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Below is a list of all the correct answers to this week’s quiz, along with links to the actual news stories behind the quiz’s questions.
- Question:Why was Vice President J. D. Vance’s Bluesky account immediately banned for a while after he opened it on Wednesday?
Correct answer:A system for nipping impersonating accounts in the bud was tripped.
News article:Bluesky briefly suspended JD Vance’s account after he joined
- Question: Late last week we learned that Google was considering cutting ties with what AI-related company?
Correct answer: Scale AI, due to Mega’s reported multi-billion dollar investment.
News article: Google reportedly plans to cut ties with Scale AI
- Question: A study of tools being used to keep minors from being able to access adult-oriented websites in Australia came to what conclusions?
Correct answers:
- They’re often used to collect more data than is needed.
- They often don’t work.
News article: Trial reveals flaws in tech intended to enforce Australian social media ban for under-16s
- Question: Who ended up buying 23andMe after an unsolicited bid nixed Regeneron’s previously accepted bid?
News article: TTAM Research Institute, led by 23andMe’s co-founder and former CEO Anne Wojcicki.
Correct answer: Anne Wojcicki’s nonprofit reaches deal to acquire 23andMe
- Question: What happened to a SpaceX’s Starship rocket on Wednesday evening?
Correct answer: It exploded on the launch pad.
News article: SpaceX’s Starship blows up ahead of 10th test flight
- Question: Which of the following American built cars contains the highest percentage parts from the U.S. and Canada of any vehicle sold in the U.S.?
Correct answer: Kia EV6
News article: EVs dominate the most American-made cars index and it’s not just because of Tesla
- Question: GOG, a platform for video games and films, now asks for what at checkout time?
Correct answer: A donation.
News article: GOG now ask for donations when you buy games
- Question: Which of the following did a recent article report about Google and Anthropic playing Pokémon?
Correct answers:
- It can resort to panic when its Pokémon are close to death.
- They’re not very good at it.
- It takes hundreds of hours for Gemini to reason through a game.
News article: Google’s Gemini panicked when playing Pokémon
- Question: As LibreOffice prepares to drop support for Windows 7 through 8.1, what is it recommending its users to do?
Correct answer: Switch to Linux.
News article: LibreOffice adds voice to ‘ditch Windows for Linux’ campaign
- Question: On Tuesday, it was reported that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said that its AI investments would have what major effect on the company?
Correct answer: It will greatly reduce the size of its needed workforce.
News article: Amazon expects to reduce corporate jobs due to AI
- Question: According to a recent report from Bloomberg, which is cheaper, utility-scale solar electricity, or electricity generated at efficient natural gas plants?
Correct answer: Utility-scale solar.
News article: Lazard: Solar Beats Gas Pricing for AI Power Needs