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Marcus does a lot of his tweeting on scenic walks round his hometown of Vancouver. Our senior AI reporter Melissa Heikkilä determined to hitch him on one such stroll whereas she was visiting town, to listen to his ideas on the newest product releases and goings-on in AI. Right here’s what he needed to say to her. 

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1 A brand new class of satellites may change all the things 🛰️
They’re armed with cameras highly effective sufficient to seize peoples’ particular person options. (NYT $)
+ A giant European satellite tv for pc is ready to return to Earth tomorrow. (Ars Technica)
+ A brand new satellite tv for pc will use Google’s AI to map methane leaks from area. (MIT Know-how Evaluation)

2 How a lot electrical energy does AI devour?
It’s lots—however figuring out precise sums could be difficult. (The Verge)
+ Making a picture with generative AI makes use of as a lot vitality as charging your cellphone. (MIT Know-how Evaluation)

3 How Silicon Valley discovered to like the army
The world is feeling like a extra harmful place today, and that’s drowning out any moral issues. (WP $)
+ Why enterprise is booming for army AI startups. (MIT Know-how Evaluation)
+ SpaceX is getting nearer to US intelligence and army companies. (WSJ $)
+ Ukraine is in determined want of higher strategies to clear land mines. (Wired $)

4 The EU is investigating TikTok over baby security
It alleges the corporate isn’t doing sufficient to confirm customers’ ages. (Mashable)

5 It’s onerous to get all that enthusiastic about Bluesky 
It’s simply extra of the identical social media. (Wired $)
+ The right way to repair the web. (MIT Know-how Evaluation)
+ Why tens of millions of individuals are flocking to decentralized social media providers. (MIT Know-how Evaluation)

6 Ozempic is taking off in China
An absence of official approval there but isn’t stopping anybody. (WSJ $)
+ We’ve by no means understood how starvation works. That is likely to be about to vary. (MIT Know-how Evaluation)

7 Meet the individuals making an attempt to make moral AI porn
Intercourse work is a sector that’s already being closely disrupted by AI. (The Guardian)

8 Why we want DNA information drives
We’re quickly working out of cupboard space, however DNA is a surprisingly viable choice. (IEEE Spectrum)

9 You don’t must maintain closing your cellphone’s background apps
It does nothing in your battery life. Actually, it will probably even drain it additional. (Gizmodo)
+ Right here’s one other delusion value busting: you shouldn’t put your moist cellphone in rice. (The Verge)

10 The mysterious math of billiard tables
Should you wrestle to play pool, take consolation within the truth mathematicians get stumped by it too. (Quanta $)