Sat.Mar 15, 2025

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An AI Coding Assistant Refused to Write Code—and Suggested the User Learn to Do It Himself

Wired

The old teach a man to fish proverb, but for AI chatbots.

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E-waste or Linux? Charities face tough choices as Windows 10 support ends

TechSpot

Microsoft's requirements for Windows 11 include a 1GHz or faster CPU with at least two cores, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, Secure Boot capability, and TPM 2.0 compatibility. However, the supported Intel CPU list only goes back to 8th Gen chips, introduced in 2017, while the AMD list includes.

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A Tanker Collision Threatens One of the UK’s Most Important Coastlines

Wired

An explosive crash between an oil tanker and a cargo ship in the North Sea could have huge consequences for ecologically and commercially crucial marine areas.

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Launching your first AI project with a grain of RICE: Weighing reach, impact, confidence and effort to create your roadmap

VentureBeat

A new framework inspired by the RICE scoring model balances business value, time-to-market, scalability and risk for your first AI project.

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The Everyday Donor: Unlocking Prospecting Segments Through Behavior Analysis

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!

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Designer Ray-Ban Metas, An EV to Mock Tesla, and Portable Pizzas—Here’s Your Gear News of the Week

Wired

Plus: iRobot unveils its new robo vacs, JBL pimps its most beloved speakers, a bright future for TCL TVs, and more.

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End-to-End Encrypted Texts Between Android and iPhone Are Coming

Wired

Plus: A nominee to lead CISA emerges, Elon Musk visits the NSA, a renowned crypto cracking firms secret (and problematic) cofounder is revealed, and more.

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Retro acceleration: The SNES might be running faster as it ages

TechSpot

Tinkerers and speedrunners have recently discovered that the audio processors in many aging Super NES consoles are now running at slightly higher clock frequencies. While the difference is currently just a few hundred hertz, research suggests the effect may become more pronounced over time.

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16 Best Gifts for Men, Manly Men, and Menly Man Men (2025)

Wired

When you need something that's as unnecessarily masculinized as you can get for the Man in your life, we have you covered.

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A few thoughts from a designer and novelist on AI

Medium Technology Section

A cautious but curious approach to new technologies Continue reading on Medium

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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Wildfires Are One of Hurricane Helene’s Lasting Legacies

Wired

A number of fires broke out in the Southeastern US last week. Hurricane-downed trees may have helped fuel the flames, experts say.

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Notes on Career Strategies for the AI Era x ABAF

Medium Technology Section

Speaker: Susan Shu Chang, Principal Data Scientist at Elasti, Author of Machine Learning Interviews; Career Development Trends Continue reading on Medium

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The 11 Best Xbox Accessories You Can Buy (2025)

Wired

From headsets to hard drives, these are the best Xbox accessories.

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Immortality and Singularity

Medium Technology Section

Ray Kurzweil, a renowned futurist and inventor, has made significant contributions to the concepts of immortality and singularity.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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NASA dropped a new report. Its a wake-up call.

Mashable Tech

Consequences, they say, collect in low places. A new NASA analysis, using data collected from different specialized satellites, reports that sea levels rose more than expected in 2024. But as any earth scientist will emphasize, the data in any particular year isn't nearly as important as the long-term trend. And the agency's analysis shows that global sea levels have gone up over 10 centimeters, or about four inches, since 1993 when satellites started measuring ocean height, and this rate is inc

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Mastering Differentiation: The Essential Math for Data Science

Medium Technology Section

A Deep Dive into the Concepts, Rules, and Applications of Differentiation in Data Science Continue reading on Generative AI

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Cancer Vaccines Are Suddenly Looking Extremely Promising

Futurism

With the help of mRNA technology proven effective during the COVID pandemic, researchers are now closer than ever to creating viable cancer vaccines. In an interview with Wired , Lennard Lee, an oncologist with the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS) working on mRNA cancer vaccines, says he believes the groundbreaking research may prove to be a "silver lining" in the brutal COVID-19 pandemic.

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How China’s DeepSeek and Innovative Startups Are Shaking Up the Global AI Landscape

Medium Technology Section

The rise of Chinese AI, spearheaded by companies like DeepSeek, is reshaping the global tech landscape.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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Scientist Says He Found Evidence Our Entire Universe Is Trapped Inside a Black Hole

Futurism

A researcher has made a puzzling discovery while analyzing observations taken by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. While analyzing images for the telescope's Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey (JADES), Kansas State University associate professor of computer science Lior Shamir found that out of the 263 galaxies examined, two thirds of them rotated clockwise, while only a third rotated counterclockwise, as detailed in a paper published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Soc

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I will write teacher, professor, lecturer, social worker, and adjunct professor resume

Medium Technology Section

Welcome to my professional resume-writing service!

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After Elon Musk Promised Cybertrucks Could Function as Boats, One Fell Into a Harbor for a Perfect Test

Futurism

Cybertrucks can truly do it all. The bulky electric pickups can produce fire at a moment's notice, excel at collecting trash , and have even been known to shed body panels for Bond-style getaways. Are they also amphibious? In an off-the-cuff post during the runup to the vehicle's launch, Tesla CEO Elon Musk promised that "Cybertrucks will be waterproof enough to serve briefly as a boat, so it can cross rivers, lakesand even seas that arent too choppy.

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PROF. ED. 6 (UNIT 1)

Medium Technology Section

Engage minds, Share Knowledge.

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How to Scale Recurring Giving for Sustainable Growth

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Is your organization ready to build a recurring giving program that not only sustains but also propels your mission forward? 🚀 In this new webinar with industry visionary Tim Sarrantonio, we’ll guide you through the critical steps to establishing and scaling a successful recurring giving program. Whether you’re starting fresh or enhancing an existing program, this session will provide the strategies you need to deepen donor relationships and secure long-term support!

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A “biohybrid” robotic hand built using real human muscle cells

Ars Technica

Biohybrid robots work by combining biological components like muscles, plant material, and even fungi with non-biological materials. While we are pretty good at making the non-biological parts work, weve always had a problem with keeping the organic components alive and well. This is why machines driven by biological muscles have always been rather small and simpleup to a couple centimeters long and typically with only a single actuating joint.

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How Apple’s Anti-Repair Policies Keep Customers Dependent

Medium Technology Section

Apple’s Dirty Secret: Why Your iPhone Was Designed to Break Continue reading on Medium

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AI search tools are confidently wrong a lot of the time, study finds

Mashable Tech

AI search tools confidently spit out wrong answers at a high clip, a new study found. Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) conducted a study in which it fed eight AI tools an excerpt of an article and asked the chatbots to identify the "corresponding article’s headline, original publisher, publication date, and URL." Collectively, the study noted that the chatbots "provided incorrect answers to more than 60 percent of queries.

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Starlink in India = Sky-high prices?

Medium Technology Section

Elon Musk Starlink vs Indian Broadband Continue reading on Medium

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Empower Your Nonprofit With Effective Payroll & HCM Services

Managing a nonprofit involves many challenges, but payroll and HR shouldn’t be among them. Our guide, "A Buyer’s Guide to Payroll & HCM Services," helps nonprofits choose the best provider. Efficient payroll services ensure timely, accurate payments, vital for maintaining staff and volunteer morale. Compliance support helps navigate complex labor laws and avoid costly fines.