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A new Glean report found that workers spend almost a full working day over the course of a week supervising AI.Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty ImagesWorkers are spending 6.4 hours a week “botsitting” AI, a Glean report found.Botsitting involves feeding AI context, debugging mistakes, and cleaning up errors.It’s encouraging…
General Motors on Tuesday announced it’s releasing a software update that allows some electric vehicle (EV) owners to send power back to the electric grid. The update allows owners of GM’s vehicle-to-home energy system, which allows the EV to power the home during a blackout, the expanded capability of sending…
RIGA, Latvia — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shown NATO that it can’t afford to wait 10 years for perfect weapons. It needs weapons that are good enough and available now.Fears of further Russian aggression have pushed the West to absorb a host of lessons from Ukraine’s fight, and Western…
Retailers like Walmart are wading into AI-powered shopping, and their ads are coming, too.Walmart’s chief growth officer, Seth Dallaire, said this new tech calls for a more strategic approach to advertising that can improve the shopping experience.The retail giant has been testing ads in its AI-powered shopping assistant, Sparky, since last…
This is the way sports are supposed to feel — exhilarating, nerve-racking, occasionally heartbreaking. The World Cup is here. The NBA playoffs have been thrilling. Baseball season is in full swing. The stakes feel extremely high, but in reality, it’s all rather inconsequential. Most fans know that, deep down, but…
The two biggest AI labs in the world keep warning us about a future they’re rapidly building toward.In the past two months, both frontier AI labs have released a flurry of policy and research papers warning of similar risks — uncontrollably fast AI development alongside government regulation that fails to…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy established on Wednesday an annual “special day” for his country to commemorate the role of the battle drone against Russia’s invasion.Dubbed the “Unmanned Systems Forces Day,” the occasion commemorates Ukraine’s dedicated military branch for drone warfare, which was announced in February 2024.The day of remembrance, however,…
Satya Nadella has a message for Microsoft’s AI-pilled employees: Not every problem needs the most powerful AI model.At a live taping of The New York Times’ “Hard Fork” podcast, Microsoft’s CEO was asked how much tokenmaxxing is happening inside the company.”A lot,” Nadella said, before cohost Casey Newton could finish…
America’s biggest retailer is on a mission to become America’s fastest.One key piece of Walmart’s mission is automating its supply chain. The retailer has spent the past several years plowing cash into building new facilities equipped with an army of robots, coordinated by AI.That money is paying off in terms…
When I booked my trip, I didn’t realize my travel dates coincided with the city’s legendary Día de los Muertos festivities, nor did I realize what a huge deal this Mexican holiday is in San Antonio. I spotted ofrendas, altars designed to honor deceased loved ones, almost everywhere I looked throughout…
