Why people should get paid to let AI do their jobs for them

Mar10
by on March 10, 2021 at 7:28 pm
Posted In: artificial intelligence


The idea of a universal minimum/basic income (UBI) isn’t new or nearly as radical as those both in favor and opposed to it would have you believe. Dozens of cities across the globe are either currently running or have run UBI test programs. And the results are usually positive. Simply put: the outcomes for people who receive a UBI are typically demonstrably better than people in similar financial and economic situations who don’t. But a significant number of people ranging from laypersons to economics experts believe that paying people for what they consider “not working” is a bad idea. The…

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The Sonos Roam is a $169 Bluetooth speaker with some cool tricks up its sleeve

Mar09
by on March 9, 2021 at 9:01 pm
Posted In: Insider, Plugged


It’s official: Sonos today unveiled the Roam, a small Bluetooth speaker promising big sound and unique features to help it stand out from the crowd. The announcement was nearly completely spoiled by leaks, but it’s nonetheless an important new product for the audio company A smaller and lighter follow-up to the excellent Sonos Move, the Roam measures just 168 x 62 x 60mm (6.6 x 2.4 x 2.3 inches), but aims to shine in the sound department with its racetrack woofer and tweeter plus automatic TruePlay tuning. If you’re not familiar, TruePlay is Sonos’ technology that allows a speaker to change…

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