Technology News
- An app might rewrite this clickbait headline — here’s whyby Jay Peters on June 2, 2023 at 12:00 pm
Image: ArtifactThe Artifact news app only just started letting users mark articles as clickbait, but starting Friday, the app will actually be able to rewrite clickbait-y headlines for you in real time with some help from OpenAI’s GPT-4 large language model. If enough people mark a story as having a clickbait headline, Artifact might start showing an AI-rewritten headline to all users. It’s a fascinating — and fast — evolution of a feature that only rolled out last week to Artifact, the new app from Instagram’s co-founders that’s kind of like a TikTok for text. In an interview with The Verge, Artifact co-founder Kevin Systrom says that the app has already seen “tons” of people use the clickbait marker. “It’s clear that people are passionate about... Continue reading…
- Priority E-Coast Review: High Maintenance Ebikeby Adrienne So on June 2, 2023 at 12:00 pm
This electric beach cruiser has a Gates carbon belt drive, but a few other problems as well.
- Apple transformed the iPhone 10 years ago — and we’re still feeling it todayby Jay Peters on June 2, 2023 at 12:00 pm
This is what iOS 7 looked like in September 2013 — three months after Apple first announced it. | Image: AppleiOS 7 brought a bold new design, but much of what was introduced in that release still serves as the foundation for what we see on our iPhones today. Continue reading…
- UK car rental service delivers your car via remote controlby Jess Weatherbed on June 2, 2023 at 11:24 am
Fetch is currently available in Milton Keynes and plans to eventually expand to nearby locations like Luton and Northampton. | Image: BBC / Imperium DriveA new car rental service has launched in the UK that aims to deliver vehicles directly to customers without a driver inside. Instead of relying on autonomous driving technology, Fetch — a service launched by British startup Imperium Drive — remotely pilots its fleet of electric cars from the comfort of the company’s head office, providing a ‘driverless vehicle’ experience with the added safety of technically still having a human driver in control. At the moment, however, vehicles are being delivered with a “safety driver” sitting behind the wheel who can take control of the car if necessary. Fetch hopes to go fully remote after 18 months of demonstrated success. Fetch claims its driverless system has driven over 1,000 miles without a... Continue reading…
- NASA’s Year-Long Mars Simulation Is a Test of Mental Mettleby Ramin Skibba on June 2, 2023 at 11:00 am
Four people will cohabitate in a small prototype Martian dwelling, mimicking the isolation and stresses of life on the Red Planet.
GovCon News
- White House officials outline plans for green government spending spared by debt ceiling cutsby Jory Heckman on June 1, 2023 at 10:54 pm
The Biden administration’s long-term goals to eliminate carbon emissions from federal buildings and vehicles remain unscathed, as part of a bipartisan deal to cut government spending in exchange for raising the debt ceiling.
- How a few agency leaders are defining, measuring ‘meaningful’ in-person workby Drew Friedman on June 1, 2023 at 10:15 pm
After the White House called on agencies to increase “meaningful” in-person work at agency headquarter, federal leaders are considering how to balance, measure and track changes to hybrid work for their employees.
- Senators seek to bypass defense caps in debt ceiling billby Bryant Harris on June 1, 2023 at 9:22 pm
Defense hawks demand supplementals to increase the debt ceiling agreement's defense spending caps, possibly in the next Ukraine aid bill.
- Why the federal sector must leverage more chatbots as CX remains a top priority for the administrationby commentators on June 1, 2023 at 8:45 pm
Poor CX can have a negative impact on the government as well. Especially if citizens need to make repeated inquiries or complaints to resolve issues, leading to additional staff time and resources being required.
- A Defense agency helps a civilian agency with a key post-disaster functionby Tom Temin on June 1, 2023 at 8:05 pm
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) will aid FEMA in feeding disaster victims. The DLA's troop-support unit acquires the rations used by troops the world over. Now it has created what it calls the Survivor Daily Ration for use by FEMA.
Business News
- Driving Innovation And Improving Customer Experience In Pet Careby Jeff Thomson, Senior Contributor on June 2, 2023 at 1:00 pm
Identifying an unmet consumer demand is only the beginning, says this finance leader. You have to know your customer's mindset.
- An Innovator’s Role In The World Of AIby Mohan Nair, CommunityVoice on June 2, 2023 at 1:00 pm
Billions are being thrown into the AI world, and one must understand and separate the risk from success.
- Dungeons Are Now Destiny 2’s Best Content, They Shouldn’t Be Sold Separatelyby Paul Tassi, Senior Contributor on June 2, 2023 at 12:54 pm
The concept of dungeons in Destiny 2 are years old at this point, first arriving with Shattered Throne in Forsaken. They’re the rare class of content that has never been content vaulted,
- Warning Issued For iPhone Users As Ongoing iMessage 0-Click Attack Revealedby Davey Winder, Senior Contributor on June 2, 2023 at 12:46 pm
Security researchers at Kaspersky have warned that an ongoing zero-click iMessage attack triggers a zero-day exploit on iPhones without any user interaction.
- Cross-Industry Synergy In Electronics, Automotive And Aerospaceby Greg Ombach, Forbes Councils Member on June 2, 2023 at 12:45 pm
Cross-industry learning and collaboration, especially now, are vital for driving innovation in consumer electronics, automotive and aerospace sectors.