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New York Times: Hands-on with Ernie 3.5, which Baidu claims is “slightly inferior” to GPT-4 in a comprehensive test but performs better when both were spoken to in Chinese  —  We spoke in Chinese to Baidu’s Ernie and the American standard-bearer, ChatGPT.  This is what we found.

Dear Mark … Are you really going to fight a mixed martial arts cage match with Elon Musk? It sounds like the plot of a bad ’90s cyberpunk novel or an outtake from Idiocracy. I have to believe this is a massive troll by the two of you—my bullshit detector is screaming like a banshee. But there are disturbing indications …

Comment on this storyComment Elon Musk took to Twitter to talk about his new artificial intelligence company, xAI, outlining a goal of building a super-intelligent AI that could help solve complex scientific and math questions and “understand” the universe. During a live audio event on the social media site, Musk’s team of all-male math, AI and engineering experts introduced themselves, …

Jonathan Feist / Android Authority The Google Pixel family has long had a list of features that make it a go-to for die-hard fans. Whether it’s the vanilla Android experience or the powerful camera, the Pixel packs some features that set it apart from the pack. As Android nerds, we’re always on the lookout for Google Pixel deals. The Google …

Matt Wales / Eurogamer.net: Larry Hryb, Xbox’s senior director of corporate communications, also known as Major Nelson, says he is leaving Microsoft after 22 years at the company  —  To “work on the next chapter of my career.”  —  Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb, long one of the most recognisable presences on the Xbox team …

The current heat wave in Italy is “very unusual,” says Mercalli, because of its long duration: The heat event is expected to last roughly two weeks. A study published in May estimated that, until the late 1990s, the average European heat wave would last one week or less, but this has since increased significantly due to global warming. The sweltering …

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday granted a temporary stay of a July 4 order putting sweeping limitations on the Biden administration’s communications with social media companies. The stay was granted by a panel of 5th Circuit judges, which includes Clinton-appointee Carl E. Stewart, Obama-appointee James E. Graves and Trump-appointee Andrew S. Oldham. Oldham last year wrote an …

Ryan Haines / Android Authority If you’re looking to pick up a new flagship phone, the Galaxy S family is one of the best Android phones of 2023. Launching in February of 2023, the S23 series has been available for about five months and shouldn’t see a successor for a little over half a year. Still, is there any reason …

Wall Street Journal: Source: Binance has fired over 1,000 people in recent weeks; the cuts are global, ongoing, and could result in the company losing more than a third of its staff  —  Crypto exchange reduces workforce as Justice Department investigation continues  —  Binance, the giant crypto exchange …

However, the collapse of the Terra Luna stablecoin in May 2022 blew a billion-dollar hole in the Celsius balance sheet that, combined with a slump in the crypto market, left Celsius unable to meet a surge in customer withdrawals. On June 12, the company announced it would halt withdrawals, citing “extreme market conditions.” A month later, the company filed for …