Super Mario Bros. Wonder nearly featured giant live-action Mario
'Super Mario Bros. Wonder' had lots of "extreme" ideas cut including a live-action Mario.
1970-01-01 08:00
'It's honestly been so disheartening': Charli XCX addresses backlash over collaborating with Sam Smith
Charli XCX has shown her support for Sam Smith after he was trolled after they announced their collaboration.
1970-01-01 08:00
Bayern Munich confident of Jamal Musiala new contract despite Premier League interest
Bayern Munich are confident of tying Jamal Musiala down to a long-term deal at the club despite interest from Liverpool and Manchester City.
1970-01-01 08:00
Cumbrian woman's family make 100th birthday card appeal
Now living in Canada, Marjorie Try's family are asking for 100 cards from her home area in England.
1970-01-01 08:00
Taiwan's Foxconn to build 'AI factories' with Nvidia
Taiwan's Foxconn says it plans to build artificial intelligence (AI) data factories with technology from American chip giant Nvidia, as the electronics maker ramps up efforts to become a major global player in electric car manufacturing.
1970-01-01 08:00
11-year-old De'Evan McFall dreamed of making it to the NFL. A stray bullet stopped that goal in its tracks
De'Evan is among more than 1,300 children and teens that have been killed by a gun in 2023 in the US, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
1970-01-01 08:00
Hailey Bieber shares biggest make-up fail
Hailey Bieber has shared her biggest ever make-up fail - revealing she paired red lipstick with dark eyeshadow and it didn't go well
1970-01-01 08:00
ChatGPT creator quietly changes core values from ‘thoughtful’ to ‘scrappy’
ChatGPT creator OpenAI has updated its company’s core values, replacing words like “thoughtful” and “collaborative” with “intense and scrappy”. The AI firm’s values, published on a careers page of its website, were changed between 25 September and 16 October, according to a screenshot captured by the Internet Archive. The top value is listed as “AGI focus”, referring to artificial general intelligence that is considered to be at the same level or greater than human-level intelligence. “We are committed to building safe, beneficial AGI that will have a massive positive impact on humanity’s future. Anything that doesn’t help with that is out of scope,” the new values state. The Independent has reached out to OpenAI for comment on whether the move signals a shift in company direction. The update, first spotted by Business Insider, comes amid an industry-wide push towards the development of AGI, with some academics and experts accelerating their timelines for it being achieved since the launch of ChatGPT last year. Forecasts suggest that the arrival of AGI could be hugely destabilising for the global economy, with some even warning that it could pose an existential threat to humanity. Swedish philosopher Nick Bostrom, based at Oxford University, previously warned that the arrival of AGI would precede so-called superintelligence, whereby computer intelligence surpasses human intelligence and AI development becomes uncontrollable and irreversible. In one thought experiment involving a rogue AI, Mr Bostrom wrote: “The AI will realise quickly that it would be much better if there were no humans because humans might decide to switch it off.” OpenAI has consistently called for a careful approach to the development of such technology, arguing that it could have profound implications for society, like curing diseases and turbocharging the economy. Last month, OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman wrote in a post on Reddit that his company had achieved AGI “internally”, however he later claimed that it was just a joke. “Obviously this is just memeing, y’all have no chill, when AGI is achieved it will not be announced with a Reddit comment,” he wrote. Read More The mystery AI device that could replace your phone The mystery AI device that could replace your phone Elon Musk’s X may charge some users $1 a year to post on platform Apple just released a new Pencil after days of excitement
1970-01-01 08:00
Guinea-Bissau capital without power over unpaid bill to Turkey's Karpowership
Bissau is plunged into darkness because a Turkish company cut supplies over a $15m bill.
1970-01-01 08:00
Hitting 'snooze' on your alarm might actually be good for you, scientists say
If you’re one of the many people who loves sleep and finds it a huge struggle to get up in the mornings, we’ve got some news that might just make you feel a little better. As it turns out, scientists have released a new study which suggests that hitting snooze on your alarm may actually be good for you. A new study has claimed that the extra sleep brought by snoozing an extra half hour in the mornings could help to improve cognitive performance. The research published in the Journal of Sleep Research surveyed more than 1,700 adults from across the world and looked into their morning habits. According to the study, a total of 69 per cent of those involved admitted they snoozed their alarms at least some of the time. Then, 31 of these people were tested and the researchers found that snoozing their alarms improved some of their scores following cognitive examinations. The tests they were subjected to involved things like memory tests and basic maths questions. Compared to not snoozing for 30 minutes, when the people did snooze they either improved their scores in the tests or their performance was not affected. "Snoozing for 30 minutes in the morning does not have any major negative effects on the sleep that night or how tired one feels when waking up," said Tina Sundelin [via Live Science], who is the lead study author and psychologist at Stockholm University in Sweden. "For those who are drowsy in the morning, such as evening people, and find that snoozing helps them wake up, the study shows that they may actually be more objectively alert [meaning that they performed better on the cognitive tests] after snoozing — even if they don't feel more or less sleepy.” It comes after a sleep expert revealed the worst common sleeping position for people which could be bad for our health. Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings
1970-01-01 08:00
Joran van der Sloot is expected to plead guilty in an extortion case today -- and may be forced to give details on Natalee Holloway's death
Almost two decades after Alabama teen Natalee Holloway vanished in Aruba, the prime suspect in her disappearance might soon reveal long-awaited details about how she died.
1970-01-01 08:00
Ryanair Loses Latest EU Challenge Over Covid Aid for Rivals
Ryanair Holdings Plc suffered a setback in its latest effort to challenge the European Union’s approval of government
1970-01-01 08:00
