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Rina Diane Caballar / IEEE Spectrum: As CS students experiment with AI coding tools, professors say courses need to focus less on syntax and more on problem solving, design, testing, and debugging  —  Professors are shifting away from syntax and emphasizing higher-level skills  —  Generative AI is transforming the software development industry. Source link

Google is making the Dark Web Report feature available to Google One subscribers in India. As the dark web is intended to conceal users’ identities and whereabouts, it serves as a hub for hackers and miscreants to conduct illicit businesses, such as the sale and purchase of sensitive personal data of people worldwide. Users will

Jessica Lucas / The Verge: Some teen users of Character.AI’s chatbots say they find the AI companions helpful, entertaining, and supportive but worry they may be addicted to the chatbots  —  Teens are opening up to AI chatbots as a way to explore friendship.  But sometimes, the AI’s advice can go too far. Source link

Amazon Great Summer Sale 2024 is now in its second day after going live for all customers on May 2. The ongoing sale brings discounts across all popular product categories, including smartphones, laptops, smartwatches, tablets, Amazon devices, essential summer appliances like air conditioners, coolers, refrigerators, and more. The e-commerce giant is also offering an additional

Agence France-Presse: Ukraine unveils an AI-generated foreign ministry spokesperson called Victoria Shi, who will make official statements “written and verified by real people”  —  Victoria Shi is modelled on Rosalie Nombre, a singer and former contestant on Ukraine’s version of the reality show The Bachelor Source link

Amazon Great Summer Sale 2024 is now live for all shoppers. The sale brings offers and discounts on products across different categories with up to 60 percent off on tablets. The five-day sale also offers additional discounts for ICICI, OneCard and Bank of Baroda cardholders. Further, shoppers can avail of exchange offers, no-cost EMI payment

Ryan Weeks / Bloomberg: Crypto startups embrace open-ended, rolling funding rounds that quickly lift valuations, as crypto funds seek to deploy unspent cash raised in 2021 and 2022  —  – Startups are embracing so-called open-ended funding rounds  — Venture funds are seeking to deploy previously static cash Source link

Amazon Great Summer Sale 2024 kicked off for all users in India on May 2, at the same time as Flipkart’s Big Saving Days sale. The e-commerce sites are extending lucrative discounts on a wide range of products including home furnishing, fashion items, personal electronic items, as well as popular home appliances like smart televisions.

Tara Copp / Associated Press: US Air Force plans a fleet of 1,000+ AI-controlled jets, the first of them operating by 2028; some AI versions already beat human pilots in air-to-air combat  —  (AP Video by Eugene Garcia and Mike Pesoli)  —  With the midday sun blazing, an experimental orange and white F-16 fighter jet

Amazon Great Summer Sale 2024 is live for all shoppers in India and will last till May 7. The sale started yesterday after giving 12 hours of early access exclusively for Prime members. Millions of products by sellers across different categories such as tablets, smartphones, laptops, wearables, audio devices, consumer electronics and more are listed with