The placebo effect – CBS News
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IBM unveils technology for chips that promise higher performance, use much less power
IBM unveiled semiconductor technology Thursday that it says could deliver computer chips with 50 percent better performance while dramatically lowering power consumption. The technology developed by IBM isn’t ready for industrial use yet, but the Armonk, New York-based company said it “sees a path to production in as early as the next five years.” The…
Former NFL star Chris Johnson says he has been diagnosed with ALS
Former NFL star Chris Johnson announced that he’s been diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Johnson, now 40, said he received the diagnosis last year. He shared the news in a “Good Morning America” interview with Michael Strahan, a retired NFL player himself and co-anchor of the talk show. The interview aired…
D.C.’s July 4th fireworks will have “TSA-style” security, won’t start until 11 p.m.
This year’s Fourth of July celebrations in Washington, D.C. — marking the nation’s 250th birthday — will include hours of military flyovers and a massive fireworks display that could stretch late into the night, with some of the tightest security in decades, officials said Monday. This Fourth will include “the largest display of fireworks our…
How trains drove American history
The transcontinental railroad changed just about everything in America: transportation, communications, commerce, cities, politics, even our perception of time. Correspondent David Pogue visits Steamtown National Historic Site, in Scranton, Pa., home to Big Boy, the biggest functioning steam train in the world, to learn how trains helped define an expansive America. Source link
Big Tech is spending trillions on AI. Investors now want proof it will pay off.
This week’s selloff in technology stocks underscores a gnawing anxiety among investors: whether Big Tech’s massive spending on artificial intelligence will ultimately pay off. The Nasdaq Composite Index has slipped nearly 5% this week as Wall Street frets over whether the trillions of dollars going into artificial intelligence will deliver the revenue and profit growth needed to…
Letlow defeats Fleming in Louisiana GOP Senate runoff for Cassidy’s seat, AP projects
Washington — Rep. Julia Letlow won the Republican primary runoff for Senate in Louisiana, the Associated Press projected Saturday, defeating Louisiana state Treasurer John Fleming to replace Sen. Bill Cassidy, who did not receive enough votes in the primary to advance.  The contest went to a runoff after no candidate secured 50% of the vote…
Gadget prices have fallen for decades. Then AI happened.
After decades of declining costs, consumer electronics ranging from computers to video game consoles are jumping in price as the artificial intelligence boom drives a global shortage of memory and storage chips. “The vast majority of the chips are going to the AI buildout and the data center revolution we’re seeing,” Wedbush Securities analyst Dan…
How much water does AI really use?
The heaviest demand on America’s water supply isn’t data centers or AI. It’s from everyday uses such as growing food, watering lawns and flushing toilets. Source link
Drummer rediscovers passion for music after life-changing accident
In the “CBS Mornings” series “Pushing the Limits,” Mark Strassmann shows how a Georgia man’s passion for music was almost taken away from him forever after a terrible accident. But thanks to his resilience and technology, the man is now a record-breaking drummer. Source link
Iran strikes commercial ship in Strait of Hormuz in challenge to U.S.-Iran deal
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards attacked a Singapore-flagged commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz with a drone on Thursday, a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News, posing a challenge to President Trump’s efforts to reopen the critical shipping corridor. The ship’s bridge was damaged after it was struck on its starboard side off the coast of Dahit,…