At first glance, Marc Andreessen would appear to have all sorts of contradictory beliefs. Hes abig fan of Americabut doesnt seem to like most Americans very much. Hes a big fan of power. Photo: Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images) That is power for certain peoplei.e., people like him. Rich people, in other words. His love of investingin bad ideashad me convinced of this. Now, however, I think a more apt descriptor might be maniac....
OpenAI is underscrutiny in the European Unionagain this time overChatGPTs hallucinations about people. The GDPRregulates how the personal data of people in the blocis collected and stored. Under the GDPR, individuals in the E.U. OpenAI CEO Sam AltmanPhoto: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment. OpenAI is already facing similar data protection cases in EU member statesItalyandPoland. This article originally appeared onQuartz. News from the future, delivered to your present....
NBCUniversals Peacockwill raise its prices by $2 this summer, according toThe Hollywood Reporteron Monday. Its the latest price bump in anunfortunate string of streaming price hikes. Just remember to cancel the subscription after the closing ceremony. Photo: Aris MESSINIS / AFP (Getty Images) The streaming service is looking to squeeze even more value out of you. The company is betting these price hikes wont scare off customers. Max and Disney recently followed Netflixs playbook bycracking down on password sharing....
The Financial Timesannounceda deal withOpenAIon Monday to license its world-class journalism for training and informingChatGPTs models. However, ChatGPT was trained on lots of other web-scraped content that OpenAI did not pay for. So why is OpenAI paying for some datasets and not others? Photo: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg (Getty Images) The main perk of a licensing deal seems to be a prominent spot in ChatGPTs answers. However, it seems OpenAI is using a lot of publishers content anyways....
Remember when we called Razers Zephyr face mask one of themost disappointing gadgetsof 2021? We reached out to Razer for comment on the FTCs claim. Razer cares deeply about our community and is always looking to deliver technology in new and relevant ways. Image: Razer The Razer Zephyr was conceived to offer a different and innovative face covering option for the community. The FTCs claims against Razer concerned limited portions of some of the statements relating to the Zephyr....
In its work, the team specifically referenced a paperpublishedlast year in the Journal Comparative Neurology. Dino organsincluding brainsdont preserve particularly wellover tens of millions of years. When it does, it tends to bestuff like dinosaur skin, not internal organs. A T. rex skeleton at the Natural History Museum of Leiden.Photo: Dean Mouhtaropoulos (Getty Images) Indeed, theoldest fossilized skinis nearly 300 million years old, making it much more ancient than T. rex....
Millions of Americanspay for streaming services, doling out anywhere from $5 to $75 a month. Its a common belief that you might get out of recurring charges like this by switching your credit card. The streamers wont be able to find you, and your account will just go away, right? Photo: Said Fx (Getty Images) Granted, it might be easier to just cancel your subscription directly with a streamer like Netflix....
The Webb Space Telescope has given us another cosmic treat. The new findings are detailed in apaperpublished Monday in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics. The Horsehead Nebula, otherwise known as Barnard 33, formed from a collapsing cloud of material. The Webb Telescope captured this image of the Horsehead Nebula that revealed the small-scale structures of its illuminated edge.Image: ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, K. Misselt (University of Arizona) and A. Abergel (IAS/University Paris-Saclay, CNRS)...
Is it the output itself, lacking a strong coherent thread compared to the Infinity Saga? Is it the spectre of superhero fatigue made real? No, Joe and Anthony Russo, say. Screenshot: Marvel Its those kids with their attention spans, gosh darn it. You know, its a very different moment in time than its ever been. And so I think everyone, including Marvel, is experiencing the same thing, this transition. And I think that really is probably whats at play more than anything else....
Crushing squeezes, muddy passages, icy waterfalls. Abseiling over ledges into the unknown. How far would you go for a fossil? Illustration: Peter Trusler/Museums Victoria Here, the river valley is peppered with shadowy entrances to underground caves. In June this year, it will appear on display at Melbourne Museum. In 2011, a local caving group first entered Nightshade Cave through an opening previously blocked by soil. The kangaroo’s skull as first seen inside the cave....
We were so shocked and excited! Summer at Universal Studios Orlando DreamWorks Land Welcome to Shreks swamp and beyond! DreamWorks Land will officially open on June 14 at Universal Studios Florida. Image: Universal Studios Products and Experiences For more information, check outUniversal Studios Hollywoodand theUniversal Studios Orlando Resortto plan your next trip. Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. Image: Universal Studios Products and Experiences...
A third Happy Death Day could be on the way. Isabela Merced teases her role in The Last of Us season 2. Plus, a new look at the season finale of Ghosts. Image: Paramount To me, my spoilers! Yeah, were developing it at the moment, figuring out Chris [Hemsworths] schedule. Sam Hargrave is back directing. Photo: Syfy Well, I can say Chris Landon has the whole thing figured out. We just need to wait for Blumhouse and Universal to get their ducks in a row....
In all good X-Men stories, out of the fires of chaos something new and exciting isreborn in phoenix-flame. But the trailer ends with a very good little comeback. What did you expect? Screenshot: Marvel Cyclops tells his son. Yes, Cable, at this point were all just fine with the Spandexand X-Men 97 knows it. X-Men 97 continues this Wednesday, May 1, for the first part of Tolerance Is Extinction onDisney+....
