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[43]home-electro.com shares a report from Engadget: On Sunday night Samsung held its annual First Look event at CES 2024, where the company [44]teased the world's first transparent MicroLED display. While there's still no word on how much it costs or when this tech will find its way into retail devices, Samsung showcased its transparent MicroLED display side-by-side next to transparent OLED and transparent LCD models to really highlight the differences between the tech. Compared to the others, not only was the MicroLED panel significantly brighter, it also featured a completely frameless design and a more transparent glass panel that made it easier to see objects behind it. LG also [45]unveiled a similar piece of tech: the company's "first wireless transparent OLED TV." It's called the OLED T and supports 4K resolution and LG's wireless transmission tech for audio and video. You can watch a demo of Samsung's transparent microLED screen [46]on YouTube. apply tags__________ 172704787 story [47]Moon [48]Moon Lander Problem Threatens Mission After Vulcan Rocket Makes Successful Debut [49](reuters.com) [50]19 Posted by [51]BeauHD on Tuesday January 09, 2024 @02:00AM from the not-all-smooth-sailing dept. [52]necro81 writes: [53]ULA's Vulcan rocket, many years in development, had a [54]successful [55]first [56]launch this morning from Cape Canaveral. The expendable rocket, which uses two methane-fueled [57]BE-4 engines from Blue Origin in its first stage, is the successor to the Delta and Atlas-V launch vehicles. [58]Years overdue, and with a packed manifest for future launches, Vulcan is [59]critical to the ULA's continued existence. The payload on this first mission is called Peregrine -- a lunar lander from [60]Astrobotic. Unfortunately, Peregrine has [61]suffered an anomaly some hours into flight; it is unclear whether the mission can recover. UPDATE: According to Reuters, Peregrine's propulsion system [62]experienced issues hours after separating from Vulcan, "preventing the spacecraft from angling itself toward the sun for power." "While mission engineers regained control, the faulty propulsion system is losing valuable propellant, forcing Astrobotic to consider 'alternative mission profiles,' suggesting a moon landing is no longer achievable," reports Reuters. In the [63]most recent update (#5) on X, Astrobotic said in a statement: "We've received the first image from Peregrine in space! The camera utilized is mounted atop a payload deck and shows Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) in the foreground. The disturbance of the MLI is the first visual clue that aligns with out telemetry data that points to a propulsion system anomaly. Nonetheless, the spacecraft's battery is now fully charged, and we are using Peregrine's existing power to perform as many payload and spacecraft operations as possible. At this time, the majority of our Peregrine mission team has been awake and working diligently for more than 24 hours. We ask for your patience as we reassess incoming data so we can provide ongoing updates later this evening." apply tags__________ 172704011 story [64]Science [65]Scientists Discover 100 To 1000 Times More Plastics In Bottled Water [66](washingtonpost.com) [67]96 Posted by [68]BeauHD on Monday January 08, 2024 @10:30PM from the more-you-know dept. An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Washington Post: People are swallowing [69]hundreds of thousands of microscopic pieces of plastic each time they drink a liter of bottled water, scientists have shown -- a revelation that could have profound implications for human health. A [70]new paper released Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found about 240,000 particles in the average liter of bottled water, most of which were "nanoplastics" -- particles measuring less than one micrometer (less than one-seventieth the width of a human hair). [...] The typical methods for finding microplastics can't be easily applied to finding even smaller particles, but Min co-invented a method that involves aiming two lasers at a sample and observing the resonance of different molecules. Using machine learning, the group was able to identify seven types of plastic molecules in a sample of three types of bottled water. [...] The new study found pieces of PET (polyethylene terephthalate), which is what most plastic water bottles are made of, and polyamide, a type of plastic that is present in water filters. The researchers hypothesized that this means plastic is getting into the water both from the bottle and from the filtration process. Researchers don't yet know how dangerous tiny plastics are for human health. In a large review published in 2019, the World Health Organization said there wasn't enough firm evidence linking microplastics in water to human health, but described an urgent need for further research. In theory, nanoplastics are small enough to make it into a person's blood, liver and brain. And nanoplastics are likely to appear in much larger quantities than microplastics -- in the new research, 90 percent of the plastic particles found in the sample were nanoplastics, and only 10 percent were larger microplastics. Finding a connection between microplastics and health problems in humans is complicated -- there are thousands of types of plastics, and over 10,000 