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Today's reference article is quite different from the material we usually share. This written by Janus Rose, a 404Media reporter, is intended as a profound reflection on the current state of affairs, the contemporary political situation in the United States and, consequently, the online landscape in this regard. Follo...

We recently shared an article published by the online news outlet 404 Media, which announced the start of an investigation regarding a series of low-quality content generated by artificial intelligence and proposed as potential reading material within Hoopla's service. Today's reference article is intended as an update...

Google recently announced some new features for its android devices, including some exclusive to the “Pixel” line. More specifically, real-time location sharing in the Find My app for Android users with their selected contacts was announced, along with support for multicamera streaming and new text-to-image options...

One of the leading AI companies recently announced a project dedicated to supporting academic research at the world's top universities. More specifically, OpenAI, an American artificial intelligence research organization, has created a new consortium called NextGenAI, through which it will launch a $50 million grant pr...

The sudden boom of Deepseek, the latest phenomenon in the artificial intelligence sector and a Chinese application famous for its surprising effectiveness and free status, has set off alarm bells for several competitors in the tech industry. Two months after its market launch, in fact, several investigations into it ha...

In August 2024, a law dedicated to the management of artificial intelligence will come into force. In preparation for this implementation, the European Commission has appointed a group of experts in the field to draft a Code of Conduct dedicated exclusively to AI. The group is currently working on the draft, which was ...

Today's reference article is about the book “Dark Wire,” written by Joseph Cox, a journalist and co-founder of 404 Media, one of the online titles we often refer to for texts presented in this section of the site. Imagine investing time, money and passion in writing a book, publishing it and putting it up for sale...

The right to repair is a somewhat token topic on U.S. soil, as machinery companies are not in the habit of allowing customers to repair machines they now own, indirectly forcing them to have to rely on the manufacturing company each time, having to wait for a trained technician to come out. This practice keeps the orig...

Since its release in 2022, ChatGPT has immediately established itself as a potentially revolutionary tool, especially considering the rapid growth of artificial intelligence models in recent years. The general public's opinion has been quite varied: younger people, especially those related to the arts or the environmen...

In recent years, the unpleasant practice of hacking in the medical sector has spread exponentially: digital extortion seems to be the order of the day for those working in health care. Hospitals, clinics, and private practitioners are increasingly being targeted, considering the vast amount of sensitive data they guard...

During the last week of February, a “silent album” was released as a protest against the British government's planned changes to the Copyright Act. According to the artists involved, whose number is around 1,000, the proposed changes to this law would make it easier for companies specializing in artificial intellig...

DBS, one of Singapore's largest banks, recently announced that it plans to lay off about 4,000 employees over the next three years, considering the spread of artificial intelligence within the professional sector. This change will not affect permanent employees, only and exclusively those in temporary positions. The r...

The use of artificial intelligence in professional environments is now inevitable, so the human role of controlling the information provided or compiled by the AI system relied upon becomes of paramount importance. This tool is not miraculous, it's not a magic spell that ensures correct and quality results every time -...

Deepseek, the Chinese artificial intelligence that has recently achieved a fair amount of success worldwide, has been removed from app stores in South Korea due to some privacy issues. The system in question enjoys a certain fame due to its completely free nature, an ever-appreciated feature that has allowed it to reac...

The concept of a “robotic assistant” has been around for years now; in most homes one can find at least one Alexa device, Roomba, or any other kind of product aimed at improving the user's convenience and quality of life. Most of the big names in the tech industry have already explored the possibility of devising ...

Cyclically, every year, there comes a time when TikTok returns to the spotlight. Following a series of disagreements with the U.S. government, during the third weekend of January, the platform was banned on U.S. soil. Those who owned the application on their phones received a message stating that the service was curren...