Category Archives: Tech

The Reason Most Experts Avoid Using Pie Charts.

https://www.sciencealert.com/most-experts-avoid-using-pie-charts-heres-why • Pie charts are commonly used to visualize big data, but experts avoid them due to their potential for misrepresentation and difficulty in interpretation.• Pie charts become harder to read when there are multiple categories or when presented in … Continue reading

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Here’s the real reason AI can never replace financial advisors

https://fortune.com/2024/01/05/reason-ai-replace-financial-advisors-wealth-bob-rubin/ • AI in wealth management enhances efficiency and data-driven decision-making, but human advisors are still crucial for establishing trust and rapport with clients.• AI algorithms provide advantages in data analysis and portfolio management, allowing for tailored and diversified investment … Continue reading

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Japanese Experiment Breaks Record for Internet Traffic Speed

https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/japanese-experiment-breaks-record-for-internet-traffic-speed/7425422.html World Record for Internet Data Speed: Japanese researchers say they broke the world speed record for sending internet data using fiber-optic cables. New Methods to Increase Speed and Capacity: The researchers made changes to existing fiber-optic technologies, such as … Continue reading

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TikTok to be fined for breaching children’s privacy in EU

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/aug/04/tiktok-to-be-fined-for-breaching-childrens-privacy-in-eu TikTok is to be fined potentially millions of pounds for breaching children’s privacy after a ruling by EU data protection regulator. The European Data Protection Board said it had reached a binding decision on the Chinese-owned video-sharing platform over … Continue reading

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Why media literacy is key to tackling AI-powered misinformation

https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/4108304-why-media-literacy-is-key-to-tackling-ai-powered-misinformation/

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Google Secretly Showing Newspapers an AI-Powered News Generator

https://futurism.com/google-showing-newspapers-ai-news-generator • Google secretly shows major newspapers an AI-powered news generator called Genesis.• Genesis can generate news content by digesting public information, raising concerns about AI-generated content flooding the internet.• Google is stridently denying that the tool is meant to … Continue reading

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The Beatles by Junji Ito

According to the Bing image creator, this is what the Beatles would have looked like if horror master Ito had drawn them.

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Et Tu, PayPal? The EU’s Role in Defunding Dissent

Paypal appears unsure whether it should participate in the current crusade against online “disinformation” or not.  First it closed the PayPal accounts of The Daily Sceptic and the Free Speech Union, and even the personal account of their founder Toby … Continue reading

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Korean nuclear fusion reactor achieves 100 million°C for 30 seconds

A nuclear fusion reaction has lasted for 30 seconds at temperatures in excess of 100 million°C. While the duration and temperature alone aren’t records, the simultaneous achievement of heat and stability brings us a step closer to a viable fusion … Continue reading

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Why wind turbines are not as green as you think

The wind is great for producing electricity without generating greenhouse gas emissions. But there’s a dirty secret — what happens to turbines at the end of their life?  Continue reading 👇 https://thenextweb.com/news/wind-turbines-need-critical-end-of-life-planning

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