chemicals used to manufacture them. But at a certain point, [...] policymakers and the public need to prepare for the possibility that the tiny plastics in the air we breathe, the water we drink and the clothes we wear have serious and dangerous effects. "You still have a lot of people that, because of marketing, are convinced that bottled water is better," said Sherri Mason, a professor and director of sustainability at Penn State Behrend in Erie. "But this is what you're drinking in addition to that H2O." apply tags__________ 172704171 story [71]It's funny. Laugh. [72]Flappie AI Cat Door Stops Your Pet From Gifting You Dead Mice [73]44 Posted by [74]BeauHD on Monday January 08, 2024 @08:10PM from the weird-pet-tech dept. "For those who don't appreciate the 'gifts' your cat drags in, this might be a solution from a Swiss start up," writes Slashdot reader [75]maudlins11. Engadget reports: Finding weird pet-related technology is a CES tradition, and this year is no exception. Take [76]Flappie, for example. The Swiss start-up is showing off an AI-powered cat door that [77]automatically locks if your kitty tries to bring in prey it caught from the outside. On the side of the door facing the outside, you'll find a motion sensor and night-vision camera. Flappie says it has compiled a "unique and proprietary" dataset over the years, with a focus on diversity -- this means getting lots of different kinds of cats as well as prey, filmed in a variety of different lighting conditions. The company says that its AI-powered detection system is accurate more than 90 percent of the time, which means your cat could still get a mouse inside. But hopefully that'll happen a lot less frequently. There are some manual switches on the inside of the door so you can lock and unlock it any time you want as well as turn off the prey-detection system. Eventually, Flappie says that pets are likely to be trained that they can't enter when carrying something, and when they drop the prey the door will promptly unlock so they can get inside. Flappie also included chip detection in its cat door. So if your pet has been microchipped, you can make it so the cat door only opens for your specific pet. And, of course, there's an app so you can control the door from your phone. But if you're not inclined to hook the Flappie door up to the internet, it'll still work via the controls on the door itself. The product is launching in Switzerland and Germany later this spring, with a $399 price tag. Alternatively, you can pay $199 with a two-year $8.90 monthly subscription to save all the videos the door records of your pet. apply tags__________ 172703927 story [78]AI [79]OpenAI Claims NYT Tricked ChatGPT Into Copying Its Articles [80]84 Posted by [81]BeauHD on Monday January 08, 2024 @07:30PM from the manipulated-prompts dept. Emilia David reports via The Verge: OpenAI has publicly responded to a [82]copyright lawsuit by The New York Times, calling the case "without merit" and saying it still hoped for a partnership with the media outlet. In a [83]blog post, OpenAI said the Times "is not telling the full story." It took particular issue with claims that its ChatGPT AI tool reproduced Times stories verbatim, arguing that the Times had [84]manipulated prompts to include regurgitated excerpts of articles. "Even when using such prompts, our models don't typically behave the way The New York Times insinuates, which suggests they either instructed the model to regurgitate or cherry-picked their examples from many attempts," OpenAI said. OpenAI claims it's attempted to reduce regurgitation from its large language models and that the Times refused to share examples of this reproduction before filing the lawsuit. It said the verbatim examples "appear to be from year-old articles that have proliferated on multiple third-party websites." The company did admit that it took down a ChatGPT feature, called Browse, that unintentionally reproduced content. However, the company maintained its long-standing position that in order for AI models to learn and solve new problems, they need access to "the enormous aggregate of human knowledge." It reiterated that while it respects the legal right to own copyrighted works -- and has offered opt-outs to training data inclusion -- it believes training AI models with data from the internet falls under fair use rules that allow for repurposing copyrighted works. The company announced website owners could start blocking its web crawlers from accessing their data on August 2023, nearly a year after it launched ChatGPT. OpenAI stills hopes to form a "constructive partnership with The New York Times and respect its long history," the company said. Last month, OpenAI [85]struck an unprecedented deal with Politico parent company Axel Springer, allowing ChatGPT to summarize news stories from Politico and Business Insider. apply tags__________ 172703847 story [86]Transportation [87]Waymo Will Start Testing Robotaxis On Phoenix Highways [88](techcrunch.com) [89]17 Posted by [90]BeauHD on Monday January 08, 2024 @06:50PM from the brace-yourselves dept. In just a few weeks, Waymo will [91]begin testing its driverless passenger vehicles on the highways in Phoenix, Arizona. The company will start by shuttling employees, and if all goes well, it will expand its operations to include regular customers. TechCrunch reports: Bringing its autonomous