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Startup Successfully Uses AI to Find New Geothermal Energy Reservoirs

SlashdotSlashdotSat 5:17pm 128A Utah-based startup announced last week it used AI to locate a 250-degree Fahrenheit geothermal reservoir, reports CNN.…
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A Kinect for kids is outselling Xbox to become the hot console this holiday

The VergeThe VergeSat 1:17pm 126It's a small sample size, likely driven by Black Friday discounts and temporary virality, but the Nex Playground has…
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Tesla hints at Starlink integration with recent patent

TeslaratiTeslaratiSat 11:03am 125Tesla hinted at a potential Starlink internet terminal integration within its vehicles in a recent patent, which…
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Firefox Survey Finds Only 16% Feel In Control of Their Privacy Choices Online

SlashdotSlashdotSat 4:17pm 124Choosing your browser "is one of the most important digital decisions you can make, shaping how you experience the web,…
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Best Buy drops this 43-inch 4K TV to a super-low $99.99 — but not for long

TechRadarTechRadarSat 5:17pm 122As part of its big end-of-year sales, Best Buy has dropped this 43-inch 4K TV to a ridiculously low price of just…
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More of America's Coal-Fired Power Plants Cease Operations

SlashdotSlashdotSat 11:34am 120New England's last coal-fired power plant "has ceased operations three years ahead of its planned retirement date,"…
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How a 23-Year-Old in 1975 Built the World's First Handheld Digital Camera

SlashdotSlashdotSat 12:34pm 113In 1975, 23-year-old electrical engineer Steve Sasson joined Kodak. And in a new interview with the BBC, he remembers…
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Google Has Taken Down AI-Generated Content Following Disney’s Cease and Desist

GizmodoGizmodoSat 2:02pm 113Disney has a licensing deal with OpenAI now, by the way.
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