The Straits Times

NBA to use AI for objective calls: Commissioner

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league will use AI to automate a category of calls such as out-of-bounds decisions to speed up games and reduce disputes over possession. Silver compared the ...
New York Post

Adam Silver says NBA will soon use AI for certain calls — here’s how it could work

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league will use AI to automate a category of calls such as out-of-bounds decisions to speed up games and reduce disputes over possession. Silver compared the ...
Reuters

NBA to use AI for automatic out-of-bounds calls, Silver says

May 27 (Reuters) - NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said the league will use AI to automate a category of calls such as out-of-bounds decisions to speed up games and ‌reduce disputes over possession.
Los Angeles Times

Pope calls for AI regulation, using technology for common good rather than profit

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV called Monday for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers ...
Bloomberg L.P.

India Calls for “Judicious” Use of Power as Heat Pushes Demand

India’s power ministry on Friday appealed to citizens to be mindful of electricity consumption as harsh summer heat drives demand for cooling. “Although we are prepared to supply electricity as ...
KSTP-TV

Anoka County using artificial intelligence to screen non-emergency calls

For Anoka County 911 call-takers like Samantha Gust, seconds count. “Because time is of the essence?” 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS asked. “Yes,” she declared. “You have to get this information as quickly as you ...
The Washington Post

Miss Manners: Why does a friend only use videoconferencing for calls?

Dear Miss Manners: A friend of my wife’s always calls her using videoconferencing. Always. It’s as though she comes into the house uninvited, takes a seat and starts talking. My wife is from the South ...
Skift

British Airways Will Allow In-Flight Calls With Starlink, Courting Controversy

British Airways is taking the unusual step in permitting in-flight phone calls to take place on planes with Starlink. In the U.S., it is illegal to make such phone calls, but they are allowed in the ...
The Hill

Trump calls UK move to allow US to use bases ‘a very late response’

President Trump described the U.K.’s move to allow the U.S. to use British bases to strike Iranian sites targeting the Strait of Hormuz as “late” on Friday. “Well, it’s a very late response, the U.K., ...
TechCrunch

Patreon CEO calls AI companies’ fair use argument ‘bogus,’ says creators should be paid

Patreon CEO Jack Conte says he’s not anti-AI. He can’t be. “I run a frickin’ tech company,” he told the audience at the SXSW conference in Austin this week. Still, the founder of the creator platform ...
pv magazine International

First attempt to build solar modules using polycarbonate encapsulant

Canadian researchers proposed a laminate-free solar module using polycarbonate instead of EVA and glass. The new encapsulation technique reportedly enables easy disassembly, reuse of solar cells, and ...
The Washington Post

How scammers are using AI deepfakes to steal money from taxpayers

My husband and I owe the IRS absolutely nothing. Yet in the last two weeks, I’ve been getting calls to my mobile number that make it seem as if the government has an issue with our tax situation. The ...