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Popular Linux Orgs Freedesktop, Alpine Linux Are Scrambling For New Web Hosting(2025-02-04 09:00:02)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: In what is becoming a sadly regular occurrence, two popular free software projects, X.org/Freedesktop.org and Alpine Linux, need to rally some of their millions of users so that they can continue operating. Both services have largely depended on...
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AI Systems With 'Unacceptable Risk' Are Now Banned In the EU(2025-02-04 06:00:22)

AI systems that pose "unacceptable risk" or harm can now be banned in the European Union. Some of the unacceptable AI activities include social scoring, deceptive manipulation, exploiting personal vulnerabilities, predictive policing based on appearance, biometric-based profiling, real-time biometri...
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CERN's Mark Thomson: AI To Revolutionize Fundamental Physics(2025-02-04 03:00:03)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Advanced artificial intelligence is to revolutionize fundamental physics and could open a window on to the fate of the universe, according to Cern's next director general. Prof Mark Thomson, the British physicist who will assume leadership of Ce...
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Salesforce Cutting 1,000 Roles While Hiring Salespeople for AI(2025-02-04 00:00:07)

Salesforce is cutting jobs as its latest fiscal year gets underway, Bloomberg reported Monday, citing a person familiar with the matter, even as the company simultaneously hires workers to sell new artificial intelligence products. From the report: More than 1,000 roles will be affected, according t...
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Bonobos Can Tell When They Know Something You Don't(2025-02-03 21:00:02)

A study found that bonobos can recognize when someone lacks knowledge they possess and take action to help, demonstrating a basic form of theory of mind. This suggests that the ability to understand others' perspectives is evolutionarily older than previously thought and may have existed in our comm...
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