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US officials press for answers on Boeing emergency on Alaska Airlines
TechXplore· 2024-08-07 01:32
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: A two-day hearing is set to investigate what happened on a January 5 Alaska Airlines flight during which a panel on the fuselage of a 737 MAX blew out mid-flight. US transportation officials on Tuesday began a two-day hearing into a near-catastrophic January incident on a Boeing 737 MAX operated by Alaska Airlines that required ...
Is Google a monopoly? Landmark antitrust ruling—and new research—show that it is
TechXplore· 2024-08-07 00:10
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Google has been found guilty of violating antitrust law. Northeastern University researchers looked at Google's own argument—and still found the tech giant dominates nearly every part of the search market. In what could be the most significant ruling in antitrust law of the modern era, a fede ...
Apple's shift to AI is poised to soften blow from Google ruling
TechXplore· 2024-08-06 21:49
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Google's defeat in an antitrust suit filed by the Justice Department has cast a shadow over partner Apple Inc., which generates roughly $20 billion a year in payments from the internet search giant. Apple shares slipped almost 5% on August 5 after a judge ruled that Google's payments to devic ...
Hearing to probe Alaska Airlines emergency on Boeing jet
TechXplore· 2024-08-06 16:50
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: A two-day hearing is set to investigate what happened on a January 5 Alaska Airlines flight in which a panel on the fuselage of a 737 MAX blew out mid-flight. US investigators will on Tuesday open a two-day hearing into a near-catastrophic January incident on a Boeing 737 MAX operated by Alaska Airlines that required an emergenc ...
Key moments in Boeing's difficult history with the 737 MAX
TechXplore· 2024-08-06 16:40
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Boeing's quality control practices will be placed under a microscope this week at a two-day National Transportation Safety Board hearing investigating a January Alaska Airlines flight on a 737 MAX. Representatives of Boeing, supplier Spirit AeroSystems and the Federal Aviation Administration ...
US judge rules Google is monopoly in key anti-trust case
TechXplore· 2024-08-06 16:24
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Several months of testimony saw Google CEO Sundar Pichai and other top executives take the stand. A US judge on Monday handed Google a major legal blow, ruling in a landmark anti-trust case that it has maintained a monopoly with its dominant search engine. The court decision against a "big tech" giant could alter how the secto ...
CrowdStrike and Delta fight over who's to blame for the airline canceling thousands of flights
TechXplore· 2024-08-06 16:19
文章核心观点 - 软件公司CrowdStrike与航空公司Delta Air Lines就全球技术故障造成的损失责任问题产生争议 [1][2][3] - Delta CEO表示CrowdStrike的软件更新导致公司损失5亿美元,而CrowdStrike律师则认为公司责任应小于1000万美元 [3][4][7] - 美国交通部正在调查为什么Delta航空恢复时间比其他航空公司更长,以及客户服务投诉情况 [10] 行业概况 - 7月19日,CrowdStrike向使用微软Windows的800万台电脑发布的软件更新导致航空公司、银行、零售商等企业受到干扰 [6] - Delta航空比其他航空公司更依赖微软Windows系统 [7] - Delta航空聘请了知名律师事务所来处理此事 [7] 公司分析 - CrowdStrike表示公司CEO曾主动联系Delta CEO提供帮助,但未得到回应 [9] - CrowdStrike律师指出Delta航空本身的IT决策和应对措施也是导致恢复时间较长的原因 [5]
Meta just launched the largest 'open' AI model in history—here's why it matters
TechXplore· 2024-08-04 00:10
文章核心观点 - 文章讨论了人工智能领域中开源与闭源AI的争论,强调了开源AI在促进透明度、创新和可访问性方面的重要性,同时指出闭源AI可能带来的风险和挑战 [2][3][4][6][8][9][11][16][17] 开源与闭源AI的对比 - 闭源AI模型如ChatGPT、Google的Gemini和Anthropic的Claude,虽然广泛使用,但其数据集和源代码保密,缺乏透明度和外部审计,可能影响公众信任和创新 [4][5][6][7] - 开源AI模型如Meta发布的Llama 3.1 405B,允许公众访问代码和数据集,促进社区协作和创新,但也存在质量控制低和易受网络攻击的风险 [8][9][10] Meta的开源AI模型 - Meta发布了历史上最大的开源AI模型Llama 3.1 405B,这是一个大型语言模型,支持多语言文本生成,尽管在某些任务上表现优于闭源模型,但未完全开放其训练数据集 [3][11][12][13][14] - 该模型降低了研究和初创组织进入AI领域的门槛,因为无需大量资源即可利用该模型进行开发 [15] 未来AI发展的关键支柱 - 文章提出了确保AI民主化的三个关键支柱:治理、可访问性和开放性,强调了政府、行业、学术界和公众的共同责任,以推动AI的负责任和伦理发展 [16][17] 开源AI的挑战与问题 - 文章提出了关于开源AI的几个关键问题,包括如何平衡知识产权保护与创新、如何减少伦理担忧、以及如何防止潜在的滥用,这些问题对于塑造AI的未来至关重要 [18]
Google pulls AI ad that irked some Olympics viewers
TechXplore· 2024-08-03 16:20
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Google has pulled an ad for its Gemini AI tool from Olympics coverage as some viewers thought it sent the wrong message. Google confirmed Friday that it had pulled an ad for its Gemini artificial intelligence after it landed flat with some Olympics viewers. The "Dear Sydney" ad, intended to tout capabilities of Gemini AI, feat ...
Nvidia is facing an antitrust probe from US regulators amid competitor complaints, report says
TechXplore· 2024-08-03 16:16
文章核心观点 - 美国司法部正在调查芯片制造商英伟达(Nvidia)是否滥用其在人工智能芯片市场的主导地位[2][3] - 英伟达被指控存在压迫客户、阻碍竞争对手的行为[2][3][8] - 英伟达否认存在任何不当行为,称公司是凭借自身的投资和创新而获得成功的[5][6] 行业概况 - 英伟达已经成为人工智能芯片领域的"掌门人"[9] - 英伟达的市值曾一度超过3.3万亿美元,成为全球最有价值的公司之一[9] - 英伟达股价近期有所下跌,部分投资者正在套现获利[10] 公司概况 - 英伟达是一家总部位于加州圣克拉拉的科技公司[2] - 英伟达在人工智能芯片领域拥有多年的投资和创新[5] - 英伟达表示将配合监管部门的调查[6]