Non-IT News Thread
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OpenAI bot crushes Dota 2 champions, and now anyone can play against it
Reigning International champions Team OG were soundly beaten over the weekend.
Over the past several years, OpenAI, a startup with the mission of ensuring that "artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity," has been developing a machine-learning-driven bot to play Dota 2, the greatest game in the universe. -
Report: “All Digital” Xbox One coming May 7, for €229 in Europe
New hardware reportedly identical to Xbox One S in size and shape.
Following a November report on Microsoft's plans for a disc-free Xbox One S option, new reports suggest that new hardware will arrive on May 7 and sell for €229 in Europe. -
Microplastics found in 'pristine' Pyrenees mountains
Scientists have found that a secluded region in the Pyrenees mountains - previously considered pristine wilderness - is covered with airborne microplastics.
A team from Strathclyde and Toulouse universities spent five months in the area, which straddles France and Spain. -
Pulitzers: Capital Gazette wins for coverage of newsroom massacre
A US local newspaper has won a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of a mass shooting in its own newsroom.
But there was no celebration as the Capital Gazette in Maryland learned on Monday it had won the most prestigious prize in American journalism. -
Notre-Dame fire: Millions pledged to rebuild cathedral
Hundreds of millions of euros have been pledged to help rebuild Notre-Dame after a devastating fire partially destroyed the French cathedral.
The fire, declared fully extinguished some 15 hours after it began, ravaged the 850-year-old building's roof and caused its spire to collapse. -
@Kelly not vaccinating your kids is actively harming the kids and actively putting society at risk. I stand by exactly what I said. The scientifically illiterate (anti-vaxxers, flat earthers, etc) are holding society back and should be wiped from the planet. And those who actively harm children in other ways should also be executed. If you disagree, that's fine... I'm not in charge of anything, so my statement is merely opinion.
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Microsoft accelerates goals for reducing carbon footprint
Software giant will nearly double the internal tax it charges its business divisions on all carbon emissions.
Microsoft says it's ramping up efforts to reduce its carbon footprint in response to increasingly dramatic changes to the world's environment. -
Why $249 is an unsustainable price for the first all-digital Xbox
Disc-free MSRP isn't any lower than the current de facto Xbox One S price.
Since Microsoft's announcement, the Xbox One S All-Digital Edition has appeared for pre-order on retailers such as Amazon and Best Buy for the MSRP for $249.99. As outlined below, the more capable, disc-drive-equipped Xbox One S currently sells for the same price at those very retailers. -
Sudan crisis: Ex-President Omar al-Bashir moved to prison
Sudan's former President Omar al-Bashir has been moved to Kobar maximum security prison, days after he was deposed in a military coup.
Reports say the ex-leader has until now been detained at the presidential residence under heavy guard. -
Peru's ex-President Alan García shoots himself before arrest
Peru's former President Alan García has shot himself in the neck as police came to arrest him, media reports and police sources say.
Officers took him to Casimiro Ulloa hospital in the capital, Lima, where he is in a serious condition, the reports say.
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T-Mobile/Sprint merger is in danger of being rejected by DOJ
Mobile carriers face skeptical regulators in attempt to obtain merger approval.
T-Mobile US and Sprint are facing potential rejection of their proposed merger at the US Department of Justice. -
Lyft reportedly limits employees' access to customer data
It's apparently tweaking access after investigating a 2018 that workers were looking up the trip data of ex-partners and celebrities
Lyft started warning employees looking up rider details that actions are logged and could face an audit, a report said Tuesday. -
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
T-Mobile/Sprint merger is in danger of being rejected by DOJ
Mobile carriers face skeptical regulators in attempt to obtain merger approval.
T-Mobile US and Sprint are facing potential rejection of their proposed merger at the US Department of Justice.This would be stupid. The markets are mature at this point. Have been for years.
Sprint is failing and has been for years. instead of wasting away, let T-Mobile purchase them and become more relevant.
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NASA astronaut Christina Koch’s first space mission now set to break ISS record
Let’s just say she’ll be in space for a while
Today, NASA announced which astronauts will be traveling to and from the International Space Station through the end of the year, and the new schedule means one astronaut will now be breaking a big record while in orbit. Because of the new arrangement, NASA astronaut Christina Koch — who is already in space — will soon hold the title for longest single spaceflight by a woman, beating out the last titleholder, former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson. -
A five-minute Avengers: Endgame leak is making Marvel movie fans miserable
*A roughly five-minute apparent leak from Avengers: Endgame has made social media a minefield for spoiler-averse Marvel movie fans, and the directors have posted a plea for people to avoid revealing details about the movie.
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Google won’t build that flagship retail store in Chicago after all
Another Google retail plan falls apart.
Last year, a report from the Chicago Tribune claimed that Google was "close to finalizing a lease" for a flagship retail store in Chicago. The 14,000-square-foot space would have been Google's first major retail space that wasn't a temporary pop-up store or a demo area inside a third-party electronics store. -
Kinetic sculptures and sound circuits: building solar-powered art at Pioneer Works
‘Understanding the physical craft is a big part of understanding how to move to sustainable energy’
In 2014, multimedia artist Alex Nathanson co-curated a project called Nightlight that turned a garden in Queens into an interactive light exhibit. The team had hoped to power the exhibit by running a cable out, but that turned out not to be feasible, and “solar power was the solution.” -
Aggressive new terrorist content regulation passes EU vote
But some controversial plans were rolled back
European Union lawmakers today approved controversial legislation that would require platforms to take down terrorist content within one hour of receiving notification from authorities. -
Fortnite’s new update lets you pet dogs (and other animals)
With its latest update, Fortnite has added a very significant feature
You can finally pet dogs. The battle royale game introduced pets — which include not only dogs, but also dragons, chameleons, and other cuddly creatures — as part of season 6 back in September. But until now, you haven’t been able to interact with them. -
PlayStation 5: First details point to 8K graphics, faster performance, no release in 2019
Some of the first official details on Sony's highly anticipated next-generation PlayStation are finally coming out.
In a new interview with Wired, Mark Cerny, a lead system architect in Sony's PlayStation group, discussed the upcoming system.
