Bytes Of Tech
2023-21-02
TikTok is looking to keep its users on the platform with the recent announcement of the Creativity Program that will pay creators higher prices. This comes as top creators are moving away from Tiktok for more creator-friendly platforms like Youtube that pay users way more. The amount is unknown as this program is still in beta. Let’s hope they give people a reason to stay.
Starlink still hasn’t given all users of normal Starlink access but they recently invited some users to try Global Roaming. The roaming plan is as it reads, you should be able to have access to the internet no matter where you are in the world. They do mention that some areas will be “dead” zones but the majority of space is not. You do have to pay $600 upfront for the gear. Starlink
The creators behind Moonbirds a popular web3 company have come under hot water as they cancel a conference that was promised. This comes as NFTs haven’t been getting the exposure they used to and is causing issues in the community. Why did they cancel the event? They had less interest than they anticipated. They provided a “town hall” that didn’t help clear up holders' confidence.
Good news for all FTX users in Japan. The company has finally opened withdrawals but also is allowing deposits into the defunct company. The company has over 93 million in reserves along with 43 million in cash. FTX Japan will be getting sold to recoup some of the funds that FTX.US lost. FTX Japan was only in business for 6 months before the entire FT saga happened.
He was considered a scientist who made influential contributions to the field of AI, he focused on how people learn. His research combined linguistics, cognitive science, and computing. In the late 60s and early 70s, he came up with the theory of conceptual dependency theory. This theory along with others could be the answers we need in today’s world of ChatGPTs. As the current AI models have no understanding of common sense or real-world balancing which is what Roger worked on for his entire career. His ideas and thought process of what would happen when computers were “in control” were ahead of his time.
The most important factor in any HR department is performance and since the recession HR departments have been heavily data driven. Google recently laid off over 12,000 employees who aren’t buying it wasn’t done with AI. If you take a step back you can see why AI makes the most sense to determine who stays and goes in a company. Tech firms are already using big datasets to match departments with the best talent adding in an AI model is a neccassary next step.
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Google Chrome rolls out battery-saving features - Google has made it nonactive tabs are on snooze mode and not taking up any power.
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