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The threat that forced Google’s co-founder out of retirement

The threat that forced Google’s co-founder out of retirement

So in January, when the Amazon founder invested in a company seeking to take Google’s place in the food chain, people sat up and took notice.  Bezos took part in a $74m investment in Perplexity, a San Francisco start-up that aims to answer queries with artificial intelligence rather than a list of links.  Type a question into the app – how to roast a chicken – and it will confidently answer with a couple of sentences and a few bullet points, rather than… Source link

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State of emergency declared as atmospheric river brings ‘potentially historic’ flood threat

State of emergency declared as atmospheric river brings ‘potentially historic’ flood threat

Waves crash over a breakwater in Alameda, Calif., on Sunday. (Noah Berger/AP) Scientists are saying that climate change and El Niño, a climate pattern caused by the warming of the Pacific Ocean, are the culprits for the extreme weather that California is experiencing this winter. Here’s what USA Today reported: Multiple weather phenomena are conspiring to make these storms particularly damaging. Warm water provides energy to storms, and record-high ocean water temperatures, likely from… Source link

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Chinese corn mill in North Dakota deemed ‘significant threat’ by US Air Force

Chinese corn mill in North Dakota deemed ‘significant threat’ by US Air Force

[Source] The construction of a Chinese-owned corn mill in North Dakota will likely be halted after the U.S. Air Force flagged it as a “significant threat to national security.” Fufeng Group, an MSG and xanthan gum manufacturer based in Shandong province, China, previously bought 370 acres of farmland in Grand Forks through its American subsidiary. The city council approved the company’s $700 million proposal to build the mill last year, citing economic development success. However,… Source link

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Chinese corn mill in North Dakota deemed ‘significant threat’ by US Air Force

Chinese corn mill in North Dakota deemed ‘significant threat’ by US Air Force

[Source] The construction of a Chinese-owned corn mill in North Dakota will likely be halted after the U.S. Air Force flagged it as a “significant threat to national security.” Fufeng Group, an MSG and xanthan gum manufacturer based in Shandong province, China, previously bought 370 acres of farmland in Grand Forks through its American subsidiary. The city council approved the company’s $700 million proposal to build the mill last year, citing economic development success. However,… Source link

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Google says Indian antitrust order poses threat to national security • TechCrunch

Google says Indian antitrust order poses threat to national security • TechCrunch

Google warned on Friday that if the Indian antitrust watchdog’s ruling is allowed to progress it would result in devices getting expensive in the South Asian market and lead to proliferation of unchecked apps that will pose threats for individual and national security, escalating its concerns over the future of Android in the key overseas region. “Predatory apps that expose users to financial fraud, data theft and a number of other dangers abound on the… Source link

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How big a threat is ChatGPT to Google? Morgan Stanley breaks it down

How big a threat is ChatGPT to Google? Morgan Stanley breaks it down

Innovation is almost always welcomed in the ever-changing tech world. But the latest artificial intelligence trend taking the industry by storm could spell trouble for Google-parent Alphabet ‘s profitability near term, according to Morgan Stanley. This emerging threat, known as ChatGPT, went viral when it debuted in November, amassing a million users within days of its launch. Developed by San Francisco-based OpenAI and backed by Microsoft and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, the chatbot… Source link

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