Day: March 2, 2023

Another iPhone survives a week underwater after being accidentally dropped into a lake

It’s been a while since the iPhone became water resistant, and stories about the phone surviving long periods underwater are not new – yet they’re always intriguing. This time, a student accidentally dropped his iPhone into a lake in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. A week later, the device was recovered, and surprisingly, it’s still working.

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Daily Crunch: Stealth startup Figure releases first photos of its all-purpose humanoid robot

Hello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package.

Daily Crunch: Stealth startup Figure releases first photos of its all-purpose humanoid robot by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

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Entrepreneurs Are Not Robots: How to Prevent Burnout and Not Harm Your Business

Entrepreneurship is typically associated with workaholicism, competition, and perfectionism. It’s not about burnout and mental disorder to which such a lifestyle leads, but burnout remains a taboo topic. To get rid of chronic stress, you first need to admit that there is a problem. Step 2: Understand and Forgive Yourself.

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FTC Fires Warning Shot At ‘AI’ Companies Like DoNotPay: Do Not Oversell Your AI

Over the last few months we’ve had a few articles highlighting the pretty serious questions raised regarding how much of DoNotPay’s (“the world’s first robot lawyer”) marketing is pure bullshit and nonsense. It’s not surprising that there might be a bit of puffery from a startup, but DoNotPay’s claims are so outlandish, and its CEO,

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Tapbots now lets you transfer subscription to Ivory, Tweetbot and Twitterrific adds refund rejection

It’s been almost two months since Twitter banned third-party apps from using its API to create alternative clients for the social network. As a consequence, popular apps such as Tweetbot and Twitterrific no longer work and have been completely discontinued. Now the developers behind these apps have announced new ways to let users support them.

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When AI Goes Rogue – The Curious Case of Microsoft’s Bing Chat

In just three months, ChatGPT has transformed our world. There is great potential for generative conversational bots and other AI systems to disrupt businesses, enhance customer experience, transform society, and create innovative opportunities. However, AI systems can go rogue if they are not developed and deployed securely and responsibly. Rogue AI can pose serious risks to users and the society. AI developers and businesses using AI systems can become liable if their AI systems cause harm or damage. Ensuring that AI systems behave as intended involves the collective responsibility of AI developers, users, and policymakers. Appropriate technical, non-technical and regulatory measures must be in place to verify that AI is developed and deployed in a way that is safe, secure, and beneficial to society.

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Alienware Has New Gaming Keyboards, Mice, Monitors, and More

Alienware Dell’s subsidiary for gaming products, Alienware, has stuck around for three decades and shows no signs of slowing down. Alienware is now introducing a pile of new devices, from keyboards to monitors. Alienware has revealed pricing and availability information for a heap of new products, with some products being released today, and others arriving

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