Why Big Tech’s watermarking plans are some welcome good news
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A new way to let AI chatbots converse all day without crashing
When a human-AI conversation involves many rounds of continuous dialogue, the powerful large language machine-learning models that drive chatbots like ChatGPT sometimes start to collapse, causing the bots’ performance to...
Ohio blocked from implementing law restricting children’s use of Instagram, TikTok
A federal judge on Monday prevented Ohio from implementing a new law that requires social media companies, including Meta Platform’s Instagram and ByteDance’s TikTok, to obtain parental consent before allowing children under 16...
Scammers using AI to target elderly ahead of Valentine’s Day
Heartache could be the least of your Valentine’s Day woes. Federal agencies are warning love-seeking consumers to be highly cautious of cyber romance on Feb. 14 as scammers, with the...
Bitcoin tops $50,000 for the first time since 2021 in massive rebound
Bitcoin exploded past the $50,000 threshold for the first time in more than two years on Monday – the latest sign of a massive rebound for the scandal-rocked crypto sector....
Elon Musk’s X letting brands run ads next to certain creators
Social media platform X said Monday it will enable advertisers to run video ads next to certain content creators, a move that could help brands prevent exposure to unwanted posts...
‘When did this become a thing?’
Thought you’d exhausted all the ways to use emojis? Think again. Many iPhone users are going gaga after discovering that they can simply drag digital hieroglyphics into the text boxes...
TikTok faces EU probe, potential fines over whether it does enough to protect kids: report
China-owned TikTok reportedly faces a European Union probe in the coming weeks – and the possibility of massive fines – as regulators assess whether it has done enough to protect...
Nick Hornby’s Brain-Bending Sculptures Twist History Into New Shapes
You can get a crash course in Nick Hornby’s work in the span of an hour-long London walk. The artist has three permanent sculptures installed across the city, metal silhouettes...
Judge orders Elon Musk to testify in SEC’s Twitter probe
A federal judge ordered Elon Musk to testify again in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s probe of his $44 billion takeover of Twitter, giving the regulator and the billionaire a...
Elon Musk bought Twitter after then-CEO refused to ban billionaire’s jet tracking account: book
The Chief Twit may just live up to his title! An upcoming book, “Battle for the Bird,” claims that Elon Musk began trying to acquire Twitter after former CEO Parag Agrawal denied...
Martin Scorsese’s Squarespace Super Bowl Ad Wants You to Put Down Your Phone
Even on Zoom, Martin Scorsese knows how to frame the shot. Ostensibly he’s dialed in to talk about his new Super Bowl ad for Squarespace, but as he’s settling in,...
How Elon Musk Destroyed the Twitter Jack Dorsey created
On Oct. 26, 2022, Elon Musk’s first official day as owner and CEO of Twitter, there were already warning signs that he might not be the savior that the social-media...
Elon Musk’s Neuralink incorporating in Nevada after Delaware judge axes Tesla pay
Elon Musk’s brain-chip implant company, Neuralink, changed its location of incorporation from Delaware to Nevada, according to the business portals of both states. The development comes about a week after Musk said Tesla would...
Meet the Pranksters Behind Goody-2, the World’s ‘Most Responsible’ AI Chatbot
Goody-2 also highlights how although corporate talk of responsible AI and deflection by chatbots have become more common, serious safety problems with large language models and generative AI systems remain...
