INDUSTRY
As artificial intelligence companies compete for increasingly scarce training material, some are reportedly turning to an unexpectedly old-fashioned source: physical books. AI developers and their contractors are purchasing large quantities of secondhand books, removing their bindings and scanning the pages before destroying or recycling the originals, according to a July
Biden Hails IBM’s $20 Billion Manufacturing Deal
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday, Oct. 6 championed his administration's push to subsidize U.S. semiconductor...
Oil Rises as OPEC+ Agrees Deep Cuts to Production
Oil prices rose on Wednesday, Oct 5 — building on gains in recent days as OPEC+ agreed its deepest cuts...
Blizzard Ups Online Gaming Surveillance Ante in Overwatch 2
Gaming industry giant Activision Blizzard is implementing certain surveillance mechanics in its arcade-style...
Japan and US Forces Hold Joint Military Exercise In Response to North Korea’s Missile Launch
Japan and the U.S. held joint jet military exercise on Tuesday, Oct. 4 in response to North Korea’s missile...
Alerts Sound in Tokyo Following North Korea Missile Launch
The Japanese government sounded a siren in central Tokyo on Tuesday, Oct. 4 after North Korea launched...
Swedish Geneticist Svante Paabo Wins Nobel Prize in Physiology
Swedish geneticist and director of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig,...
VTB Bank Urges Putin to Curb Western Grain Traders’ Russian Ops
MOSCOW/HAMBURG (Reuters) — Sanctions-hit VTB Bank has urged President Vladimir Putin to curb the activities...
Europe’s Steel Makers Fear Deepening Crisis From Energy Crunch as Output Halted
GENK, Belgium — Spiraling energy costs have forced steel makers to cut output across Europe, threatening...
Podcaster Metrics Are Being Inflated Through Junk Online Games
Podcasters are padding their listener counts with spurious numbers originating from junk online games...