cars to the highway is just the latest in a series of big steps for Waymo, especially in the Phoenix area. In December, the company [92]started offering curbside drop-off and pickup at the Phoenix airport. Just a few months before that, Waymo made its autonomous vehicles [93]available in the Uber app. apply tags__________ 172703173 story [94]Microsoft [95]Discontinued and Unreleased Microsoft Peripherals Revived By Licensing Deal [96](arstechnica.com) [97]31 Posted by [98]BeauHD on Monday January 08, 2024 @06:10PM from the new-lease-on-life dept. An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: In April, Microsoft [99]announced that it would stop selling Microsoft-branded computer peripherals. Today, Onward Brands announced that it's [100]giving those discarded Microsoft-stamped gadgets a second life under new branding. Products like the Microsoft Ergonomic Keyboard will become Incase products with "Designed by Microsoft" branding. Beyond the computer accessories saying "Designed by Microsoft," they should be the same keyboards, mice, webcams, headsets, and speakers, Onward, Incase's parent company, said, per [101]The Verge. Onward said its Incase brand will bring back 23 Microsoft-designed products in 2024 and hopes for availability to start in Q2. Incase also plans to launch an ergonomic keyboard that Microsoft designed but never released. Onward CEO Charlie Tebele told The Verge that there's "potential" for Incase to release even more designs Microsoft never let us see. The return of Microsoft peripheral designs resurrects (albeit in a new form) a line of computer gear started in 1983 when Microsoft released its first mouse, the Microsoft Mouse. Neither Onward nor Microsoft shared the full terms of their licensing agreement, but Onward claims that Incase will leverage the same supply chain and manufacturing components that Microsoft did, The Verge noted. "Microsoft will still retain ownership of its designs, so it could potentially bring back classic mice or keyboards itself in the future or continue to renew its license to Incase," The Verge reported, pointing out that Onward isn't licensing every single one of Microsoft's computer peripherals. Some classics, like the Intellimouse or its modern iterations, for example, don't make the Incase reboot list. For its part, Microsoft is still "convicted on going under one single" Surface brand, Nancie Gaskill, general manager of Surface, told The Verge. Further reading: [102]Microsoft Adding New Key To PC Keyboards For First Time Since 1994 apply tags__________ 172703799 story [103]Businesses [104]Unity Software Cutting 25% of Staff In 'Company Reset' Continuation [105](reuters.com) [106]19 Posted by [107]BeauHD on Monday January 08, 2024 @05:30PM from the what-to-expect dept. In an [108]SEC filing on Monday, Unity Software said it [109]will lay off approximately 25% of its workforce, or 1,800 jobs, by the end of March. It marks the San Francisco-based company's largest layoff ever. Reuters reports: While Unity is not widely recognized outside the gaming industry, over 1.1 million game creators rely on its software toolkit each month, including the maker of the popular "Pokemon Go," "Beat Saber" and "Hearthstone" games. Monday's deep job cut will affect all teams, regions and areas of the business, the company told Reuters. The layoffs come shortly after interim CEO Jim Whitehurst [110]announced a "company reset" in November. "We are ... reducing the number of things we are doing in order to focus on our core business and drive our long-term success and profitability," Whitehurst wrote in the memo to all Unity employees on Monday. While Whitehurst provided no specifics on structural changes to come, a company spokesperson confirmed there will be additional changes coming. This is the fourth round of layoffs the company has conducted within the last year. apply tags__________ 172703117 story [111]AI [112]Volkswagen Says It's Putting ChatGPT In Its Cars For 'Enriching Conversations' [113](theverge.com) [114]69 Posted by [115]BeauHD on Monday January 08, 2024 @04:50PM from the brace-yourselves dept. Starting in the second quarter of 2024, Volkswagen drivers will be [116]able to install OpenAI's ChatGPT in their vehicles. The Verge reports: The chatbot will be available across VW's lineup, including in Tiguan, Passat, and Golf as well as the automaker's ID family of electric vehicles. The feature will come to Europe first and is being considered for customers in the US, though plans have yet to be finalized. VW is using ChatGPT to augment its IDA in-car voice assistant to enable more naturalistic communication between car and driver. Vehicle owners can use the new super-powered voice assistant to control basic functions, like heating and air conditioning, or to answer "general knowledge questions." If you're scratching your head, wondering why you would possibly need ChatGPT in your car, VW says future functions may help prove its worth. "Enriching conversations, clearing up questions, interacting in intuitive language, receiving vehicle-specific information, and much more -- purely hands-free," the company says. VW promises it won't force you to create a new account or install any apps. The chatbot can be activated by using the wake words "Hello IDA" or pressing a button on the steering wheel. And OpenAI isn't getting access to your driving stats, either. VW