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  • Business

    The Micro AI-Powered Paperclip: The Unlikely Error from Microsoft

    Microsoft, long renowned for its major technology advancements, encountered an unlikely error when trying to enhance its office assistant Clippy with artificial intelligence. The unlikely result was the micro AI-powered paperclip maximizer -- a program that creates endless chains of paperclips in an effort to minimize the amount of paper used in an office environment. Although it was an unintentional consequence of the update, it signals one of the more unique errors stemming from Microsoft.

  • Politics

    Ideological Culture Wars Battle in World Cup

    A world cup unlike any other is emerging, putting two ideological cultures head-to-head in a global competition. Contestants hail from diverse, far-reaching groups and the competition promises to be intense. Those cultures most likely to excel—and eventually win—largely depend on their core values and guiding principles that define each respective society. Some of the participants include South Korea, France, India, New Zealand, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, Nigeria, and Angola.