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These are the top executives who joined, left, or moved within Google in 2024
- Google saw multiple executive changes in 2024, with hires and departures in several key positions.
- Anat Ashkenazi joined the company as CFO from Eli Lilly in a move that investors hope will bring more transparency in growing Google businesses.
- Noam Shazeer returned to Google, following his co-authoring of the paper that helped drive the generative AI boom.
- Shailesh Prakash, Washington Post's former data chief, left his role at Google amid tensions between Google News and publishers.
- Bob Frati, VP of sales for Workspace, left his role at Google after just over a year.
- Amit Zavery, head of platform at Google Cloud, left the company to become COO at ServiceNow.
- Prabhakar Raghavan, the former head of search, became chief technologist, while Nick Fox now runs Google's core search and advertising business.
- Debbie Weinstein was appointed to run Google's Europe, Middle East, and Africa business.
- Aparna Pappu, head of Google Workspace, stepped down in October, announcing that Jerry Dischler would lead Workspace going forward.
- Google's executive changes reflect the firm's aggressive push into AI and its attempts to ward off existential threats to its search business.
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Ukraine war shows NATO's biggest problem isn't its strategy, think tank argues
- The Ukraine war has highlighted that NATO requires more ammunition and defence production to replace losses in a long war; however, powers such as Russia and China have invested in an enormous amount of artillery, expending munitions that have strained the economies of the combatants.
- There is little evidence to suggest that the war requires fundamental changes to key ideas and terms in UK or Allied joint operational-level doctrine according to RAND Europe think tank; NATO's doctrine is sound in theory, but most of its allies lack the resources to implement it.
- The Ukraine war is a conflict of contradictions as it combines technologies such as drones with artillery barrages and trench warfare straight out of 1917; distinguishing between the old and new is challenging, and it remains unclear what the future of airpower is, given that crewed aircraft have had a limited impact on the Ukraine war.
- The lack of airpower use suggests that NATO armies will face a much more difficult ground fight.
- Drones have taken the place of crewed aircraft for reconnaissance and attack purposes, and smaller expendable drones have replaced larger UAVs. Massive drone use has failed to provide either side with victory.
- Russia has achieved steady but incremental gains through human wave assaults, while Ukraine has tried to adopt Western-style manoeuvre warfare with limited success.
- One of the most significant lessons for NATO is the importance of adaptability. As the war in Ukraine illustrates, focusing on the development of both innovation (combining old with new) with adaptation is essential, rather than solely prioritising the new.
- The war has emphasised the importance of a narrative- and audience-centric approach, and the crucial but often overlooked role of a national will to fight.
- Another sustained lesson is the need to have sufficient quantities of personnel and materials to absorb and replenish the constant drain of combat losses in a long war. RAND warns that efficiency from new technology cannot replace the general need for mass.
- The UK is especially affected as it faces a shrinking army and others that are a fraction of their Cold War strength. It may barely be able to scrape together a full-strength mechanised division in the event of a war with Russia, such as an invasion of Poland or Eastern Europe.
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Suchir Balaji's mom talks about his life, death, and disillusionment with OpenAI: 'He felt AI is a harm to humanity'
- Former OpenAI employee, Suchir Balaji, believed AI to be a harm to humanity. He alleged that OpenAI breach copyright laws by training their models on content from the internet. Balaji's disillusionment with the company led to him resigning in August 2023. In November, he passed away in his apartment. Balaji's mom, Poornima Ramarao, explained that her son believed in AI's potential to do good but developed concerns as the company and its initiatives became more commercially driven.
- During his time with OpenAI, Balaji made significant contributions to ChatGPT's training methods and infrastructure. He became an early standout in OpenAI, leading to his full-time employment in 2021. Balaji's hopes for AI as a force for good were dashed with the launch of ChatGPT, which made him reconsider copyright implications.
- Balaji's parents, supported by the community, are calling for the investigation of his death to be reopened and to raise awareness of his case on the impact of whistleblowers' lack of protections.
- OpenAI holds that its models' ingestion of content from publicly-available sources on the internet is protected by the doctrine of 'fair use'.
- OpenAI's spokesperson has expressed condolences for Balaji's death and conveyed that he was a valued member of the team.
