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2023-02-07 23:31:05 Amazingly, ChatGPT gets hired at L3 when interviewed for a coding position,' reads a Google document, but ChatGPT itself says it can't replicate human creativity and problem-solving skills.

Google fed coding interview questions to ChatGPT and, based off the AI's answers, determined it would be hired for a level three engineering position, according to an internal document.

The experiment was done as part of Google's recent testing of multiple AI chatbots, which it's considering adding to the site. ChatGPT's ability to surface a concise, high-fidelity answer to a question could save users time typically spent surfing links on Google to find the same information. Open / Comment

2023-02-07 20:06:24 Google has introduced a new experimental AI chatbot named ‘Bard’, a conversational service apparently aimed at countering the popularity of the ChatGPT tool backed by Microsoft.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai in a blogpost wrote, “Bard seeks to combine the breadth of the world's knowledge with the power, intelligence, and creativity of our large language models." Open / Comment

2023-02-07 03:35:11 Colossal Biosciences claims it has come a step closer to reviving the dodo, a flightless bird that has been extinct since the 17th century.

The futuristic plan is only possible now that the Dallas-based company has decrypted the dodo's entire genome, according to a press release.

Beth Shapiro, a lead geneticist on the project, told CNN - "We're clearly in the middle of an extinction crisis. And it's our responsibility to bring stories and to bring excitement to people in a way that motivates them to think about the extinction crisis that's going on right now," Open / Comment

2023-02-06 23:55:25 Taking advantage of the new in-game proximity chat functionality, Pizza Hut’s streamers were able to connect with players to take their orders. Gamers who were able to track down the Pizza Hut delivery people in the Al Mazerah map were rewarded instantly.

Jake Barrow, group ECD, VMLY&R Melbourne & Sydney: “It’s hard to stay relevant in gaming but for Pizza Hut to capitalise on the new proximity chat function in Call of Duty just days after launch is a real win. As a COD veteran, I know that if you’re going to get rekt [taken down], you may as well do it with a free Pepperoni Lovers.” Open / Comment

2023-02-06 20:24:11 A former adviser to China’s central bank has floated the idea that Beijing should review its draconian cryptocurrency ban, shedding light on an ongoing debate about the role of private digital currencies in China.

While the ban on cryptocurrency trading is practical for China at the moment, the government should consider whether such policies are sustainable in the long run. Open / Comment

2023-02-02 01:47:05 Paralysis often restricts people's movement and confines them from living a normal lifestyle. But, an Avatar Robot Cafe in Tokyo, Japan, has found a better way for paralyzed people to earn wages and have further interactions with others, all by controlling robot waiters remotely. About 10 people with different conditions that restrict their movements are helping to regulate robots in the Dawn Ver cafe. The robot controllers earn 1000 yen ($7.66) per hour. According to BBC, it is the standard rate of waiting for staff in Japan.

The robots called OriHime-D were developed by a Japanese start-up Ory. It was created with the intention to be used in the homes of people with disabilities who are restricted in their movements. The robots can be instructed to move, observe, talk to customers and carry things even if their operator can only move their eyes. These abilities have been set specifically in the robots for the work in the cafe. Open / Comment

2023-02-02 01:39:22 Celebrities Who Endorsed Crypto, NFTs Land in Legal Crosshairs After Investor Losses.
Prominent endorsers named as defendants in class-action lawsuits, while agents warn clients away from future deals.

Madonna sang the praises of nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, depicting cartoon portraits of bored apes. Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady appeared in commercials endorsing crypto exchange FTX, which collapsed suddenly in November. And Kim Kardashian gushed about EMAX tokens on Instagram.

Now they and other celebrities are facing civil lawsuits from investors who suffered losses on virtual assets, as well as scrutiny by regulators for allegedly duping the investing public. Open / Comment

2023-02-01 22:17:46 ChatGPT said: “Warren Buffett's most important investing strategy is value investing, which involves identifying undervalued companies with strong potential for growth and a durable competitive advantage, and then holding onto those investments for the long-term.

ChatGPT also pointed to Warren Buffett's investment in Berkshire Hathaway decades ago. Buffett "transformed it into a holding company and used it as a vehicle to make a series of successful investments and acquisitions Open / Comment

2023-01-31 07:45:11 7 Million Burned $CAKE

A scheduled burn had seen millions of CAKE tokens taken out of circulation. Pancakeswap announced the burn on Twitter with figures showing that a total of 7,123,715 CAKE had actually been sent to a burn address. The total dollar value came out to around $29 million.

The burn announcement had sent CAKE’s price on an initial impressive rally that saw it break above $4.2. The digital asset had initially been trending below $4 for the better part of last week before the news of the burn. Open / Comment

2023-01-31 06:40:10 Uniswap won the web3 dev gaming competition, 0xMonaco: Battle of Titans.

The event, run by Starkware-based on-chain gaming ecosystem MatchboxDAO and streamed on Twitch, featured teams from web3 companies including Ledger, Polygon, Uniswap, NEAR, Yield Guild Games, Chainlink, OKX and Bybit.

Uniswap, Polygon and security auditors OtterSec made it to the finals. The three competed in a hotly contested final with Uniswap emerging as the eventual winner.

Developers competed in a Mario Kart-style racing game rewarding technical abilities where each team’s cars are a smart contract. MatchboxDAO described it as a web3 version of "chess and poker." Open / Comment