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Should schools prohibit the use of phones throughout the entire school day due to students using them in class despite the rules?

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In California, a high school teacher complains that students watch Netflix on their phones during class. In Maryland, a chemistry teacher says students use gambling apps to place bets during the school day. Educators across the nation report that students frequently use their smartphones during class for activities such as sending

The creator of deceptive robocalls promoting Biden admits to attempting to emphasize the importance of AI regulations.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The political consultant behind a robocall that mimicked President Joe Biden’s voice said Monday he was trying to send a wake-up call about the potential malign uses of artificial intelligence, not influence the outcome of last month’s New Hampshire primary. After his identity as the source of the phone calls was

France’s Mistral AI, a competitor of OpenAI with its own chatbot, has reached an agreement with Microsoft.

On Monday, Microsoft revealed a collaboration with French startup Mistral AI in the field of artificial intelligence. This partnership could potentially decrease the company’s dependence on OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, for its future chatbot and generative AI offerings. Mistral AI was founded less than a year ago, but has already been recognized by Microsoft

Germany intends to implement subsurface storage of carbon dioxide at offshore locations.

The country’s vice chancellor announced on Monday that Germany intends to implement the practice of underground carbon storage at offshore locations, recognizing the urgency to address climate change. This technology has been widely debated but is now being pursued as a necessary step. Europe’s biggest economy is making good progress with expanding renewable energy sources

China’s domestically produced C919 aircraft takes center stage at the Singapore Air Show, but is not yet fully prepared for competition.

The C919 single-aisle aircraft, manufactured by China, made its first appearance at the Singapore Airshow, drawing large crowds and receiving numerous orders. However, experts believe that it still has a considerable distance to cover before it can match the popularity and success of leading companies like Boeing and Airbus in the aviation market. COMAC, or

According to Google, their artificial intelligence image generator may occasionally try too hard to include diversity.

On Friday, Google issued an apology for the flawed release of their new artificial intelligence image-generator. They recognized that in certain instances, the tool would “overcompensate” in attempting to include a diverse group of individuals, even when it was not necessary. Google recently announced that it has temporarily halted its Gemini chatbot from producing images

This week’s disruption in cellphone service highlights the decline of landline usage in the United States.

Bernice Hudson remained calm when her cellphone lost service due to an AT&T network outage. Instead, she simply used her landline telephone, a device she is attached to and chooses to keep despite owning a mobile phone, to communicate with the people she needed to talk to. “I don’t want to be misunderstood, I do

According to AT&T, the disruption to their cellular network in the United States was not the result of a cyberattack.

According to AT&T, the extended interruption of service to its American mobile network on Thursday was likely caused by a technical mistake, rather than a deliberate attack. The outage knocked out cellphone service for thousands of its users across the U.S. starting early Thursday before it was restored. AT&T attributed the occurrence to a coding

Reddit has reached a $60 million agreement with Google to allow the tech giant to use its posts for training artificial intelligence models. The social media platform has also announced its plans for an initial public offering (IPO).

Google has made an agreement with Reddit that grants the search engine access to posts from the online forum for the purpose of training their AI models and enhancing services like Google Search. On Thursday, it was revealed that Reddit has entered into a deal worth approximately $60 million. As part of the arrangement, Reddit

The Florida legislature approves a restriction on social media usage for children under 16, despite concerns about its constitutionality.

The state of Florida has passed a bill that would impose strict limitations on minors using social media. The bill is now awaiting approval from Governor Ron DeSantis, who has previously voiced concerns about restricting children under 16 from accessing popular platforms, even with parental consent. The House approved the bill with a vote of

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Should schools prohibit the use of phones throughout the entire school day due to students using them in class despite the rules?

The creator of deceptive robocalls promoting Biden admits to attempting to emphasize the importance of AI regulations.

France’s Mistral AI, a competitor of OpenAI with its own chatbot, has reached an agreement with Microsoft.

Germany intends to implement subsurface storage of carbon dioxide at offshore locations.

China’s domestically produced C919 aircraft takes center stage at the Singapore Air Show, but is not yet fully prepared for competition.

According to Google, their artificial intelligence image generator may occasionally try too hard to include diversity.

This week’s disruption in cellphone service highlights the decline of landline usage in the United States.

According to AT&T, the disruption to their cellular network in the United States was not the result of a cyberattack.

Reddit has reached a $60 million agreement with Google to allow the tech giant to use its posts for training artificial intelligence models. The social media platform has also announced its plans for an initial public offering (IPO).

The Florida legislature approves a restriction on social media usage for children under 16, despite concerns about its constitutionality.