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The 70th Anniversary of Alan Turing’s Death
View more: The 70th Anniversary of Alan Turing’s DeathToday marks the 70th anniversary of the passing of Alan Turing, a true visionary and pioneer in the fields of computer science and artificial intelligence. Turing’s incredible work on code-breaking during World War II was one of the keys to the Allied victory, and his contributions to theoretical computer science laid the foundation for the…
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Scarlett Johansson Opens the Debate on AI Consent
View more: Scarlett Johansson Opens the Debate on AI ConsentChatbots are now popular with the general public thanks to the recent development of Large Language Models (LLMs) such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Of course, interacting with text-based chatbots is not exactly what we envisioned the future of AI to entail. Years of goofy science fiction movies and TV series have conditioned us to imagine a…
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AI’s Environmental Paradox: Can We Achieve Sustainable Artificial Intelligence?
View more: AI’s Environmental Paradox: Can We Achieve Sustainable Artificial Intelligence?With AI set to use as much energy as Japan by 2026, we need some radical innovation to prevent this from becoming an environmental disaster. Blockchain destroyed technology’s environmental credentials. Now, AI is poised to make Blockchain’s impact look minor. The computing power needed for AI is growing at an unsustainable rate, far outpacing…
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Unsustainable Microsoft
View more: Unsustainable MicrosoftWill Microsoft ever support sustainability? They’re the black sheep of tech companies, still directly funding and increasing the damage caused by climate change. Microsoft’s long-standing partnerships with the fossil fuel industry and its use of technology like machine learning and Azure to facilitate oil and gas extraction have finally garnered significant criticism. Concerns are mounting…
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Exploring Innovation at the Tech Venture Bootcamp
View more: Exploring Innovation at the Tech Venture BootcampIE University’s School of Science and Technology launched an exciting initiative known as the Tech Venture Bootcamp in January, and the second edition took place over a weekend at the start of April. This initiative stands out as an example of how breaking down traditional silos in academia and industry can lead to significant…
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The Hidden World of Internet Ports
View more: The Hidden World of Internet PortsInternet ports are like invisible doors that help computers talk to each other. Most people don’t think about them, but they’re really important for making the internet work smoothly. There’s a great story on SSH.com about how a special door, called port 22, was chosen for secure messages. It’s a cool look back at…
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A Review of FOSDEM 2024
View more: A Review of FOSDEM 2024I had a great time attending FOSDEM 2024 last week. It was impressive to see presentations from big names like RedHat, Mozilla, and Google. Each session offered a lot of insights into where open source policy and development are headed. It’s clear that open source has a bright future, but we also discussed the…
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FOSDEM 2024
View more: FOSDEM 2024Join Me at FOSDEM 2024 – The Ultimate Meetup for Software Developers! Hey there, tech enthusiasts! This weekend, I am heading to the FOSDEM conference in Brussels, and I am excited! What is FOSDEM? For those of you who might not be familiar, FOSDEM stands for Free and Open Source Software Developers’ European Meeting. It’s…
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The End of the Nanometer Era
View more: The End of the Nanometer EraAs the nanometer era in semiconductor manufacturing nears its end, industry leaders like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Samsung are progressing towards more advanced chip technologies. TSMC is reportedly planning to establish a 1nm fabrication facility in Taiwan’s Chiayi Science Park, marking a significant leap from the current 3nm and upcoming 2nm technologies.…
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The Tech Bloodbath
View more: The Tech BloodbathLast year was, by all accounts, a bloodbath for the tech industry, with more than 260,000 jobs vanishing — the worst 12 months for Silicon Valley since the dot-com crash of the early 2000s. In the first four weeks of this year, nearly 100 tech companies, including Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, TikTok and Salesforce have…
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Robert Polding is an Assistant Vice Dean at a Spanish University. He is a father, researcher and environmental campaigner.
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