…with some small hiccups along the way.

This follows a lawsuit from this summer where ChatGPT was allegedly connected to a mass shooting.

Amazon is preparing to expand Prime Air drone deliveries into Australia and potentially other Asia-Pacific markets, with a new regulatory role tasked with securing the approvals needed to launch service there. The Register reports: “As Prime Air evaluates Australia and other countries, we are hiring a Head of Regulatory Approvals, Australia — the person responsible for navigating Australia’s aviation regulatory system and securing every approval required to deliver to Australian customers by drone,” reads a recently published job ad.

Whoever gets the gig in Australia will report to someone who holds the title “Leader, Prime Air Expansion — Asia Pacific.” Whoever gets the job “will be measured by the approvals you obtain, the timelines you hit, and — ultimately — Australian customers receiving drone deliveries.” That wording suggests Amazon intends to operate Prime Air in Australia and is doing rather more than market evaluations.

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Windows 11 includes a ton of unnecessary junk, some of which you can remove manually and some of which is best handled by a tool.

Amazon’s Alexa for Shopping can help you catch prices when they’re low, and Auto Buy can make sure you don’t miss the deal.

Bill Gates said an AI “kill switch” alone would be insufficient to address the technology’s risks. “The kill switch is, that’s kind of a weird thing. It’s not enough to have a kill switch,” the Microsoft co-founder said in an interview that aired Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” He said the more immediate concern is people using AI for cyberattacks or bioterrorism rather than systems acting autonomously. “We’re not yet at the point where they autonomously grab computers and, you know, can’t be shut down,” he said, adding that the public discussion “just sort of shows how nontechnical various people are.” Politico reports: Gates said he was not opposed to a kill switch but argued that companies should monitor sophisticated AI models and keep records of “exactly what’s being done” to help guard against people using the systems for cyberattacks or bioterrorism. “The United States ought to make sure this is done. China will want to do this,” he continued.

[…] Gates also called for legislation requiring safeguards and monitoring, saying voluntary measures by AI companies were insufficient. “No one thinks self-regulation is enough,” he said. He argued that the more immediate danger was people using AI to cause harm rather than AI systems acting on their own. “The thing that’s urgent has to do with bad people using AI, not the AI going off on its own,” he added.

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If you’re struggling to hear the person on the other end, try these tweaks on your Android phone to improve your call quality.

Everything old is new again.

You won’t find the exact same AirPods Pro features elsewhere, but you will find persuasive savings.

End of an era.

SpaceX’s Starship reached orbit for the first time, successfully deploying 26 operational Starlink V3 satellites after overcoming an early Raptor 3 engine shutdown during ascent. “SpaceX plans to eventually deploy 100,000 upgraded Starlink V3s to expand the company’s wireless satellite internet services,” notes Space.com. Here’s the latest update from the report:
SpaceX has decided to return Starship from orbit earlier than expected. After valuating the upper stage Ship’s status during its first orbital checkpoint, SpaceX technicians have decided to return the spacecraft to Earth earlier than expected. Rather than spending another 7.5 hours on orbit, Ship 41 will perform its deorbit burn at approximately 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT), with splashdown in the Northern Pacific. You can watch a recorded livestream of the launch on X.

Developing…

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