says questions and answers are "deleted immediately to ensure the highest possible level of data protection." VW says it is able to integrate OpenAI's chatbot into its cars thanks to Cerence, a third-party software company that makes "automative grade" ChatGPT integrations. The company's Cerence Chat Pro software will enhance VW's voice assistant so it can "provide relevant responses to nearly every query imaginable." apply tags__________ 172703069 story [117]AI [118]'Only 700 New IT Jobs' Were Created In US Last Year [119](theregister.com) [120]76 Posted by [121]BeauHD on Monday January 08, 2024 @04:10PM from the shocking-but-not-surprising dept. According to an [122]analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the U.S. [123]added a mere 700 IT jobs compared to 267,000 the year prior. The Register reports: Yet while layoffs have generally kept IT job growth flat for the past year (2023's net 700 comes despite more than 21,000 IT jobs being created in Q4), there's still a surplus of vacant roles, with [tech consultancy Janco Associates] finding some 88,000 remain open. "Based on our analysis, the IT job market and opportunities for IT professionals are poor at best," said Janco CEO M Victor Janulaitis. "Currently, there are almost 100K unfilled jobs with over 101K unemployed IT Pros -- a skills mismatch." In other words, while we're definitely dealing with correction from pandemic overhiring, we're also wading into a new paradigm where a lot of tech talent is going to have to retrain because AI is being crammed wherever C-level employees can stick it. Much of the layoff debt to hit IT jobs have come to entry-level positions, especially those in the customer service telecommunications and hosting automation areas. In turn, some of the responsibilities of those jobs are being reassigned to the latest and greatest AIs, says Janco. According to the tech consultancy, entry-level IT demand is shrinking, though demand for those with AI, security, development, and blockchain skills remain desired. "Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning IT Professionals remain in high demand," said Janulaitis. Still, plans to further replace humans with AI workers at the entry level are hardly far-fetched, with multiple reports finding much the same. [...] Those caught up by this year's tech layoffs seem to have a simple solution on their hands, as far as Janco's data suggests: Retrain for AI. Problem solved ... until the next big thing comes along. apply tags__________ 172703023 story [124]Government [125]Biden Administration To Unveil Contractor Rule Set To Upend Gig Economy [126](reuters.com) [127]141 Posted by [128]BeauHD on Monday January 08, 2024 @03:33PM from the what-to-expect dept. An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden will [129]release a final rule as soon as this week that will make it more difficult for companies to treat workers as independent contractors rather than employees that typically cost a company more, an administration official said. The U.S. Department of Labor rule, which was [130]first proposed in 2022 and is likely to face legal challenges, will require that workers be considered employees entitled to more benefits and legal protections than contractors when they are "economically dependent" on a company. A range of industries will likely be affected by the rule, which will take effect later this year, but its potential impact on app-based services that rely heavily on contract workers has garnered the most attention. Shares of Uber, Lyft and DoorDash all tumbled at least 10% when the draft rule was proposed in October 2022. The rule is among regulations with the most far-reaching impacts issued by the Labor Department office that enforces U.S. wage laws, according to Marc Freedman, vice president at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the largest U.S. business lobby. But he said the draft version of the rule provides little guidance to companies on where to draw the line between employees and contractors. "Economic dependence is an elusive concept that in some cases may end up being defined by the eyes of the beholder," Freedman said. The Labor Department in the proposed rule said it would consider factors such as a worker's "opportunity for profit or loss, investment, permanency, the degree of control by the employer over the worker, (and) whether the work is an integral part of the employer's business." The rule replaces a Trump administration regulation that said workers who own their own businesses or have the ability to work for competing companies, such as a driver who works for Uber and Lyft, can be treated as contractors. [...] The Biden administration has said the Trump-era rule violated U.S. wage laws and was out of step with decades of federal court decisions, and worker advocates have said a more strict standard was necessary to combat the rampant misclassification of workers in some industries. apply tags__________ 172701445 story [131]Television [132]LG Unveils the World's First Wireless Transparent OLED TV [133](engadget.com) [134]25 Posted by msmash on Monday January 08, 2024 @02:21PM from the how-about-that dept. At CES, LG on Monday [135]unveiled the OLED T, or as the firm describes it, "the first wireless transparent OLED TV," with 4K resolution and LG's wireless transmission tech for audio and video. Engadget: The