McDonald’s Quarter Pounder back after E. coli outbreak from the BBC
The fast food giant said beef patty samples had tested negative for the bacteria.Read More
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Hospitals use a transcription tool powered by a hallucination-prone OpenAI model from the Verge Wes Davis
Image: The Verge A few months ago, my doctor showed off an AI transcription tool he used to record and summarize his patient meetings. In my case, the summary was fine, but researchers cited by ABC News have found that’s not always the case with OpenAI’s Whisper, which powers a tool many hospitals use —…
Japan’s ruling party loses its majority after snap election from the BBC
The prime minister announced a snap election despite voter apathy and low approval ratings.Read More
Chaos and political drama rock Japan’s snap election from the BBC
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba made a political gamble, and it backfired, leaving a weakened ruling party.Read More
Trump set to rally at Madison Square Garden in New York days before election from NPR Luke Garrett
Former President Trump says ‘we are going to win New York’ despite double-digit losses in previous elections. (Image credit: Alex Brandon) Read More
Georgia PM rejects vote-rigging claims as president calls mass rally from the BBC
Irakli Kobakhidze says the ruling party won the vote by a landslide, but the president says it was a fraud.Read More
Iran leader says Israeli attack should not be ‘exaggerated or downplayed’ from the BBC
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei refrained from pledging immediate retaliation while President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran did not seek war.Read More
Instagram saves the best video quality for the most popular content from the Verge Wes Davis
Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge Ever wondered why some of your Instagram videos tend to look blurry, while others are crisp and sharp? It’s because, on Instagram, the quality of your video apparently depends on how many views it’s getting. That’s according to a video AMA from Instagram head Adam Mosseri, in which he…
American Airlines tests boarding technology that audibly shames line cutters from ABC
American Airlines is testing a new technology at three airports across the country during the boarding process that aims to cut down on passengers who try to jump the lineRead More
In Beirut, a photographer’s frozen moments slow down time and allow the contemplation of destruction from ABC
We watch video after video, consuming the world on our handheld devices in bites of two minutes, one minute, 30 seconds, 15. We turn to moving pictures — “film” — because it comes the closest to approximating the world that we see and experience. This is, after all, 2024, and video in our pocket —…