Microsoft News Roundup: Elon Musk on AI ending humanity, Xbox leadership shake-up, and Windows 10 updates costing a fortune

From Elon Musk predicting AI will destroy humanity to Microsoft unveiling how much it will cost to get Windows 10 security updates, it’s been an eventful week for news. Our team also exclusively reported on major Xbox news that could shape the future of gaming at Microsoft. We also covered some of the best ways […]

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AI safety researcher warns there’s a 99.999999% probability AI will end humanity, but Elon Musk “conservatively” dwindles it down to 20% and says it should be explored more despite inevitable doom

What you need to know Elon Musk says AI has the potential of taking over or even ending humanity, placing the probability of this happening between 10 and 20 percent. Regardless of the looming danger, Musk says more advances in the AI landscape should be explored. An AI Safety researcher says the probability of AI […]

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Humanity Is Dangerously Pushing Its Ability to Tolerate Heat

Humanity’s superpower is sweating—but rising heat could be our kryptonite, and an average temperature rise of 2 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels could bring regular, fatal heat waves to large parts of the planet, says Tom Matthews, a senior lecturer in environmental geography at King’s College London. “We have evolved to cope with the most […]

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Wild Animals Should Be Paid for the Benefits They Provide Humanity

We need to understand the value of nature if we want to protect it—and that should include paying ecosystems for keeping us alive, argues Ian Redmond, head of conservation for not-for-profit streaming platform Ecoflix and cofounder of Rebalance Earth, a company that aims to build a sustainable, resilient, and equitable economy. He’s trying to change […]

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