The main thing about technology for the week: an alien signal, problems with Samsung smartphones and more

Miscellaneous / by admin / June 18, 2022

The most important events from the world of gadgets, science and technology that you might have missed.

Google engineer finds signs of consciousness in artificial intelligence LaMDA

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Blake Lamon, a Google engineer, told The Washington Post that the system artificial intelligence LaMDA began to show signs of consciousness. For disclosure of confidential data, he was suspended and sent on administrative leave.

Scientists believe that the core of the Earth rotates in different directions

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A new study suggests that the Earth's inner core is oscillating, rotating smoothly in one direction and then in the other. This happens over a six-year cycle that affects the length of the day on our planet.

Chinese scientists report alien signal

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The Chinese state publication Science and Technology Daily published a report that the FAST space telescope allegedly detected a signal from an alien civilization. However, the official report on this was immediately deleted.

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Unusual piece of debris found on Mars

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Cameras from the Mars rover Perseverance allowed scientists to make an interesting discovery. In one of the frames, they noticed an unusual piece of garbage. But it turned out that this was the work of the rover itself.

Samsung smartphones imported by parallel import may not be activated in Russia

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Some Samsung smartphones supplied as part of parallel import cannot be included in Russia. The thing is that devices should be activated only in the countries for sale in which they are intended. There is a solution, but the help of specialists is required.