Technology/Science
IBM Sells Weather Business to Private Equity Firm Francisco Partners
International Business Machines (IBM) has agreed to sell its weather business to private equity firm Francisco Partners for an undisclosed sum, the technology services giant said on Tuesday. The sale ...
ChatGPT Fever Spreads to U.S. Workplace, Sounding Alarm for Some
Many workers across the U.S. are turning to ChatGPT to help with basic tasks, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found, despite fears that have led employers such as Microsoft and Google to curb its use. Companies ...
Russia-Linked Hackers Behind Dozens of Microsoft Teams Phishing Attacks
A Russian government-linked hacking group took aim at dozens of global organizations with a campaign to steal login credentials by engaging users in Microsoft Teams chats pretending to be from ...
Developers Working to Determine if AI Chatbot Falsehoods Are Fixable
Spend enough time with ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence chatbots and it doesn't take long for them to spout falsehoods. Described as hallucination, confabulation or just plain making things ...
Study: Up to 20% of Our Time Wasted on Computer Problems
Though computers have evolved rapidly, users waste up to 20 percent of their time dealing with computer issues, according to a new study released by the University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Science ...
New NOAA Hurricane Model Launched
A new hurricane model released last month by NOAA's National Hurricane Center, a division of the National Weather Service, has proved better at predicting rapid intensification. The Hurricane ...
Race Toward ‘Autonomous’ AI Digital Assistants Grows
Around a decade after virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa burst onto the scene, a new wave of AI helpers with greater autonomy is raising the stakes, powered by the latest version of the ...
Automated Weather Insurance Could Offer Help in an Increasingly Hot World
Carlos José Báez experienced the full brunt of Hurricane Maria when it made landfall in Puerto Rico as a catastrophic storm in 2017. The auto paint shop owner, who lives in Aguas Buenas, Puerto ...