Data centers have caused the demand for gas-fired power in the US to explode over the past two years, according to new research released Wednesday. More than a third of this new demand, the research found, is explicitly linked to gas projects that will power data centers—the equivalent of energy that would power tens of … Read more
Even now that the data is secured, Margolis and Thacker argue that it raises questions about how many people inside companies that make AI toys have access to the data they collect, how their access is monitored, and how well their credentials are protected. “There are cascading privacy implications from this,” says Margolis. “All it … Read more
If you ask Yann LeCun, Silicon Valley has a groupthink problem. Since leaving Meta in November, the researcher and AI luminary has taken aim at the orthodox view that large language models (LLMs) will get us to artificial general intelligence (AGI), the threshold where computers match or exceed human smarts. Everyone, he declared in a … Read more
At first glance, the scuffle in the video seems shocking. A New York City school principal, waving a bat, stops masked ICE agents from trying to enter the building behind her, and instead of violence, the encounter erupts with cheers from onlookers. “Let me show you why they call me bat girl,” she says to … Read more
Brian Barrett: And also the kind of thing that people readily click through and don’t realize is happening, right? TikTok also now tracking data. Anything you put into any of its AI tools, if you put in a prompt or any kind of info you give it there, it’s going to track that data, it’s … Read more
When I was finally able to experiment with Auto Browse (for real this time), I took Google’s suggestions of digital chores as my starting point and picked online tasks that could be helpful in my own life. Whenever interacting with generative AI tools, a healthy sense of skepticism—and caution—is critical. Google even includes a disclaimer … Read more
As the standoff between the United States government and Minnesota continues this week over immigration enforcement operations that have essentially occupied the Twin Cities and other parts of the state, a federal judge delayed a decision this week and ordered a new briefing on whether the Department of Homeland Security is using armed raids to … Read more
Sap concur is hoping that artificial intelligence can help it maintain its dominant share in the travel experience management market as it faces intensifying competing from wellnded rivals. The German Software Company, Whoose Sap Concur Products Control An Estimated 50% of the Corporate Travel and Expense Management Market, Are Rolling Out Ai-Based Updates TH Simplife … Read more
A Glance at the past can be useful to gauge how far (or not) the travel industry has come. Over the next few weeks, phocuswire will be taking a look at the companies, trends and stories that made headlines in 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2024. The Marketing Spend of Online Travel Giants Such as Booking … Read more
Getting clones taken down can be an exhausting process for developers. Small Studios has less time, energy, and resources to dedicate to this process, and they’re at the whims of the Digital Distribution Platforms these Games Exist on. Wren Brier, Unpacking‘S Creative Director, Says That Since the Game’s release in 2021, Developer Witch Beam Has … Read more