Deepfakes of Chinese influencers are livestreaming 24/7
Scroll through the livestreaming videos at 4 a.m. on Taobao, China’s most popular e-commerce platform, and you’ll find it weirdly busy. While most people are fast asleep, there are still...
Elon Musk, Benjamin Netanyahu discuss antisemitism on X, AI
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu kicked off a US trip in California to talk to billionaire businessman Elon Musk about antisemitism on his social media platform X — while Musk...
Universal Music Declares War on Streaming Noise
Under the new model, Deezer promises to separate professional artists from the musical clutter of hobbyists, functional music, and system-gaming bots, and to future-proof its platform. “The new model is...
Quarter of Gen Zers feel urge to check their phones after just 15 minutes of driving
Jesus, take the wheel. More than a quarter of Gen Zers living in the UK feel an urge to check their cellphone after less than 15 minutes of driving, according...
Verizon didn’t solicit bids before inking Google search engine deal, executive testifies
A top Verizon executive testified Monday that the company did not seek other bids before sealing a recent deal for Google to be the default search engine on its mobile...
Joby Aviation opens eVTOL vehicle plant in OH in $500m investment
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s your Uber? The futuristic fantasy of taxis soaring above congested city streets flew closer to reality today when Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced...
MIT scholars awarded seed grants to probe the social implications of generative AI
In July, MIT President Sally Kornbluth and Provost Cynthia Barnhart issued a call for papers to “articulate effective roadmaps, policy recommendations, and calls for action across the broad domain of...
TikTok alarms employees by using ‘MyRTO’ app to track office attendance
TikTok has reportedly rattled its US employees by mandating the use of an internal app called “MyRTO” to track office attendance — and warning of consequences for those who fall...
Multi-AI collaboration helps reasoning and factual accuracy in large language models
An age-old adage, often introduced to us during our formative years, is designed to nudge us beyond our self-centered, nascent minds: “Two heads are better than one.” This proverb encourages...
Larry David confronted Elon Musk about supporting Republicans
Comedian Larry David reportedly wanted Elon Musk to curb his enthusiasm for the Republican Party. In a scene that could have easily come from David’s HBO’s hit show, the irascible...
ChatGPT Isn’t Coming for Your Coding Job
Software engineers have joined the ranks of copy editors, translators, and others who fear that they’re about to be replaced by generative AI. But it might be surprising to learn...
TikTok is hit with $368M fine under Europe’s strict data privacy rules
European regulators slapped TikTok with a $368 million fine on Friday for failing to protect children’s privacy, the first time that the popular short video-sharing app has been punished for breaching...
What France’s move could mean for US users
Reports that a top US government regulator is taking a hard look at the safety of the iPhone 12 —citing radioactivity concerns that led the French government to ban the...
Elon Musk ‘pedo guy’ kerfuffle was due to him being’in grief’ over Amber Heard
Elon Musk called a heroic British cave diver a “pedo guy” because the heartsick billionaire was devastated over his breakup with actress Amber Heard, according to the Tesla mogul’s younger...
SBF ripped Caroline Ellison over FTX crisis
Sam Bankman-Fried shredded his ex-lover Caroline Ellison’s handling of the crisis that eventually toppled FTX and said he felt “claustrophobic” in their relationship, according to a trove of his unsent...
