I’m a tech expert and these are 3 things I’m asked all the time
You don’t need to spend money on new gadgets to get access to some great features. Sometimes all you need is a little help learning something new. Have an iPhone? Tap back...
Tesla directors to return $735M to settle suit over excess compensation
Current and former directors of electric-vehicle maker Tesla have agreed to return more than $735 million to the company to settle a shareholder lawsuit alleging that they unjustly enriched themselves...
G/O Media publishing AI-generated stories despite employee outcry
A media company that runs several sites including Jezebel, the Onion and Gizmodo is publishing mistake-ridden stories written by AI bots despite an outcry from staff over what they slammed...
First-gen iPhone sells at auction for $190K — almost 380 times its original price
A first-generation iPhone sold at auction Sunday for $190,373, almost 380 times its original price of $499 when the groundbreaking device went for sale in 2007. LCG Auctions, which hosted the...
SimPer: Simple self-supervised learning of periodic targets
Posted by Daniel McDuff, Staff Research Scientist, and Yuzhe Yang, Student Researcher, Google Learning from periodic data (signals that repeat, such as a heart beat or the daily temperature changes...
Want agency in the AI age? Get ready to fight
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. There’s an AI revolution brewing. Last...
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg training to get his pilot’s license
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has learned to surf, taken up jiu-jitsu, and is now reportedly in the process of adding a new hobby — flying. The Facebook co-founder and tech...
Meta’s latest AI model is free for all
Meta is going all in on open-source AI. The company is today unveiling LLaMA 2, its first large language model that’s available for anyone to use—for free. Since OpenAI released...
House Republicans urge Lina Khan’s FTC to drop fight against Microsoft-Activision deal
Twenty-two Republican lawmakers urged the Federal Trade Commission to drop its fight against Microsoft’s deal to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard, calling it “an example of the FTC’s rejection of sound antitrust...
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Meta’s latest AI model is free for all
Meta is going all in on open-source AI. The company is today unveiling LLaMA 2, its first large language model that’s available for anyone to use—for free. Since OpenAI released...
AI-powered sex robots will seem ‘alive’ and negate need for partner, ex-Google exec says
A former senior executive at Google predicted that sex robots powered by artificial intelligence could eliminate the need for a human partner in the bedroom. Mo Gawdat, who was chief...
Good governance essential for enterprises deploying AI
Building fair and transparent systems with artificial intelligence has become an imperative for enterprises. AI can help enterprises create personalized customer experiences, streamline back-office operations from onboarding documents to internal...
The great acceleration: CIO perspectives on generative AI
The emergence of consumer-facing generative AI tools in late 2022 and early 2023 radically shifted public conversation around the power and potential of AI. Though generative AI had been making...
A faster way to teach a robot
Imagine purchasing a robot to perform household tasks. This robot was built and trained in a factory on a certain set of tasks and has never seen the items in...
Warren Buffett cut Activision stake before US judge approved Microsoft merger
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sold 70% of its investment in Activision Blizzard in the second quarter, appearing to miss out on some gains when a federal judge said Microsoft can complete its $75 billion...
