Sep 08
Technology impressed more than ever in 2022. Updated offerings from computers to speakers to smart lightbulbs help keep our lives running smoothly.
Sep 08
Facebook Doesn’t Know Where Your Data Is, What Its Engineers Are Doing With It
Posted in: Today's ChiliA recently unsealed court document offers some concerning insights.
Sep 08
Star Trek: Picard's First Season 3 Trailer Gives Us an Old Crew and a New Ship
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We knew they were coming, but now we’ve got an idea of the threat that is going to reunite Captain Picard with his classic TNG crew—and they’re going to need a new ship to boldly go in.
Sep 08
Google Maps Or Apple Maps? SlashGear Survey Reveals Which GPS App People Prefer To Use
Posted in: Today's ChiliThere are more navigation apps available than ever, but many people only know about a couple of them. Which app has won over the most mobile users?
Sep 08
Meta dissolves team responsible for discovering 'potential harms to society' in its own products
Posted in: Today's ChiliMeta’s “Responsible Innovation Team,” a group meant to address “potential harms to society” caused by Facebook’s products, is no more. The Wall Street Journal reports that the team was recently “disbanded” though “most” members will stay on with other teams at the company. A Meta spokesperson told The Wall Street Journal the company was “committed to the team’s goals,” but didn’t provide a reason for the change in strategy.
The Responsible Innovation team was first formed “several years ago,” according to a 2021 blog post written by Meta’s Margaret Stewart, the Facebook VP who oversaw the team. The team was made up of engineers as well as people with backgrounds in civil rights and ethics, and advised the company’s product teams on “potential harms across a broad spectrum of societal issues and dilemmas,” she wrote last year. Zvika Krieger, the Meta employee who led the team, departed earlier this year, according to The Journal.
The Responsible Innovation team isn’t the only team to recently be reshuffled. Earlier this summer, Meta reorganized its entire AI team, which included folding the Responsible AI group into its Social Impact team. The company has also been looking to cut costs as its revenue shrinks for the first time in its history. Meta has also axed some projects in its Reality Labs division and slowed its hiring amid rumors of potential layoffs.
Sep 08
During the global live stream of Star Trek Day, Paramount+ showed off a behind-the-scenes set tour of Star Trek: Discovery—hosted by Wilson Cruz, Dr. Hugh Culber himself. Paramount+ also revealed a dusty first look at star Sonequa Martin-Green in the season five premiere, which you can see at the top of this post.
Sep 08
The Pentagon Is Paying Private Rocket Firms for Ultra-Fast Cargo Deliveries Around the Globe
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Private aerospace companies Rocket Lab and Sierra Space are joining the U.S. Air Force’s Rocket Cargo project, which aims to transport cargo around the world with space as its highway.
Sep 08
Double Rainbow Appeared Over Buckingham Palace Right Before News Of Queen’s Death
Posted in: Today's ChiliAs the world awaited news of Queen Elizabeth II, photos captured the rainbows streaking across the gray London sky.
Sep 08
U.S. versions of Apple’s latest iPhone remove physical SIM card trays, effectively axing access to smaller mobile device carriers in the process.
Sep 08
Just when we begin to forget about the old Hubble Space Telescope, it comes back with another amazing look at the cosmos. It’s most recent target? Two spiral galaxies, more than a billion light-years from Earth, that appear to be colliding.
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