The Fall of Babylon Is a Warning for AI Unicorns
But the US venture was also ultimately doomed. It was entering a very crowded market, and wasn’t ready to compete. “There are a lot of scaled telemedicine companies here that...
‘Harry Potter’ narrator Stephen Fry says AI was used to steal his voice
Actor Stephen Fry, the British voice behind the “Harry Potter” audiobook series, revealed that artificial intelligence was used to mimic his distinct accent for a documentary that he knew nothing...
Get Ready for ChatGPT-Style AI Chatbots That Do Your Boring Chores
A couple of weeks ago, startup CEO Flo Crivello typed a message asking his personal assistant Lindy to change the length of an upcoming meeting from 30 to 45 minutes....
Meta hands out perks after mass layoffs including T-shirts
Meta is bringing back employee perks after this spring’s brutal rounds of mass layoffs, with the owner of Facebook and Instagram reviving happy hour, corporate swag and campus amenities like...
Meet the next generation of AI superstars
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. So smart! So talented! This week...
AI-powered bird feeder takes candid pics, identifies our feathered friends as they snack
There’s a new, high-tech way of bird feeding (and watching). An AI-powered bird feeder called Bird Buddy doesn’t only feed the birds — it takes candid photos and identifies the species of each bird...
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...
