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I've spent a large part of my morning reading the words of Mark Zuckerberg. 6,434 of them, to be precise, if we're including the "Mark" signoff at the bottom. The Meta CEO (and everyone's favourite smart glasses advocate) has written what can only be described as a manifesto regarding upcoming "superintelligent" AI technology—and I'll be honest, my eyes have glazed over more than once.
Ross Johnson writes about television, film, and literature for Lifehacker. He has a degree in political science from the University of Rochester and has previously been a legal writer and editor for Thomson Reuters, for which he later traveled around India and the Middle East as an educator specializing in American English style and grammar for adults.
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For more than 150 years, the Riemann hypothesis has stood as one of the major unsolved problems in mathematics, a long-running mystery about the distribution of prime numbers. There is currently a $1 million bounty for a working general proof of the hypothesis, which remains unclaimed.
Ford has some big plans for the next few years, and that includes a new entity-level vehicle for its lineup. Currently, the cheapest way to get into one of the Blue Oval's machines is with the $28,990 Maverick XL pickup truck, but that's going to change. At a meeting in Las Vegas, Ford executives gave dealers a brief look at an early concept of an SUV that's set to go on sale in 2029 and cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $25,000.
Rob Bonta, the attorney general of California who is leading a 12-state coalition’s lawsuit seeking to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, responded to David Ellison‘s threat to pull Paramount out of the state unless Bonta agrees to settlement talks.
The Hosts weren't the only ones questioning what it means to be human
One brilliant Westworld scene revealed the real secret to human consciousness
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Despite having one of the best first seasons on television, Westworld eventually petered out under the weight of its own ambition. While the show pushed audiences away with convoluted stakes, it remained a fascinating exploration of free will, technology, and consciousness that’s even more relevant in the age of AI, offering tons of unforgettable quotes scattered across its four seasons.
Heart surgery had an anti-cancer effect in a highly unusual case
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A man with severe skin cancer went into remission after having heart surgery. The operation is thought to have caused a major reset of his immune system that destroyed the tumour – but also caused him to develop a severe bee sting allergy.
Hassan played just 126 minutes at this summer's World Cup, but it was enough to send his reputation rocketing.
He did not feature in any of Egypt's Group G matches with head coach Hossam Hassan later revealing it was down to a paperwork delay in registering the former France youth international.
Helpful managers only offer help when it’s wanted, because unwanted help is micromanagement.
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When you grow up in a family of eight, you quickly learn your place in the pecking order. And it doesn’t matter how far you advance in your career or what accomplishments you achieve, you’ll always have the same reputation in your family.
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