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Upgraded Earbuds Make ChatGPT Easily Accessible with a Simple Squeeze

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The most notable bit of today’s news, however, is probably Nothing’s embrace of ChatGPT this time out. Think Siri/Google Assistant/Alexa-style access on a pair of earbuds, only this one taps directly into OpenAI’s wildly popular platform. Nothing says the Ear buds bring improved sound over their predecessors, courtesy of a new driver system. A “smart” active noise-canceling system adapts accordingly to environmental noise and checks for “leakage” between the buds and the ear canal. The Ear and Ear (a) are both reasonably priced at $149 and $99, respectively.

“Step Out of the Ordinary: Discover the $365 Aiden Coffee Machine from Fellow”

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The fancy drip coffee maker has a $365 price tag to match. The latest addition to its aficionado-forward lineup is the Aiden coffee machine, a sleek brewer taking a stab at transforming the at-home coffee experience. Even my parents, who have Fellow products laid out on their counter, still use a basic coffee maker. Aiden is designed for them.”The Aiden coffee maker promises precision and customization that rival professional setups, all from the comfort of one’s kitchen. Aiden Precision Coffee Maker is today available for presale for $365 on FellowProducts.com, and the company says it will ship in September.

The Enduring Presence of Remote Work: A CEO’s Unlikely Wish

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Working from home isn’t going away, even if some CEOs wish it would Most workers crave flexibility and work-life balanceWhen I started working from home in the late 1980s as a freelance technical writer, I was clearly an outlier. Today, 14% of U.S. workers work at home full time (including me), and that number is expected to increase to 20% by next year, according to data published by USA Today. Wayfair, the Boston-based online furniture company, concentrated on remote workers over in-office folks in a layoff earlier this year, according to a WSJ report. Meanwhile Michael Bloomberg suggested remote workers weren’t actually working, but playing golf (which honestly sounds like projecting to me). That’s a lot of executive energy being directed against working from home and toward working in the office.

Solving AI Hallucinations: Jensen Huang of Nvidia Predicts Artificial General Intelligence Within 5 Years

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Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) — often referred to as “strong AI,” “full AI,” “human-level AI” or “general intelligent action” — represents a significant future leap in the field of artificial intelligence. Huang, however, spent some time telling the press what he does think about the topic. He suggests that the tests could be a legal bar exam, logic tests, economic tests or perhaps the ability to pass a pre-med exam. AI hallucination is solvableIn Tuesday’s Q&A session, Huang was asked what to do about AI hallucinations – the tendency for some AIs to make up answers that sound plausible, but aren’t based in fact. He appeared visibly frustrated by the question, and suggested that hallucinations are solvable easily – by making sure that answers well-researched.