BREAKING: No One Wants This - May 26, 2023

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MEAN GREEN’S LEARNING MACHINES

No one is buying the 4060 Ti

https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/no-one-wants-the-nvidia-rtx-4060-ti/

Literally one person showed up to buy one in Japan https://videocardz.com/newz/only-one-person-showed-up-at-popular-japanese-pc-store-to-buy-geforce-rtx-4060-ti-at-launch

Cases where card is selling for below MSRP https://www.tweaktown.com/news/91603/nvidias-rtx-4060-ti-launch-looks-shaky-as-gpu-falls-below-msrp-already/index.html

Intel Arc A750 drops to $200 https://www.pcgamer.com/nvidias-rtx-4060-ti-and-amds-rx-7600-highlight-one-thing-intels-dollar200-arc-a750-gpu-is-the-best-budget-gpu-by-far/

Nvidia doesn’t care; massive stock price boom due to AI https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nvidia-stock-explodes-after-guidance-for-the-ages-what-wall-street-is-saying-120105455.html

Approaching $1T company status

https://www.anandtech.com/show/18874/nvidia-reports-q1-fy2024-earnings-bigger-things-to-come-as-nv-approaches-1t-market-cap

 

TESSA V. ANNA

National Eating Disorders Association is firing its small staff and volunteers, replacing with chatbot

https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7ezkm/eating-disorder-helpline-fires-staff-transitions-to-chatbot-after-unionization

The currently publically available chatbot https://www.x2ai.com/neda-tessa

Staff claim the firing occurred two weeks after they voted to unionize; 4 days after votes certified https://www.labornotes.org/blogs/2023/05/union-busting-chatbot-eating-disorders-nonprofit-puts-ai-retaliation

Chatbot created by team at Washington University https://lmg.gg/J6FVx

Staff and volunteers say it can’t replicate human experience; creator agrees https://www.npr.org/2023/05/24/1177847298/can-a-chatbot-help-people-with-eating-disorders-as-well-as-another-human specifically https://lmg.gg/Cy3xs

 

SONY REVEALS GAMES YOU’LL PLAY ON PC

Playstation Showcase

https://blog.playstation.com/2023/05/24/playstation-showcase-recap-everything-announced-at-todays-show/

Alan Wake 2 https://youtu.be/q0vNoRhuV_I

Marathon is now an extraction shooter https://youtu.be/6y-e2krA3uE

Foam Stars https://youtu.be/CD_XuyEgfOY

Project Q https://youtu.be/9PkeVRJBkIE

Why does the Project Q exist? https://www.gamesindustry.biz/sonys-project-q-offers-far-more-qs-than-as-opinion

Some theorize it will become integral to Sony’s “answer to Xbox Cloud gaming” https://www.trustedreviews.com/opinion/dont-dismiss-playstation-project-q-yet-soon-all-will-become-clear-4330747

 

QUICK BITS

 

MIND-BLOWING TECH

Neuralink gets US FDA approval for first human clinical trial

https://www.reuters.com/science/elon-musks-neuralink-gets-us-fda-approval-human-clinical-study-brain-implants-2023-05-25/

Announced on Twitter (obvs) https://twitter.com/neuralink/status/1661857379460468736

Musk claimed company was 6 months away from human tests about 6 months ago https://www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/elon-musk-claims-neuralink-6-months-implanting-brain-computer-interfaces-humans-and-one-day

Shortly after there were complaints of needless monkey deaths https://fortune.com/2022/12/06/elon-musk-neuralink-staff-claim-rushed-brain-implant-trials-led-to-needless-deaths-1500-animals/

Later Neuralink was under investigation for mishandling contaminated implants https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/11/elon-musks-neuralink-is-under-investigation.html

 

CEOS AND FLIP-FLOPS: MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN

Sam Altman threatens to leave EU over regulations

https://qz.com/chatgpt-openai-sam-altman-eu-rules-ai-act-1850473713

Just days after asking US Congress for AI regulations https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2023/05/25/chatgpt-could-leave-europe-openai-ceo-warns-days-after-urging-us-congress-for-ai-regulations/?sh=4c84a85062ed

Changed his mind https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/26/openai-ceo-sam-altman-reverses-threat-to-cease-european-operations.html

 

AI STEALS CAPES FROM BACTERIA

Scientists used AI to identify antibiotic capable of suppressing drug-resistant superbug

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-65709834

The study https://lmg.gg/il0pA

Narrowed 6,680 novel chemical compounds to 240 in 1.5 hours, 9 potentials were found, including abaucin https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/may/25/artificial-intelligence-antibiotic-deadly-superbug-hospital 

 

HP+ SUBTRACTS FROM USER EXPERIENCE

HP uses HP+ to prevent users from using any third-party ink, claim to environmental company they aren’t doing that

https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/25/23736811/hp-plus-printer-ink-drm-firmware-update-cant-cancel

Gives extended warranty and 6 months free ink https://www.ghacks.net/2023/05/26/hp-is-another-reason-not-to-buy-hp-printers/

"Requires Internet connection, HP account, and use of Original HP ink for the life of the printer" https://lmg.gg/IvnAo

In violation of EPEAT eco-friendly certification requirement of its products https://i-itc.org/intl-imaging-technology-council-brings-another-complaint-against-hp-inc-over-firmware-and-greenwashing/

 

CHINA SELLS INEDIBLE CHICKIE NUGGIES

McDonald’s China mark the 40^th anniversary of the chicken nugget with one that plays Tetris

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/05/finally-you-can-play-tetris-on-a-giant-chicken-nugget/

McNuggets debuted worldwide in 1983, one year before Tetris https://gizmodo.com/tetris-chicken-nugget-mcnugget-handheld-mcdonalds-china-1850475404

Costs 30 Yuan ($4.25 US) and comes with fabric carrying case https://nerdist.com/article/mcdonalds-chicken-mcnugget-shaped-tetris-device-china/