
There's no question that artificial intelligence is changing our lives. A bot that sounds almost human can author your emails, teach you a new language, book your trip,s or even be your friend. Check out direct links to try those out here. One woman I spoke with on my national radio show even married her AI companion. No kidding, she says he's the perfect partner.
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Elon Musk's Neuralink has FDA approval to put chips in humans' brains. Here's what's next.
Elon Musk's SpaceX recently launched the biggest and most powerful rocket into flight, even though it did make it into orbit. But the world's richest man isn't content on expanding his sci-fi inspired technology into just the cosmos. Neuralink, the tech startup co-founded by Musk, also wants to embark on a fantastic voyage into the brain. Two weeks ago, the company announced it had gained approval from the Food and Drug Administration to begin trials to implant brain chips into humans. We don't know when trials will begin, but there's plenty of buzz around Neuralink's development of a brain-computer interface.
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Elon Musk's Neuralink wants people to control computers with their minds. How close are they?
Neuralink is one step closer to selling brain implants that can transmit human thought. The neurotechnology company in May announced that it had received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to launch its first in-human clinical trial. A statement on its Twitter account said the approval "represents an important first step that will one day allow our technology to help many people." Cofounded by Elon Musk in 2016, Neuralink plans to implant devices in human brains that would allow people with neurological disorders to control computers or robotic limbs with their minds. Musk has said he also wants to "achieve a sort of symbiosis with artificial intelligence" and possibly enable telepathic communication with the device.
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Get 'ducking' excited: Apple is finally addressing this annoying autocorrect issue
Apple users who are tired of that "ducking" autocorrect issue can now rejoice! The tech company announced Monday at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference that iOS 17 will ensure that autocorrected words are temporarily underlined so users know what has been changed and can quickly change the word back to what they originally meant to type. "Autocorrect is powered by on-device machine learning and over the years, we've continued to advance these models," said Craig Federighi, the company's software chief. "The keyboard now leverages a transformer language model, which is state of the art for word prediction, making autocorrect more accurate than ever." The autocorrect feature has been the subject of tweets, memes and other social media posts for years, often annoying already irritated people trying to drop a popular expletive by changing the word to "ducking."