unit also features a contrast screen that rolls down into a box at its base that you can raise or lower with the press of a bottom. The OLED T is powered by LG's new Alpha 11 AI processor with four times the performance of the previous-gen chip. The extra power offers 70 percent greater graphics performance and 30 percent faster processing speeds, according to the company. The OLED T model works with the company's Zero Connect Box that debuted on last year's M3 OLED that sends video and audio wirelessly to the TV. You connect all of your streaming devices and game consoles to that box rather than the television. The OLED T's base houses down-firing speakers, which sound surprisingly good, as well as some other components. There are backlights as well, but you can turn those on for a fully-transparent look. LG says the TV will come in standalone, against-the-wall and wall-mounted options. No word on when the TV will go on sale, or how much it would cost. apply tags__________ 172701359 story [136]AI [137]Deloitte Rolls Out AI Chatbot To Employees [138](ft.com) [139]26 Posted by msmash on Monday January 08, 2024 @01:40PM from the how-about-that dept. Deloitte is rolling out a generative AI chatbot [140]to 75,000 employees across Europe and the Middle East to create power point presentations and write emails and code in an attempt to boost productivity. From a report: The Big Four accounting and consulting firm first launched the internal tool, called "PairD", in the UK in October, in the latest sign of professional services firms rushing to adopt AI. However, in a sign that the fledgling technology remains a work in progress, staff were cautioned that the new tool may produce inaccurate information about people, places and facts. Users have been told to perform their own due diligence and quality assurance to validate the "accuracy and completeness" of the chatbot's output before using it for work, said a person familiar with the matter. Unlike rival firms, which have teamed up with major market players such as ChatGPT maker OpenAI and Harvey, Deloitte's AI chatbot was developed internally by the firm's AI institute. The roll out highlights how the professional services industry is increasingly adopting generative AI to automate tasks. apply tags__________ 172700551 story [141]Hardware [142]Nvidia Unveils GeForce RTX 40 SUPER Series [143](nvidia.com) [144]38 Posted by msmash on Monday January 08, 2024 @01:00PM from the how-about-that dept. Nvidia on Monday announced its [145]new GeForce RTX 40 SUPER series GPUs, promising significant performance gains for gaming, creative workflows and artificial intelligence capabilities over previous models. The new lineup includes the GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER, RTX 4070 Ti SUPER and RTX 4070 SUPER GPUs. Nvidia said the chips deliver up to 52 shader teraflops, 121 ray tracing teraflops and 836 AI teraflops. The top-of-the-line RTX 4080 SUPER model will go on sale starting Jan. 31 priced from $999, while the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER and RTX 4070 SUPER will hit shelves on Jan. 24 and Jan. 17 respectively, priced at $799 and $599. The company said the new GPUs can accelerate ray tracing visuals in games by up to 4 times with Nvidia's Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) technology. DLSS uses AI to boost frame rates in games while maintaining image quality. Compared to its predecessor, the RTX 4080 SUPER is 1.4 times faster at 4K gaming than Nvidia's previous top gaming GPU, the RTX 3080 Ti, without DLSS enabled, Nvidia said. With DLSS Frame Generation switched on, the performance gap widens to 2 times as fast. The new GPU lineup also promises significant gains in AI workloads often used by creative professionals, such as video generation and image upscaling, Nvidia said. apply tags__________ 172700333 story [146]Wireless Networking [147]Wi-Fi 7 is Ready To Go Mainstream [148](androidcentral.com) [149]26 Posted by msmash on Monday January 08, 2024 @12:20PM from the moving-forward dept. The Wi-Fi Alliance is now [150]starting to certify devices that use the latest generation of wireless connectivity, and the goal is to make sure these devices work with each other seamlessly. Android Central: Basically, the certification allows router brands and device manufacturers to guarantee that their products will work with other Wi-Fi 7 devices. Qualcomm, for its part, is announcing that it has several designs that leverage Wi-Fi 7, and that it achieved the Wi-Fi Alliance certification -- dubbed Wi-Fi Certified 7 -- for the FastConnect 7800 module that's baked into the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and 8 Gen 2, and the Networking Pro portfolio. Wi-Fi Certified 7 is designed to enable interoperability, and ensure that devices from various brands work without any issues. In addition to Qualcomm, the likes of MediaTek, Intel, Broadcom, CommScope, and MaxLinear are also picking up certifications for their latest networking products. I chatted with Andy Davidson, Sr. Director of Technology Planning at Qualcomm, ahead of the announcement to understand a little more about how Wi-Fi 7 is different. Wi-Fi 7 uses the 6GHz band -- similar to Wi-Fi 6E -- but introduces 320Mhz channels that have the potential to deliver significantly greater bandwidth. 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