Sleep Disrupted by Daylight Saving Time? 3 Fixes to Restore Your Rest
Daylight saving time means more warm, glowy sunlight later in the day. It also means we all lost an hour of precious sleep, and some of us are still trying to recover. According to a survey by the Sleep Doctor, 25% of people said the time change affects their sleeping habits. If you’ve had trouble falling asleep […]
How the A.I. That Drives ChatGPT Will Move Into the Physical World
Companies like OpenAI and Midjourney build chatbots, image generators and other artificial intelligence tools that operate in the digital world. Now, a start-up founded by three former OpenAI researchers is using the technology development methods behind chatbots to build A.I. technology that can navigate the physical world. Covariant, a robotics company headquartered in Emeryville, Calif., […]
Vacuum Tubes and Transistors – O’Reilly
I’ve had a ham radio license since the late 1960s and observed the transition from vacuum tubes (remember them?) to transistors firsthand. Because we’re allowed to operate high power transmitters (1500 watt output), tubes hang on in our world a lot longer than elsewhere. There’s a good reason: tubes are ideal high power devices for […]
Your Kid May Already Be Watching AI-Generated Videos on YouTube
Neither Yes! Neo nor Super Crazy Kids responded to WIRED’s request for comment. Few Limits Yes! Neo, Super Crazy Kids, and other similar channels share a common look—they feature 3D animation in a style similar to Cocomelon, YouTube’s most popular children’s channel in the US. (Dana Steiner, a spokesperson for Cocomelon’s parent company Moonbug, says […]
Everyone is misquoting Jonathan Glazer’s Oscars speech: Here’s what he said.
Despite the pro-Palestinian protests taking place outside and the number of politically charged films up for awards, Sunday night’s Oscars ceremony was a remarkably politics-light affair — with one major exception. Accepting the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film for his harrowing Holocaust film The Zone of Interest, director Jonathan Glazer took a stance […]
Midjourney debuts consistent characters for gen AI images
Join leaders in Boston on March 27 for an exclusive night of networking, insights, and conversation. Request an invite here. The popular AI image generating service Midjourney has deployed one of its most oft-requested features: the ability to recreate characters consistently across new images. This has been a major hurdle for AI image generators to-date, […]
Apple reportedly testing AI-driven ad placements in App Store strategy
Apple is reportedly experimenting with an AI-driven advertising platform, partnering with a select group of collaborators, according to Business Insider. This cutting-edge tool is allegedly designed to optimize ad placements within the App Store, potentially enhancing the performance of App Store Search Ads. While AI in advertising is not new, with giants like Google and […]