(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK – BlocPower, a leading climate technology company focused on greening America’s buildings, today announced a fundraising round of $150 million, including over $24 million of Series B corporate equity led by V…
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ChatGPT gets “eyes and ears” with plugins that can interface AI with the world
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) On Thursday, OpenAI announced a plugin system for its ChatGPT AI assistant. The plugins give ChatGPT the ability to interact with the wider world through the Internet, including booking flights, ordering groceries, browsing the web, and more. Plugins are bits of code that tell ChatGPT how to use...
Huge collection of vintage Apple computers goes to auction next week
Enlarge / I mostly recognize this early laptop from its resemblance to a similar-looking computer in the film 2010. It’s up for auction along with hundreds of other old Apple computers. (credit: Julien’s Auctions) If you’ve been thinking your home or workspace is perhaps deficient when it comes to old Apple hardware, then I have...
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How to Set Up and Use an eSIM for International Travel
The digital version of the SIM card, included on many newer phones, is set to become prevalent. It also offers affordable cellular data abroad.
Turing Award Won by Co-Inventor of Ethernet Technology
In the 1970s, Bob Metcalfe helped develop the primary technology that lets you send email or connect with a printer over an office network.
Conservatives Aim to Build an A.I. Chatbot of Their Own
After criticizing A.I. companies for liberal bias, programmers started envisioning right-wing alternatives, making chatbots a new front in the culture wars.