EXPLAINERS A look at the characteristics of solid-fuel technology and how it can help North Korea improve its missile systems. North Korea says it has successfully tested a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), its first known use of the propellant in a longer-range projectile. But what exactly is a solid-fuel missile and why does it matter to have one? What is solid-fuel technology? Solid propellant is a mixture of fuel and oxidiser. Metallic powders such as aluminum often serve as the fuel, and ammonium perchlorate, which is the salt of perchloric acid and ammonia, is the most common oxidiser.…
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AI ‘could be’ danger to society, US President Biden says | TechnologyNews
Joe Biden says AI developers have a responsibility to ensure products are safe before releasing them to the public. United States President Joe Biden has said artificial intelligence (AI) “could be” dangerous but it remains to be seen how the technology will affect society. Speaking at the start of a meeting with science and technology advisers on Tuesday, Biden said technology companies had a responsibility to ensure their products are safe before their release. “Tech companies have a responsibility, in my view, to make sure their products are safe before making them public,” Biden said at the opening of a…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI will reshape society, acknowledging risks: ‘A little bit scared of this’
The CEO behind the company that created ChatGPT believes in artificial intelligence technology will reshape society as we know it. He believes it comes with real dangers, but can also be “the greatest technology humanity has yet developed” to drastically improve our lives. “We’ve got to be careful here,” said Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. “I think people should be happy that we are a little bit scared of this.” Altman sat down for an exclusive interview with ABC News’ chief business, technology and economics correspondent Rebecca Jarvis to talk about the rollout of GPT-4 — the latest iteration of…
Nvidia grew from gaming to AI giant and now powering ChatGPT
For about a quarter century, Nvidia has been leading the revolution in computer graphics, becoming a beloved brand by gamers along the way. Nvidia dominated the market for graphics processing units (GPUs), which it entered in 1999 with the GeForce 256. Gaming brought in over $9 billion in revenue for Nvidia last year despite a recent downturn. But Nvidia’s latest earnings beat points to a new phenomenon in the GPU business. The technology is now at the center of the boom in artificial intelligence. “We had the good wisdom to go put the whole company behind it,” CEO Jensen Huang…
Meta launches subscription service for Facebook and Instagram
Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc. is launching a subscription service called Meta Verified which will include a handful of additional perks and features, including account verification badges for those who pay.The new subscription will cost $11.99 per month — $14.99 if purchased through the iOS app — and is primarily targeted toward content creators. In addition to a verification badge, the subscription includes “proactive account protection, access to account support, and increased visibility and reach,” a Meta spokesperson said in an email. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg announced the new product via his Instagram Channel, a service that was…
Pope: Technology must be at the service of humanity
Pope Francis addresses participants in a workshop hosted by the Pontifical Academy for Life on the relationship between the person, emerging technologies and the common good, and reiterates that the progress of science and technology must always be at the service of human dignity and integral human development. By Lisa Zengarini As it meets for its general assembly this week, the Pontifical Academy for Life is holding a two-day workshop focused on the ethical aspects of the so-called “Converging Technologies” (Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Information Technology, and Cognitive Science). Entitled “Converging on the person: Emerging Technologies for the Common Good”, the international…
The world is entering a new age of clean technology manufacturing, and countries’ industrial strategies will be key to success – News
The energy world is at the dawn of a new industrial age – the age of clean energy technology manufacturing – that is creating major new markets and millions of jobs but also raising new risks, prompting countries across the globe to devise industrial strategies to secure their place in the new global energy economy, according to a major new IEA report. Energy Technology Perspectives 2023, the latest installation in one of the IEA’s flagship series, serves as the world’s first global guidebook for the clean technology industries of the future. It provides a comprehensive analysis of global manufacturing of…
Your Complete Guide to Salesforce NetZero
Salesforce Net Zero Cloud was earlier known as Sustainability Cloud. It has been renamed to properly reflect Salesforce’s commitment to carbon neutrality. Net Zero Cloud can be used as a Salesforce app, which is based on the Salesforce Lightning platform and provides users with capabilities to improve collaboration, project management, and reporting. Plus, you receive accurate vital insights into your carbon footprint with Net Zero Cloud’s greenhouse gas emissions calculator, which uses worldwide emission factors for calculation. The Cloud lets you collect, categorize, and analyze data on energy use and greenhouse gas emissions throughout your company’s business operations. The cloud…