I’ve been overcharged because of my last name
Elon Musk’s filmmaking baby sister said she has been overcharged by predators who “assumes my eldest brother pays for everything,” she told the Daily Mail. “But he does not,” added...
How existential risk became the biggest meme in AI
Who’s afraid of the big bad bots? A lot of people, it seems. The number of high-profile names that have now made public pronouncements or signed open letters warning of...
Disney, Microsoft ads on Twitter show up next to neo-Nazi propaganda: report
Neo-Nazi propaganda continues to find a home on Twitter and is adjacent to ads from major companies as advertisers slowly slowly return to Elon Musk’s social media platform, according to...
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How existential risk became the biggest meme in AI
Who’s afraid of the big bad bots? A lot of people, it seems. The number of high-profile names that have now made public pronouncements or signed open letters warning of...
New iPhone safety feature triggers mass mistake 911 calls at Bonnaroo
Not quite a “panic at the disco” — but there was panic at Bonnaroo last weekend. A new iPhone feature caused chaos on the first day of the Tennessee festival...
Google at CVPR 2023
Posted by Shaina Mehta, Program Manager, Google This week marks the beginning of the premier annual Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition conference (CVPR 2023), held in-person in Vancouver, BC (with...
Humans Aren’t Mentally Ready for an AI-Saturated ‘Post-Truth World’
Artificial intelligence is arguably the most rapidly advancing technology humans have ever developed. A year ago you wouldn’t often hear AI come up in a regular conversation, but today it...
Elon Musk and his mother lunch with Bernard Arnault in Paris
The world’s two richest people lunched in Paris on Friday. Elon Musk brought his mother, Maye Musk, to share a meal with Bernard Arnault and two of his three sons...
Elon Musk says Tesla close to self-driving cars
Tesla is close to achieving fully autonomous vehicles, CEO Elon Musk said during a visit to Paris on Friday, adding autonomy was the “main driver” of the brand’s market value. The company’s shares...
Virgin Galactic to launch first $450K commercial spaceflight this month
It will be a space virgin no more. Virgin Galactic is set to launch its first-ever commercial spaceflight — which has a hefty $450,000 ticket price — later this month,...
5 amazing things your phone can do that you may not know about
Remember when a cell phone was for calls and a round or two of Snake? Today’s phones are pro-grade cameras, PDF scanners and even car keys. There’s a ton more...
Read this before signing up for Amazon Clinic
The CDC says millions of Americans are skipping doses, delaying refills, and taking other measures to save on meds. Add that to everyone who puts off visiting the doctor when...
AT&T to shut flagship store in downtown San Francisco
Wireless carrier said Friday it would close its flagship store in downtown San Francisco, deepening the real estate pain in the once-booming tech hub that has been particularly hard hit by the pandemic....
Could a robot win a Grammy? AI music is eligible — sort of
Hold the (gramo)phone: Artificial intelligence-generated music is eligible for Grammy Awards — err, kind of. The Recording Academy announced sweeping changes Friday to music’s biggest night, including that it will allow...
Twitter to focus on video, commerce in business revamp: report
Twitter plans to focus on video, creator and commerce partnerships to revitalize the social media company’s business beyond digital advertising, according to an investor presentation by owner Elon Musk and...