- Balaji's parents believe their son was seeking to use his knowledge to help society and are not pointing fingers at OpenAI.
- Recruited by Quora as a 17-year-old, Balaji, a prodigy in his mother's eyes, built his own computer at age 13 and wrote a science paper at 14.
- Balaji's parents are working with an attorney to press for a 'proper investigation' into their son's death. He was found deceased in his apartment on November 26, 2023.
- Balaji's mom shared that OpenAI's open-source models initially drew her son to the company and its capacity for AI to be used for noble causes.
- Balaji's disillusionment is thought to have begun as the company moved away from its non-profit and open-source mission in favour of more commercially driven ventures.
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Inside the rise of Wall Street's distinguished engineers and technical fellows
- Distinguished engineers and technical fellows at banks represent the highest level of technologists at banking institutions.
- This elite group is selected through an extensive process highlighting technical prowess and influence in the company.
- Goldman Sachs announced its class of 111 technical fellows, representing the top 3% of engineers at the bank.
- Meanwhile, Morgan Stanley's distinguished engineers are responsible for solving enterprise-wide technical issues.
- Distinguished engineers, technical fellows, and technical influencers help determine and execute long-term firm-wide tech strategies.
- Starting a career as a distinguished engineer is highly sought after by technologists in the banking industry.
- Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley determine the technical fellows and distinguished engineers through nomination by senior management and current DEs and TFs.
- Beyond technical excellence, banks value contributions to the firm's technical reputation and mentoring and coaching skills when selecting DEs and TFs.
- The rise in the influence of distinguished engineers and technical fellows highlight that technology talent is becoming increasingly valuable in finance.
- These positions become integral in solving challenging business problems, and their contributions can sometimes go unnoticed by the broader firm.
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A year of Elon Musk's private jet travels reveals his deepening political ties
- Elon Musk's private jets made 355 flights in 2024, indicating his increasing political ties.
- Over half of the jets' trips since November 5 were to or from the Palm Beach area, near Mar-a-Lago.
- Musk's private jets made 31 flights to or from Palm Beach International Airport in 2024.
- In addition to political travel, the jets flew to various destinations including SpaceX sites, Tesla's headquarters, and overseas locations.
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8 apps to help you achieve your 2025 fitness goals
- If you own a smartphone and planning to achieve your fitness goals in 2025 then here are eight apps to help you achieve your desired fitness goals.
- The best fitness app is Fitbod, which is a pocket personal trainer with a massive range of exercises that caters to both beginners and experienced users. It comes with two packages ranging from a monthly subscription of $12.99/10/AU$20 or a yearly subscription of $79.99/63/AU$122.
- Runna is a personalized running program app that has a user-friendly interface with broad features that is available for free in both iPhone and Android app stores.
- Push is an AI-powered strength training app designed to give you maximum results in the gym when it comes to strength training. This app is best for individuals looking to gain muscles, and it comes with an impressive interface design that is free to download both in iPhone and Android app stores.
- MyFitnessPal is a calorie tracking app that helps you input your targets and goals and divide up your macronutrients (protein, carbs, and fat) to help you hit your target. The app also features a barcode scanner that provides nutritional information about the food you buy so you don’t have to put it in manually. It is available for free on both iPhone and Android app stores.
- Strava lets you record your exercise and share it with the world. It’s popular among cyclists and runners with 135 million members ready to welcome newbies onboard. It offers analysis, feedback, data importing on wearable, and gear tracking and can be downloaded for free on both the iPhone and Android app stores.
- Noom is a weight loss and diet app that uses personalized programs and psychology to track your food and log calories, change your behavior, and thinking pattern around food. Noom subscription costs at least $209 a year and is available on both iPhone and Android app stores.
- Tasty is a meal planning and recipe app that provides great, tasty food options for individuals dieting, indulging, or eating healthily. From easy five-ingredient meals to low-carb, low-calorie, high-protein or low-fat meals. It is free to download on iPhone and Android app stores.
- Headspace is a mindfulness app that features a massive range of mindfulness exercises. The app offers guided meditations for exercises, breathing exercises, yoga, cardio, and even courses for mindful eating. It is available for download on both the iPhone and Android app stores.
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Stream, navigate, and message hands-free with this wireless car adapter
- This wireless CarPlay and Android Auto adapter brings streaming apps from your phone to your car.
