🤖 AI researchers warn of 'human extinction' threat
📱 Motorola unveils midrange Edge 'with premium design'
🖥️ Samsung's Odyssey G8 is 'part TV, part monitor'
👻 Watch the terrifying Alien: Romulus trailer 🕹️ Ikea hiring Roblox players to work at in-game store |
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AI researchers warn of ‘human extinction’ threat, call for increased oversight |
Generative-AI technology is developing fast and some specialists fear that safety has taken a back seat |
A group of 13 current and former employees from OpenAI, Google’s Deep Mind, and Anthropic have published an open letter calling for increased oversight and improved whistleblower protections in the industry to mitigate potential harms, Digital Trends reported. The letter speaks of “serious risks” posed by AI technology if an effective oversight framework is not put in place. The group claims that the technology could be misused to exacerbate existing inequalities, manipulate information, spread disinformation, and even result in “the loss of control of autonomous AI systems potentially resulting in human extinction” ... |
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New Motorola Edge pushes midrange envelope with a premium design
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The latest iteration of the Edge now includes a customizable Quick Button for performing actions like opening apps more rapidly |
Motorola has unveiled the Motorola Edge (2024) smartphone costing $550, Android Central reported. It's basically the U.S. version of the Motorola Edge 50 Fusion announced earlier this year. Available June 20, the handset features a 6.6-inch pOLED endless edge display with a zippy 144Hz refresh rate. The main camera uses a 50MP sensor, and there's also a 13MP ultrawide lens with a 120-degree field of view. The front-facing camera has a 32MP sensor. The new device is powered by Qualcomm's midrange Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 system on a chip and comes with a more powerful 5,000mAh battery. “If you need a midrange device with a compelling spec sheet, the Motorola Edge (2024) is certainly an option,” How-to-Geek said ... |
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Samsung's new Odyssey OLED G8 (G80SD) is 'part TV, part monitor' |
It's the company's first 32-inch 4K OLED gaming monitor |
In its in-depth analysis of Samsung’s new Odyssey OLED (G80SD), Home Theater Review said, “This gaming beast does it all.” The $1,300 Odyssey OLED G8 features a 32-inch 4K UHD display with a 16:9 aspect ratio, 240Hz refresh rate, 250 nits of SDR brightness, and 0.03ms gray-to-gray (GtG) response time. Also notable is Samsung's innovative “pulsating” heat pipe cooling system that acts as an advanced thermal management solution to maintain optimal temperatures across the panel, ensuring consistent brightness and color performance. It also has built-in smart apps so it can be used as a regular TV as well as a gaming monitor ... |
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Alien: Romulus’ trailer: Xenomorphs, facehuggers, and chestbursters return
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You'd be wise to skip the trailer — and the movie — if you're of a nervous disposition |
Alien: Romulus comes to movie theaters on August 16, and 20th Century Studios has just shared the first trailer for it. Directed by Fede Àlvarez and starring Cailee Spaeny, Isabela Merced, and Archie Renaux, the film takes place between the events of Ridley Scott’s Alien and James Cameron’s sequel Aliens, Variety reported. According to the logline, Alien: Romulus follows a group of young space colonizers scavenging a derelict space station who “come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.” The trailer shows several face-sucking aliens making their presence known, along with a few other moments guaranteed to make the hair on the back of your neck stand up ... |
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Ikea is hiring 10 Roblox players to work at in-game store
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Duties will include helping customers while working in different parts of the virtual store. You'll even get to serve Ikea's iconic meatballs
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Ikea is hiring real people to work inside a virtual store within the gaming platform Roblox, CBS News reported. The Co-Worker Game starts later this month and will let selected participants "experience working in Ikea's virtual universe.” The virtual employees hired by the Swedish furniture giant will be paid the same hourly rate as an Ikea worker in a similar role in London, about $16.80. "We're excited to be the first brand to launch paid work on Roblox to showcase how we do careers differently," the company said. "At Ikea, there is no set route to career progression. There are many ways to learn and grow at Ikea, and that's what Ikea on Roblox is all about” ... |
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