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AI Tools May Soon Manipulate People's Online Decision-Making, Say Researchers
Slashdot reader SysEngineer shared this report from the Guardian:
AI tools could be used to manipulate online audiences into making decisions — ranging from what to buy to who to vote for — according to researchers at the University of Cambridge. The paper highlights an emerging new mar...
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When Jimmy Carter Spoke At a Wireless Tradeshow
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died. Born in 1924, he had just celebrated his 100th birthday on October 1st.
If you want to catch a glimpse of his political charisma, YouTube has a clip of Carter's appearance on "What's My Line" when he was still only governor of Georgia. Within five years...
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2024's Ten Top-Grossing Films Were All Sequels or Prequels
"Every single one of the top ten box office hits of 2024 was a sequel, a remake... or a prequel," writes The Hollywood Reporter.
Here's the list of 2024's top-grossing films published by the movie blog SlashFilm:
10. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
9. Venom: The Last Dance
8. Kung Fu Panda 4
7. Godzill...
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'Did Anything Good Happen in 2024? Actually, Yes!'
The Washington Post shares some good news from 2024:
Researchers were able to detect a significant dip in atmospheric levels of hydrochlorofluorocarbons — harmful gases that deplete the ozone layer — for the first time, almost 30 years after countries first agreed to phase out the chemi...
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Electric Air Taxis are Taking Flight. Can They Succeed as a Business?
An anonymous reader shared this report from the Washington Post:
Archer is aiming to launch its first commercially operated [and electrically-powered] flights with a pilot and passengers within a year in Abu Dhabi. A competitor, Joby Aviation, says it is aiming to launch passenger service in Dubai...
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