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Global economy’s “speed limit” set to fall to three-decade low

The global economy’s “speed limit” is set to fall to a three-decade low by 2030, the World Bank has said. The bank, in its report titled “Falling Long-Term Growth Prospects: Trends, Expectations, and Policies” said the global potential growth rate, the maximum rate at which an economy can grow without igniting inflation, is expected to fall to a three-decade low over the remainder of the 2020s. The report offers the first comprehensive assessment of long-term potential output growth rates in the aftermath of the…

Limit Screen Use in Children Under Six

Dr. Álvaro Bilbao, a leading neuropsychologist, emphasizes in his new book that children under six who frequently use mobile phone screens, tablets, or computers are more irritable and have worse attention, memory, and concentration. He recommends that parents strictly ration or avoid screen time for young children, as excessive use of devices like iPhones and iPads can increase the risk of psychological and behavioral issues, including attention deficit disorder, depression, and addiction problems.“Children who are in…

Microsoft increases Bing chat limit — again

NurPhoto/Getty ImagesWhen Microsoft first gave select users exclusive access to Bing's AI chatbot, some of the chatbot's shortcomings became evident. Microsoft found that long chat sessions confused the model, and as a result the company decreased the chat limit. Also: Tech leaders sign petition to halt further AI developmentsSince then, the tech giant has worked to gradually expand its chat limit and the biggest limit yet is here. Last week, Bing Chat users began noticing that their chat and session limits had…

Twitter to Limit Polls, ‘For You’ Recommendations’ to Verified Users Starting April 15

Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday announced that only verified accounts will be eligible to be in For You recommendations and also revealed the reason behind it.Musk's tweet stated, "Starting April 15th, only verified accounts will be eligible to be in For You recommendations. The is the only realistic way to address advanced AI bot swarms taking over. It is otherwise a hopeless losing battle. Voting in polls will require verification for same reason."Starting April 15th, only verified accounts will be eligible to be in…

Amsterdam wants to cut the e-bike speed limit to 20 km/h (12 mph)

If you thought most Europeans had it bad with lower e-bike speed limits of just 25 km/h (15 mph), then prepare yourself for even tighter restrictions in one European capital. That’s because Amsterdam’s city officials are proposing to reduce the electric bike speed limit on cycle paths to just 20 km/h (12 mph). According to a letter to the city council from city transportation chief Melanie Van Der Horst regarding the subject of electric bike speed limits, many e-bikes traveling on the city’s…

C-DoT says Rs 700 crore corpus available to fund startups, no limit to fund right innovation

State-owned research and development organisation C-DOT has a corpus of over Rs 700 crore for funding startups, but the government has kept no limit to fund innovation, a top official of the entity said.Speaking to PTI on the sidelines of Regional Innovation Forum, C-DOT chief executive officer and chairman C-DOT Project Board RajKumar Upadhyay said that a number of delegations of ministers from neighbouring countries at the forum have expressed interest in technological collaboration with India, which will help in…

How we can limit global warming, and GPT-4’s early adopters

Time is running short to limit global warming to 1.5°C (2.7 °F) above preindustrial levels, but there are feasible and effective solutions on the table, according to a new UN climate report.Despite decades of warnings from scientists, global greenhouse-gas emissions are still climbing, hitting a record high in 2022. If humanity wants to limit the worst effects of climate change, annual greenhouse-gas emissions will need to be cut by nearly half between now and 2030, according to the report. That will be complicated and…

EPA Moves to Limit ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water, But Is It Enough? : ScienceAlert

"Forever chemicals" are toxic, they're everywhere, and they don't break down. The problem can be solved, though, according to health experts and scientists, if the government bans the substances in household products.On Tuesday, the US Environmental Protection Agency proposed strict limits on six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water.It's the first time the government has moved to regulate PFAS, a class of thousands of chemicals used in everything from dental floss and toilet paper, to common…

Easily bypass the ChatGPT word limit

Fans of ChatGPT adore the AI chatbot for several purposes, including its ability to generate detailed essays in a matter of seconds. However, one of its little-known limitations is that there is a word and character limit set on how much content it can output per query. Reddit members and other AI enthusiasts have been discussing this for months, and luckily there are easy workarounds for this limitation by way of the prompts you can use. What is the ChatGPT word limit? ChatGPT’s parent company, OpenAI. set the word…

WhatsApp may limit polls to only 1 choice on the Android beta

Image Source : PIXABAY whatsApp WhatsApp, a popular messaging service owned by Meta, is planning to limit polls on the Android beta to just one option. According to WABetaInfo, the business intends to add a new option to the poll composer that would let the sender restrict the poll to a single option. The new function will be beneficial since it will benefit all…