Myths, including myths about AI, arise in response to the unknown. Debunking myths about AI won’t create knowledge. …read more Source:: ZDNet

An anonymous reader quotes Bloomberg: Arm Ltd., the chip designer owned by SoftBank Group Corp., accused the ousted head of its China joint venture of hurting its business there, escalating a dispute that’s becoming a test of Beijing’s willingness to protect foreign investment in the world’s second-largest economy. The U.K. chip giant in June announced…

We’re now accustomed to hearing, “We’re all special in our own unique ways.” But what if we weren’t really aren’t all that unique? Many people think there are no more than two political opinions, maybe a handful of religious beliefs, and certainly no more than one way to characterize a hack. But despite this controversy…

An anonymous reader quotes The Los Angeles Times: On Dec. 9, 1968, the then-small world of computer engineering was shaken to its core by a presentation of new technologies projected onto a screen in a San Francisco hall. The attendees at the historic event saw demonstrations of video conferencing, the first public use of a…

Under pressure, companies ramp up technology skills training, but more is needed, especially for artificial intelligence. Those wanting to self-educate have many online options. Also, no-code to the rescue? …read more Source:: ZDNet

Last week Slashdot reader scandum described the search for the most efficient sorting algorithm. Now he’s back, touting a new implementation for binary searches (using the same GitHub repo, and written in 15 to 30 lines of C code) that he says may be “up to 40%” faster for 32-bit integers. (“Keep in mind performance…

HBO Max has a $15 price tag, and it’s effectively replacing HBO Go and HBO Now, which disappeared Saturday — but Max still isn’t on Roku or Amazon Fire TV. …read more Source:: CNet

For a limited time, Babbel is offering 6, 12 or 24 months of learning for under $3 per month. …read more Source:: CNet

HBO Go is gone, with HBO Max meant to replace it. But HBO Max is in a standoff with Roku and Amazon Fire TV, and you’re caught in the middle. Here’s what happened (and what to do). …read more Source:: CNet

Germany’s top court handed down its first ruling since the EU’s GDPR laws went into effect in mid-2018. The court “sided with Google and rejected requests to wipe entries from search results,” reports German public broadcaster DW (in an article shared by long-time Slashdot reader AmiMoJo): The cases hinged on whether the right to be…