- It is compatible with over 800 car models and adds wireless functionality, allowing you to access maps, music, messages, and more hands-free.
- The adapter supports popular streaming apps, making road trips and commutes more entertaining.
- Setup is easy, just plug the adapter into your car's USB port, pair it with your phone, and you're ready to go.
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No cloud drama — just MS Office 2019 for $25
- For only $24.97, grab a lifetime license to Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 and level up your productivity.
- Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 is a budget-friendly option for cost-conscious professionals, freelancers, and small businesses.
- It includes full access to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher, and Access with offline functionality.
- Office 2019 offers enhanced features, compatibility with Windows 10, and immediate download for an affordable price.
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Why this 2020 MacBook Air might be your favorite computer yet
- Score a refurbished 2020 MacBook Air with the M1 chip on sale for $514.99 (reg. $1,499).
- The MacBook Air features the Apple M1 chip, offering incredible speed and efficiency.
- 13.3-inch Retina display and fanless design for a quiet and immersive experience.
- Compact and lightweight design, making it ideal for portability.
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This international surveillance project aims to protect wheat from deadly diseases
- Wheat DEWAS, a global initiative of 23 international organizations led by Cornell University's Maricelis Acevedo and CIMMYT's Dave Hodson, targets to track wheat diseases and forecast potential outbreaks to governments and farmers in close to real-time to protect crops that supply roughly one-fifth of the world's calories. A mobile app enabled with AI to identify diseases by analyzing photos is under development to aid surveillance teams who survey wheat fields and input data on smartphones. Wheat DEWAS, also assisted by automated systems, models how fungal spores at a given site might spread under specific weather conditions, and a seven-day forecast bulletin is posted online daily. Wheat diseases like rusts are considered reemerging diseases in Europe, partly due to climate change.
- Wheat DEWAS operates on a global initiative involving 23 international organizations and aims to track wheat diseases to forecast potential disease outbreaks for close to real-time interventions. Wheat DEWAS scans wheat fields using teams of local pathologists who input the data on smartphones, and data collected is sent directly to the Global Rust Reference Center at Aarhus University. One of the apps under development for this project is intended to utilize AI algorithms to identify diseases by analyzing photos.
- Wheat DEWAS is developed as a system to protect wheat crops, which supply almost a fifth of the world’s required calories, from rusts. The system operates with the help of an automated technology designed to predict the spread of the fungus and provide accurate forecasts to potential targets, and the farmers and governments are given alerts if there is an impending problem so that measures can be taken before it is too late.
- Ethiopia, the largest wheat-producing country in sub-Saharan Africa, was hit by yellow rust that infected almost a third of its wheat in 2010. Wheat Disease Early Warning Advisory System (Wheat DEWAS) aims to provide targeted protection to a crop that provides around one - fifth of the world’s calories. Rusts have been reemerging diseases in Europe, with warmer than usual conditions making the crop even more vulnerable.
- Immediate risks are conveyed to farmers through SMS message alerts in Ethiopia, and other messaging alerts may be sent out too. The project is currently focused on eight countries in Africa and Asia, but researchers hope to have additional funding to expand the project beyond 2026 and increase the number of countries involved.
- The International team of 23 organizations led by Cornell University and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) has developed a new technology-assisted method to track wheat diseases and forecast potential outbreaks, all in close to real time. Wheat DEWAS is necessary to scan wheat fields across the eight focused Asian and African countries and mitigate crop losses from the spread of rust fungus, which has resurfaced due to climate change.
- Wheat DEWAS system utilizes various advanced technologies including mobile phone applications which can identify diseases through AI analysis of photos, and mini-gene sequencers such as the “Mobile and Real-Time Plant Disease” (MARPLE) – a gadget capable of carrying out real-time genes analysis of wheat sample to detect rust diseases within two days.
- Scientists at Wheat DEWAS are developing an AI-backed mobile phone app, designed specifically to aid teams of local pathologists in their surveillance of wheat fields, by helping in identifying and tracking new diseases swiftly, a critical element in the fight against wheat rust.
- According to Dagmar Hanold, Wheat DEWAS is doing vital work for global agriculture, and cereals, including wheat, are critical staples for people and animals worldwide. If these new pathogen combinations and gene-swapping occur often, it can lead to more aggressive strains.
