Library Session Explores the Value of Editing in Literary Work – Arts & culture
Dubai Culture, in cooperation with the General Directorate for Identity and Foreigners Affairs – Dubai, is organising a talk on…
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Qualcomm acquires generative AI division of Vietnamese startup VinAI
Qualcomm has acquired the generative AI division of VinAI, an AI research company headquartered in Hanoi, for an undisclosed amount,…
NaNoWriMo shut down after AI, content moderation scandals
NaNoWriMo, a 25-year-old online writing community-turned-nonprofit, announced on Monday evening that it is shutting down. NaNoWriMo — an abbreviation of…
What’s the Secret Behind the Lines on Towels? – Lifestyle
There are small details in our daily lives that we don’t notice until someone asks about them. Why do jeans…
Sam Altman says that OpenAI’s capacity issues will cause product delays
In a series of posts on X on Monday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that the popularity of the company’s…
School of Life Celebrates Languages and Launches Phase 2 of the Creative Impact Track – Arts & culture
Dubai Culture is presenting a series of public workshops through its ‘School of Life’ initiative under the Dubai Quality of…
Genetic sharing site openSNP to shut down, citing concerns of data privacy and ‘rise in authoritarian governments’
OpenSNP, a large open source repository for user-uploaded genetic data, will shut down and delete all of its data at…
TikTok is shutting down its Instagram competitor TikTok Notes
TikTok is shutting down its Instagram competitor, TikTok Notes, on May 8. The photo-sharing app launched in testing in Canada,…
Meta’s head of AI research plans to leave the company
Meta’s VP of AI research, Joelle Pineau, is planning to leave the company, she announced in a post on Facebook…
Who are climate-conscious consumers? Not who you’d expect, says Northwind Climate
Sometimes, surprises are lurking in everyday data. Take a category of consumers that Doug Rubin’s startup, Northwind Climate, calls “climate…