Google unveiled “Jules” on Wednesday, an artificial intelligence coding assistant that can autonomously fix software bugs and prepare code changes while developers sleep, marking a significant advancement in the company’s push to automate core programming tasks. Read about it at [@venturebeat]( ). #AI #Coding #Developers #Software #Google #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/6CMpTf
Next year, UCLA will offer a comparative literature course on medieval and Renaissance-era writing that will make heavy use of AI-generated materials. The textbook is subtitled "Of Nerniacular Latin To An Evoolitun On Nance Langusages." Oops. Read more at [@Futurism]( ). #AI #UCLA #Academia #Oops #Tech #Technology
Automotive giant General Motors announced that it would be pulling funding from its robotaxi firm Cruise, after spending billions on the project. Read more at [@Gizmodo]( ). #Cruise #GM #Robotaxi #AI #Tech #Technology
2024 was the year Google was deemed a monopoly, OpenAI went for-profit, and tech bros went into politics. Let's take a look back at the year's biggest tech stories. #2024 #Tech #Technology #ElonMusk #X #Twitter #Google #OpenAI #CrowdStrike #Intel
“Artisans won’t complain about work-life balance” “Artisan’s Zoom cameras will never ‘not be working’ today.” “Hire Artisans, not humans.” “The era of AI employees is here.” These are some of the ads seen around San Francisco, placed by an AI startup called Artisan. Many are not pleased. Read more at [@Gizmodo]( ). #AI #Tech #Technology #Dystopia
Soccer club Manchester City is holding a competition that asks fans to generate its future uniform design with AI. Players will wear the winning design as a third kit during the 2026-2027 season. [@theverge]( ) has the story. #AI #Soccer #Football #ManchesterCity #Tech #Technology
Congress will vote this week on a bill that includes $3 billion to help U.S. telcoms remove equipment made by Chinese firms. Read more at [@TechRadar]( ). #China #Telcom #Cybersecurity #Huawei #ZTE
[@Futurism]( ) depicted a 14-year-old and engaged a Google-funded chatbot about self-harm. What they found was disturbing. “Asked how to ‘hide the cuts’ from family, the bot suggested wearing a ‘long-sleeve hoodie.’ At no point in the conversation did the platform intervene with a content warning or helpline pop-up, as Character.AI has promised to do.” Read more: #Tech #AI #Teens #Technology #ArtificalIntelligence
PlayStation turns 30, Spotify Wrapped 2024, and more of the biggest tech stories from the past week, from @techradar.flipboard.com. #Tech #PlayStation #Spotify #Technology
Imagine an AI weather forecasting model that could hold its own with traditional methods. The day might be here, according to recently published research. Google’s GenCast outperformed a leading forecast model when tested on data from 2019. Read more from [@theverge]( ): #Tech #AI #Technology #Weather #WeatherForecasts #ArtificialIntelligence