Time to rethink artificial intelligence in the classroom – The Miami Hurricane

As AI continues to soar in popularity, students and educators are starting to take advantage of the technology. According to Forbes, more than 60% of educators around the U.S. have incorporated AI into their classrooms, and college professors are no exception. 
Despite this, I was still surprised when AI use was permitted in my freshman-year writing course (WRS 105), specifically to write a paper’s introduction and conclusion.
While some of the world’s best minds have talked about […]
Time to rethink artificial intelligence in the classroom – The Miami Hurricane

Elon Musk's Starlink Satellites 'Blocking' View Of The Universe: Report – NDTV

Radio waves from these satellites are blocking scientists’ ability to peer into universe.
Elon Musk’s new generation of Starlink satellites is raising concerns among Dutch scientists who claim the new satellites will bring fast internet worldwide and are proving to be interference for astronomers on a massive scale.
Thousands of orbiting Starlink satellites “are blinding” radio telescopes, perhaps causing damage to astronomical research, according to researchers at the Netherlands Institute for […]
Elon Musk's Starlink Satellites 'Blocking' View Of The Universe: Report – NDTV

Nvidia Considers $165M OctoAI Acquisition, Aims to Strengthen AI and Cloud Dominance

Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) is considering acquiring the OctoAI startup for $165 million to boost its software and cloud computing services.
According to the Information, which cites shareholders’ messages, the startup sells software designed to enhance the efficiency of artificial intelligence models.
OctoAI raised $132 million from investors, including Tiger Global, which was valued at $900 million in 2021.
Also Read: BlackRock, Microsoft, Others Team Up For $30B Artificial Intelligence Fund: […]
Nvidia Considers $165M OctoAI Acquisition, Aims to Strengthen AI and Cloud Dominance

Elon Musk threatens to sue FAA after feds propose fining SpaceX $633,000 | Ars Technica

The Federal Aviation Administration alleged Tuesday that SpaceX violated its launch license requirements on two occasions last year by using an unauthorized launch control center and fuel farm at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The regulator seeks to fine SpaceX $633,009 for the alleged violations, which occurred during a Falcon 9 launch and a Falcon Heavy launch last year. Combined, the proposed fines make up the largest civil penalty ever imposed by the FAA’s commercial spaceflight […]
Elon Musk threatens to sue FAA after feds propose fining SpaceX $633,000 | Ars Technica

Initiative aims to make Princeton a leader in AI accelerated engineering

As a part of a broad set of investments around artificial intelligence, Princeton University has launched AI for Accelerating Invention, an initiative to achieve faster breakthroughs across engineering disciplines, including biomedicine, robotics and nuclear fusion.
“What we have the opportunity to do here is to transform engineering by taking this tool and using it in ways that haven’t yet been imagined,” said Andrea Goldsmith, dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and […]
Initiative aims to make Princeton a leader in AI accelerated engineering

Elon Musk accuses Britain of having 'misplaced priorities' over Huw Edwards sentencing

Billionaire joins criticism surrounding former BBC News presenter being spared jail for child sex offences

Elon Musk accused Britain of having “misplaced priorities” after paedophile Huw Edwards was spared jail.
The former BBC News presenter’s six-month suspended sentence for child sex offences has sparked fury and led to accusations of a two-tier justice system in the UK.
Critics have claimed that the sentence gives the impression that sex crimes against children are taken less […]
Elon Musk accuses Britain of having 'misplaced priorities' over Huw Edwards sentencing

NSA’s secret Amazon-developed cloud environment progressing ‘very well’

National Security Agency headquarters in Fort Meade, Md.

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Development of the National Security Agency’s commercial cloud environment is progressing “very well,” according to an official from Amazon Web Services, the company that ultimately won a contract valued at up to $10 billion from the clandestine signals intelligence agency in 2022.
“Our plans are tracking right now,” David […]
NSA’s secret Amazon-developed cloud environment progressing ‘very well’

Musk Super PAC Switches Field Plan Again in Arizona and Nevada – The New York Times

The pro-Trump group America PAC, which was founded by the billionaire Elon Musk, has cut ties with a canvassing firm in two battleground states, just seven weeks before Election Day.
With just seven weeks until Election Day, America PAC, one of the most ambitious, well-funded groups supporting former President Donald J. Trump’s campaign, has switched up its ground game in Arizona and Nevada, two states pivotal to his re-election bid.
The super PAC, which was founded by the billionaire Elon […]
Musk Super PAC Switches Field Plan Again in Arizona and Nevada – The New York Times

AI-powered app offers personalized allergy forecasts – Fox Business

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine professor Dr. Marty Makary details his new book, ‘Blind Spots,’ and reacts to rising concerns around energy drinks and chronic diseases.
A medical technology company is leveraging artificial intelligence to help people determine if they suffer from allergies before having an attack. 
SoundHealth launched an app that has the capability of personalizing allergy forecasts by analyzing a person's facial anatomy in conjunction with their surrounding […]
AI-powered app offers personalized allergy forecasts – Fox Business

Gavin Newsom signs AI bills aimed at fighting election deepfakes like those spread by Elon Musk

California Governor Gavin Newsom is signing into law three bills that target the misuse of video, audio, and images created by artificial intelligence in a sweeping effort to crack down on election deepfakes.
Newsom had vowed to pass the legislation after billionaire tech CEO Elon Musk recirculated a deepfake video on his platform, X, in July featuring altered footage of Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
The governor signed the bills during a fireside chat with […]
Gavin Newsom signs AI bills aimed at fighting election deepfakes like those spread by Elon Musk