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https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/1/24087820/samsung-galaxy-ring-battery-life-wearables The pre-nup process had been less stressful than they expected. Their AIs had worked their magic and haggled in whatever way code can argue. The planning of the reception had been equally painless. They were just glad they’d never had to sit down and work out the seating plan.… Read the rest

https://admin.thedrum.com/news/2024/02/29/ipg-teams-up-with-adobe-bring-ai-powered-content-development-clients The pitch process had been quick. It always was now. He didn’t really understand how it worked. Something about agency AIs connecting to his and then some sort of geeky haggling. All a mystery. But it was settled now. A new agency partner. He remembered the old days. The… Read the rest

https://www.ft.com/content/f2ae55bf-b9fa-49b5-ac0e-8b7411729539 The Minister had a plan. It was a good plan. It would get him out of the “situation” and keep his career on track. The policy wouldn’t cost anything so he wouldn’t have to run it past the Treasury AI and he was convinced after running it past his… Read the rest

https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/28/24085445/google-ceo-gemini-ai-diversity-scandal-employee-memo It was an election year. They were all jittery. The smallest misstep, the simplest slip and he was convinced it was game over. The party needed discipline. And so he was as angry as he was disappointed by what had happened. And it was the anger that was driving… Read the rest

https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/26/bescene-tinder-style-networking-app-for-filmmakers/ When we started the course, she told us the industry standard was “team”: some sort of cross between business partnership and a marriage. She told us the history of her relationships. How her partner had “got her”, how they’d bounced ideas off each other, cranked the creativity up, climbed… Read the rest

https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/25/24082760/apple-smart-glasses-airpods-cameras-smart-ring He’d wanted to be involved in tech ever since he was little. It wasn’t the code or even the clever things it could do that attracted him. He was a design geek. He loved the lines and the curves and the fit and the feel and the weight and…… Read the rest

https://www.wired.com/story/facial-recognition-vending-machine-error-investigation/ There was the usual queue outside the classroom. The students had been at in London long enough to know if they didn’t “tap in” as the University called it (a friendly euphemism for a soulless, bureaucratic process) they’d soon receive a form letter with words like “attendance”, “visa” and… Read the rest

https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/23/virtual-staging-ai-helps-realtors-digitally-furnish-rooms-within-seconds/ We won’t have any difficulty here. Properties like this are in high demand… with a little bit of work. No, you don’t have to do anything, that’s what we’re here for. I know, tidying up after the kids and dog for every viewing, who has the time? No, you… Read the rest

https://arstechnica.com/?p=2005254 The streets were lined. Kids who’d suddenly discovered science to the delight of the politicians and teachers who were also there. There were adults too. Some could remember the early programmes when they were kids and the latest “giant leap” had awoken something. Tickertape was falling from the skyscrapers… Read the rest

https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/21/hundreds-of-ai-luminaries-sign-letter-calling-for-anti-deepfake-legislation/ We don’t believe letters do any good. There are are too many vested interests, agendas and frankly too much money in play for governments to listen. There’s also the fact that really, politicians aren’t sufficiently technologically literate to understand. No, our long letter will be acknowledged, mentioned on the… Read the rest