Google CEO says he doesn’t ‘fully understand’ how new AI program Bard works after it taught itself a foreign language it was not trained to and cited fake books to solve an economics problem
Google‘s CEO Sundar Pichai admitted he doesn’t ‘fully understand’ how the company’s new AI program Bard works, as a new expose shows some of the kinks are still being worked out. One of the big problems discovered with Bard is something that Pichai called ’emergent properties,’ or AI systems having taught themselves unforeseen skills. Google’s AI program was … Read more
The Car Market Collapse Is Going To Unleash The Most Devastating Financial Crisis Since 2008
New signs of stress in the ballooning trillion-dollar U.S. auto market are pointing to an impending collapse as storm clouds continue to gather in the economic and financial landscape. Serious delinquencies in auto loans — defined as behind on payments by 90 days or more — jumped the most since the 2008-09 Global Financial Crisis, … Read more
4 Ways to Improve Your Credit Score In APAC Region
A good credit score is essential for anyone in the APAC region. It can help you get loans, mortgages, and other financial products at lower interest rates. A poor credit score can have serious consequences as it will make it more challenging to access these services or lead to higher fees when you do. Fortunately, … Read more
Things to Consider When Applying for Cash Loans Online
People these days apply for all sorts of finance, and there are many options available to cater to different needs and circumstances. For some, credit cards and personal loans are the ideal solutions. Others have collateral against which they can secure finance to get a secured loan. Some people decide to go for simpler and … Read more
ROADS ARE BEING RACIST AGAIN, AND MAYER PETE IS ON IT!
Pete Buttigieg tells Al Sharpton that minorities are more likely to die in car crashes for a variety of reasons including: "The way roads are designed and built." pic.twitter.com/9ADW5IFFti — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) April 16, 2023 To be fair, not everybody has access to the same level of transportation that Buttigieg enjoys: Climate Be Damned! … Read more
Best Buy Lays Off Hundreds At Stores As Sales Move Online
Best Buy Co. is cutting store jobs across the country, as the electronics and appliance retailer works to lower costs and shift its business as more sales happen online. This week, many store workers that specialize in selling more complex products such as computers and smartphones, dubbed “consultants” inside the company, were told their jobs … Read more
TOO LATE: Budweiser puts out new Ad / Spirit of America with a Big Horse
https://twitter.com/_/status/1646958880654516226 The new Budweiser Clydesdales. pic.twitter.com/9QvPvE9FGK — masonbo (@masonbo) April 15, 2023 Trying to inoculate yourself with this ad will work about as well as the mRNA vax. — PhotobombingCow (@PhotobombingC) April 15, 2023 https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/04/is-the-horse-trans-now-budweisers-attempt-to-win-back-public-goes-horribly-wrong-as-social-media-obliterates-new-clydesdale-horse-ad-in-epic-fashion-video/ h/t Dan
Yellen says sanctions may risk hegemony of US dollar
via alarabiya: Economic sanctions imposed on Russia and other countries by the US put the dollar’s dominance at risk as targeted nations seek out an alternative, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday. “There is a risk when we use financial sanctions that are linked to the role of the dollar that over time it could undermine … Read more
The Chaos In Our Streets Is The Inevitable Result Of Decades Of Failed Liberal Policies
by Michael What did we think was going to happen? We allowed liberals to run most of our major cities for decades, and now those cities have degenerated into drug-ridden, crime-infested hellholes. Forty years ago, my elderly grandmother lived in one of those major cities, and she would take us on very long walks through … Read more
The United Nations UN Wants to Decriminalize Sex Between Minors and Adults The report also calls for all sex work to be decriminalized.
The United Nations discreetly issued a report in March encouraging members of the UN to decriminalize sex between minors and adults. The report is titled “The 8 March Principles for a Human Rights-Based Approach to Criminal Law Proscribing Conduct Associated with Sex Reproduction, Drug Use, HIV, Homelessness and Poverty.” On page 22 of the report, … Read more
Looters ransack gas station Food Mart. Police unable to intervene too many people. 1 arrest!
https://twitter.com/_/status/1647640113349033984 h/t Coorslightly
Stephen Hawking warns A.I. could end mankind
Stephen Hawking warned that artificial intelligence could end mankind, in an interview with BBC correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones. The opinion came after the physicist detailed some of the concerns he felt after using a computer to help him communicate that was designed to predict what he would say and he went on to voice concerns over … Read more
Starbucks Claims $181M in Revenue From Unused Gift Cards and Loyalty Credits
Starbucks reportedly claimed $181 million in revenue from money on gift cards and loyalty accounts that customers didn’t spend in fiscal year 2021 — a figure that amounted to about 1% of its sales and 4.3% of its net income during the year. The amount of unused credit claimed that year was up from $145 … Read more
Why Biden will not ban Tiktok… It’s too late to stop China…
As the federal government escalates its efforts against TikTok, it’s coming up against a stark reality: Even a politically united Washington may not have the regulatory and legal powers to wipe TikTok off American phones. A few weeks ago it looked like the company’s days in America were numbered. President Joe Biden’s administration had just … Read more
Elon Musk has said “Various government agencies effectively had full access to everything that was going on Twitter… including to the users’ direct messages.”
Twitter CEO Elon Musk will join the Fox News host in a two-part sit-down debuting Monday, April 17, and Tuesday, April 18. pic.twitter.com/BilzqLGZsC — Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) April 16, 2023 h/t PURA SANGRE
Air National Guardsman arrested after applying to be a hitman online to make some extra cash
* Josiah Ernesto Garcia, 21, needed money to support his family and searched online for a job as a hitman in mid-February on rentahitman.com, a parody site. * Garcia submitted an inquiry to the website to work as a hit man with the website owner then forwarding his information to the FBI. [link to http://www.msn.com … Read more
Former Planned Parenthood Director Commits Suicide After Police Raid His Home in Child Porn Case
A former Planned Parenthood director suspected of child pornography crimes was found dead by suicide Tuesday in New Haven, Connecticut, according to local authorities. Tim Yergeau, 35, of New Haven, reportedly killed himself five days after police raided his apartment as part of a child pornography investigation. Yergeau worked at the abortion chain for approximately … Read more
Nothing Adds Up: Former DNI Kash Patel Confirms Jack Teixeira Would NOT Have Had Access to Documents He Leaked
Despite working in information technology within an intelligence wing of the Air Force, Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira would not have legally had access to the classified information he’s accused of leaking on a Discord server, former Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Kash Patel said Friday. Patel’s assessment echoes what was written at RedState on … Read more