The Download: K-pop stans’ climate plans, and what AI isn’t
17 Jul
Science & Technology

The Download: K-pop stans’ climate plans, and what AI isn’t

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Technology tamfitronics Plus: Silicon Valley is donating to Donald Trump's campaign This is today's edition ofThe Download,our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Music streaming can be a drag on the environment. These K-pop fans want to clean it up. K-pop fans have for years been known for their incredible organizing power. As their numbers have grown around the world, they have become influential political forces, shaping elections and advocating for social change.It was these actions that inspired Kpop4planet. It’s a small group of volunteers that is achieving surprising success in mobilizing K-pop fans to act against the energy-intensive practices of the music streaming industry.And, buoyed by its success, Kpop4planet has started targeting companies outside the music industry; it’s asked them to make...
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A short history of AI, and what it is (and isn’t)
17 Jul
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A short history of AI, and what it is (and isn’t)

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Technology tamfitronics This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. It’s the simplest questions that are often the hardest to answer. That applies to AI, too. Even though it’s a technology being sold as a solution to the world’s problems, nobody seems to know what it really is. It’s a label that’s been slapped on technologies ranging from self-driving cars to facial recognition, chatbots to fancy Excel. But in general, when we talk about AI, we talk about technologies that make computers do things we think need intelligence when done by people. For months, my colleague Will Douglas Heaven has been on a quest to go deeper to understand why everybody seems to disagree on exactly...
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NASA Invites Media to Discuss Exploration Science Program Update
17 Jul
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NASA Invites Media to Discuss Exploration Science Program Update

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NASA Space Technology Tiernan P. DoyleJul 16, 2024NASA will hold a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, July 17, to provide an update on a program within NASA’s Exploration Science Strategy and Integration Office.Audio of the teleconference will stream live on the agency’s website at:https://www.nasa.gov/nasatvParticipants in the teleconference include:Nicola Fox, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA HeadquartersJoel Kearns, deputy associate administrator for exploration, Science Mission Directorate, NASA HeadquartersTo ask questions during the teleconference, media must RSVP no later than two hours before the event to Erin Morton at: erin.morton@nasa.gov. NASA’s media accreditation policy is available online.The Exploration Science Strategy Integration Office in NASA’s Science Mission Directorate ensures science is infused into all aspects of lunar exploration. Through researching the Moon and its environment, and by using the Moon as an observation platform, NASA strives...
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