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Comment Re:Still working the only way it can! (Score 1) 64

Why would evolution no longer apply to us ? OK: our technology, medicine, etc might mean that some pressures might be reduced but they are still there and others will appear. Eg: we do not need to be as strong, so weaker people are not so selected against, so more weaker people survive; our modern diets are causing health problems, so there will be pressure to better cope with them; ...

Comment Another reason to not buy Sony kit (Score 4, Insightful) 80

The message seems clear: If you want these features you must buy more recent models. But I ask myself: how long before these new models have features removed to get me to buy even newer stuff ?

Presumably these TVs were marketed as having these features - so, in some jurisdictions at least, this would be illegal.

Comment What is the purpose of a journalist ? (Score 1) 22

It depends on the audience who will read the articles that s/he writes.

If it is clickbait chasing nonsense about pop singers or film stars latest affair or wardrobe 'malfunction' then the readers are unlikely to be too critical unless you do not have enough pictures of naked flesh. Your editor & publisher will be happiest if you write lots of articles and care little if it is slop.

If you are writing about something supposed to be factual, eg: science; finance; politics; ... then the articles should be well researched & checked and any uncertainties noted in the article. You will be rewarded and applauded by your readers for insight, good context & few errors. Your editor/publisher will like many articles but accept that quality takes time. This is not quite true: if your publisher has a strong political bias then you will be expected to follow that bias and invent facts support that bias - ie lie and produce fake news. So as long as AI slop has the correct bias many will just publish it. Journalists of integrity will not want to work at such a publisher ... however journalists do have mortgages & kids so some 'bend' their professionalism.

Submission + - Nissan Leaf drivers voice anger over app shutdown (theguardian.com)

Alain Williams writes: Owners of some Nissan Leaf electric vehicles are angry after the carmaker announced it would shut down an app that lets them remotely control battery charging and other functions.

Drivers of Leaf cars made before May 2019 and the e-NV200 van (produced until 2022) have been told that the NissanConnect EV app linked to their vehicles will “cease operation” from 30 March. This means they will lose remote services, including turning on the heating, and some map features.

Experts said they expected other drivers to experience similar problems in future as “connected cars” – vehicles that can connect to the internet – get older.

Submission + - grandma put in jail because of "AI" hallucinations "trying to rebuild her life" (theguardian.com)

Mr. Dollar Ton writes: Angela Lipps, 50, spent nearly six months in jail after Fargo police identified her as a suspect in an organized bank fraud case using facial recognition software, according to south-east North Dakota news outlet InForum. Lipps told the outlet she had never been to North Dakota and did not commit the crimes.

Lipps is now back home but says the experience has had lasting consequences. While jailed and unable to pay bills, Lipps lost her home, her car and her dog, she said. She also told WDAY News no one from the Fargo police department had apologized.

This isn't the first time "AI" and lazy police together have put innocent people away, concludes the article.

Comment Re:Good. (Score 1) 36

If you visit a web site then you expect to pay for the bandwidth to download the HTML, videos, etc.

If you have a PC you expect to pay for the bandwidth to download system updates; you do not expect/want it to download adverts to be pushed onto your screen thus stopping you doing what you bought the PC for -- this is what Microsoft does.

Submission + - ICE reliance on Microsoft technology surged amid immigration crackdown (theguardian.com)

Alain Williams writes: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deepened its reliance on Microsoft’s cloud technology last year as the agency ramped up arrest and deportation operations, leaked documents reveal.

ICE more than tripled the amount of data it stored in Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform in the six months leading up to January 2026, a period in which the agency’s budget swelled and its workforce rapidly expanded, according to the files.

ICE appears to be using a range of Microsoft’s productivity tools, as well as AI-driven products, to search and analyse the data it holds in Azure. Files suggest some of the agency’s own tools and systems may also be running on Microsoft servers.

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