- Wheat DEWAS warns that global wheat yields could drop up to 60%, which will likely lead to food price increases of up to 200%, causing a food crisis worldwide. The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center(CIMMYT) projects that climate change-driven wheat rust outbreaks could spread from global wheat belts to new regions, including Europe, the US, and South America, making early detection even more necessary.
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AI Image Upscaler ‘Upscayl’ 2.15 Added Multiple Languages & TTA Mode
- Upscayl 2.15, the AI image upscaler, has added multiple languages and TTA mode.
- The release includes an improved user experience with a new AI module selection dialog.
- It now supports multiple languages, including English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Russian, Japanese, and Chinese (Simple).
- Other changes include the introduction of TTA mode and various bug fixes.
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BC.GAME Launches Wukong Slot Game, Now Playable with Crypto
- BC.GAME has launched its latest slot game, Wukong, inspired by the highly popular AAA game Black Myth: Wukong.
- Players can now play Wukong using $BC, the platform's native token, and other popular cryptocurrencies.
- The game offers a high win potential of up to 10,000x the bet amount and includes free spins and bonus opportunities.
- BC.GAME aims to become the leading platform for crypto-powered gaming with the release of Wukong.
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Secure and Efficient IoT Firmware Update for Industrial 4.0 Systems
- IoT firmware updates are essential for industrial systems, but pose security and compatibility challenges.
- Firmware updates are vulnerable to cyber attacks and version control issues in large-scale environments.
- End-to-end encryption and authentication can safeguard firmware from data breaches and system malfunctions.
- Secure boot mechanisms ensure only authorized firmware can be executed on a device, preventing harmful changes.
- Over-the-air updates allow for remote firmware deployment, reducing downtime and operational disruption.
- Automated update processes and delta updates can speed up the update cycle and maximize bandwidth efficiency.
- Cloud-based platforms provide centralized management for IoT firmware updates in large-scale industrial environments.
- Pre-deployment testing and staging environments minimize risks and ensure compatibility during firmware updates.
- Future trends in firmware updates include AI and machine learning optimization and blockchain technology for enhanced security and traceability.
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Facebook Marketplace needs to stop showing me results that would make me cross a body of water
- Facebook Marketplace is showing results that are located across a body of water, rather than within a specified distance radius.
- The issues arise when there is a distance radius, giving you as-the-crow-flies in every direction.
- Four miles around downtown Brooklyn will show you New Jersey results.
- It creates a search radius that extends across the Long Island Sound into the northern tips of Long Island.
- This isn't just an East Coast problem, Menlo Park, California, is located along a body of water.
- One option could be that instead of making a perfect circle of a search radius, you could draw your own search shape with your finger.
- Another option — and my preference — would be to factor in driving distance or public transit access.
- Marketplace is a cornerstone of Facebook's strategy for young people.
- My plea to Mark Zuckerberg is to take a break from the kickboxing and focus in on this important issue.
- End the Marketplace search that goes across water boundaries!
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Maintain Peak Industrial 4.0 Performance with Effective Patch Updater
- Industrial 4.0 systems demand continuous optimization to maintain peak performance and one of the key elements to ensure it is patch update systems.
- Software updates are critical for ensuring that systems are secure, efficient, and performing optimally.
- Without regular updates, industrial operations face risks such as system vulnerabilities, inefficiencies, and potential downtime.
- Maintaining peak performance in an industrial environment is far from simple and keeping track of updates across vast networks of connected devices can be daunting.
- A patch updater is a tool designed to automatically manage the installation of patches and ensure that industrial systems are consistently updated to the latest versions.
- The security of industrial systems is a top priority. Outdated software can leave systems vulnerable to cyberattacks.
- Automated patching allows industrial organizations to ensure that systems are always up-to-date without downtime or manual intervention.
- Maintaining a proactive approach to patch management is essential for achieving long-term success in the ever-evolving landscape of Industrial 4.0.
- The future of patch updater solutions lies in the integration of emerging technologies, such as AI and ML, that enables predictive maintenance and automatic system updates.
- Regular updates not only enhance security but also ensure that systems operate at their highest potential, driving efficiency and productivity across the board.
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