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Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab launches its first product, Tinker, which automates the creation of custom frontier AI models (Will Knight/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/thinking-machines-lab-first-product-fine-tune/

Exclusive: Mira Murati’s Stealth AI Lab Launches Its First Product
Thinking Machines Lab, led by a group of prominent former OpenAI researchers, is betting that fine tuning cutting-edge models will be the next frontier in AI.

Missing Link: ChatGPT als Therapeut – Die Wirkung der Resonanzmaschine
Immer mehr Menschen vertrauen einer Maschine, die nichts fühlt, aber uns immer besser versteht. Welche Folgen hat es, wenn ChatGPT therapeutisch wirkt?

Amid the moral panic about unofficial #migration, the vulnerability of desperate people is never mentioned. Here's a dereliction of the duty of care.
"More than 50 lone child asylum seekers who disappeared soon after arriving in the UK and while in the care of the authorities are still missing...
"Many of the missing children arrived in small boats or hidden in the backs o…

Non-invasive technology can shape the brain's reward-seeking mechanisms https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/non-invasive-technology-can-shape-the-brains-reward-seeking-mechanisms Non-invasive ultrasonic neuromodulation of the human …

Non-invasive technology can shape the brain’s reward-seeking mechanisms
University of Plymouth news: New research led by the University of Plymouth has found that targeted ultrasound can be used to change the function of a...

🍾 Drop-to-deploy: How bistable mechanics unfold structures in under a second
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Drop-to-deploy: How bistable mechanics unfold structures in under a second
Traditional deployable systems—relying on pneumatic pumps, electric motors, magnets, or manual assembly—often require bulky power systems or multiple steps. We began exploring whether a simpler, non-electronic alternative was possible using only geometric and material intelligence.

Eagles injury report: Dallas Cowboys' Week 1 foe missing key starter https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/philadelphia-eagles-injury-report-dallas-cowboys-week-1-foe-missing-landon-dickerson

The assumption is that one day large language models and other related AI technologies fostered by Google Gemini and OpenAI ChatGPT actually will be a great and infallible productivity tool for genuine work.
It already is decent for providing basic overviews of highly-covered, well-sourced topics, even as hallucinations and sycophancy continue to dog the tech, particularly in situations where accountability is more critical.
Despite today's downsides,
many companies ar…

Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, with estimates that it has no road to profitability by 2030 — and will need a further $207 billion in funding even if it gets there
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?

Indien zwingt WhatsApp und Telegram zur permanenten SIM-Bindung
Indiens Telekombehörde DoT verpflichtet Messenger-Dienste zur dauerhaften SIM-Bindung. WhatsApp, Telegram und Signal müssen binnen 90 Tagen umstellen.

Chefin der Signal-App droht mit Rückzug aus Europa
Signal gilt als einer der sichersten Messenger. Die App könnte aber in Europa vom Markt verschwinden, falls sich die Chatkontrolle in der EU durchsetzt.
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heise | Schlösser knacken für Einsteiger: So starten Sie ins Lockpicking-Hobby
Schlösser können Sie auch ohne Schlüssel öffnen: Beim Lockpicking kommt es auf mechanisches Verständnis und Geduld an. Der Einstieg gelingt günstig und schnell.